Better Apart?

An old friend from school called me up last night. She seemed so upset, so I asked her what was wrong.
Her parents got a divorce.
I can't even imagine how difficult this must be for her! Her family seemed to be so perfect.
I guess sometimes we need to put on a happy face to get through certain situations. Turns out relationships can be more complicated than I ever imagined.
But the most important thing is happiness, and that is what she said. She thinks her parents will be happier people if they are apart, and I can understand that.

Have you ever experienced, or know someone who has experienced divorce?
How did they get through it?

I can't believe it!

I just got home from my friends house. His brother was there and he was acting very strange. He smelt funny and I thought maybe he was sick. My friend told me that he went out with his friends and that he was smoking pot. He was slurring his words and wasn't making any sense when he was talking. Why would anyone do that to themselves? My friend said that he does it all the time and has been failing school ever since he started. He's throwing his life away and he's only 16 years old. I'm never going to do that.

Anyone have any stories about their friends being so dumb? I can't believe that people do that.

Accepting Others

Let me tell you a story that happened once in my life. As all of you can see, I have a hunchback. When I was a kid, everyone used to make fun of me and tease me because of how I looked like. But I will never forget what happened one time! We were playing soccer... of course I was chosen last and barely touched the ball ... when all of a sudden a kid got tackled and injured himself very badly. All of the kids panicked and didn’t know what to do. There was no phone and no older person we could go to. The nearest place was a gas station about a mile away! In the midst of all confusion and panic, I told them to put the kid on my back and that I will carry him! They did what I told them to do. I can’t tell you how hard it was carrying that kid the full one mile! I was exhausted! But I made it! We arrived at the gas station, phoned for an ambulance, and everything was OK. Since that time, no one made fun of me anymore. It felt good that people saw me as a person rather than seeing my deformity.

People are like apples. Apples have many colours: red, yellow, green, and orange. But inside, they all have the same colour! Same with us! There are black people, white people, yellow people and many many other different kinds of people! There are people with blue eyes, some with green, some with black, and people with red, blonde, black, or brown hair! But inside each one of us, we have a heart - a heart pumping with love!

So I challenge you not to look at the outward appearance of your peers, but rather at the inside!

Love Yourself

Self-confidence is sometimes difficult to attain, especially with many media outlets telling us to transform ourselves through quick exercises and diet pills, makeup, cosmetics, protein shakes, new expensive clothing, etc.

How you perceive yourself is important however you shouldn’t focus on what you dislike about yourself because you will miss out on all the qualities that make you a unique and interesting individual.

Today, stand in front of a mirror and admire your good qualities, you will notice a major change in your attitude. Whenever you are feeling self-conscious about your big ears, frizzy hair or whatever it may be that makes you question yourself; just remind yourself of your good qualities such as how great you are at a certain sport or your amazing smile. Don’t let negative images or thoughts ruin your day or rule you life.

Remember to stay positive and love yourself!

Is there anything you do to stay positive or keep others around you positive?

Peers and their Power

Making decisions is hard enough on your own. 

Making good decisions is harder. 

Making good decisions alone is certainly the hardest.

Solution: So you ask a friend…right?

But when does friendly advice become peer pressure?! 

Think you’ve been a victim of peer pressure? Tell your stories below… 

An Introduction

Wow! How exciting!
I'm new to this blogging thing. But I thought it would be a great way for me to get some of my thoughts out, and to share my experiences with as many people as possible. I'm always learning something new, and even if I can help one person out there in this big world, I will be as happy as can be!

Although I don't have any regrets in life, we all make mistakes every now and then.
What about you guys? Any regrets??