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There are moments in life when we stop believing in the beauty of things, and get so caught up in the repetitiveness of our lives, that we forget just how capable and truly extraordinary we all are. Personally, I have had more bad days behind me than good days. Fortunately, over time, I have come to realize that all the bad doesn’t take away from how beautiful the world is. In fact, the bad things are what allow us to appreciate the good; that is, when good does happen. I’ve learned that all of the failures experienced were just experiments that would lead up to a great success. I have fallen madly in love with every scar, and tear, and so-called “failed” moment in my life. All of these events, good or bad, have filed, buffed, shined, and polished me into the wonderful person I am today. I owe the first step in my harmonious self-acceptance and love to a Professor named Joanne Murphy.
During my sophomore year of college I enrolled in a course designed for students on the verge of failing out of college. The course had one goal for students: To provide them with the skills necessary to excel in college. I am so grateful to say that I walked away from that course with more than just study and time management skills. The class began earlier than one would hope, but every morning Professor Murphy would share with the class an inspiring quote or story from people we all look up to (i.e. celebrities, athletes, politicians, philosophers, etc.).
We were shown that Albert Einstein had thousands of failed experiments before any successful ones. She shared that Michael Jordan said, “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” I never knew until that course that author J.K Rowling endured divorce, poverty and unemployment before she created the Harry Potter Series–on a napkin in a diner.
All of these quotes, and anecdotes, and inspiring stories all led up to the most inspiring one for me: the last day of class.
The class was over and we all felt like we were about to walk away with something our peers didn’t have: confidence in our ability to fall and rise with our pride still in tact and the willingness to learn and try again.
During the last 15 minutes of class, Professor Murphy opened a material pouch and poured these small pieces of, what looked like marble, onto her desk. She explained that what was on her desk were shards of glass that people call Beach Glass. She told us that glass falls into the ocean and is broken down into small pieces by the current, waves and salt water. The glass begins as a rough broken shard of glass, and after enduring all of the hardships of the ocean, the glass would land on the beach as this smooth, imperfect, shiny, gem-like thing that people called Beach Glass. The pieces of beach glass are used for various crafts and even Jewelry. She told us these pieces of Beach Glass represented us, her students. The glass represented all that we would endure in life, and even though we’re all different, we are still beautiful. Its purpose was to remind us that at the end of it all, we will survive, and we will triumph, and no matter how many times we feel that we have failed; we will succeed.
Three years later I still have the piece of beach glass I brought home with me that morning, and for the past three years that glass has reminded me of how capable each and every one of us are. It reminds me that we may be pushed down, and we may even fall, but best of all WE CAN ALL GET BACK UP!
Here’s to your beauty,
Amanda Bohorquez
CeleBritAy New York, Inc.
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