Title: Hope for Humanity

Gender: Female

Age: 29

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Chinese Sign: Earth Goat

Location: Escondido

I'm currently a Psychology and Social Services major and hoping to further my education. I also want to learn about everything that I haven't been exposed to, which will be a long journey. I am the only member of my family to graduate high school let alone go to college, so the college thing is a very big deal to me and my family, especially as a member of the honor society. (Phi Theta Kappa)  I grew up in Stockton, CA with my older brother and the two of us were raised in a single mother environment. We were as dirt poor as they come. My mother became physically disabled after a horrible car accident and had to raise me and my brother on disability and welfare. She was later diagnosed with an array of ailments including: lupus, skin cancer, high blood pressure, and most recently lung cancer and pancreatic cancer, which she is currently battling. Throughout my childhood, education came second, as I always maintained employment and helped out with financial responsibilities. Even as a kid I was the one who went door to door selling flowers, probably to some of you. My brother was another story. He began using meth by age twelve and nearly his entire life has revolved around drugs, until recently. I graduated high school at an adult school at age twenty, then joined the Navy. After six years of service I was honorably discharged and decided to go back to school and get a better education to provide for my family. I have two children of my own, a boy and a girl. I married a recovering drug addict, who recently went through an aweful relapse. He abandoned us in December of 2007, taking every penny i had and pawning everything of value.  With everything gone, my children and I were forced into a homeless shelter. I found out in March that my husband was arrested and sentenced to two and a half years in prison on multiple charges. Throughout all of this, I've managed to get into my own apartment, take care of my children, maintain high academic standards and a high GPA, intern for a drug and alcohol rehabilitation and transitional housing center for homeless veterans, be there for my scared and possibly dying mother and come to the realization that life is nothing unless it is lived. My biggest accomplishment, I think, is that I don't hate him. I have completely forgiven my husband and by recently coming to faith, I've discovered that the things I've gone through were merely lessons in the grand scheme of things. It's like waking up to finally realize that none of it matters. If  I can let it all go and just be… then life is beautiful! Now I hope that by accepting things as they come, I might be better suited to help others overcome their own life lessons.

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