Have you ever noticed how popular, pretty girls can make your life miserable? It's as if they have the power under their fingers to turn the whole world against you if they have any small reason to dislike you. Most of the time you don't even know what you did wrong... if you did anything wrong at all.
Who gives them the right to even be able to do that? In my opinion, it's the ones that so badly want to be liked by them.
They're the gullible ones who believe anything a popular girl has to say about someone, even if they have every reason to believe it isn't true.
They're the ones who say they hate how stuck up those girls are, but if it seems that they're starting to get accepted into the "In" crowd, they jump at it.
And they're the ones who allow themselves to be run by some girls who think they have it all.
Why do they let themselves be manipulated, then?
Either because they're too stupid to notice, or because they're so obsessed with being liked, even for a day, that they'll do it anyway.
You might now be thinking, "Ha ha, wow, they're so stupid." when in reality, we don't realize how easily that could happen to you. It may not happen in such a simple way as that, but there's other ways you kiss up to people.
Next time you realize you want to be liked by someone, and you're doing silly stuff because you're so desperate for they're acceptance, stop and think. Do you really want to be like those people who suck up to someone just because they're pretty, or have a lot of friends? Is that how shallow you want to be?
If that person doesn't like you, then it's their loss. I can honestly say, without knowing who is reading this, that you've got so much more worth than whoever that person might be. You're better than them because you're able to find you're own way without the satisfaction of knowing people are willing to kill themselves for you to like them. Because you know who you are.
Again, who says the popular person has got the worth they're treated as having? Who set them above all other people as the perfect role model in life?
Think before you start letting someone run your life.
Figure out if they're worth it before you do.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
I'm 15 for a Moment
♫ I'm 15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are ♪
I couldn't resist.
But honestly, is it not creepy that Luke happened to play this song while we were riding in the car tonight? It isn't like he's the most thoughtful guy out there. Oh well, I suppose I should take good things as they happen and not figure out where they came from...
Well, goodbye 15. Farewell, and adieu. It's been fun. Really. I always say that 13 was the best age I ever lived... but I think it's just been changed to 15. Even though a lot of things didn't turn out the way I wanted them, and I still got hurt, it still turned out good by the end of it all. I suppose it's the way you look at the years which makes you love or hate them.
Don't get me wrong, though. Bring on 16! I've been waiting for this time my whole lifee. Granted, in my small child's brain I had some notion that I would somehow get married at this age (I was a child with high expectations). Now that I'm here... I can't imagine what I was thinking. That would be... creepy. To say the least. Not even legal, actually.
Anyhow, here's to 16. Hope it's the craziest, excitingest, awesomest, bestest year yet!
Chers.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Books and Birthdays!
Before school starts, I've been commanded by my teachers to read a few books from my reading list during the summer. They say it's supposed to help lighten my load, but I have a feeling they're trying to force their ideas of year-round schooling on their students... (haha)
But I must say, at least they didn't choose the horrid books from the list; although, in my opinion, Frankenstein certainly tends to lean toward that category. Instead, I get to read the Narnia books again! Not all of them, thankfully, (considering my school schedule), just the first three.
I just finished The Magician's Nephew today. Now, I know what you're thinking: "It took her THAT long to read just two books??" All I have in response to that is one question: do you know me?
You would not believe how refreshing it is to read The Magician's Nephew again. Seeing as how I was only ten last time I read through the series, and I was trying to go through them fast. There are so many little things I didn't pick up on.
For instance, during my daydreaming moments I've been wondering how cool it would be if someone wrote a book based on (note that I said 'based on') what might have gone on between God, his angles, and the Devil before the creation of the Earth, how evil actually entered if God couldn't actually make it (since he can only make good things), and so on. Something like Paradise Lost, I suppose.
How did I not realize that all this time there's been something just like that, right under my nose?? The Narnia books!
