Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Should 19 and Counting be canceled?

Hey Guys! I haven't written on any current events recently. But I am going to write about what I think about the recent "celebrity" news about the Duggars. I am sure you all have heard about it. For  a brief synopsis http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/21/us/josh-duggar-child-molestation-allegations/?iid=ob_article_topstories_pool&iref=obnetwork
I usually don't write about celebrity news, but this is or maybe was one of my favorite shows.
First of all I really don't think the entire show should be canceled for the actions of one person. It would not be fair to the victims of the crime to me. I think most people have solely been looking at Josh. He is not the only one on the show and not the only one involved. So I think they should simply take Josh off the show instead of canceling the entire thing. What he did was wrong and he knows that. He still needs consequences. I am sure he would never do something like that again..
It seems that people bypassed the feelings and thoughts of his sisters. I just wonder if they canceled it how would it affect them. As I have read victims of abuse tend to blame themselves for it. They also tend to have lower self-esteem. No articles have stated which sisters were abuse by their eldest brother.

They obviously did not want this to define them, because they would've written in their book. When the media blew this up they did not do so thinking about the victims and their feelings and if this would be bring back bad memories. Now, that we know about it. We can see how strong and forgiving they are. They forgave their brother even though it was tough. I think this whole trial they went through gave them the ability to love more. Instead of growing up to be bitter and hateful women they grew up to be strong, loving, and forgiving. We could all ask ourselves if we were abused would we be willing to forgive?

Sunday, May 24, 2015

You are BEAUTIFUL!

Beauty... It is something we think of as an outer thing and sometimes an inner thing. It seems that is a girl thing. But I believe anyone can have beauty. Beauty is what is on the inside. Not an outer appearance. You are beautiful. I don't care if you are a guy or a girl. You are beautiful!! 

For girls and guys some days, we just feel ugly. On those days, it seems that anything I try does not look okay.  On days like this we can become self-absorbed. We can complain all day about everything. Nothing looks right. It is so easy on those days when you feel ugly or not good enough to lose your shine. It can be easy to hide our  inner beauty. We aren't perfect. But ALWAYS remember it is the inner beauty that counts. It doesn't matter what you're outside looks like. Beauty is fleeting. Inner beauty true beauty last forever and ever.

I know that some of you have gone through tough situations, so have I. It can damper you're inner beauty. You can focus so much on past mistakes or things that happened to you in the past. We can all forget the present. How we can grow in beauty now. Some of you may have been abused or lost a loved one. You may have gone down the wrong road. You might have a hard time forgiving someone else maybe even yourself. Forgiveness is beautiful.  Holding on to hate takes away from you're true beauty. I am not just preaching from inexperience. There have been people who did things to me. It took me a while to forgive them. Once I did I was free. I grew in beauty and love. Sometimes I hated God for letting me go through a tough situation. I had to realize that God still loved me. That he put this situation in my life for me to grow in love, forgiveness, and beauty. When you forgive, you bloom. True beauty is like a flower inside, when let go of hate, you bloom. The more you grow in beautiful. The pretty you flower is.

God made you beautiful.  In Psalms 198:14  says "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;  your works are wonderful I know that full well."
The king made you amazing. You are prince or princess of the Most High. God loves you. He gave you a purpose. He wants you to reach your height in beauty. He wants you to bloom. God wants you to be a bright flower in a world of wilting plants. You are a child of the king, the creator of all things. As you grow in beauty and love and faith, he smiles. Thank the Lord for making you wonderful and helping you grow. In 2  Thessalonians 1:.3, it states " We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing." While you're love increases, praise and thank the Lord for his gift of love and making you beautiful.

Just remember, God made your beauty to be shared with the entire world.  Shine!! Shine bright. Show you're beautiful flower to the world. Even when it feels like you're flower is wilting. God fashioned you to grow and grow in beauty as you let go of anger and hate for yourself or those who wronged. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!!! DON"T EVER FORGET IT!
This is a great song. Johnny Diaz More Beautiful you. 
Trust me there could never be a more beautiful!!!!

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Let Your Inner NERD OUT!!!!

So this year has been a pretty good school year. This is the year I fully let my inner nerd out. I used to think I did not like school. I was afraid to let my inner nerd out. Can you believe that?!!
I used to not be so out-going either. I feel like my first year of high school has been amazing. So let’s begin the story of my freshman/sophomore year.

Before Classical Conversations started, I was really really excited. I was hyped about ALL of my subjects. Yeppers every single one. I was ready to let my inner nerd out. When the school year began, I was the only one who was always excited about EVERYTHING. I wasn’t afraid to be different. I enjoyed school and I wasn’t going to hide it. I was letting my nerd flag fly and fly high. Once I did that I noticed there were other nerds in my class. I still think I am the most nerdy though. But hey I could be wrong. This year I have grown in being myself. I’ve come to realize that I am Awesome. If you don’t like my rad nerdiness, you are only missing out. I have had so much fun in class just being myself with a people, who are being themselves. It makes things much more interesting. As this year comes to close, I am super enthused about next year.

I have become more out-going. I can talk to pretty much to anyone and everyone. I am not afraid to meet new people. At speech and debate tournaments, since I have been more frank, I’ve gotten to meet more people. I feel like being friendly is fun. Now, I don’t mind going places where I don’t know ANYONE, because I can always meet new people. Being comfortable with new people and foremostly myself has gained me friends. People like people who are themselves as I have noticed. Being out-going and friendly is AWESOME. And I hope I can grow even more in those respects in the future.

It feel I have learned soo much. My mind is a sponge constantly sucking up more and more knowledge. I have learned about the Economy and all of its intricacies. I have learned how to talk about issues cordially and disagree and still be friends. Government and Philosophy have made my mind grow by leaps and bounds. I feel like the more questions, I ask the more have. The more I learn the more, the more I thirst for knowledge. It is almost like drinking salt water the more you drink the thirstier you become. When I have just learned something new, I get really excited. I am like WOW! I learned that. Acquiring knowledge makes me elated. Knowledges has help me know myself better. This year, I have learned more than I ever have about myself and the world around me. That just makes me want to think read and write about my discoveries of new knowledge more.

This year I have grown in nerdiness, knowledge, and friendliness. I have had such a great time with everyone in Challenge one. It has been amazing what I learned from them. And I hope they’ve learned a little from me. I hope they know that they are AMAZING. I am happy that I am not the same person I was last year. I am glad I will be different next year. I relish that I finally let my inner nerd out.