“Kimberly Guido”.

The way these words were uttered was rather different in comparison to the “normal” times my name gets called out. I held my head high and said, “This is it”. I marched through the stage with such pride (and a huge sigh); I was in the moment. Three years of essays, assignments, and exams have finally paid off. All of my hard work has been rewarded. I was finally graduating.

Helping people, particularly children and teenagers,

Being human equates to being imperfect. This existing fact that lingers within us is something that we always endeavour not to show. We constantly avoid making mistakes, because we all subconsciously believe that errors lead to incompetence.

We all have expectations.

Imagine asking out someone you have liked for ages to a date. What response would you want to hear?

When we try to achieve something, we imagine two possible outcomes – the good and the bad. And we all know which hole captures the bullet. I believe that part of this tactic avoidance is due to how we were brought up. Growing up, we are taught to do what is “right” and to stay away from everything “bad”. Therefore, anything that is considered “wrong” is considered a failure, which is also associated with being worthless.