RE: Be Optimistic Not Pessimistic.

"Do not let unnecessary problems ruin your day. Keeping a positive attitude creates a healthy mind. The real difference between happy positive people and unhappy negative people is their willingness to change and adjust their attitudes in any and every situation. Life goes on. Keep it moving."

Casandra has words of a genius. People these days seem to drown themselves in thoughts of their past mistakes, or their daily problems. We all need to remember that we're all imperfect, and that you're not the only one. Everyone goes through these daily obstacles, it just makes us stronger. We learn from them, and then we move on. No need to cry and get sad over these unnecessary things. They're just part of the cycle of life. Keeping a positive mind will make you happy. Keeping a negative one will just make you angrier and angrier each day. And no one likes being around someone like that!

It's like you're walking, and then you happen to trip on a rock. Do you just stay there, cry, and be miserable? No, you get up, and keep walking even though how bad the fall was. Same thing with daily problems we go through. If something bad happens, keep your head up, and look at as many positive things you can from that situation. If there aren't.. you just gotta keep on moving! It will get better, it's not the end of the world, and you will live. There are so many things to be happy for, believe me. Don't let one thing ruin that.

CE: Run From the Po-Po!

So I come home this fine Thursday evening, and I hear a bunch of helicopters and I see a bunch of blinking blue and red lights. I look outside my window, and see a bunch of polices all down my whole block. And if I hear helicopters, I know something bad must have happened. I go outside, and try to figure out what happened. No fire, no ambulance, no one seemed to be injured. I asked a lady what happened, and she said the cops were looking for someone in that white house. And I thought it was funny that no cop actually went in the house yet. And there were like 13905729852 cops there. (I'm exaggerating) So I stand there for a while, and another man in a bike says that it was a cop chasing after another car for blocks back and forth, and they finally decided to stop at that one white house. He told me he saw it, and the man in the car just kept yelling, "Fuck the police," or something like that. lol. People were telling me that that house was known as the "drugee house."

I don't know why that man running from the cops would go through all that trouble running from the cops back and forth when they know that sooner or later, they will catch them eventually. Why not just get everything over with, since we all know it's going to happen. That person thought stopping and running into that house was going to stop everything and that the cops would just away. The police have been waiting outside this person's house for quite a while now, and they haven't come out yet. But that person is dumb as hell and needs to get his lesson learned!

FREE: The Rain

Meh, I'm not a big fan of the rain, but after that super hot week last week, it feels nice and relaxing. I like hearing the sound of it. I just don't like getting wet in it. But in this cold weather, you can put on as many layers of clothes you want and be warm and comfy. In the heat, man, it's blazing. I get all sweaty and yucky. And plus, I get super cranky. But now that it's starting to get cold, I feel more at ease and I don't know. Everything just seems more peaceful to me. lol, I'm weird. And I like winter clothes too, they look cute.

Anyways, I'm actually looking forward to this winter season, there's so many fun holidays coming up! Like Halloween, Thanksgiving, my BIRTHDAY, Christmas, all these are like my favorite part of the year. And these holidays = longer breaks from school. I'm really excited. And that's when everyone starts putting up their lights on the houses and it just looks really beautiful to me. Everyone's mood kind of changes too. People get more happier and merrier, or is it just me. Parties, presents, candy, turkey, lights, trees, mistletoes... and all that good stuff is already making me filled with joy. I pray nothing bad happens, and everyone will have a good time this winter season. Anyways, we have a three-day weekend, and I can't wait to sleep in. I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! :)

Essay: Humanity

We all question what we are. We have all these theories, opinions, research, but we all still don't know the true definition of our own species. The population of our species has counted to 7 billion people in this world. Each and every one of us have our own unique personality. We may have some similar traits, but there is only one you in this world. And there will never be an identical.

Our personality makes us who we are. No one else does. The way we act, our thoughts, our opinions, our mental capability, language, social interactions, etc, all creates one you. It creates a person. Our personalities produce our self description. There is no "type" of person. We all have a bunch of personality traits that define us as a person. One person may be very outgoing, while another is super shy. One person may be really educated, while the other is a little bit slower in learning. One may be nice, while the other is mean. One may be quiet about their thoughts, while the other is blunt and straight forward. One may be silly and funny, while the other is serious. One may be athletic, while the other is not. The point is is that all these things build up to a wonderful personality that creates a beautiful you.

