Impact Story Reflection

                Throughout my life I have met many wonderful people and also some not so wonderful people. Aside my life is constantly being impacted whether it’s by something huge or even something so small. I have heard many stories throughout my life and with all the different opportunity that have come to me. In the past I was very passionate about being involved in the church until life got harder to balance especially during my second year of college and having to pay for my own things. Since my goals are focused on success I can say that a story my dad constantly tells me about his childhood has guided me to steer my life in the right direction.

                My dad has had a tough life and I understand why he continues to always repeat his story and that is only to teach me that there’s always something better out in the world you just have to work hard to reach your goal. Sadly my dad has had to work almost all of his life and it sucks but it helped his family and if my family needed help I would have done the same. My dad’s family is from Mexico and they had to travel from Mexico to here because of no jobs or opportunities seemed great to my grandmother for her children my dad and his eldest brother pretty much helped work, help with the younger kids, and still managed to go to school. My dad’s story is a lot more detail but I know that his story is only a reminder to me that school is important and that he did all this to help his family and to better himself and I should always remember to do the same for my family, myself, and for my future children.