AC Hoekwater

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    The Privilege of Encouragement

    February 25, 2016 /

    Do you remember as a child being so excited about something and some well-meaning adult spoke a few less than positive words? Do you remember that feeling of your hope crushed like a balloon releasing all of its air as a pin breaches the rubber? I do. I remember several times throughout my childhood where I gave up before I even started. One was during 8th-grade parent-teacher conferences and when the counselor asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. When I replied either a veterinarian or a lawyer. The response I received was I’d better learn to like chemistry, which I hated, or I would not be…

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    Writing Contest: How has Writing Positively Influenced My Life.

    May 29, 2015 /

    I am participating in a writing contest for Positive Writer. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t enchanted by stories. I read early, when I was 3, most likely going on 4. Books and stories have been a part of my life since before I can remember. When I was six I wanted to write books. I had no idea what that meant or how to do it. In first grade, one of our assignments was to make a book. Now, I thought that it meant that I would be able to write one and take it home. Can you imagine my surprise when what my teacher intended was…

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