[27] NoJoMo 19 in MoMoMo

What motivates you?

Dreams.

Growing up on the rez (poorest of the poorest of the poor) we were often told we wouldn’t do much with our lives. I remember being a junior in high school and having a “teacher” ask us what we wanted to do with our lives. Some people said they wanted to take over their relatives’ positions in the tribe.

When I was little, my Dad was a security guard at a college. He would bring back National Geographic magazines given to him instead of going into the trash.

I remember looking at those pictures and I wanted to be the one taking those pictures.

So when it was my turn to answer, I told them that I wanted to travel and was told, “you have to be realistic with your life goals. You already have three strikes against you being a minority, a woman, and coming from a reservation.”

I do what I want. I want to travel? I did. And now that I have a job, I can save and do it again. I want to go to a Red Wings game? I will buy my ticket next payday when my check is amazeballs. My friend Simps is gonna help me find a good app to go through for my ticket because StubHub is more expensive than Ticketmaster.

I will have my dreams and I will achieve them.

That is my motivation.

Last updated January 01, 2020