Life in a day.

I came home this evening feeling quite upset. I was planning on studying but instead I ended up procrastinating . I went on Google without knowing what I was looking for. All I knew was that I was searching for something to help me get my mind off of things and forget about everything for just a few minutes. I stared at the screen  for a bit thinking of what I could possibly type in the search box when I saw this small ad that read ''Watch the story of a single day on Earth: live on Youtube at 8pm ET, 5pm PT''  I soon learned ''A single day on Earth'', was a documentary.

''On October 10, 2010 (10.10.10), across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students, and inspired citizens recorded the human experience over a 24-hour period and contributed their voice to the largest participatory media event in history''
-http://www.onedayonearth.org/

That is the description that you will find on their website.
I'm usually not a big fan of documentaries. I honestly find most of them awfully boring but I can't say the same about this one. It showed what a normal day was like for those all around the world.  It made me realize how different we all are. Yes, we are all different but do we really understand how different we all are? We think that the people that surround us are very different from us, our neighbors, friends, co-workers. But to tell you the truth they aren't so different from us. We all have a roof over our heads, food to eat, etc. There are people out in the other side of the pond with absolutely nothing, perhaps not even a loved one.It may be just them alone going through this journey we call life. They may have chosen to have it this way, or maybe not. We don't know but as crazy as it sounds, some people choose to be alone. We don't know what happened to them. They could have lost all of their close ones or just decided to leave home one day. There are so many other examples, this is just one.  Not everyone wakes up in the morning complaining about either studying or working. Some people wish they had a place they called work or a place where they could get an education.

Society has taught us that happiness should be measured in material things and they couldn't be more mistaken. Some of us find ourselves sad because our pockets are empty but really, should that that be a reason to be sad? There are others out in the world feeling sad because they've lost it all such as loved ones, for example.  So while you are out sobbing because you don't have enough money to buy yourself a new lcd tv, somebody else is feeling the same but for a complete different reason, they no longer have their loved one.
What I'm trying to say is that we should stop looking at the glass half empty and start being thankful for all that we have because we have a lot. Step out of the frame for a second and try seeing your life as an outsider, you'll see how blessed you are.


Check out -http://www.onedayonearth.org/


PS. Thank you Adam :)

New Years Resolutions

Today is the very first day of a new year, 2011 and with a new year comes our traditional ''New Year's Resolutions''.  I asked a couple of people what they would like to achieve this year. 

Here are their answers:

''I want to do much better in college, you know A/B student

I want to save money and pay off my credit card

I want to be a good person

It's not that I'm not, I can be better

I want to treat my family with the up-most respect

I want to keep in contact with old and new friends''

-William James Crowley

''I'm training for worlds in acrobatics but I still don't have a partner to go with yet. so my resolution is to get to a point physically in one month that will prove to my coach that he needs to work harder to find me a partner and then the rest of the year will be devoted to working with that partner to become the best in the world.''

-Rachel Orya

''To have a better relationship with everyone and not care so much what people say and think''

-Torrey Brooks

''Get my modeling career started, get a job and earn more money and be one step closer to obtaining my degree''

-Om Suphabphant 

''Stay with a boy longer than a year♥''

-Amanda Courtney

''I would like to stop smoking and start going to the gym on a consistent basis''

-Elliot Evianiak 

''I wanna make a solid rep on the east coast by summer 

and by spring be looking at a summer tour'' 

-Chad Rayadurg (StrikeTheSystem)

''Work hard. Pursue what I love, in every aspect of my life. Find my passion, what I want to do in life. But above all that, love the people who deserve it like there's no tomorrow. Because when you get right down to it, there isn't.''

-Trevor Hsu

''I'd hate to pretend that the significance of some metaphorical timeglass being upturned would influence a great change in my behavior so I think it would be best to say that I only hope to learn more about myself''

-Adam Kwiatkowski

That last one made me think a little. Why is it that a metaphorical time glass being upturned can influence a great change in our behavior? Why can't we just wake up every morning and be inspired to do better?  It may be the fact that most of society is used to ''marked beginnings'' such as the first day of the week, month, and of course year to start something new or change.  But why can't we see that every day is a new beginning? We don't have to wait for that first day of the year to decide to change or give ourselves goals, we can do that any time. 

In my last written post I said I was going to share my new year's resolutions ''list'' with you guys. I started typing what I want to achieve this year, and then realized what my new year's resolution truly is and not just for this year but for the rest of my life. 

I want to the best at everything I do. Be the best daughter, big sister, girlfriend, friend, writer, student, everything. 

With that said I wish you all the best and Happy New Year!