I know that C.S. Lewis specifically states that he did not write the books for that purpose, and he does not claim that Aslan is actually personified as God, etc. (I don't remember where I read this, so I'm just going by memory. I might even have it all wrong.) So I'm not assuming that Narnia is in fact C.S. Lewis's version of Heaven, or a version of Heaven at all, and so on. But I think how he wrote the books is so beautifully similar to how our World may have come to be created. It's a beautiful picture either way.
I'm not one to cry easily, especially with books, but so many times I got misty eyed because of the picture C.S. Lewis gives us of God. Not just His attirbutes, but reminding me that there is a bigger picture than just the jobs we're sent on, or the pain we're put through, and He understands. He's crying along with us.
Bottom line, I pretty much love the character of Aslan and how he resembles God's loving and noble nature. :)
Before I wrap this up, a quick shout out to Molly!! Haappy 16th Birthday!!!!! You're an amazing amazing friend and I love you sooo much! You're personality, your laugh, and everything about you is just amazing. Don't ever change♥ :)))
Also, I've started another blog. Don't know if it's going to get to be much, but here it is. Feedback is appreciated!
But I must say, at least they didn't choose the horrid books from the list; although, in my opinion, Frankenstein certainly tends to lean toward that category. Instead, I get to read the Narnia books again! Not all of them, thankfully, (considering my school schedule), just the first three.
I just finished The Magician's Nephew today. Now, I know what you're thinking: "It took her THAT long to read just two books??" All I have in response to that is one question: do you know me?
You would not believe how refreshing it is to read The Magician's Nephew again. Seeing as how I was only ten last time I read through the series, and I was trying to go through them fast. There are so many little things I didn't pick up on.
For instance, during my daydreaming moments I've been wondering how cool it would be if someone wrote a book based on (note that I said 'based on') what might have gone on between God, his angles, and the Devil before the creation of the Earth, how evil actually entered if God couldn't actually make it (since he can only make good things), and so on. Something like Paradise Lost, I suppose.
How did I not realize that all this time there's been something just like that, right under my nose?? The Narnia books!
I know that C.S. Lewis specifically states that he did not write the books for that purpose, and he does not claim that Aslan is actually personified as God, etc. (I don't remember where I read this, so I'm just going by memory. I might even have it all wrong.) So I'm not assuming that Narnia is in fact C.S. Lewis's version of Heaven, or a version of Heaven at all, and so on. But I think how he wrote the books is so beautifully similar to how our World may have come to be created. It's a beautiful picture either way.
I'm not one to cry easily, especially with books, but so many times I got misty eyed because of the picture C.S. Lewis gives us of God. Not just His attirbutes, but reminding me that there is a bigger picture than just the jobs we're sent on, or the pain we're put through, and He understands. He's crying along with us.
Bottom line, I pretty much love the character of Aslan and how he resembles God's loving and noble nature. :)
Before I wrap this up, a quick shout out to Molly!! Haappy 16th Birthday!!!!! You're an amazing amazing friend and I love you sooo much! You're personality, your laugh, and everything about you is just amazing. Don't ever change♥ :)))
Also, I've started another blog. Don't know if it's going to get to be much, but here it is. Feedback is appreciated!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Maturity
As young kids we are forever figuring out our boundaries. What we're allowed to do. Or better yet, what we're able to do. Once we realize that Mom and Dad don't control our actions as much as we used to think, we start testing our abilities to see how far we can go.
Sometimes, those kids never out grow that urge. Sometimes they just keep pushing and pushing the boundaries set by their parents until they're broken and well forgotten.
And This is where the true challenge beings.
The challenge of knowing when to STOP pushing those boundaries. When to know you've pushed too far. The moment you've had enough of a taste of the world to pull back. Pull back and stop.
This is where maturity begins.
It's not the amount of knowledge you have about a school subject, or when you've been accepted by everyone around you. It's about when you know it's time to stop. To chose what you will allow yourself to do.
Maturity is when you've set the boundaries for yourself. Not just because someone told you it's right--but because you KNOW it's right.
It's when you're able to stop your own self and ask: how far am I going to go?