People today rely on other's personality to keep them interested. While meeting someone new, for example. But we have these unique personality traits that no other species has. Animals usually don't socialize towards each other and get to know each other more. Well maybe they do, but not the way we do. Humans like to sit down and talk about interesting things. It's a great opportunity to reveal your personality. The way we behave is very unique.

Our personality influences many things. It determines whether or not if we think with our head or our heart. The media and technology are a major factor that causes our personalities. Our peers and parents also influence our personality. As well as genes, religion, culture, and most importantly, yourself. The way we look, how we grew up, popularity, our surroundings, all create you. Something that is very important to us world-wide is our zodiac sign. It's known to define us and our personality. The description for each symbol amazes me as to how many different unique people there are out there. I'm going to talk about some human characteristics that really grab my attention.

One thing that really interests me is the characteristic of conscientiousness. I think that we are very lucky to have our conscience guide us through things. Whether if it will lead you to success or consequences. Being a teenager, we get tempted to do many things that could lead to HUGE problems. Our conscience steps in, and helps us choose whether with our mind or our heart, like I said earlier. Our conscience shows how good we are self disciplined. If it is high, there are many advantages. If they are low, people are most likely to make bad decisions and succumb to weakness of the will. A low conscience is risking. But there are some bad things about having a very very high conscience. People with excessive conscientiousness have OCD, or obsessive - compulsive personality disorder. In this world today, there are many daily activities going on where it is important to respond in either a positive or negative way. A high conscience will keep you looking in positive directions that will reward you later.

Another thing is extraversion and introversion. The trait extraversion, is fun, cheerful, ambitious, hard-working, and maybe like to be the center of attention. As for introversion, it's more on the shy side, or maybe just like to fewer social activities. I think our social life is huge part of what makes our personality. Socializing is the main part to show off your characteristics and who you are, to see if people will accept you or not. This is one of the main parts of humans - socializing. The way we act towards others adds a lot more excitement and entertainment to our life. If we were all the same, plain and boring, we wouldn't have anything to look forward to. Like surprises and such.

Our openness towards life really amazes me. Humans have a wide source of imagination that creates new ideas that add more success to this world. Our ability to think beyond our senses is really outstanding sometimes. We are all smart in our own ways, and open to many new things.

One more thing - our environment and the media. We humans tend to go with what is "cool" these days. There are so many examples that I can name, but these ideas, looks, etc, have had a huge impact on what creates who you are. Some are positive and some are negative. It's all up to you and your conscience. But our species have seem to be low on self confidence and accepting who they are all because of our generation. Maybe this isn't how humans were a few generations ago, but today, this is how it seems to me. I think that we have changed a lot these past years. The way we act, our personality has changed dramatically.

So this is how I define humans today. We are one the most unique species out there. And our personality is how I define who we are, and what we are. The characteristics that I have gone over are the ones that I find most appealing to me, and are a very important factor to our personality. Each and every one of us in this big world have one and only one personality that makes us human. We are all alike in many ways, but we will never ever be the same. And I thank you whoever made us that way, or else we'd all be boring and the same. Remember that there is only one you in a 7 billion world of people. But there is one thing that all humans have in common, we all strive for happiness.

BC: Darkness

I lay here, in the dark. Thinking of all the choices I can make. In an empty room, clicking my fingernails on the hard wooden floors. From my pinky to index finger. Thinking hard. Loneliness has stepped inside of me. There's sadness and anger in my eyes. My fists tighten as my tears come streaming from my face. It drips slowly down my face to my mouth, I lick my lips quickly, and taste that saltiness in my tears. I wipe my tears with my sleeves, I feel the wetness soaking into my arms, my fists still tightened. I slowly unloosen my fists, feeling weakened. Feeling useless, worthless, and that there's nothing I can do about it. More tears come bursting out uncontrollably, I can feel myself breathing heavier and heavier. Next thing I know, I'm sobbing, trying to stop myself from all this nonsense. Shaking my head and telling myself that I am better than this. My tears have started to cool down, but that sadness is still eating inside me. How do I make it stop?

