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It's A Privilege Of A Life-Time To Be Who You Are

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My story is littered with a litany of tragedy and strength. I believe with my whole heart that everything happens for a reason. As mythologist Joseph Campbell states, “It’s a privilege of a life-time to be who you are.” Today, I don’t want to be led by my wounds. I want to be led by my faith. With this said, I did not really appreciate my education until I lost everything. Finishing high school was a struggle for me, this was because I was addicted to alcohol and drugs. I was a true wild-child and struggled to choose a normal life over drug culture. By the time I was 16, I had been to treatment three times. One of which, was a sober treatment facility in Eagle River where I spent five months of my junior year. However, when I got out I made the mistake of not using any of the skills I spent five months cultivating. I didn’t understand that recovery was like a …show more content…

A man lost his life that day because of my actions. I was initially charged with man-slaughter, fleeing the scene of an accident, and a DUI. At 17, I was thrust into a new existence. Charged as an adult, the story was very public which is why I don’t feel awkward sharing my story with the scholarship committee. It is part of my strength and weirdly a part of why I am so successful in academic life today. I had to ask myself how I was going to live with my wounds. How does a 17-year-old, someone who barley is an adult, deal with killing another human being? I wasn’t a well-adjusted individual from the beginning, so how did I survive and become the successful student I am today? The answer is rooted in the concept of a total psychic change. I had to choose to change my life 180 degrees around; which means the only thing I had to change was everything. I decided that I wanted to be a sober, kind, and light-hearted. I wanted to be a person that choose to live in faith instead of fear. By the grace of a high-power, I am that person

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