Blog 2: Macbeth

Sometimes I think our own blind ambitions impact our lives and those of others around us. Most people don't see eye to eye when it comes to our own dreams, goals, and thoughts so we work our way around our schedule to pursue our ambitions. Our ambitions can have a negative impact on our lives or positive impacts, depending on how we handle circumstances that come upon us with pursing our ambitions. For example, I know from personal experience that circumstances can turn your whole world upside down. My whole attitude changed to where I was ignoring what everyone was saying to me and I was beginning to rebel against my parents. It wasn't until a major reality check that I realized the most important things in my life and that I needed to change my attitude and outlook on life.

Everything Happens for a Reason

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there…to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be but when you look them in the eyes, you know that very moment that you are with them; they will affect your life in some profound way. And sometimes things happen to you at the time that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair, but in reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, will power or heart.

Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, life would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere safe and comfortable but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet affect your life. The successes and downfalls that you experience can create who you are, and the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones. If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, forgive them because they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back unconditionally not only because they love you, but also because they are teaching you to love and open your heart and eyes to little things.

The joy of forgiveness starts with realizing that you are not perfect either and that you also have faults that may need to be forgiven at some point in your own life. "Forgiveness is the first act of admitting you are also human and have your own faults."

Life is to be lived not avoided. Life is to build upon those failures that everyone has so the same mistakes are not made again. To fail is to be human, but to continue to fail without learning from past actions is to let circumstances control you. You are your own person. No one can take away from you unless you let them. Be true to yourself and keep nourishing all those things that are good and virtuous and shun those that belittle and hurt. Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way.

To get something you’ve never had, you have to do something you’ve never done. When God takes something from your grasp, he’s not punishing you, but merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this sentence… ‘The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.’

Some things don’t always work out the way you plan. The main thing is to keep trying, do better next time, and deal with disappointment if it comes. Giving up doesn’t mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. There comes a point in your life when you realize: who matters, who never did, who won’t anymore and who always will. So don’t worry about people from your past. There’s a reason why they didn’t make it to your future.

Macbeth 1: Beliefs about Superstitions

I do not believe in superstitions. I think that events happen but most of the time they are just coincidences. If I believed in superstitions, I'm pretty sure I would be scared of anything and everything. I can't live my life in fear, what fun would that be:(

Blog E: Thoughts Further

I liked Frankenstein towards the end but I'm glad it's over with. It was just one of those books that didn't interest me or catch my attention. How the book ended me reminded me of Hart's class sophomore year where every book we read people died and it just started to get annoying. I just wish there was a happy ending somewhere...

Blog D: Thoughts

At first when reading Frankenstein, I wasn't interested at all because I wasn't use to reading novels like it. And being in an accelerated class it was difficult for me to just actually read the book and not have to analyze it. But now as I continue to read the book, I'm analyzing every detail in my head and with discussion I can fully comprehend what is going on in the story and so I'm starting to grow fond of it. It's not my favorite book because I can't get into it like I can others but it is getting interesting and at least I can pass the quizzes.

Blog C: Monsters

Jealousy is most definitely a monster that I have created in my life. I don't like to own up to it so I've gotten pretty good at hiding it around certain people. Jealousy is simply and clearly the fear that I do not value. Jealousy scans for evidence to prove the point - that others will be preferred and rewarded more than me. There is only one alternative - self-value. If I cannot love myself, I will not believe that I am loved. I will always think it's a mistake or luck. I need to take my eyes off others and turn the scanner within. I need to find the seeds of my jealousy, clear the old voices and experiences. Put all the energy into building my personal and emotional security. Then I will be the one others envy, and I can remember the pain and reach out to them.
Another Monster in my life is failure. If I feel like I have let someone down then I have failed them and then I just get really moody which can affect everyone else around me. "Life is to be lived not avoided. Life is to build upon those failures that everyone has so the same mistakes are not made again. To fail is to be human, but to continue to fail without learning from past actions is to let circumstances control you. You are your own person. No one can take away from you unless you let them. Be true to yourself and keep nourishing all those things that are good and virtuous and shun those that belittle and hurt."

Blog B: Dreams/Ambitions

I really badly want to get under twelve minutes in the two mile and go to state for the first time in track. Last year I missed state by eight seconds and I won't make that mistake again. I want to run in college and be one of the top in the state or possibly even the nation. I want to graduate college and land the job of my dreams which is to teach a high school health/p.e. class and to coach cross country. But on the side I also want to work with special needs kids and horses. I have this passion that I can't explain when I volunteer at Dream Riders and I want to continue volunteering there even as I have a career. And of course every girls dream is to get married to their true love and have kids...but I refuse to get married until after I graduate college and have a career:)