A Life Like Mine

So says Holly Tyler, “I have to call Val. I mean this is big and im only nineteen” This quote shows how close Holly is with her big sister, Val. My life is closely related to Holly Tyler’s life from the TV series “What I like about You” in many ways. Yet, are lives also differ in various ways from one another. We are similar in our life styles and our family life, friends and schooling. We are also different in our schooling. So many aspects for the character Holly, is so much like me. I can see myself in that TV show, and feel that I compare the best to Holly Tyler.
Holly and I have the most similarities in our family lives. As a young girl, her dad moved to Japan, and left Holly, to be picked up by her young, older sister. With her mom not around, Holly was primarily raised by Val. Val, is the person she runs to, that is the person who she looks up to. Val is most defiantly a mother figure to Holly. This is all too familiar to me and the life I have lived. Holly’s dad is not around, because of work. My dad left when I was eight. I lost my dad that day, and truly never really had a “family” again. Holly was on her own; her parents were not around, her dad half a world away, and her mom, dead. Again, this is like my life. My dad wasn’t around, and I rarely saw him, my mom, dying. Although, my mom is still alive, I have been taking care of her and saving her life since I was eight, being a brittle diabetic and having her sugar drop to almost a comatose level multiple times a week and me having to save her, having had many heart attacks and blood clots, now to her being in kidney failure. I understand Holly’s pain, and I too, run to my older sister. April, thirteen years older then me, has always been my mother figure, as Val is to Holly. I look up to my sister and talk to her about everything. She helps me get through the hard times, and it truly my hero. Even though she has her own life, she took me under her wing, to help me grow and teach life important lessons. Holly’s family life is almost exactly how mine was/is. We both believe that what we have been through has bettered us, and made us stronger adults.

"Be the Hammer, Not the Nail"

Ever since I can remember I was brought up on the phrase to "be the hammer, not the nail". My dad would drill this saying into my head, and I can very well say that it has stuck with me through my life. So far, it has bettered me as a person. In relation to this phrase, I was taught to be independent, and tackle life head on.
Certain things in life will pass you by if you do not take a chance. If you sit around and let certain things in life just pass you by, you may very well miss out on a spectacular moment. "Be the hammer, not the nail" means that in life you need to go after the things you want most and desire. Be the hammer; be strong, ready, and approaching the goal full throttle, go hard at what you want. Not the nail; symbolizing don't let anything stop you or get in the way of you accomplishing what you want. Your dreams are just dreams until you are the hammer, ad go for it and tackle them to make them a reality.
This phrase means so much to me, that I actually have a hammer tattooed on my shoulder, to remind me every day of what I was taught. Never give up, don't lie down and just take things lightly, stand up and fight for what you want. Don't let someone tell you how it is going to be, you make your own life. Being the hammer and not the nail has helped me get where I am today. One particular example, I went after a job that I knew I wanted and was for me. I received all of the necessary certifications to become a Certified Medical Technician and currently wok full time, during the nights. I went after this job, full force, and became employed with one of the best jobs ever. This phrase has also helped me with my schooling career. I wok full time a night and I also attend college full time during the day with intentions to receive my nursing degree. When things get hard, I look at my back, and say to myself, "be the hammer, not the nail". I keep going at it, reaching my dreams until they are fully in my hands.
This phrase means so much to me, and I will continue to live by it for the rest of my life. It has helped me reach certain dreams and aspirations and I believe ad fully live by this "bumper sticker".