"Be the Star You Are" the card read as I Opened it. It struck like a cliche. I opened the card. It's stars vibrant and full of colors danced around the inspiring phrase. "Mynesha" it read. "You will amount to great things, be sure to reach far, You'll never stop shining brightly because you are a star". I very well could have continued reading the words. But that phrase was empowering enough, so I stopped reading there. I clutched the card dear to me and I began to cry.
Ronda Harvey-Shaheen had always meant every word she spoke to me. Every minute I spent with her was a prerequisite for knowing that I would succeed in my future. I realized that my time could not be spent doing anything better than listening to her inspirational thoughts or emotional lectures. The woman is devoted, responsible, overly organized and simultaneously, modest. She had been an educator for well over 30 years, my elementary school counselor and depending on what four year institute I attend, she could very well be my professor. She was boisterous, in a formal way, whenever I was blue she would encompass a sprinkle of drops of bright oranges and bold yellows on me. She was altruistic, her heart stretched further than the Pacific Ocean. She was profoundly humble, talented and full of "the works". She was dedicated; rarely would she call into work for family matters. Without doubt she had an overflowing amount of character with an optimistic attitude. This woman was special. Special because she was Ronda Harvey-Shaheen- and well she meant the world to me!
Mrs. Sheheen words were empowering and her heart was where the words had derived from. Her laudable examples had alone, encouraged me. Her reassuring cards and inspirational lectures had encouraged me just that much more! Knowing she always stood firmly advocating for me, I would never hesitate to dream big.
This woman taught me to work hard by demonstrating her hard working efforts to me. She taught me the courage to dare to be different, after all she was the only educator at her work who educated students differently than "the rule book". My particular qualities distinguish me from every other individual. My leadership, skills, intelligence, knowledge, adaptability and command all mocks the presentation of Ronda Haarvey Shaheen.
Mrs. Shaheen conveyed the importance of individuality to me and whether or not she knew it, I had become a diligent, persevering, goal-oriented individual who would dream big for the rest of my life!
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