This I Believe, Inc.

This I Believe Essays from KUNC Listeners

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Braedon, Highlands Ranch, Colorado: Have you ever tried to plan out how everything is going to be? I believe in surprises because, for me, nothing ever turns out as planned. When something comes unexpected it feels like the extra drop when you think the rollercoaster is over. It feels like the extra baseball that gets thrown at you in the batting cages when you try got walk out of your box. When I was nine years old we decided to...

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Britt, Manitou Springs, Colorado: It just so happens that when I think I know the answer, I truly don’t. Furthermore, ever more frequently, I find there is no answer to be had. As a new attempt at finding internal stress relief, my mother invited me to a seven-day Zen Buddhist silent meditation retreat. In this retreat I learned about the Japanese koan tradition: meditating on seemingly non-sensible anecdotes that do not techni...

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Tessa, Centennial, Colorado: Music isn’t only a drug for me; it’s a way of life. Music is the only thing I get up for in the morning, the only thing that will help me fall asleep at night. I like all kinds of music really and all are appropriate for different occasions. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and The Smiths if I’m feeling nostalgic, Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins if I want to jump up and down and act like a rock star. T...

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Jonathan, alaomsa, Colorado: I believe freedom is not free, but a price that must be paid so that democracy may live on long after my time on this earth has passed. I entered the United States Army at 18 years old, believing that it was going to be a smooth career, chance to see the world as was the popular saying of the time. My belief was that I would never have to pay for freedom as the country had not seen a conflict sinc...

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Ayana, Pasadena, California: When you think of faith, usually religion is associated with faith, of course because faith plays a huge and important part in religion. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines faith as: 1. allegiance to duty or a person; loyalty, fidelity to ones promises, sincerity of intentions. 2. Belief and trust in loyalty to God, belief in traditional doctrines of religion, firm belief in something for whi...

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Rylee, Montrose, Colorado: At the young age of six I loved the idea of helping out and being a leader, and I still do to this day. I used to stay after school and help the teachers grade papers, or clean the boards instead of going out to recess, sometimes I would even pick up trash on the way home from school. Yeah some kids thought I was weird, but what they said didn`t faze me, I knew what I was doing was right, and I ha...

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Brendan, Denver, Colorado: I believe if you are young or old, big or small, boy or girl, you can do anything. Just yesterday, I watched “The Biggest Loser,” and saw 400+ pound people work their butts off. Guess what? They are no super hero, and will never be a superhero, all they are, are normal, really big people. What separates them from your Average Joe is that they have kindled the fire within them to drive them pas...

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Chelsea, Franktown, Colorado: The sun yawns and a dark blanket covers the earth. One by one little spots of light wake up. They’re dim at first but gradually, they stretch out and get brighter. Soon there is a bustling city with the stars standing lazily about and meteors rocketing through the sky, in a hurry to get to where they’re going. Watching them, I feel calmed and relax. “The stars are the jewels of the night, and perc...

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Nathaniel, Colorado Springs, Colorado: I believe in freedom, not just freedom of religion or speech but freedom in its almost absolute form. For when do we as a people revolt? Under a belief of over restriction, do we not feel the need to break open our cage or down the fences keeping us in just to show we are in control of our own lives? I believe the human race has many needs, however unlike our need for water or food the need ...

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Michael, parker, Colorado: I believe in connections to be successful in life. Every so often I will notice myself accomplish a goal that would have been very difficult or even impossible to do without the help of another. I believe that without relationships an individual is limiting there potential to do well. One day I was flipping through the channels and stumbled upon a downhill mountain bike race. As soon as it was o...

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Christopher, Franktown, Colorado: I think life is way more than people make it. There are so many amazing opportunities in life that many people miss out on because they waste their lives. People throw away their time focusing on the simple pleasures in life, which doesn’t get people anywhere in the future. Many people just want a quick satisfaction that is offered to them by sinful things like drugs, alcohol, sex, etc. Life is mo...

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Kristen, Frantown, Colorado: I believe the best way to live life is to be positive and to always have fun even if it’s risky or dangerous. When people go out and have adventures and do crazy stunts, they are living life to the fullest and having more fun, instead of the people that just sit around and do absolutely nothing. I remember when my friend and I decided to go driving around one night. He got bored and asked me i...

