More Love

Angela at The Pagan Mom Blog has gifted me this sweet blog award. Thanks! I needed something to blog about. =]

These are the rules of the award

1.Thank the person who gave you this award.
2.Share 7 things about yourself.
3.Pass the award along to 4 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic!
4.Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the award.

My 7 Things

1. I am forever the optimist. It takes a lot to get me down usually. The little episode where I was sad for a couple weeks really scared me. I'm glad that it's over, thanks to my AMAZING friends showing me that I'm loved.
2. People are very important to me. I didn't realize this until I came to school. I never thought of myself as absolutely needing to be around others who I know care about me, but it is something I need. I'm not sure how I feel about this.
3. I enjoy pushing myself to go farther than I think I can. I want to know that I can do things. I get very down on myself when I mess something up.
4. There are times when I have no control over my emotions. My emotions scare me, and I don't share the negative ones very often. When I lose control over them I don't know who I am.
5. I am a 5-year-old at heart. I have a jump rope, sidewalk chalk, and balloons.
6. I have punch ball balloons that I punch when I get angry or frustrated. It really works!
7. I have big plans for my future. Since coming to school I constantly worry that there is more expected from me than I want to do, though. If I think about the future too much I get really scared and freak out.

Due to my being so absent as of late I'm not really sure who to pass this on to. If you're reading then please take it and share something about yourself with me! Tell me in a comment if you take it so I can make sure to read your post.

I Love My Friends

I have the greatest friends in the whole world. They know I've been kind of down lately, so guess what they did for me?





I'm not sad anymore, and I don't think I could possibly feel sad at all the rest of my time here at school with friends like this.

The Secret of Life

I read a very inspiring blog post on Xanga a few weeks ago. It talked about recognizing the obvious, but then it also spoke of the secret of life. It simplified it so beautifully that it has become the banner on my cell phone. What is the secret of life according to this person? Two things. Learning and Love. The writer also said that the secret was so obvious that most often failed to recognize, let alone realize (he also goes into the difference between recognition and realization in this post) it. The whole thing ties together nicely, teaching three important lessons. I suggest you take a look at it.

Why do I agree so whole-heartedly that these two simple things are indeed the secret of life? 1) Like the author of that post said, it's so damn obvious I can't believe I didn't see it before 2) It feels right 3) I already knew half of it

I knew the learning half of the secret a while ago. I've often said that the purpose in my life was to learn as much as possible. I still agree that I should be absorbing knowledge like a sponge, but the second part of the secret falls into it so perfectly and feels so right that I just know it was waiting to be realized. And I have.

I've realized that you should never be afraid to give love. This link will take you to a page with animation and music, it is a project titled "Love and Fear". It's very moving. It accurately defines both love and fear, and shows how they are connected. Love is the absence of fear. Fear is the absence of love. Nicely put, no?

I think maybe the love half of the secret can get confusing sometimes. I am going to write a post closer to (maybe on) Valentine's Day where I go deeper into what I believe about love.

Happy Valentine's Day!

I made this card for you all this morning! =D I had a friend over last night, so it was a late night. A really late night. We went to see a new movie that we all wanted to see- He's Just Not That Into You- it was good! Perfect for the night before Valentine's Day. When we got back I put in an Eddie Izzard DVD and did my homework while she watched the movie. I ended up staying up until 2AM. Then we had be at the town hall to set up for the V-Day Dance at 10:30. When we got back it was time to frost cookies. The cookies rock by the way! The frosting goes great with them. I may actually get the chance to relax for a few minutes soon. The dance doesn't start until 8:30. I wouldn't mind a nap. xD

I expected to be annoyed with V-Day. It's a hallmark holiday made for couples. We were joking about it yesterday in school. The 14th is for couples, but the 15th is when all the single people get to go and buy the 1/2 price candy! I'm not annoyed though. So what if that boy I've been crushing on at school is taken? I'm spreading the love. I made cards for loved ones, gave flowers to my friends, and I made some kick-ass cookies that everyone at the dance gets to enjoy!

Have a good day, be happy! <3