I have lost count of time, I didn't care. I told myself repeatedly that I will succeed. Saying it out loud to myself countless times, as I hear the soft echo in this empty small dark room. I lay down flat on this hard floor, trying to sleep. Trying to run away from all my problems with a quick nap. But it's impossible to sleep, with thoughts drowning in my head. I get sweaty all the sudden. I feel my back getting wet as I lay there, and my forehead dripping liquids. I feel a rush of heat going through my body from head to toe. I touch my face, and it's incredibly hot. I needed to get out of this place, fast. 

I get myself up quickly, as I run around looking for an opening to a way out, bumping into walls. I finally find the door, I open it and expected to see a way out, but there's another dark room, but larger. I walk slowly, hearing the floors creak every step I take. Sliding my hands against the wall to guide my every move. And then all the sudden my foot gets stuck on something, and as I try to keep going forward, I can't and I feel my body rushing towards the ground. I put out my elbows quickly to save myself from falling flat on the ground. Pain is hitting every inch of my body. I lay there, feeling like giving up. I wanted to stay there forever, to fall asleep, and never awaken. But I told myself No. I'm not giving up. I used all my force and the little energy left in my body to pull myself up. My arms wiggling feeling weak as I try to get up. I catch my breath for a quick second and continue my journey. I walk slowly. And my pace becomes faster and faster. Everything is dark, but I can see a very tiny bit of light all the way down the room. I walk faster. I can feel myself starting to run. And in a long time, I felt a rush of happiness and excitement. As I get closer and closer, the light gets bigger and bigger. I open the door. There's sunlight - and a smile.

RE: I'mperfect

"peers can also have an effect on how one sees beauty."

This explains so much.  Society today is so judgmental. Us boys and girls try really hard just to get noticed. But whatever we do, no matter how hard we try, people will continue judging more and more. It makes us want to work harder just to be accepted into society. Sometimes, I wish I can have that "I don't give a fuck attitude" but honestly, I can never have that. When someone tells me something bad, I take it to heart. Even though, I'm always telling others I'm fine, I'm not. I over think. If our society wasn't so judgmental, maybe girls wouldn't be starving themselves to be skinnier, or showing their cleavage everywhere, or wearing makeup (like I do). Maybe guys wouldn't be trying to have that nice body, over-working themselves, and more.

 People don't understand how one thing like "you're fat" can affect someone so much, next thing you know, you see her throwing up her food, or going to the gym everyday. That's just one example, but I can name like a gazillion others. Like I always say, we live in a fucked up world. Sometimes I want to go back to like the really old days when everyone was called beautiful no matter what size you were, or how you looked. Marilyn Monroe is known to be one of the most beautiful girls out there, and she was not a size double 0 or anything, she was a size 4 to 6. If society today wasn't so harsh, maybe we'd all accept our true beauty, and I have to admit, this is something I need to work on.

FREE: Bullying

I just don't understand this. I don't understand what goes on in people's minds when they talk down on other people. When they call them fat, ugly, skinny, flat, dumb, and way more. Especially to a girl like me, ONE WORD, like ugly, can make a girl's self esteem go down totally. Even though, you may be "joking around" you don't understand the pain that is going inside her mind. She thinks about it constantly, she will never forget it. Call her pretty, she'll be happy temporarily, but call her ugly, she will never forget it. Girls are really sensitive, and so are boys. So please watch what you say.

 Also, physically bullying people is just as dumb. Why risk you getting in trouble just to see someone you pick on be miserable. You could get expelled, suspended, detention. What good does it do for people? Nothing. Nothing good has happened in doing that for you.

And most of all, cyber-bullying. I truly hate this. I hate what people do these days. People go and kill themselves because of these heartless jerks. How does that make you feel? Shitty, I hope. Why would you bring down others, just to make you feel better. And I'm pretty sure, half of them didn't even do anything wrong to you. People just do it because they think it's funny. I don't see anything funny about this. But I guess there's nothing I can do about it, we live in a fucked up world.