Category: Piece of the Week

by Zayy, San Mateo One person who motivates me the most is my mother because every day I wake up, I think of things she tells me on a day-by-day basis. Most things my mom tells me stay in my head and is useful.  When I was younger, I used to think she would tell me things to pick on me, but as I grew older, she made me realize all the things she was saying would help me in the real world. She’s telling me because she most likely has been through it already and she doesn’t want me

by Jesus, Sonoma I have two motivators in my life. One is my mother and two, my older brother. My mother has always worked while pregnant and dealt with my dad while he worked, being an alcoholic and putting my mother through hell.  After my mother had my older brother, she went right back to working. Five years later I was born. My older brother learned and stepped up to take care of me while both dad and mom worked.  Then, 1 ½ years later, my little brother was born. My mom still kept working and my older brother still

by Rashad, San Diego I would describe my heart as emotionally damaged from all the losses and trials and tribulations I had to go through at such a young age. I have had many broken hearts for many different reasons.  From a female to family betrayal, to losing someone close to me and that I care about. I have also had a lonely heart growing up by myself. For so long, I felt I had no one but the few homies who were looking out for me. But eventually they ended up switching on me too.   It only happened

by Teebenjii, Alameda Looking in your eyes I see troubleI can tell that you been thuggishI don’t wanna talkCan you just leave me aloneYou hurt me deep when I was down to my lowestI needed you and you didn’t give a shhh ‘bout meGrowin’ all this pain I been shownAin’t never stop, just keep on flowin’.

by Camila, Sonoma “Your entire life can change in an instant. So instead of passively taking what you have for granted, be grateful for it and do whatever good you can with it.” – Anonymous I took a lot of things for granted when I was younger, like my family. I never really cared about no one but myself. I was always by my myself, until one day I got locked up when I was thirteen and went away for three years. In those years, being locked up, I realized who was really there for me. My mom and my

by Ray Bands, San Francisco The first time I got a hover-board, I asked my God-mom, right? I just asked just because like I really didn’t want her to get it. You dig what I’m saying? But peep this: every Christmas she gets me one thing. No matter whatever it is, she will get me it. So, I kind of knew she would get me it if I begged. I bet I wasn’t going to do all that.  So, it was this one Christmas and I kind of knew she got it, so I woke up and ran to the

by IT, Sacramento The best advice I have gotten was when I was told that “in life there will always be ups and downs. There will always be people who doubt you and want you to fail. And there will also be people who want to see you succeed and do something positive in life. So as long as you keep pushing and stay on the right track, you will be okay.”  I feel this is one of the best words of advice I have received because not many people know that no matter what people say, good or bad,

by Mario, Santa Cruz The only time I remember forgiving others was this time when my uncle gave me my first car. It was a Honda Civic ’03, all beat up but shhh, it was for free. I asked my mom to swap cars for a week. She had a new Honda Civic ’07, and it was hella clean. She agreed to. So I think it was a Wednesday when my mom asked me if she could get her car back. I was, like, sure, give me mine back. She was giving me the keys when she said, “But I

by AC, Sonoma The silent treatment is something I do all the time. Especially to the staff who most annoys me because I don’t want to put myself in some situation, I’m not going to like the outcome of in the end. And also, just to keep the same relationship with staff but I’m not going to half of the time. I try this and help myself, but it ends up never working because either staff see it as me just trying to be disrespectful. I don’t answer things from them but in all reality, I’m just trying to get

by Jose, Santa Clara Today I am goin’ to talk about how you think before you act and how it would affect you. I always think before I acted but sometimes it would get me in trouble and sometimes it would work out for me, but most of the time not. And I been thinking a lot lately and think how I should move and how to act so when I do something, I always think before I act and make my decision on how I feel and how I feel about other people. And when I do something I