It is obvious that at some point in your life you will start mimicking a lot of attitudes, tendencies, and characteristics of the family that you’ve grown up with. Whether it is the way you cook just like your grandmother, the personality and sense of humor you share with your mother, or even the same passion you have for a sports team as your father, picking up on things like this is inevitable. Different families have different beliefs as well as different views of the world. In addition to picking up on the more general characteristics of your family, you also become accustomed to more specific ways of going about life. All in all, you are who you are because of your family -- and in my circumstance; I was born into a family who loves love.
My family, they are exactly like me. Or, more appropriately, I am exactly like them. They are kind, selfless, and spirited people who make great company. People love being around my family. I grew up with a group of people whom others escaped their own lives to be around. I would always be told: “You guys are my favorite family!' 'I love being around you guys!” It confused me when I was young, because I thought everyone was like us. But they certainly are not. Not all families cherish life and love the way mine does. Now I understand this and I am so grateful.
We are the type of people who brings out the best in others. We cheer them on, we help them out, and we love to watch people grow. In my family, you can say what you feel and not feel judged in the slightest. I can only hope to be just like my mother and bring as much joy to other people's lives as she has, and for the strength, wisdom, and playful heart of my dad. I hope to fall madly in love the way my grandparents did over 50 years ago, and to continue to love the way they still do all this time. I hope to teach my children and grandchildren to live exactly the way my parents and grandparents have taught me.
Growing up surrounded by people who have such passion for everything they do and such love for everyone they know has taught me countless, invaluable lessons. I put my whole heart into everything that I pursue and this comes directly from watching my family do the same. I treat every day with hopes that it is going to be the best day of my life. I have learned to appreciate all that I have and to always treat others with respect. I cannot thank my family -- each and every member of it -- enough for shaping me into the woman that I am today, and for giving me the world and beyond.
I grew up in a family who loves love. And because of that, I love love too.
