Live Life

Forget yesterday.

It has already forgotten you.

Don't sweat tomorrow.

You haven't even met.

Instead, open your eyes,

and your heart to a

truly precious gift;

today.

I feel like many people need to remember the message that this poem has. 

In the poem it says "Forget yesterday. It has already forgotten you." I personally need to keep this in mind. There are times when I live in the past. It causes me to worry and be unhappy. In order to be happy one needs to move forward and become content with their past and let it go.

To continue, the poem also says "Don't sweat tomorrow. You haven't even met." People need to remember that it will do them no good if they are worrying about what is to come. It causes extra and unneeded stress.

Finally, the poem says "Instead, open your eyes, and your heart to a truly precious gift; today." Instead of mourning about the past and worrying about the future, one needs to let go of the past, be ready for the future and live each day to its fullest. Life is such an amazing gift that is taken for granted. Because life is so wonderful we need to live it and find happiness.

Siblings

"To the outside world we all grow old

But not to brothers and sisters.

We know each other as we always were.

We know each others hearts.

We live outside the touch of time."

I am so fortunate to have such amazing siblings. They are my best friends.

My brother, Jonny, lives in Australia and I miss him and love him very much. He is always there for me... Even now, when he is so far away.

My sister, Jenna, is home for the summer from school. She is very successful and I hope I can be like her some day.  Although we fight about things like stealing each others clothes, I love her to death.

I am so fortunate to have them in my life. I look up to both of them and feel that I have grown as a person because of the people that they have become. 

When they go off to school it makes me sad as I love having company around the house. When they come home the house goes from quiet and clean to messy and loud. Despite the mess I would always choose having them home and having a loud and messy house over a clean and silent one. 

When they are home a day does not go by without our Brady Bunch-like sing along. Jonny plays the guitar, Jen sings and I ...try to sing, even though I can't. Things like this, our inside jokes and their loyal and thoughtful personalities make me miss them more but also make me extremely excited when I hear that they are coming home.

I am so blessed to have such a strong relationship with two remarkable people. 

Success

Over this past school year I have only allowed myself to get just 'okay' marks in some classes. It is difficult to be motivated when you do not really enjoy what you are doing. This is no excuse though as in life you are always going to have to do things that you do not want to.

The reason for my just 'okay' marks is that I am busy with dance every night, busy with work, and I am always tired. Many students have a lot to deal with and yet are still able to study effectively for tests. I on the other hand do not study effectively and do not push myself.

My grades are not bad but they are not where I want them to be. I feel that I do my best when I have a specific goal that I need to reach. Hopefully when I know what I want to do in university I'll be able to push myself, even in the classes that I do not enjoy, and reach that goal. Without motivation it will be hard to be as successful as I want to be.

Bite of the Mango

I read "Bite of the Mango" for my ISU. This book is a true story about a young girl from Sierra Leone. She endured so many things that a child should not have to go through. By the age of 12 she had witnessed her family and friends being killed or torchered, she had lost both of her hands, she was raped and became pregnant. She experienced so many horrific things that it made her want to end her own life. This story made me realize how fortunate we are here in Canada.  Mariatu and her family had nothing but were happy, happiness only disappeared when tragedy overtook their lives. Here in Canada we have more than enough but yet many of us are not satisfied. We should be way more grateful for what we have and we cannot let the little things that make us upset take over our lives as we are extremly lucky.

Memes

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Thoughts on Macbeth

When we first started reading Macbeth I thought that Macbeth was a kind but confused person that was bad under pressure. I believed this because of how Lady Macbeth seemed to put a lot of pressure on him to commit the murder. I thought that he was not actually evil and that their love was so strong that he would do anything she told him to. Although this still might be true, it is not all that Macbeth is. As we kept reading and found out that now Macbeth wanted to commit two more murders without the influence of Lady Macbeth you realize that he is actually very evil but to everyone else he seems innocent. This works in his favor as it allows him to commit another crime without being a possible criminal in anyone else's eyes.

What are your views on Macbeth?

Feminine vs Masculine

What does it mean to be feminine? What does it mean to be masculine?                                       

Being feminine is not just to be biologically female.  Any human being can have feminine qualities. Traits such as being empathetic, sensitive, nurturing, caring, elegant and gentle are all examples of characteristics associated with being feminine.  Physical characteristics involving femininity are being short and small, wearing makeup and wearing girly and pretty clothing.

Being masculine is also not just to be biologically male.  Females can have masculine attributes as well.  Traits such as being strong, protective, tough, fearless and brave are all examples of characteristics associated with being masculine.  Physical characteristics involving masculinity are being big, built, tall, having short hair and wearing male clothing.

Generally females are more feminine than males and males are more masculine than females. There are exceptions for transgender human beings who may display more traits and physical characteristics from the opposite sex.

Unintentional Degradation of Cultures

          The issue of inappropriate attire seems to effect different cultures.  When one is deciding which costume to wear for a certain occasion their main focus is to find a fun costume or one that fits with the theme.  When picking a costume one should take into consideration if it is appropriate, or if it will offend other cultures.  People may get offended if their culture is being represented in a negative way.  For example in the article about the "Cowboys and Indians" party, the native culture was offended because party goers were wearing low cut costumes, holding alcohol and throwing tomahawks at each other.  This unintentional degradation of the native culture caused the race to feel misunderstood and mistreated. To the party goers it was just a way to enjoy them selves, not to offend others.  This goes to show that although one may think that their costume is fun, they need to double think it to make sure that it will not offend others even if it is appropriate for the occasion.