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Kyer , Parker, Colorado: I believe life is all about the little details, simple victories, or whispering sweet nothings in a loved ones ear. Appreciating the little details is simply rule number 37 in the book of how to survive. Without the small things, we would be nothing. The little details are what make up the world and also every reason it keeps spinning. I am simply talking about that every day things that we pas...

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Chelsey, Parker, Colorado: Perfection does not exist, everyone knows that. But, if perfection is not real then why do so many people find themselves searching for it? That is a question I ask myself everyday because I believe in perfection. It is my belief that there is a perfect body, a perfect school life, a perfect way to dress, and a workout to reach perfection, everything can be perfect…in the ideal world. The prob...

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Michael, Parker, Colorado: I believe in humbling experiences. A moment where the things I value are taken from me, or I question their relevance to my life. A moment when nothing else matters, and in that moment a life changes. Habits are broken, addictions eradicated and grudges forgotten. These are the moments we remember. I believe in humbling experiences. The most defining, humbling experience in my life was just rece...

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Nick , parker, Colorado: I believe in stress not getting the best of me. Life is way too short so why waste it being grumpy or sad? Sure, it’s inevitable for life not to go the right way but dwelling on it is just a waste of time. Get what is needed to be done and then ease the mind with something enjoyable. For me, skateboarding has been my source of entertainment and a great stress reliever. With all the boredom and d...

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Joshua , Parker, Colorado: Though the statement I am about to make may sound as cliché as it gets, but I think it’s a very smart ideology to live by. I believe, to an extent, that every day is the first day of your life. When I say this I mean that every single day everyone has a chance to start a new. Whether it’s do something that they normally wouldn’t do or just thinking in a different way, everyone has a chance to chan...

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Kelsey, Highlands Ranch, Colorado: I believe in my mom. In my childhood memories she appears as the sunshine behind my back, a figure that I can sense but not see. My mother has never been easy to figure out. She rarely talks about herself. She is not one to talk about her childhood or tell stories about how glamorous she was before she had children. As a child, this led me to believe that she was born to be my mommy—t...

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Steffanie, Parker, Colorado: I believe that in life God gave me more than I can handle but also helps me handle what I am given. Over time I have been stricken with many difficult situations without any solid answer to the puzzle. I figured out that I must seek out the pieces to fix the puzzle of life and slowly put them where they belong. Throughout my life I have had many struggles. My most recent and probably the hardes...

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Kevin, Parker, Colorado: I believe that hard work leads to success in a person`s life. Hard work is the principle rule that inspires everyone. Hard work leads to success either immediately or in the time to come. Hard work is a lesson everyone should learn in life to succeed. I learned hard work leads to success, first hand. When I was a freshman, I started playing tennis for the school with no previous experience. I w...

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Michael, Castle Rock, Colorado: One night not too long ago I was on my way back from a friend’s house right around curfew when I took a turn I hadn’t ever taken before. I didn’t try to find the speed limit; I just assumed that the speed limit would be the same 45 as the road I normally took. Big mistake. It wasn’t until I saw the blue and red-flashing lights behind me that I realized the speed limit was probably a little less th...

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Victoria, Colorado Springs, Colorado: It’s time; this I believe. What is time? Time is intangible. I lose time then spend time trying to get time back. When I have time I say “Next time” and time eludes me again. Is it money I spend in attempt to turn back time—or is it time? Time that I could have spent living in this time and knowing that my time is almost up. When I take the time, what do I get in return? More time or more appreci...

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Abram, parker, Colorado: I believe in the color orange. Among all other colors in the spectrum, orange has had a bad reputation. Traffic jams, road rage and hazardous conditions are riddled with orange traffic cones; and childhood nightmares are plagued with scary orange jack-o-lanterns. However orange for me has the opposite effect. When I pan across the color wheel, orange always catches my eye. It has a bold distinctiv...

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Alyssia, Highlands Ranch, Colorado: If there is one thing I`ve learned in life, it`s this: I believe in always tipping the waitress. One early morning, my grandpa and I went to Ihop; he ordered his usual breakfast of bacon, hash browns, eggs, and pancakes. And I of course sat looking at the menu for a good 15 minutes before finally making up my mind. It was a typical morning of me and my grandpa going to breakfast together. ...

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