That's where maturity begins. And this is what I'm starting to learn(:
Sometimes, those kids never out grow that urge. Sometimes they just keep pushing and pushing the boundaries set by their parents until they're broken and well forgotten.
And This is where the true challenge beings.
The challenge of knowing when to STOP pushing those boundaries. When to know you've pushed too far. The moment you've had enough of a taste of the world to pull back. Pull back and stop.
This is where maturity begins.
It's not the amount of knowledge you have about a school subject, or when you've been accepted by everyone around you. It's about when you know it's time to stop. To chose what you will allow yourself to do.
Maturity is when you've set the boundaries for yourself. Not just because someone told you it's right--but because you KNOW it's right.
It's when you're able to stop your own self and ask: how far am I going to go?
That's where maturity begins. And this is what I'm starting to learn(:
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Summer has trials... Who knew?
Summer's almost over and I'm still wondering, when do I get my summer vacation?? I'm still stuck at home cleaning, ordering school books, reading school books...ukk ):
Speaking of school books... who thought of putting Frankenstein on my school reading list? I'm more than half-way through (finally) and can't standd reading it. It's not that it's bad writing--believe me, it's far from that--but I have to highlight alll these random sentences and answer 20 in-depth-think-about-it questions per chapter. All I want to do right now... is burn it. Yes. Burn it. That way I can finally use the old "the dog ate my homework" excuse!
But, I don't want to leave anyone depressed, or think that I'm depressed :P. So on the upside, even though we haven't gone on a family vacation, I've got to do fun camps like drama and volleyball, and get to hangout with my friends a lot more often than during the school year. In that way, my summer has been pretty fun in spite of no actual time away from home. (:
Oh yeah. I still want to burn Frankenstein.
Speaking of school books... who thought of putting Frankenstein on my school reading list? I'm more than half-way through (finally) and can't standd reading it. It's not that it's bad writing--believe me, it's far from that--but I have to highlight alll these random sentences and answer 20 in-depth-think-about-it questions per chapter. All I want to do right now... is burn it. Yes. Burn it. That way I can finally use the old "the dog ate my homework" excuse!
But, I don't want to leave anyone depressed, or think that I'm depressed :P. So on the upside, even though we haven't gone on a family vacation, I've got to do fun camps like drama and volleyball, and get to hangout with my friends a lot more often than during the school year. In that way, my summer has been pretty fun in spite of no actual time away from home. (:
Oh yeah. I still want to burn Frankenstein.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Sickness and Doctor's Masks
Weellll we're all sick here. Mom has a serious sinus infection, Luke has mono, and I have pneumonia. It's a joy--really. -__- Especially since Mom might be coming down with mono too. I'm next!!! o.o
See, Mom got kind of concerned on Tuesday when she finally listened to me and found out I had such a bad sore throat that I could barely swallow. She took me to the doctor and found out I had the beginnings of pneumonia, so I got some medicine, blah blah blah. Besides the first day, I feel SO much better now, and think I'm almost 100% better.
Buuut..... Mom and Luke are still sick. Mom's been going kind of up and down--the first day she thought she would be too sick on Sunday to make the Sloppy Joes (we're having our first fellowship meal with the new mission work this Sunday), so she sent them to someone else to make. Then she felt better so she started making the salad.
Well this morning I was like super hyper and cleaning my room (don't ask how those two things mix...) and I was bringing some stuff downstairs when I look up and my mom's literally standing in the hallway with a doctor's mask on and I SWEAR TO GOD she looked like this:
Minus the gun....
And I'm all like:
Anyway, sorry for not posting that much.... I was waiting for something interesting to come up with, like when we actually started decorating the house. After seeing how everyone's feeling...I don't think we'll be able to decorate this year. :(
See, Mom got kind of concerned on Tuesday when she finally listened to me and found out I had such a bad sore throat that I could barely swallow. She took me to the doctor and found out I had the beginnings of pneumonia, so I got some medicine, blah blah blah. Besides the first day, I feel SO much better now, and think I'm almost 100% better.
