What would your life be like if someone made all your decisions for you? If someone else decided what you wanted and who you were going to be? I know who I want to be. I have an idea about what my life could be and where I could go but I’m not sure if I know exactly what I want. I’ve learned that no matter the plans you have for yourself, God has this plan for you that is better and bigger. Don’t let someone determine who you are and where your life will lead. After everything that has happened in my life, my mom passing away and then my twin, I know that you can’t just sit around and expect things to happen on their own. Make it happen. Create your own experiences. Form your own future. Sitting by idly is such a waste. Define who you are and what you want before someone else does it for you.
Lightening Struck Twice
Live a little, love a lot
It is important to ask, “What do I desire?”
If you really have a passion for it.. if it was designed into you.. you will be successful… you will make money doing it…this is something that my dad taught me.
Gloomy Day
A gloomy day waiting for class
Should death be talked about with a negative or positive connotation? It’s an interesting question and I was talking to a good friend about it earlier today since he’s writing a paper on the topic. He asked my opinion and here it is:
Obviously, when someone passes away, especially someone young or close to you, it hurts. This pain is because the loss of someone you loved is like tearing away a piece of your heart, your sense of being. But this pain is not necessarily bad. It may feel that way, and trust me I know it really does sometimes. But I think that overall, the death of someone is not bad, or shouldn’t be construed as a negative thing. I think that people who think of death as negative, most often, are people that don’t have a faith in something greater. If Earthly matters are all they know, death is bad because there’s nothing else except for life on Earth. When my twin sister passed away, yes it felt bad, it felt impossibly bad, but I quickly realized that my love for God, my faith, is what makes it possible for me to live. Falling down is a part of life. It’s getting back up that is living. Death is nothing to be afraid of. Death is life.
Do you think of death with a negative attitude?
2012 NFL Concussion Report Through 12 Weeks
The Concussion Blog Original, NFL Concussion Report, is a weekly compiling of the reported head injuries in the National Football League. Concussions are added to the list each week from multiple sources to give you the reader a picture of what is happening on the field. Each week we will bring you the information along with relevant statistics. If we have missed a concussion or put one on here erroneously, let us know (we will also be using
The NFL concussion debate continues. The total number of reported concussions have gone down slightly since 2011. However, when you think about 19 players being concussed in one week, 15% of the total, that's a little ridiculous. And they're blaming this number simply on "more games played," I'm sorry to say that feels like a cop out to me. And to think that most parents are not allowing their kids to play anymore because of the dangers, parents that include NFL players themselves. According to Bart Scott, NFL linebacker, the most important thing to him is that his son remains healthy and is around for a long time. "I don't want my son to play football," said Scott. "I play football so he won't have to. With what is going on, I don't know if it is really worth it.” The widespread media coverage, widely against the NFL, has led to the discussion of safer helmets, increased suspensions and fines for illegal hits, and an increase in the monitoring of players' brains. It'll be interesting to see how they keep up with this concussion debate and what the future of the NFL looks like.
A great conversation with a random person
I was leaving one class to head to my next class and this guy comes up and stops me. I was a little caught of guard, but he said he was in my class and thought he’d introduce himself since he’s noticed that we always head in the same direction after class. It was nice having someone to talk to between my classes and it felt good having someone recognize me and make the effort to come up and talk. I love meeting new people and it was a great way to start my day. I think that it’s awesome when people step outside of their comfort zone and do something like that. I mean it was clear he was nervous about just coming up to this random person and starting a conversation. He’s new to the school – first semester transfer – and he’s trying to meet new people and get a feel for the university – for that I give him even more props! Anyway, I encourage each of you to step outside of your comfort zone – whether it’s going up to someone you’ve never talked to that you see often or something else you wouldn’t normally do. It’ll surprise you just how it turns an average day into a day that doesn’t seem so ordinary.
The Nerd in Me
I felt like such a dork leaving work yesterday. I mean I feel like a dork every day since I’m sort of clumsy and run into something at least once a day at work (sometimes I run into the door frame going into one of the other offices which makes me seem really weird for not being able to walk in a straight enough line or gauge that I’m not walking with enough room between me and the frame). But yesterday it wasn’t because I ran into something or dropped something, it was because there were some potential residents sitting at the desk as I was getting off work and I was talking to one of my coworkers about my Saturday night plans. These plans included going over to a friend’s house to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Needless-to-say, I rolled my eyes at myself for discussing such plans with people who are totally unaware of my nerd side. It ended up being a really great night; it was four girls and a dog sitting in the living room watching the movie. I guess it’s important to know that a good night for me does not include going to a club or getting drunk with a bunch of people. We had the special edition DVD sets – each movie has like 4 discs and each movie is about 5 hours long. We started with the third movie and got through the first disk. We were talking more than watching the movie and decided we’d rather watch a Disney movie since it involves less attention to follow what’s going on. One of the girls had just gotten back to the states from Australia so we decided to watch The Rescuers Down Under. One of the few Disney movies I haven’t seen – and I actually liked it. It wasn’t as good as the other Rescuers movies, but it was pretty good – very fast moving. Anyway, this dorky girl is currently working so I should go do some real work now!
S.A.D.D
This may seem like a typical post following New Years Eve, but people who think they’ll get lucky and go by unscathed, only thinking about themselves and having a “good time” need a reality check. In 2010, over 10,000 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes nationwide – one every 51 minutes, according to the most recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). My holidays won’t be the same because of a drunk driver, and that’s the case for thousands of families like mine. I saw a post on Facebook today about a girl I was in choir with in high school – it said “RIP _________. Too many die too young.” I was curious to see what happened, figuring it involved drinking too much on New Years Eve, so I googled it. Apparently her friend was driving on the highway and the car ended up on the side of the road wrapped around a pole. Two were seriously injured and are in the hospital. She and the driver died. None of them had their seat belts on. My first reaction – I know what her family is going through, the pain and the anger. My prayers are with them. My second reaction – why the hell were they driving under the influence AND without seat belts on?! I know it’s wrong to think, but I’m glad that no other cars were involved. That innocent drivers did not get caught up in the accident and that the only ones involved were the ones who made the mistake of getting behind the wheel after drinking. My third reaction – why wasn’t my sister so lucky? Why did the drunk driver that night hit her and not a pole?
I’m a Sister Against Drunk Driving and I have no tolerance for people that get behind the wheel under the influence.
I am who I am
I’m not hot or gorgeous. I don’t have an amazing figure or a flat stomach. I’m far from being considered a model but, I’m me. I eat food, I have curves, I have scars, I have history. Some people love me, some people like me, some people hate me. I have done good, I have done bad. I love my PJs and I go without makeup. I’m random and crazy. I don’t pretend to be someone I’m not. I am who I am. You can love me or not. If I love you, I do it with my whole heart. I make no apologies for the person I am.
