I have finally decided to share my biggest secret with the world. Not even my closest freinds know this one. Are you ready? Here it is;
I like elf shoes more than converse shoes...
*GASP*
Monday, November 16, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
You are you.
So today I determined that Fridays are alot like the letter "y". The connection? They both sometimes are, and sometimes aren't. Friday is sometimes consider part of the weekend, and is also sometimes a weekday. Y is sometimes a vowell, and sometimes a consonant. There are probably tons of other examples like these, but today my brain is too lazy to think of them.
Anyway, the reason I brought this up, is to point out the similarities between these and humans. Humans, us crazy humans. Sometimes we are, and sometimes we aren't. Clarification? Sometimes were happy. Sometimes were sad. Sometimes were thankful. Sometimes were mad. Sometimes we write poems without even realizing it lol.
We all go through changes, some for the better, and some for the worse. We all have our good days, and our bad days. All of our attitudes, all of our moods, are constantly changing. We all have our days when were at least somewhat happy. For some, this means jumping off the walls crazily, and then there are some who are content to give a small smile. This doesn't mean one is happier then the other, they just express it differently.
We also all have our sad,mad,bad days. Some express this by bawling their eyes out, some just pretent they're happy while they hurt inside, some do both.
My point I really want to get across though, is the way we steriotype people.
Say for example you meet someone for the first time. Your first impression of the person is when they are acting bouncy, cheerful, happy, bubbly, and talkitive. You continue to see them in this group type setting for a while, and develop a friendship with them. Then say, one day, you happen to stumble upon them in the library. They are quiet, calm, chill, peaceful, and not very talkitive. For most of us, our first reaction is to ask them if they're ok. I find this quite funny. In fact, the very statement; "You don't seem yourself today." makes me crack up. What did you think they'd become? Big bird? They're are still the exact same person you know, just in a different mood. All of our moods are ourselves. Granted, we have our bad days that inspire bad moods, and good days for good moods, and so on and so forth. So asking someone if they're ok that day because they're in a bad mood is reasonable. But I still find it funny how we assume someone is allways the way we picture them, everytime they are content and normal.
Lets go back to the girl in the library. You ask her if she's ok. She seems surprised at the question, and she says she is fine. And let me tell you something, unless you are her boyfreind, or a very close freind, believe her. If a girl says they're ok it means one of three things; They are not doing good and they want to find out if you really care enough to keep pursueing the question, they don't want to talk about it, or they really are ok. But enough about the way girls think, that was just a freebee for the guys lol.
Anyway, sometimes people are just different in different scenarios, and that's ok! Everone I talk to seems to think being yourself involves being the same person everywhere you go. I agree with that to the extent of the fact that you should have the same values and morals everywhere you go, but not anyfarther. Just because someone is a louder person one place, and a quieter person another, is NOT a bad thing! You're still you, wherever you are!
Let me give you a real life example; me. If you were to meet me around my closest friends, I would be fun and loud and fearless, if you were to meet me at the library by myself, I would be relaxed, quiet, and looking forward only to the sweet smell of a book while curling up on the couch; probly not too interested in doing anything crazy at that moment. The case even applies to different groups of people; I probably wouldn't be as bubbly and loud around my older cool friends as I would around my younger freinds. This is not a bad thing, it just has to do with the situation at hand, and taking into acount what people will think of you. I know what just happened, alarms went up in your head saying; "Uh-oh, she just cares too much what others think of her, thats why she's saying all this, because she just wants to justify being self-conscious." - not true. I'm just trying to be smart.
For instance, if you are around a bunch of people who are know for gossiping and spreading rumors, you should prabably be more careful of your actions and what you are saying, just in case it winds up everybody in school knowing about it. You get what I'm saying? We, as humans, also don't like people judging us, so, I am more careful around people I know might be judging me. But, that's where it gets iffy. You can't let your life be run by the thought that someone mught be judging you. Sometimes you just have to be the way you want to be without caring what others think....alot of times.
All that to say this, we have different personalities all wound together that make us especially who we are. We simply display different sides of ourselves in different settings at different times. This is not a bad thing, it is human nature, and sometimes even smart; I wouldn't go talk about how much I hate Obama's policies at a democractic rally....it might not be good for my health.
So I hope you get my point. You are who you are, wherever you are. You are you.
Anyway, the reason I brought this up, is to point out the similarities between these and humans. Humans, us crazy humans. Sometimes we are, and sometimes we aren't. Clarification? Sometimes were happy. Sometimes were sad. Sometimes were thankful. Sometimes were mad. Sometimes we write poems without even realizing it lol.
We all go through changes, some for the better, and some for the worse. We all have our good days, and our bad days. All of our attitudes, all of our moods, are constantly changing. We all have our days when were at least somewhat happy. For some, this means jumping off the walls crazily, and then there are some who are content to give a small smile. This doesn't mean one is happier then the other, they just express it differently.
We also all have our sad,mad,bad days. Some express this by bawling their eyes out, some just pretent they're happy while they hurt inside, some do both.
My point I really want to get across though, is the way we steriotype people.