Buuut..... Mom and Luke are still sick. Mom's been going kind of up and down--the first day she thought she would be too sick on Sunday to make the Sloppy Joes (we're having our first fellowship meal with the new mission work this Sunday), so she sent them to someone else to make. Then she felt better so she started making the salad.
Well this morning I was like super hyper and cleaning my room (don't ask how those two things mix...) and I was bringing some stuff downstairs when I look up and my mom's literally standing in the hallway with a doctor's mask on and I SWEAR TO GOD she looked like this:
Minus the gun....
And I'm all like:
Anyway, sorry for not posting that much.... I was waiting for something interesting to come up with, like when we actually started decorating the house. After seeing how everyone's feeling...I don't think we'll be able to decorate this year. :(
Monday, November 8, 2010
November!!!! Holy--wow.
Wowza, haven't posted in almost two months. :o Sorrys... my schedule's been hectic.
Weellll... what's been going on with school? I've been writing a bunch of essays, and just started a biography on Guy de Maupassant. He's just another creepy writer that has no respect for women, and whose eyesight failed during his career, causing him to go mad and attempt suicide by cutting his throat, eventually causing him to go to a private asylum where he died (not so peacefully) in July 1893. Yeah. But he's french, so I put up with it. :D (Yes, I do have only a slight obsession wi--OMG THE BLUE ON MY BROWSER IS IN THE FRENCH FLAG!!!!!) He's also a brilliant writer, soo.. two pluses. ;)
I also might get a babysitting job on Friday!! But I haven't gotten an okay yet. The parents want to go to the conference at Sovereign Grace, but they haven't decided if they can or not. So anywaysss, if I do get the jobb Julia's gonna come help out. Gonna be funn. (:
Social life? Not getting much of that, but in October I went to the fair with my bestiee (: Only pics I got were of us holding the baby chicks, though. But we rode the fireball and it was EPICSAUCE!!! <33 Ignoring the fact that I've had back problems ever since buut... it was worth it. :P
Ignoring school and the clumps of hair that fall out when I brush ;), I'm SUPER stoked this week!! Only two more weeks of school till break!!! :D :D :D SO flippin psyched !! Check out the countdown widget. ;)
OH OH OH!! ANDD during break we're going to... guess? NEW YORK!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!! <3 For those of you that don't know, every year we go up for Thanksgiving and stay with my cuz. :)) Had a great time last year and can't waitttt to go this year!
Well that's preeetty much it!
Weellll... what's been going on with school? I've been writing a bunch of essays, and just started a biography on Guy de Maupassant. He's just another creepy writer that has no respect for women, and whose eyesight failed during his career, causing him to go mad and attempt suicide by cutting his throat, eventually causing him to go to a private asylum where he died (not so peacefully) in July 1893. Yeah. But he's french, so I put up with it. :D (Yes, I do have only a slight obsession wi--OMG THE BLUE ON MY BROWSER IS IN THE FRENCH FLAG!!!!!) He's also a brilliant writer, soo.. two pluses. ;)
I also might get a babysitting job on Friday!! But I haven't gotten an okay yet. The parents want to go to the conference at Sovereign Grace, but they haven't decided if they can or not. So anywaysss, if I do get the jobb Julia's gonna come help out. Gonna be funn. (:
Social life? Not getting much of that, but in October I went to the fair with my bestiee (: Only pics I got were of us holding the baby chicks, though. But we rode the fireball and it was EPICSAUCE!!! <33 Ignoring the fact that I've had back problems ever since buut... it was worth it. :P
Ignoring school and the clumps of hair that fall out when I brush ;), I'm SUPER stoked this week!! Only two more weeks of school till break!!! :D :D :D SO flippin psyched !! Check out the countdown widget. ;)
OH OH OH!! ANDD during break we're going to... guess? NEW YORK!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!! <3 For those of you that don't know, every year we go up for Thanksgiving and stay with my cuz. :)) Had a great time last year and can't waitttt to go this year!
Well that's preeetty much it!
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