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Long Time No Talk...

It has been a few months since I last posted (which was unplanned). My summer vacation has been busy busy busy. In a way I feel as if I just left, but also at the same time I feel as if I've been gone forever. 

You would think that after 10 years of going through the same routine, the routine would get easier. Sadly, that is not the case. Have you ever heard that saying, "saying goodbye never gets easier" ? No matter how many times you say goodbye to the same people, it never gets easier; if anything, it gets harder. 

I am still unsure of what to expect this school year and it still hasn't sunk it that I'm a Senior... 😳.

I'll be back in Georgia tomorrow evening and it is definitely a bittersweet "homecoming". I am definitely going to miss Alaska (as usual) and hopefully I can come back next summer for a couple weeks! 

Overall, I am looking forward to making new memories and living my life to the fullest! 

TOTWYWTBT!

Treat Others The Way You Want To Be Treated.

"See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people." 

(1 Thessalonians 5:15 NLT)

As a child, we are told by our elders to be nice to others and treat them the way we want to be treated. When we do something wrong, such as hitting or biting or yelling angry words at each other, we come home and tell our parents and they ask what we did to receive those acts of violence or what we did in return. We tend to do the same thing that the other kids do and our parents tell us, "two wrongs don't make a right!" and once again, "you should treat others the way you want to be treated". As we get older, we all need to learn how to think before we speak and act out to others. When you do so, you will gradually grow closer to the phrase, "treat others the way you want to be treated". 

Summer

Summer is coming. As high school students, we tend to wish all year for Summer. The end of the school year used to be so exciting, but as we get older the end of the school year gets more and more stressful. Final Tests, EOCTs, and that average you magically think will go up to an "A" just because you believe and want it to. School is stressful and as it comes to a close students get excited to be done for two months; to be able to go out and have fun with friends during the day and sleep in superrrrrr late and be able to wear whatever the heck you feel like wearing. BUT, if you have been persuaded or pushed into taking Honors and then AP, you have now entered into a brand new experience of "Summer Break" or "Summer Vacation" as in a break or vacation from SCHOOL! This is sadly not true once you've crossed over. On the other side of this line is not only extra and more accelerated work during those ten months you're in school, but also additional work to do during the "break or vacation" away from school. Now, if you know how to manage your time and have self discipline, then you will not have much trouble with completing the summer work and you will be able to have fun with your friends and family, but if you are lazy and do not contain the qualities mentioned, you will stress and struggle. You must want to learn and improve yourself intellectually. 

Choices

While everything in life has a consequence, there is also a choice.

That is the beauty of living in America; you have the ability to choose.

Many Americans take this ability for granted.

We, as American citizens, have an abundance of choices that we make daily without even realizing it.

The ability of choice came from our founding fathers when they wrote and added the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution.

The choices one makes today can and will influence their life in the future, some sooner than later.

Choices of what to wear, what and when to eat, whether to wake up for school or work, whether you will be obedient and study hard in school; will you do the chores your parents asked you to do? Will you go home and do your homework? What time will you decide to go to sleep?

One’s choices can be as simple as that, or one can make a bigger more powerful impact in the world, nation, state, region, community or home.

By making the choice to do good for others and/or making a positive impact on someone else’s life, may also change yours for the better. Good choices make good people. Good people make a great body. Good choices do not have to be as complex as traveling around the world and helping the less fortunate in second and third world countries. Good choices can be as easy as saying “Hi” to someone in the hallway or simply smiling at them. That one random act of kindness can make someone’s day brighter and them happier.

What choice will you make?

Forgiveness

But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

(1 John 1:9 NLT)

"I'll forgive, but I will never forget." 

 

We need to forgive as well as forget about all of the wrong and hatred that has been put against us. If we only forgive them our mind is still battling with that past memory that we "forgave". Forgiving and Forgetting go hand in hand. Forgive someone for what they've done to you, don't ask for an apology and then forget about the past and work on making the better relationships and memories in the future. 

Cause and Effect

As we grow up and move on with our lives, we do not usually think of what we do can affect others and how it affects them. Someone does not have to tell you they are upset, sad, angry, happy or depressed for you to be able to tell something is out of the ordinary. The people we hurt are usually the ones that we are closest to, but we can also unknowingly affect someone that we do not know; whether it be positive or negative. This is a prime example of why our elders have always told us, "how would you feel if someone did or said that to you?" or "think before you speak". Words can hurt a WHOLE lot worse than physical pain can. Words make you think about what that person who said them was thinking and how they meant it and why they may have said it -are they fighting a battle that I cannot see? We have all, no matter how young or old, have had our fair share of arguments: physical, verbal or both. We have all also been on BOTH sides of these confrontations. Although, it is amusing to see how someone who has been hurt by someone else can go and do the same thing to another without a second thought. For future reference, if you see someone getting verbally or physically abused, do your best to help the victim out; whether it be standing up for them or if it does not seem safe to do so, go and find a responsible adult to help or call for the needed help. Be conscious of your surroundings and look out for others.