Say for example you meet someone for the first time. Your first impression of the person is when they are acting bouncy, cheerful, happy, bubbly, and talkitive. You continue to see them in this group type setting for a while, and develop a friendship with them. Then say, one day, you happen to stumble upon them in the library. They are quiet, calm, chill, peaceful, and not very talkitive. For most of us, our first reaction is to ask them if they're ok. I find this quite funny. In fact, the very statement; "You don't seem yourself today." makes me crack up. What did you think they'd become? Big bird? They're are still the exact same person you know, just in a different mood. All of our moods are ourselves. Granted, we have our bad days that inspire bad moods, and good days for good moods, and so on and so forth. So asking someone if they're ok that day because they're in a bad mood is reasonable. But I still find it funny how we assume someone is allways the way we picture them, everytime they are content and normal.
Lets go back to the girl in the library. You ask her if she's ok. She seems surprised at the question, and she says she is fine. And let me tell you something, unless you are her boyfreind, or a very close freind, believe her. If a girl says they're ok it means one of three things; They are not doing good and they want to find out if you really care enough to keep pursueing the question, they don't want to talk about it, or they really are ok. But enough about the way girls think, that was just a freebee for the guys lol.
Anyway, sometimes people are just different in different scenarios, and that's ok! Everone I talk to seems to think being yourself involves being the same person everywhere you go. I agree with that to the extent of the fact that you should have the same values and morals everywhere you go, but not anyfarther. Just because someone is a louder person one place, and a quieter person another, is NOT a bad thing! You're still you, wherever you are!
Let me give you a real life example; me. If you were to meet me around my closest friends, I would be fun and loud and fearless, if you were to meet me at the library by myself, I would be relaxed, quiet, and looking forward only to the sweet smell of a book while curling up on the couch; probly not too interested in doing anything crazy at that moment. The case even applies to different groups of people; I probably wouldn't be as bubbly and loud around my older cool friends as I would around my younger freinds. This is not a bad thing, it just has to do with the situation at hand, and taking into acount what people will think of you. I know what just happened, alarms went up in your head saying; "Uh-oh, she just cares too much what others think of her, thats why she's saying all this, because she just wants to justify being self-conscious." - not true. I'm just trying to be smart.
For instance, if you are around a bunch of people who are know for gossiping and spreading rumors, you should prabably be more careful of your actions and what you are saying, just in case it winds up everybody in school knowing about it. You get what I'm saying? We, as humans, also don't like people judging us, so, I am more careful around people I know might be judging me. But, that's where it gets iffy. You can't let your life be run by the thought that someone mught be judging you. Sometimes you just have to be the way you want to be without caring what others think....alot of times.
All that to say this, we have different personalities all wound together that make us especially who we are. We simply display different sides of ourselves in different settings at different times. This is not a bad thing, it is human nature, and sometimes even smart; I wouldn't go talk about how much I hate Obama's policies at a democractic rally....it might not be good for my health.
So I hope you get my point. You are who you are, wherever you are. You are you.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Challenge
So guess what world? I have discovered something! And it is a very good and happy something. Which is good, because I like good and happy things! Anyway, I discovered that, quite simply, I like being me. But let me back up and show you how I have reached this conclusion.
The other day....ok month, I issued myself a challenge; I was going to try as hard as possible to be myself in every situation. I want to let you know right off the bat that I have never had more fun than the past couple months. Wait, scratch that, I have had more fun, back when I was a little kid that didn't have a care in the world about anything and didn't have any drama. But let's save drama for another post shall we?
This past month or so I have found myself making choices in every situation, whether or not to sing a song or not, to wear certain clothes or not, to walk a funny way or not, to laugh at stupid things or not, to do crazy things only I would do or not. I must admit, that being myself didn't allways win. I did choose to be normal sometimes, and sometimes that's ok, but sometimes it's not. Sometimes, we need to be exactly how God created us to be. And you know what I found out through all this? Being yourself is fun! I truly have enjoyed not caring what people think of me! It's like a whole new world! I've decided I'm going to try and keep it up. I want to be me forever. Wouldn't that be awesome! Being your own person your whole life! Being yourself, who you are in God, forever. Yeah, thats how I want to live. :) How about you?
That's it! I'm going to issue you a challenge! For the next month just be who you are whithout caring what others think, see how you like it. Just be the way you were created in God, and tell me if your happier, I almost gaurentee you will be. So yeah, try it, you'll like it!....oh dear I sound like infomercial now....I'm gonna stop.
The other day....ok month, I issued myself a challenge; I was going to try as hard as possible to be myself in every situation. I want to let you know right off the bat that I have never had more fun than the past couple months. Wait, scratch that, I have had more fun, back when I was a little kid that didn't have a care in the world about anything and didn't have any drama. But let's save drama for another post shall we?
This past month or so I have found myself making choices in every situation, whether or not to sing a song or not, to wear certain clothes or not, to walk a funny way or not, to laugh at stupid things or not, to do crazy things only I would do or not. I must admit, that being myself didn't allways win. I did choose to be normal sometimes, and sometimes that's ok, but sometimes it's not. Sometimes, we need to be exactly how God created us to be. And you know what I found out through all this? Being yourself is fun! I truly have enjoyed not caring what people think of me! It's like a whole new world! I've decided I'm going to try and keep it up. I want to be me forever. Wouldn't that be awesome! Being your own person your whole life! Being yourself, who you are in God, forever. Yeah, thats how I want to live. :) How about you?
That's it! I'm going to issue you a challenge! For the next month just be who you are whithout caring what others think, see how you like it. Just be the way you were created in God, and tell me if your happier, I almost gaurentee you will be. So yeah, try it, you'll like it!....oh dear I sound like infomercial now....I'm gonna stop.
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