I Will Succeed

Sometimes I feel alienated from my distant family because we rarely talk. They are in Mexico, so I don't see them often. They live a different life, which is the reason they don't understand why I study so much. Some of them are still dogmatic in their belief that women belong at home raising kids. Some of them don't believe there's a purpose to school, which is why no one in my family has even finished high school, and only a few have finished elementary school.

But I refuse to follow their believes. I'm a maverick; I'm an independent. I will diverge from the path all of my family has taken; I will go to college. Despite my family's dogmatic believes about education, I have no ambivalent feelings about my education. I only feel on things that is that getting an education is the best decision that I will make in my life.

I will no let my family's negative opinion about my dreams impede my progress. I will not let them impinge my education. I will not let anybody or anything get on the way. When people, even if it's my family, try to put me down, I won't let it happen. When I'm condemned for fighting for my dreams, I will not listen. I will ignore all the negative comments because I don't need to be worrying about things people say to subdue me; I will ignore all pejorative terms addressed at me. Yes, I will train myself to not let people's negativity have a deleterious effect on my spirit.

I will go to college and achieve great things in life because I simply refuse to have a mundane life. I will dare to go take risks and do things that no one else in my family has dared to do. My life will be exciting and fun. I learn new extraordinary things everyday. I will leave behind all that's prosaic and carry with me all fascinating things of life I encounter. With all those fascinating things in my heart, brain, and soul, I will go and reach for the greatest things in life. Oh no, my life will not be ponderous at all.

It won't be facile to achieve my goals, but I will do it. I will go out in the world and be intrepid. Despite what my family or others might say, I know I will be successful because I will continue with my dogged effort. I will continue with my assiduous ways because my mother taught me well the importance of being diligent.

I'm replete with hope about a better tomorrow for me and my family. I bet my premonition will come to being. Just wait and see.