Youer than you!

"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." -Dr. Seuss
This is probably my favorite quote by Dr. Seuss. It says so much in such few words.

Don't Cry

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."-Dr. Seuss
So many times, we are caught crying after leaving someone or something that we so much enjoyed. Instead of crying because it is over, smile. Why smile? Smile because you were so fortunate to experience it. Most importantly, smile because you can. Smile because God gave you that person to say goodbye to or that thing that had to end eventually. Don't waste your life crying about the ending, smile about the beginning that you remember so well. Memories were made to smile about, not to cry about. Don't cry it's not worth it, show them pearly whites.

I'm in love.

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams" -Dr. Seuss
You are all probably expecting me to give you a name of someone I am apparently "in love with", but you are all wrong. I am actually going to blog about someTHING I am in love with. That something is my life. I am absolutely, positively, deeply, and forever in love with my life. I have a great family, great friends, a great church, and a AMAZING school. When people read this quote a person probably automatically pops into their head, but for me my life pops into my head. Yes, I am in love, but not with a single being. I am in love with several groups of people that make me the happiest girl in the world. Are you in love?

DANCE!

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain"
To me this quote is the definition of how we should live our lives. Everyone goes through things, everyone has struggles, but everyone also chooses how they deal with those struggles. You can either sit there and wait for your problem to be over, or you can stand up and keep on moving in spite of your problem. The moment where I feel the absolute most accomplished is when I conquer something I never thought possible. It is probably the greatest feeling in the world. Dancing in the rain is in fact what makes the storm so memorable. So, get up and DANCE baby!

Quotes

WOW! I really need to stop forgetting to Blog, comment, and turn in my 5 current events. It is absolutely killing my grade right now. I cannot keep forgetting.
Anyways...I downloaded this app onto my phone that is pretty much all quotes, funny quotes, motivational quotes, etc. So I am going to start blogging about them. Starting with this quote, "Never waste a minute of your precious life by squandering it thinking about people you don't like" To me this quote should speak to everyone. We spend so much time worrying about people and what those people are doing or saying and we don't even consider them friends of ours. I have actually been doing this quite frequently. There is one person in particular that I spend a lot my time worrying about or thinking about, and I don't even enjoy their company or enjoy talking to them. This person has caused me no joy or benefited me in any way, shape, or form. Yet, I think about this person more than anybody else. I am sitting here asking myself ,literally, why I do this. Why do this when I can,instead, think and worry about my bestfriends and family and people that do make me happy and that do benefit me? This is something I am going to challenge myself to do. Instead of thinking about all the people out there that cause me no happiness, I am going to think of all the people that do cause me happiness. The people who cause me to smile, laugh, and who benefit me are the people I want to constantly have on my mind. Not only do they deserve this from me, but I deserved this for myself. I have wasted so much "precious time" as the unknown author above stated on thinking about people whom I do not even like. That's over though. I am blessed and fortunate enough to even be able to think about people who give me happiness, I should take advantage of that.....and, I am going to. 

Confidence or Egotistical?

                       So we have to answers these questions in our first hour class and I always have a lot to say about them. Therefore I will be blogging these questions and my answers. Starting with this question, "How can you be confident without being egotistical? What helps you keep your ego in check?"

                        You can be confident without being egotistical by not thinking you are the best. Being confident is a good thing, Without confidence in yourself you can develop insecurities.Being egotistical is thinking you are the best out there, and nobody can beat you. You can be confident in who you are and what you do. It's okay to know you are good at things. For example, I know I am good at volleyball (this is confidence), but I do not think I am the best volleyball player out there. I know that I am a good setter, but there is still a lot of room for improvement.

                        Something that helps me keep my ego in check is knowing that there is always somebody better than me. No matter what I am doing, I am not the best. That is an important think, I think, to keep in mind for everyone. There is always someone better than you, that is just a fact of life. It does not matter how good you think you are or how good I think I am, I am not the best and either are you.

Well this week has been a horrible week... up until tonight, October 31, 2012. I started off my week by ending a friendship which I regret and getting blamed for something I didn't even do. Well tonight I hung out with some of the coolest people in the world. We are all so different as individuals, but when we are together it's like our differences don't even matter. I really like that. I think that it's very important for people to be able to come together with complete opposites likes, dislikes, beliefs, and characteristics and just forget about all that. Tonight was just a great night full of great people. No drama, no arguments, just fun. It was a great Halloween.

