WHAT IS LOVE?

People say things like, “I’m falling in love, I’m in love with him/her, and I think I’m in love.” We see signs everyday that spell out LOVE.

A couple walking down the street holding hands, a mother pushing her kid on a swing, a little boy playing with his dog, or maybe even newly weds driving away in a car that reads “Just Married” on the back window of the car.

What about individually, how do you see LOVE?

Is it that first kiss after you say “I do”, that hug your friends give you Every time they see you, that kiss on your check from your mom followed up by an “I love you”, that first boy who buys you flowers, that long walk down the beach with your fiancé, that family cruise, or possibly a call from one of your friends you haven’t seen in years.

We all know that love is simply an intense feeling of tender affection and compassion.

What is love to you??

HAVE YOU EVER??

Have you ever done a lot of thinking??
I’m not talking about the everyday thinking where you think about what you’ll do that day or, what you wanna get accomplished.
I’m talking about the thinking where you stare out into no where, an wonder what your life would’ve have been like now if you never said those words, did those things, felt those feelings, lost touch with someone you care about, or even made those mistakes that simply altered your life.

15 years of my life have gone and past, I’ve had a few of those moments where I stare out into no where, and really wonder what my life could be like if I subtract all the little things we as people call mistakes…maybe I’d be happier, maybe I’d be depressed, there really is no way to know.

Thing is, we are only human; we’ve all made our mistakes.
MISTAKES ONLY MAKE US STRONGER!! IT’S TIME WE LIVE UP TO THAT!!

SCARED?

Do I look fat in this? Am I wearing enough make-up? Does my hair look okay? Am I wearing the right clothes? These questions sound familiar?

Of course they do. Being girls we constantly ask ourselves questions about our appearance, wondering what people will think when they see us. No matter where it is. It could be lunch with a few of your close friends, an interview for a new job, taking your kids to school, or in my case, walking down the hallways of my high school.

Some of us don’t want to admit it. We want to pretend we aren’t. “I’M SCARED OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK OF MY PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.” Those are the very words that most of us would never allow to come out of our mouths. We simply brush it off. Try to forget about it. But, when the next day comes around the corner, we go through the old routine again.

Do I look fat in this? Am I wearing enough make-up? Does my hair look okay? Am I wearing the right clothes? Its one of those things we never think about, but we all do it. Mostly it’s because we are in fact scared of what other people will think. We are scared of being judged, Scared of not being accepted, or even scared of feeling like we stick out.

Some of us rise above this. Some of us fall, and continue to worry constantly. Those of us, who rise, are carefree. We seem to have this thought to ourselves that goes a little something like this. “If people want to judge me for the way I look, let them. I don’t care. This is me. This is who I am. Nobody can take that away from me.”

Personally I think that’s the best way to think about it. I mean, after all. There really is nothing to be scared about. It’s your choice to wake-up every morning and dress the way you do, put make-up on the way you do, and mess with your hair. Yes, people will judge you. Listening to them is a choice, and you can choose not to listen.

Never let people judge you, or tear you down all because they don’t agree with your physical appearance. THERE IS NO REASON TO BE SCARED, JUST BE YOURSELF.

RESPECT OUR DIFFERENCES...

I currently go to a high school were, in order for you to fit in to what people call “clicks”; you have to look, dress, and even talk a certain way. It’s almost like being yourself isn’t good enough. So here’s what I have to say about life in high school. RESPECT OUR DIFFERENCES.

At school we seem to have this system were we label people. We call them things like; Nerd, geek, punk, jock, prep. You get my point. Anyways according to these labels we some how fit into a certain group. The thing that seems to make no sense at all is that it seems as if we all are at war with each other. All because we think we are better then someone else. That someone else whom you think would never fit into your group.

My question is: what if there were no groups? Would you still look at others the same and find yourself being judgmental? Or would you be more open to being their friend, simply because it didn’t matter. What if your friends with a geek and you’re a prep? Why should it matter? What if we never labeled each other? Would you find yourself accepting others to be your friends? That’s up to you.

But, when was the last time you looked at someone in your school; and you were ok with who there were? None of us are perfect. So why take the time to compare? I don’t understand how we can create so much hate, towards people we barely even know.

Why can’t we ever just take the time to get to know the person, before we let ourselves make such harsh judgments? When did putting down others become something that is done without thought? There can be some nasty things that people in high school say to each other, or about each other. It’s sad. It really is.

Now, I don’t care what your race is, what type of people you currently hang out with. You all have the opportunity to let people see you for who you truly are, just be yourself. Give someone a shot, before you go and tear them down. Nobody is the same. Respect others, as they respect you for who you are.