The Beginning of One, The End of Another

It's almost the end of the year. Many are excited for Summer, I can't deny that I have been counting the minutes. But, when have you thought, I mean really thought, about it? When a new year starts, you'll be in a different grade, possibly a different school, and much more different things.

You are leaving behind one thing, and starting a new thing. The beginning of one, the end of another. In a way, it's kind of sad. Maybe I should go to Never Land and go with Peter Pan and the Lost Boys! Come one, I bet you wish you could go to Never Land at some point! Leaving memories can really be sad.

I don't know if any of you are like this, but I don't adjust to change easily at all. I don't have the mentality to adapt! It's really hard for me to get used to something. Give me a year, and I still don't like it. But there are so many great things that happened to me, it's hard to say goodbye to them.

That's why, we truly need to appreciate the moment, because we don't know how much time we have. We don't know how long we will be blessed. It's going to be hard for me to move on, but I guess, like is about change and taking risks. Life was made to live it! We should all live it the best way that we can.

Stress

As many students know, finals are coming up. For middle schoolers, well, at my school, they are called the EOG's (end of grade testing). I am up to here (imagine me raising my hand) in studying, homework, projects, etc.

I always thought the end of the year was supposed to be easier. In elementary school, the end of the year was the easiest by far. Middle school is WAY different. I am sure many of us have figured that out by now. I just want it all to be over, so this weight can be lifted off my chest!

Good luck to anyone who is studying for finals, EOG's, and what not!

Sleepless

Well, I was trying to get an afternoon nap, after having one sleepless night. It started when people the home owners association hired came. They were mowing the lawns. In a failed act to block that noise, I put on some calming William Ackerman music.
Many people would think that this would help! Nope! Well, a little later, they FINALLY LEFT. This is something that would happen in movies! Obviously, after you mow a lawn, you must blow away all the excess grass. So, they had leaf blowers, and they were blowing all the grass away. I could hear them all the way around the sub division.
They must have been doing that for at least half an hour. Having turned off the music already, I thought they were finally done, so I turned on the music again. I hope this makes you laugh so hard, you fly off your seat. The waste industries people come. They have this giant truck, that makes noise you can hear 50 miles away! I stood ten more minutes of this. I finally gave up. That was some nap! Then, I came down here and wrote this post!

People, if you ever try to take an afternoon nap, be aware of garbage days, mowing days, and blower days!

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus in action! This is also one of the favorite ones I took!

In color, Multicolor Rocks

This is one of my favorites!

Sea Shell

Another one of my photos...

Black & White

I took this picture in my back yard, and I added special affects. How do you like it? Please leave a comment!

Prejudice

Have you ever had prejudice towards someone? Prejudice is a dangerous thing because it can cause us to make assumptions of other people before truly getting to know them. We may assume they are something, but they truly aren't. The real question is, how do you get to know the person behind the curtain?

I am sure many of you have heard of the book Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen. Some may have read it, some may not. But, I think there is one main point in the story. The moral, if you may. It is the most important thing that ever reading pride and prejudice could teach you. Perhaps Elizabeth Bennet had too much prejudice towards Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy had too much pride. In the end, everything works out. Perhaps they both needed to let go of a few things before they could finally become one.

Maybe we won't ever truly know someone. Every person is different. Human beings are difficult and complex things. We all have different personalities, different minds, different, opinions and much, much more. The thing is, we shouldn't judge people by what we see on the outside. We should judge them by what's in their hearts. That is what is truly important. How stupid is it not to be someones friend just because they aren't popular, or they buy this brand of clothes, or they have glasses? You are having prejudice towards that person because of what you are observing on the outside. But, we must all search for what truly matters on the inside. Perhaps we all need to let go of a little pride and prejudice.

Remember?

Has there ever been a point in your life when you wished that you had more than you already have? Come on, you know that you have at least one point in your life. Sometimes, we don't even realize how lucky we are to be alive.

There are two types of people in the world. There are the people that want more no matter what they already have. There are also people that are happy with little things. Remember when you were a kid, and you would be excited by just getting a new toy? Remember? Little kids are so easy to make happy. They are innocent and pure, and even the littlest things can please them in the most miraculous way.

We should all stop thinking about what we don't have, and what we do have. As I say, you don't know what you have until you don't have it. So, think about that. Think about what you already have the next time you want a new cell phone, car, or anything material. Remember what it was like when you were little.

Summer and Realization

Summer is now almost here...

I can hardly believe that almost a year has gone by. We spend our lives complaining about the single moment, but we don't know how precious it is until we actually loose it. Sometimes we need to loose things in order to realize how important something is.

For example, we don't know how important our dog may be to us, until we loose it. What can it take for us to realize that we are very lucky. Not all of us are as lucky as some of us. The next time you don't pay attention to something, think about what your life would be like without it. Would it be different or the same?

Sometimes, we need to realize all the things that we have, and be thankful for it. For all we know, it could be gone tomorrow. I think we should treasure things, because they may never be anything like it again. Treat something like you'll never see it again. Appreciate what you have, and be thankful that you have it...