Wimby Alexis Mrs. Jones English IV December 16, 2013 A m n!

s "or# is $rom s%n %& 'o s%n (o"n, b%' mo'her!s "or# is ne)er (one.* E)eryone in li$e h s 'h ' one &erson "ho ins&ires 'hem in s&eci l " y 'o be gre ' in(i)i(% l. My mo'her is one o$ 'hose &eo&le "ho h s sho"n me 'he s&ec's o$ "h ' being bl c# "om n consis'e( o$ in 'o( y!s 'imes. +i''le lessons s%ch s, s' ying 'r%e 'o mysel$, sel$-reli nce, res&ec' n( honor. Who c n 'e ch yo% 'hose lessons be''er 'h n 'he "omen "ho bro%gh' yo% in 'o 'his col(, b%' s'ill lo)ing "orl(. /ro"ing %& s yo%ng l (y I $ ce( m ny ch llenges 'h ' hel&e( 'o (e$ine my ch r c'er n( bili'y 'o be le (er n( no' $ollo"er. E)ery ch llenge ' %gh' me ne" lesson, "hich hel&e( me 'o mo)e $ r'her in becoming 'he yo%ng l (y I m consi(ere( 'o( y. 0o m ''er "h ' 'he si'% 'ion " s i' l" ys c me (o"n 'o m #ing 'he righ' (ecision 'h ' " s bes' $or me n( no one else. 1eing 'r%e 'o yo%rsel$ "ill l" ys se' yo% & r' $rom o'hers, 'here c n be only one yo% in 'he "orl(, so "hy 'ry 'o be someone else. 1eing yo%rsel$ is 'he only " y 'o ge' $ r in li$e n( s' y $oc%s on "h ' yo% re lly " n' 'o chie)e. 2el$-reli nce is sho"ing my o"n bili'y 'o m #e my o"n (ecisions n( 'o be in(e&en(en'. 2el$-reli nce comes o)er 'ime n( lso "i'h ones "illingness 'o %n(ers' n( lessons 'heir & ren's re 'rying 'o 'e ch 'hem. +e rning 'o (e&en( on yo%rsel$ is 'he bes' 'hing yo% c n le rn $rom yo%r & ren'. My mo'her ' %gh' me ll 'he 'hings I nee(e( 'o le rn bo%' sel$-reli nce n( ho" no'hing in li$e comes e sy. 2he l" ys 'ol( me no'hing in li$e "ill be h n(e( 'o me, i' ll comes "i'h h r( "or# n( (e(ic 'ion. 3es&ec'ing yo%rsel$ "ill ge' yo% )ery $ r in li$e4 5'hers 're ' yo% 'he " y yo% 're ' yo%rsel$, i$ yo% h )e honor n( res&ec' $or yo%rsel$ 'hen o'her &eo&le "ill lso h )e 'h ' s me res&ec' $or yo% s "om n. 6 )ing res&ec' $or yo%rsel$ is 'he %&mos' s'e& yo% m%s' le rn 'o become yo%ng l (y. 1eing

res&ec'$%l yo%ng l (y is h )ing comm%nic 'ion s#ill 'o %n(ers' n( o'hers &oin' o$ )ie" n( no' 7%s' yo%r o"n. 8he "orl( (oesn!' 7%s' e)ol)e ro%n( yo% i' consis' o$ lo' o$ o'her &eo&le "ho c n hel& or h%r' yo% in li$e (e&en(ing on ho" yo% 're ' 'hem. 8h ' is some'hing my mo'her s'resse( %&on me "i'h m ny o'her li$e lesson. 1eing yo%ng-l (y comes "i'h m ny res&onsibili'y n( lessons yo% m%s' le rn. 2ome lessons re s' ying 'r%e 'o mysel$, sel$-reli nce, res&ec' n( honor. All 'hese 'hings "ill hel& 'he "orl( loo# 'o yo% s &henomen yo%ng m%l'i-' len'e( "om n. 1eing ll 'hose 'hings "ill hel& yo% become 'he &erson e)eryone "ill loo# %& 'o n( (mire. 5nce yo% become 'his yo% "ill be )ery s%ccess$%lly in ny & 'h yo% choose 'o ' #e in li$e, n( yo%r 7o%rn l "ill be "on(er$%l ex&erience.