The Story of Who I Am

               Hello! My name is Athena Lorraine Dimarucut, an STE student who stives to be kind, down to earth, and thoughtful. Just like many teens, I love sports, music and arts. I play guitar and I'd love to be in a band someday, I also play arnis, I wouldn't say that I'm good at it when in reality I'm just your average player. I value authenticity at most. To me, honesty is important even if it makes you and others around you uncomfortable, because I always believed that growth starts where comfort ends. I'm very curious at how the world actually turns, how others think about things. I bond through deep connections, I like to understand others, not just understanding how others do it, but why they do it. What is their motive? What drives their dreams? What force tells them what to do? By these questions, I tend to be somewhat empathetic, because true understanding is about your ability to listen and process it to what it actually is, not just something that's vaguely thought about and answered. 

               I'm not perfect, I give my fair share of flaws and imperfections. I make mistakes and that's ok, because in the end, it's the lesson you gained from it that counts. Failure often teaches you a lot more than success ever could. I think that it's a lot better to chase purpose rather than perfection. Perfection is just an illusion, purpose has a lot more meaning, it's more about the importance of what you've done rather than how flawlessly is was made. 

                  Everyone has their own stories about themselves, some good, some bad, but it's all a part of growth. As for me, I'm a mixture of different experiences and morals. Life doesn't always start on a strong foundation, it takes strength, dedication, and growth. Through this growth we learn how to create our own strong foundations. I believe strength isn't always loud and grand - sometimes it's the decision to keep going in the face of uncertainty. I am Athena Lorraine Dimarucut, I stive to be kind, down to earth, strong willed, and thoughtful.