Essays about Life Page 20

Shawn Mendes, a Canadian singer, sang the following lyrics in the song “Understand:” “Changing isn’t a bad thing and it never was. But at the end of the day, you know, you’re the same person. And, where your heart is, that doesn’t change.” People can’t change others around them but they can change their own…

Growing up in the most populous city in Haiti, I was the youngest and only daughter of three children in a single mother home. It is not that my dad was not part of my life, but he was married to someone else. Raising two boys and a girl was not easy for my mom,…

It’s one thing to live. It’s another thing to live the best life you can. It is so easy to just put the autopilot on and move through the day without intention. The holidays have passed and if you were like me on New Years Eve you had that all too familiar conversation with yourself:…

Suicide is the act or an instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily or intentionally. It is the second leading cause of death in young adults in the United States. Suicide has many factors involved such as being bullied which sometimes leads to depression to which extends to what we call “suicide.” Another two factors…

In theory I believe that every individual has a unique way of coping with the aging process and coming to grips with the fact that aging is inevitable.  I have given plenty of thought to aging and I would like to live into old age, in essence the studying and gaining of knowledge of aging…

In order to understand what “values” mean in life, it is necessary to understand that for every person living on this planet there are their own particular values. Each person is a separate person who does not depend on anyone and appreciates his own moments. Thus, it is impossible to say exactly, for everyone, what…

My core values are faith, family, integrity, and compassion. All of these values have been instilled in me by the Bible, my family, and my education. Faith is probably the most important core value as it is the cornerstone of life. God is number one in all things. His way is our guide. Family comes…

I think of myself as a “grey” person. When I first began thinking about my values, the term seemed to be extremely black and white so I immediately determined I did not have any values that were strong enough to make my decisions for me or influence my life. I like to see the world…

Introduction Understanding and recognizing the values I hold dear is important to me. By doing so, I can understand what values are more important at my job and personal life. In this assignment I will introduce and explain in several ways what values I hold dear, how I have been able to identify them and…

While the word “value” is always used to express the monetary worth of something as a price tag, yet using the word in the context of life has a totally different meaning. By the same token, the word “life” seems to be quite simple. However, if you look at it closely, you will see that…