Confidence: Gibby
From the moment we are born, we are shaped by the people who surround us, and sculpted by our environment. Whether it be our teachers, family or strangers we meet in passing, never to be seen again. I was influenced by someone I never met. His name is Gibby, a character from a children’s TV series. Ever since the day I was nicknamed Gibby I have developed a since of confidence, the ability to love, and speak the truth. I would never have had these attributes, let alone appreciate them if it wasn’t for Gibby.
Voices talking in the background unclear like static, but they each had their own voices, as if they were birds chirping away at dawn. Then a louder, clear voice is honking away in a sea of traffic. I hear my name. Or …show more content…
Every invention or great theory has started with an idea. He is who I want to be, who I aim to be, who has become me. I believe I am funny and charismatic, that what I do is just as much for me as it is for others. He has influenced me to be inspirational. One of many quotes has inspired me, “It always seems impossible until its done”, - Nelson Mandela. I say “ It takes courage to be who you want, and bravery to do what you want”, Danyel Lyday. I want to be this idea and to do an act so brave it’ll have a butterfly effect on the people who surround me; my family, teachers, strangers. Gibby might not be more than a glorified imaginary friend, nonetheless he still influenced me. Ten years from now I probably won’t be called Gibby. Gibby would just be a faint memory. He will still influence me, to be a better person tomorrow than the person I am today, to be who I am, and illustrate that through my work, smile and values. Inspiration isn’t lost on the hopeless, for the hopeless are the ones who need to be inspired. I needed to be inspired, not that I didn’t have role models, it’s that inspiration was lost on me. Call me crazy for taking a vibrant, one dimensional character, and transforming myself into the woman I am today. Being influenced by Gibby is no different than being influenced by God. To me God is a higher being who knows no bounds, and has faithful and loyal followers even though he is not seen. I …show more content…
My fellow students don’t know how much they influenced my life by nicknaming me Gibby. I could hope that what I do, with my words that belch out pain, with my heart that cuts me every time it pumps blood through my veins, leaves an impact. Speaking the truth, having confidence behind your words, fighting through the pain of living is worth it. Being the best self I can be with confidence is challenged every day, and if it didn’t challenge me it wouldn’t ever be worth it. Or I could just be hopeless once more thinking that it is crazy to be inspired. To have my own identity, influenced by my own imagination. Gibby has influenced me, he won’t know how much so, he might not influence anyone else. It might take my life to be lost, it might mean me leaving this earth without knowing if I have impacted anyone, for my identity to be truly treasured, and to influence all, young and old. I don’t live in my own head, in my own imagination, I know reality all too well. I know the
From the moment we are born, we are shaped by the people who surround us, and sculpted by our environment. Whether it be our teachers, family or strangers we meet in passing, never to be seen again. I was influenced by someone I never met. His name is Gibby, a character from a children’s TV series. Ever since the day I was nicknamed Gibby I have developed a since of confidence, the ability to love, and speak the truth. I would never have had these attributes, let alone appreciate them if it wasn’t for Gibby.
Voices talking in the background unclear like static, but they each had their own voices, as if they were birds chirping away at dawn. Then a louder, clear voice is honking away in a sea of traffic. I hear my name. Or …show more content…
Every invention or great theory has started with an idea. He is who I want to be, who I aim to be, who has become me. I believe I am funny and charismatic, that what I do is just as much for me as it is for others. He has influenced me to be inspirational. One of many quotes has inspired me, “It always seems impossible until its done”, - Nelson Mandela. I say “ It takes courage to be who you want, and bravery to do what you want”, Danyel Lyday. I want to be this idea and to do an act so brave it’ll have a butterfly effect on the people who surround me; my family, teachers, strangers. Gibby might not be more than a glorified imaginary friend, nonetheless he still influenced me. Ten years from now I probably won’t be called Gibby. Gibby would just be a faint memory. He will still influence me, to be a better person tomorrow than the person I am today, to be who I am, and illustrate that through my work, smile and values. Inspiration isn’t lost on the hopeless, for the hopeless are the ones who need to be inspired. I needed to be inspired, not that I didn’t have role models, it’s that inspiration was lost on me. Call me crazy for taking a vibrant, one dimensional character, and transforming myself into the woman I am today. Being influenced by Gibby is no different than being influenced by God. To me God is a higher being who knows no bounds, and has faithful and loyal followers even though he is not seen. I …show more content…
My fellow students don’t know how much they influenced my life by nicknaming me Gibby. I could hope that what I do, with my words that belch out pain, with my heart that cuts me every time it pumps blood through my veins, leaves an impact. Speaking the truth, having confidence behind your words, fighting through the pain of living is worth it. Being the best self I can be with confidence is challenged every day, and if it didn’t challenge me it wouldn’t ever be worth it. Or I could just be hopeless once more thinking that it is crazy to be inspired. To have my own identity, influenced by my own imagination. Gibby has influenced me, he won’t know how much so, he might not influence anyone else. It might take my life to be lost, it might mean me leaving this earth without knowing if I have impacted anyone, for my identity to be truly treasured, and to influence all, young and old. I don’t live in my own head, in my own imagination, I know reality all too well. I know the