Week 8

While drawing my obstacles my main picture was a tree planted so deeply in the ground. The tree was a symbol of my everyday life experience. The tree is planted deeply because it’s strong and continues to make branches and produces leaves despite the different seasons it faces. The tree even turned colors during seasons. I figure being outside watching just how much trees grow and change has been my reasons to think of all my life obstacles as branches of a really strong tree. I figure a tree might need to be watered, have a little sun and some trimming to be maintained but a tree can last for many years to come.

I think one of my main obstacles I face in life is not being positive enough about my outlook on life, decisions I choose to make and my progress thus far in life. I beat myself up daily because of comparing my lifestyle to what family, friends, and media expect from me. I figure that if I keep focusing on others expectations my tree would stop creating branches. I figure seeing tree’s daily are a reminder of all the obstacles I face. I am a firm believer that If I think it, I believe it, I dream it and see it no matter the obstacles I face I can always overcome them because of being a tree planted so deeply.