Soldiers & Natural Disasters

Yesterday the gates of Heaven were open for a little big longer.

As you all have probably heard by this Saturday afternoon, Japan was the victim of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a devastating tsunami that followed in its wake. These natural disasters are going to cost Japan millions of dollars to get back on its feet. Money can be earned, but there is nothing that can be done to bring back the people who passed away this disastrous Friday. 

Help has reached this eastern nation and I know I speak for all of us when I say I hope they find those who are still missing. 

Isn't it funny how sometimes we stress and worry about ''silly'' things when there are bigger problems out there? Who cares if your car is older than you or if you ran out of light dressing for your salad? There are bigger things happening, things we fail to see sometimes. 

I'm not saying our problems aren't important. It's just that sometimes we tend to stress over things that shouldn't be important or made a priority. So what if they don't have that dress you want in your size, it's not a tragedy; get over it. There are people crying right now because they can't find their family and you are upset because you couldn't get that new video game.

Last week Charlie Sheen made all the headlines. Everyone was talking about him, but what about Libya? Why are we talking about another celebrity who is destroying his own life instead of discussing what is going on in North Africa these days? How about the soldiers who died recently fighting for this country?  The media needs to stop making celebrities a priority, and leave that to bloggers like Perez Hilton. Start covering the stories of those who deserve to be seen on television and read about in the news.

No wonder there’s an idea out there that each generation keeps getting worse.

I ask that you please keep all the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in your prayers and the family and soldiers who lost their lives recently protecting their country:

Andrew Wilfahrt  (31), Brian Tabada  (21), Rudolph Hizon (22) and Chauncy Mays (25)

If you would like to donate money to the American Red Cross, you can go to www.redcross.org and click on Donate Funds.

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!

If this love is what we say it is, I'm sure we will go far...

364

It's almost that time of the year again. 364 days down, one more to go until a whole new year begins.
2010 was a year full of unexpected events for me. I can't complain though, because every single adventure I was in this year made me learn something new about life. Of course, like I've said before in past posts I met amazing people who I'll truly never forget and will always have a place in my heart.
I have no idea what 2011 has in store for me, but I've learned that you can't just sit around and expect things to ''happen''. If you want something you really have to get up and work for it.
I look back into the months and I don't have any regrets, because at one point everything I did was want I wanted except one thing.
I feel like I'm shutting down, I can't seem to share my feelings with anyone anymore at least not like I used to. Every time I'm upset and somebody notices it I just try to lie and bury whatever is bothering me inside.
I should be able to communicate those feelings, and part of the reason I started a blog was for that but sometimes I just feel like what is the point? Nothing anyone says is going to make me feel better and I just shut myself pretending everything is okay. It really bugs me, because I know I need to change that, but I just can't as hard as I try but I guess sharing this with you guys is the first step.
That's going to be one of my new years resolutions, to share my feelings and hold very little inside.
Sometime between tonight and tomorrow I'm going to finish writing my New Year's Resolution's list and I will probably share it with you guys. I got a pretty neat post coming up tomorrow so make sure you check it out.
Happy 364th night of 2010!

''The Grown Ups World''

''Life is full of surprises''  I'm sure all of you have heard that line before, I sure have and I never actually realized how true that statement was until this past week.

Life is full of surprises and unexpected twists. We all live in our own little world and don't realize there's more to life than what our daily routine let us see. 

I feel like I'm a journey learning so many things lately, good and bad and now I'm in a battle with myself.

I'm seventeen and I've been acting like a spoiled little girl all my life, and now I feel forced to grow up. I find myself in a new environment. I don't feel like I'm in a playground anymore, instead I find myself slowly stepping into the ''grown ups world''.   I don't know if I like it, I don't want all these responsibilities quite yet to be honest. Why is it that we only have ''officially'', ''legally''  eighteen years to ''play'' around? That's not even half of our life. After those eighteen years, we have to start worrying about our future, why can't we play for a bit longer?  Some of you may be thinking ''Oh she is taking it too far, it's not the end of the world you can still be a kid''  And yeah, you are right you can still be a kid at heart but now you don't have all day to play around, because your clock is ticking and you have to take advantage of every minute that goes by. 

I just feel overwhelmed, I didn't think it was going to happen this soon. 

But other than being a little stressful, the ''grown ups world'' doesn't feel that bad.
I finally feel in control of my life and well I'm going to give it my best shot.