What my values mean to me

I was recently asked to compile a top 10 list of things that are most important to me. While it was difficult to assemble such things, it also made me think more about how those things define me. I am a Number of things; I am a writer, a singer, a performer, an artist, an actress, a friend. Taking into account the things that mean the most to me was in short, summing up who I am in 10 words. It's funny though, because the 10 words i chose to represent myself are far bigger than me. They are the universe, and I am just a small part in it. I value what makes me who I am, and I hope that I could accurately signify what it means to be such titles.  What is most important to me is like the definition of me. Not everyone is like me. My values represent not only who I am, but who I want to be. They inspire me on a regular basis. Just having my dreams on my top 10 list make me strive to be the best version of myself; the version that is capable of doing what I love. My values tell a story, whether I acknowledge it or not. This assignment of my top 10 values wasn't created to just understand what I like. This assignment was for me to convey exactly who I am.

My Top 2 of Top 10

Two of my top 10 things that are important are writing and singing. To me, writing is something I am confident I will always have in my life. Its what I have always seen myself doing as a career. Writing is how I can even comprehend some emotions I have when I don’t want to talk. Writing is such an inspiration to me. There is never a shortage of words. There is an infinite supply to the world you can create with an intricate labyrinth of words to fully capture the attention of your audience. To truly make something believable, it takes a real talent to accurately perceive the world. I know what I want to do with my life; and that is to compel people. When I read books, which is quite frequent, I can never shake the thought of how inspiring it is that the author had miraculously made something in which I have found myself emotionally invested. It is great to tell a story. It is a blessing to tell a story so worth while that your audience can feel exactly what you want them to feel; to have them care immensely about anything you have written, down to the smallest detail. I want to capture people in something I have created myself. I want to inspire someone myself by my own hard work. I know it wont be easy, but that’s why I love it. Things that come easily aren’t as satisfying as things that you work for.

            Singing has always meant a great deal to me. I have always loved performing in front of my family, but I hadn’t really thought about being actually good until I was in the fifth grade. Our schools musical was casting the lead role, and even though I truly didn’t expect anything significant, I wanted to audition. There were far more suitable girls I was certain were going to beat me out, but that wasn’t the point. I wanted to share with those people what I loved to do. The day after auditions, I was completely astounded. I had landed the lead role of the show. To a fifth grader, it was the world. I know getting the lead role in a small school production is anything shy of moderately significant, but that was the turning point in who I am. The moment I was recognized for something I loved to do was the same moment in which I decided I would do anything to challenge myself to do something that I wouldn’t normally do. This internal decision has continued to run my life. I am not the most outgoing person, but because of the promise I made myself, I constantly remind myself not to play it safe. I sing in far larger audiences since my fifth grade debut. I have gone to several competitions, and have actually gotten first and second place on several occasions. I don’t sing for awards though. I sing because its something in which I am proud to share with others. My talents have made me humble, outgoing, and a far better person than I would have been if I hadn’t taken chances. I try to take my life experiences as ways in which I learn.. I still have a lot more growing to do, but I know if I didn’t take risks, I wouldn’t be as happy as I am now.