The statement "I'm a Product of My Enviroment" is a powerful statement of belief and support that encapulates my life and my aspirations for my life. Landover, Md where I grew up really played a huge part in raising me, because I grew up without my mother.
Growing up in Landover, Md without my mother left me with many questions as a child, but my grandmother, father, and neighborhood really supported me through the rough times. I wouldn't give all the credit for my succes and failures to the environment I was raised in, but it did play a huge part. Growing up in the type of environment I was raised in allowed me to be a kid and not to worry. While playing around outside and staying active I was trouble free with no worries. I also lived in a neighborhood where many of my relatives lived, and together gave me that mother figure that I needed as a child. Even though I still searched for answers as I continued to grow up, the neighborhood kept me from that fine line of being depressed as a child. It was more like a stimulus being at home in my neighborhood. The environment wasn't always easy growing up in. There aren't many of people that can say they made it coming from Landover, which can be looked at as a positive or a negative. In my case I took it as a positive to become something which is why this saying is an aspiration for my life.
Therefore the saying "I'm a Product od My Environment" is a powerful statement of belief and support, that encapulates my life and my life aspiration, because the environment in which I grew up in , gave me that stimulus that allowed me to be a kid and the motivaztion to want to become succesful in life.
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You seem like you got a good head on those shoulders. I think its good to remember where you come from because being an innocent little kid only lasts so long and before we know it, we are somewhere else.
ReplyDeletei personally cant understand what your childhood was like without a mother. But i have an idea of how it could have been. You seem to be a very positive person with alot of strength.You will go far in life for sure!
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ReplyDeleteI hope one day you put together the pieces to the puzzle man. You have accomplished alot to be where you are at now. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteIt's important to remember where you come from, because it is apart of you and without it, you'd be lost. You are very optimistic =) and make the most out of what you have. That's a VERY good outlook to have.
ReplyDeleteI love your writing style and I love your philosophy. The fact that you were able to grow up without a mother and manage to stay positive is really admirable.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this personal piece. Perhaps you could also explain how growing up in Landover can be viewed as a good or bad thing? I don't know what Landover is like, and it sounds like it was a significant part of your growing up and outlook on life.
ReplyDeleteI like people who are optimistic because there's no point of being depressed and wno't be able to accomplish something you want to accomplish. Your environment is also important.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great ooulook on life!!! Im glad you overcame the tough times. The enviroment that you grow up in can help and or hurt you. It seems though; that it helped you progress in life!
ReplyDeleteBased on where people are placed in their life can have like you said a negative or a positive affect on them.I too appriciate this statement.
ReplyDeleteVery strong and emotional statement. I to understand how your environment affects your life in either a positive or negative way. I was raised in the streets of Seattle. It made me the strong person I am today. Stay strong.
ReplyDeleteI agree because depending on the environment people are raised in, they are most likely going to end up acting the same as others in their surroundings.
ReplyDeleteto echo what Nico said, i would have liked to hear more about the lifestyle and what kind of enviornment Landover was exactly. other than that minor detail i thought your post was great and i apreciate the use of personal experiance.
ReplyDeleteI like your blog a lot Troy. It's really cool that you used your environment as a positive influence in your life and never turned it around to a negative.
ReplyDeleteI am definitely a strong believer that your surrounding and the people you associate yourself with shape you in one way or another. I'm sorry to hear that you grew up without a Mother, but I'm sure that that has made you an even stronger person. After reading your blog, I think you have a whole new outlook on life... I wish you the best!
ReplyDeleteThis blog is very touching. Im glad that you had family to rely on, family and friends are an important part of growing up, and creating who you are. Always be proud of where you came from.
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