Well the 1st quarter of this school year has come to an end as of last Friday. Which means only 3 more quarters till I get my summer back. This last quarter went by so fast, and I am hoping the rest of the year goes by just as fast. Don't get me wrong I love my school and everything, but I have a lot of high expectations for summer 2013 already. I really really really want to join an AAU volleyball team. I want to become the best that I can at this sport. Before all that can happen I have to get through this school year which means basketball season and competition season. I am not going to lie, I really like basketball and love playing it, although I say otherwise quite often. I just don't want my grades to suffer because I am to tired to do anything, but this will be a challenge and I am starting to challenge myself so I can grow as an individual. I will be playing basketball this year for our team, and I am honestly really excited! We are definitely going to be a new and a young team, but with some hard work and dedication I think we will turn out alright. I mean just look at volleyball, people thought we were going to suck...now we are 2nd in our league with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses. We did actually pretty good. I hope that basketball and competition season help these next three quarters to go by fast. How do you feel about the next three quarters?

So, I got two new puppies! They are King Charles Cavaliers and we named them Aristotle and Socrates. They are absolutely adorable! I absolutely love them! Socrates eats a lot! He lays down while he eats too, he is very much so a chub. Aristotle, or Ari for short, is beautiful!
I was  shocked when we got them. I am pretty sure China could hear me screaming of joy when I saw our two new little additions. I am kind of sad though because the main reason we got them was because Emmy is getting old and we have to put her down soon. We have had Emmy since I was 2 years old and she has been the sweetest dog anybody could ask for. Emmy is now 13 years old and still attempting to be strong and young. She has fallen a few times in the passed two years and she can barely go up and down stairs or lay down. I am thankful and happy for our new puppies, but I am sad to say goodbye to my old puppy.

This weekend is going to be very exciting! My family is going to the the apple orchard!! I am so beyond excited! We are taking a long a few friends, Kathryn, Austin, and Gera. We went last year to Uncle John's and since we know the owners we are spending the night there, it is going to be a blast. One of the many things I love about fall is definitely going to the apple orchard/cider mill. Fall is also just a very beautiful season. All the colors and food and bonfires and food, lets just say I am a huge fan of the food. Pumpkin pie,corn chowder, turkey, apple pie, and caramel apples. One word, yum! Fall is my favorite season, what is yours?

Well right now as I am typing this I am coughing up a lung. I am sick and can barely talk, I kind of sound like a 12 year old boy going through puberty. Its very unfortunate. Anyways I have had a lot on my mind lately, and one of the things that has been on my mind is who my real friends are. I've been observing my friends a lot and the way they make me feel, the way they treat me, and how I am acting in result of hanging out with them. In this observation I realized that the people I call my bestfriends really are not anywhere near being my bestfriend. Yes, we laugh a lot together but no, you do not treat me right you actually treat me like dirt. Yes, I am always there for you and always have been since day one ,but no you have not been there for me. People I just met like 2 months ago are there for me more than you are. Like what is this? I have also realized how much lying my "best friends" do towards me. Uh, last time I checked best friends do not lie to each other no matter the circumstance. I don't care how you think I am going to react to the truth, tell me the truth no matter what. Lying is and never was cool, I am terribly sorry to tell you this, but just because you lie to someone about something that happened you are not all of the sudden so very cool. True friends do not lie to one another and they do not treat each other like dirt. Sorry, just had to vent about this, it has been on my mind for a while now. What is true friendship to you?

So I have been thinking quite a bit about a lot of things. One of the things I have been thinking about actually came from my fortune cookie. That probably sounds really stupid, but its true. I was eating Chinese food with my family and opened up my fortune cookie. Inside my fortune read something not really profound, but just true. It said "In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity". You are probably thinking "Really? That's it?" Well to me this meant a lot. I have gone and been through a lot in my short little life, and this is one thing that I have found to be true. There are so many opportunities I wouldn't have even come across if my mom didn't have cancer last year. Opportunities like helping out at the campgrounds all summer to make it a better place to be, meeting people who had gone or who were going through the same thing, and so much more. I have made several friends that had gone through the same thing and were there to hug me and tell me it was going to be okay. I also had opportunities like helping other kids my age with the same situation because I know what is like. My Aunt was recently diagnosed with cancer and I have been able to help my cousin get through it. Opportunities like these don't just come out of nowhere, these opportunities were within my difficulties. In these difficulties I have been able to challenge myself and really look at my life and examine it and really prioritize my life. For example I try my best to put God as my main priority, second is my family, then my friends, and so on and so forth. When I did challenge myself during these difficult times I challenged myself to become a better person in every way I possibly could. Although I am still working on becoming the best person I can be, these difficulties really sparked the interest for me. I honestly don't think people even realize the opportunities that are within a difficulty or a struggle. A lot of people focus on the negatives of a difficulty. Which this is completely understandable, it is hard for people to look at the positives of a hard time. I wish that people could experience the opportunities that come a long with these difficulties, they would have an easier time accepting it. Looking back on this past year I wouldn't have changed anything. I know that God wouldn't put anything on me that He knew I couldn't handle.

"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity" I have told you what this means to me, what does it mean to you?

This is my third and final blog! I am kind of frustrated because my blogs keep getting "lost" according to Google...I hate the internet... So I am going to be using this blog from here on out.