Verb of Nature

Mariah Hernandez

I come before you today doing what I can to be what I am driven to be. I want to give you a glimpse inside the fighter that has lead me here.I am past!Everyone has a history.Some acquire their experience by a list of tasks performed. Others, born with a passion, thirst to give life to the unwavering purpose that drives them. As an example of the latter, I seek knowledge and live experience, I analyze every detail in my artistic career to give back to the energy of art that shouldered my emotions down the crippling path of my life.2) I am present!"Today is a chance to change all of tomorrow's yesterdays."​-Mariah HernandezIt's all about making the most of every opportunity. In order to do so, you must be focused. I am very grateful for every moment I am able to smile. So long as there's life, there's time to make a difference. I have never driven a car down the highway staring into the rearview mirror! I want to be a part of the most influential piece of our humanity. moving towards a Yesterday worth remembering!3) I am future! Progress is certainly a mark of Aspiration.Here we are! Finally, we have arrived. Or, have we? We move hurriedly towards the future. Then, grow disheartened to find... We are still not quite finished. I would like to present the ideology that in rushing, we only strip the brilliance and broadness of the finish line we will see. I want to accomplish my goals, with integrity and dignity, making each moment reach out and bring value to the life of every person that I am obliged and honored to touch with my passion.I don't have any "professional training"​ or extensive experience. I do have the perfect amount of brokenness and longing to share the only way I was given to fulfill my purpose.Thank you, even if you don't believe I am qualified enough, you have been given a relic from the dying embers of a fire, a life, clinging to existence to bring warmth and light, so a fraction of hope can defy years of destruction. more…

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