If anyone were to walk into my bathroom they would see a lot of things: a messy side table full of unorganized makeup, a bright blue cup holding my toothbrush, three different bars of soap, a clutter of hair products, and maybe a pile of clothes from my rush to change in between school and practice. But if you looked at the mirror you would see some semblance of organization, with photos lined neatly across the bottom and a few wristbands from festivals and concerts across the sides, then the best part, aside from my reflection. Written in red lipstick and the loopy handwriting of my best friend, is a favorite quote of mine by Audrey Hepburn saying “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!” The quote is something I have always lived by, or tried my hardest to live by, as I have gone through life. Its something my mother would say to me on the days when things were piling up around me with no conceivable way to crawl out. It has given me the strength to conquer a great deal of things, both small and large.

The quote has helped me overcome many obstacles in my life such as the time a jumped off a cliff to go zip lining or climbed three miles underground to sleep in a cave overnight, but it has yet been tested against my greatest life long dream of flying a jet as a United States Air Force officer. I have wanted to fly a jet since I saw my first air show in Houston, Texas when I was eight years old. To any person, much less a little girl, one of the huge jets that soared through the sky at supersonic speed was formidable, but I had to be different and lean up to tell my mother that I would be flying one of those someday. Even at a young age I was quite the determined girl, so my mother knew to just accept the matter and leave it be for now and that it would come up later. Almost eight years later I remind my mother and myself of my decision to fly when a man came to school to talk about the Marines. That Marine jogged my memory of my desire and unknowingly set me off on the path I had veered off temporarily. I began by looking up all the different ways of obtaining a pilots license that wasn’t through the military and found quite a few that seemed like a good choice but none that really stuck with me. Finally I landed on the jackpot: the Unlisted States Air Force Academy.

Through the Air Force Academy, I would achieve both parts of my dream because I would get my pilots license and become a officer. The best of both worlds came together and set itself at a distance down my path like a great treasure chest before throwing up brick walls between it and me. I slammed into wall after wall down my path and still do today, but every time I hit one of those brick walls I remember that nothing is impossible and I been down those walls.

I hope that after I die, people I have known in my life will remember a few things about me. I wish that they will remember me as brave, kind, and determined. They may see me as crazy most of the time, but they also might see my hope throughout all of the struggles in life. It is possible they might have caught a glimpse of my mirror or a whisper of my mantra as my life became hard work. As my last wish, I hope that someone might remember Audrey Hepburn’s words when they encounter their own brick walls and use those words to help them break down those walls to gain a better future. I hope that when someone thinks of that crazy girl they knew long ago that they will shake their head slowly and smile, picturing me doing loops in that jet.