Mentoring

     A moment in life when I experienced my power at work was when I traveled to Haiti in 2012. I went to the community of Hinche, Haiti to teach verbal English at a local summer camp. I was apprehensive about going at first because of rumors I'd heard but it was honestly one of the most humbling experiences for me. I felt that I was using my power to help another person improve their life by teaching the youth to communicate with people. I feel like I was helping to equip them with a tool to break barriers and allow them to better advocate for themselves and the people around them. Majority of the students took advantage of me when they could because I was the only staff personnel that didn't speak Creole but a few students took to me and made me appreciate my time there even more. After my couple of weeks with the kids it was time for the camp to close and summer to come to a close for these enthusiastic students. During our graduation celebration one of the students hugged me and whispered a soft phrase in his native language. When I got another staff to tell me what he said it was, "I will always remember you." That moment right there melted my heart and reassured me that even the small things we do make a difference. And taught me if I'm going to leave an impression on someone's life it should be a good one, that they'd always remember. '
    A time when I felt powerless was after the death of my brother Ivol. I felt weak and lonely and very unworthy to be alive. Learning how to deal with his death was by far the hardest obstacle in my life thus far. I was 15 and my brother was 17 when he was murdered, he was my best friend. I didn't know what to do, there was no where to go, it was a reality that I would either let destroy me or learn from. For a good while I did let it destroy me, I stopped caring about my friends, my grades, my family and my future. Needless to say I did not stay in that self destructive phase but I appreciate having been through it and being able to look back on it and see it as a defining time on my life. During that experience I really had to fight with everything in me not to lose hope and hate life.
    Daily practices that I do to harness my power are being kind to others, helping someone in need even if it may be inconvenient for me, sitting through traffic to increase my patience and just doing things that I would not want to do because it does not benefit me. I try to give with no expecting in return and help others harness powers they may have too.

When I Was A Limitless Child 

When I was a limitless child 

I used to run free, I loved to run wild

Days in the clouds and nights with the moon

Dreaming all the while, floating like a balloon 

When I was a limitless child 

Extremes of it all, no detail too mild 

Immense imagination sparking creation 

To be the inspiration of my motivation 

When I was a limitless child 

Material things didn't matter no fashion or style 

 Church was fun and all I looked forward to 

First day of school and sitting with the cool crew

When I was a limitless child 

In single file lines we piled 

Up the stairs and down the halls

Smiles galore cause I was a limitless child