Trying

"Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try." - Jack Canfield

I love this quote. No one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes and occasionally fails. I can not begin to tell you how many times I have failed. There were many times I knew I was going to fail at something before it even happened and wanted to just give up then. When I was in high school I had a rough senior year. I missed a lot of school due to my migraines. My absences resulted into having pour grades. I was told at the beginning of the last quarter of the year that there was a chance I was not going to graduate, especially if I missed more school. I worked very hard that quarter and didn't see much change. When I was ready to throw the towel in, I was told that if I got an A on my finals I would pass and get to graduate with my class. I got a 89% on my final so I didn't graduate. That was one of the worst feelings in the world. I took a summer class though and got my diploma. Without my best friend though I probably would not have finished that class though. All my motivation for school was gone. You never know what could happen if you don't try. Even if it has a possibility ending in failure it is always worth trying.

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein

Everyone has a choice

I started reading the bible from the beginning this week. I want to build my relationship with my church and the Lord and I thought this would be a good place to start. Its hard not knowing what the future has in store. There are days that I wish everything was painted in black and white for me. I want to bring god into my house as much as possible. It will help the decisions I make, the way I act, and improve my daughters life.

If you don't go to church or are not religious, that is alright. I have found strength and peace in my beliefs and my church when I have needed it most. I will always be grateful for that.

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein

Be Okay

Today's song is Be Okay by Oh Honey. If you have not heard this song you should look it up. A lot of songs these days are about love or break ups. This song is an up lifting song. It is about loving life and being happy.
The song says: Whats the point of dreaming when your life is great. Celebrate the feeling. Cant complain about much these days. I believe we'll be okay.
I think everyone should live with this look on life. Now I have had my fair share of ups and downs in my life. Days where I did not want to get out of bed the next morning. Looking back now I wish I wouldn't have wasted so much time worrying about bad things that had happened that I couldn't change.

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein

Five Minute Friday: Writer

The word for five minute Friday this week is writer. Outside of school or work I have written in journals and written little stories that no one else have ever read. I start each year by getting a new journal and trying to write a page each day. Most of the time I barely make it through February. That is why this year I decided to start this blog. It is a lot easier for me to sit down and type my thoughts out on the computer then write in a journal. I am currently training for my new job. This has giving me a lot of time to write. You would be surprised. I have never had a good vocabulary or grammar but I still like to try. I know there are days when I started talking about something that no one else is really interested in reading. Those days are probably days that I just need to vent or just to say what I am thinking out loud. I relax when I write.

Do you like to write? If so what about?

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein

My Mother

I know I have been talking about my mom a lot lately. This week I am truly thankful for her though. She is super busy cleaning and packing to get ready for her big move. However, she had time to take my daughter for a night after I had a very long week. I have been very stressed lately and it was very nice to have a night to myself. My daughter was thrilled and had so much fun that she was mad when my mom dropped her off.

What are you thankful for this week?

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein

A child's love

This picture really made me smile. When I saw this picture the caption was "Mommy i'll protect you while you sleep." Crystal does this when I am not feeling good. She has come to realize that if I am not out of bed in the morning when she gets up that I am probably not feeling good. When this happens she will come into my room, crawl up into my bed, lay down next to me, and start rubbing my back. 

What does this picture make you think of?

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"Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein

Mexico

Happy April Fools Day!

My family went to Mexico in December of 2009. This trip was very strange but very fun. I had never been away from home for Christmas before so that was odd. But we decided to take a cruise for Christmas that year. My brother had just broken his ankle so sadly he was in a cast during the trip. We went with a family friend of ours which was cool because I had someone my age to hangout with. The ship was decorated beautifully. We made two stops. One was at the Mayan ruins in Cozumel and the other was at a beach. When we stopped at the beach it was nice to lay out in the sun. My brothers and I got our pictures taken with parrots. They were interesting. The one I was holding kept climbing up my arm closer to my face which scared me. They were beautiful birds though. My friend and I got henna tattoos. They were really cool, but left really bad rashes on our shoulder after a week. I loved how clear the water is in Mexico. I didn't get in the water much. It wasn't very cold which was nice. It was a good break from the ship though. We did a lot on the boat too. We got our nails done one day. There was a comedy show another day that was fun to watch. We played a lot of cards too. We had a very nice dinner on Christmas day. It was a nice trip to get away from life for a week. I definitely want to take another cruise sometime!

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"Learn from yesterday, live for day, and hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein