007. Substance

So in my English IV class we just got done reading Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. If you know about that book you know that Dr. Jekyll is good and has a alter ego, Mr. Hyde who is bad. Mr. Hyde is a creation of the small amount of darkness in Dr. Jekyll's heart. Dr. Jekyll turns out to be the only character in the book to embrace the dark side of himself. The truth of the hate in his heart made him go insane and eventually Mr. Hyde has consumed Dr. Jekyll.

I know this seems like it's going no where. But it will. Dr. Jekyll was being consumed by Mr. Hyde and would not accept that he had a small problem of hate that he would not embrace. Dr. Jekyll would not embrace that he was not perfect. The point is, we all have something about us that is not perfect.

We don't need to be afraid to admit the wrongs we have commited. We need to accept that we have problems and that we aren't perfect. We are what we are. Substance is what we're made of. We're made of heart, we're made of spirit, we're full of life waiting to be unleashed.

So many people live their lives in comparison to others. They want to be perfect. They want what other people have. We stay so stuck on the fact that we want to be perfect and be exactly like others. This is like a giant paperweight on our lives. We hang on to the past to much, and instead of embracing it and moving on we let it keep us down. Don't be someone you're not. Don' t let people
make you feel bad about your flaws. Don't be stuck on becoming another carbon copy of millions of other people in the world. Be focused on being YOU and being the person that you are meant to be.
Don't live up to the expectations that people have for you. Live up to your full potential, not someone elses.

Don't be afraid to say no when faced with peer pressure. The biggest thing that I take pride in my life is that I have never given into peer pressure and doing drugs or drinking. I wish all my friends could see this and stop. I love them more than anything, but I just wish that everyone could change that. I've heard some friends question why God is not working their lives, and I think to myself look at how you are pursuing him. God doesn't always answer prayers either. Maybe you're praying for the wrong reasons. Whatever it may be God may not always answer prayers directly. God provides the oppurtunity for what you want. God provides the oppurtunity to change your life and resurrect it like he ressurrected Jesus. The only question is are you willing to let him change it? Don't be afraid of what you are. Don't be afraid of what God wants for you.

I know this is lame but theres a quote from Star Wars:
"Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering."

Jealousy can comsume someone and fill them with hate. We don't need to be afraid of ourselves anymore, and start accepting that we're not perfect. We cannot start to love others until we can become content with how we are made and love ourselves.

001. Realization

The best thing a person can do before they do anything is realize. If a person is wanting to change
the world, but never takes any action and lives their life in the gutter; then they will not accomplish anything. People need to stop and take time to look at thereselves and what they're doing.

After someone realizes what they are doing in their life is wrong they need to change it. For example: If you make fun of people just for fun, think of how you are honestly making that person feel. How can you get any fun out of that? If you truly come to realize what you're doing then you can change it. Go to that person you've made fun of and give an apology from the bottom of your heart and never let it happen again. Then embrace and love that person for everything they are. Not make fun of their flaws. No one is perfect.


All day today at school I kept thinking back to this. As I walked through the halls and people watched in my classes, I noticed how bad this problem of a lack of love is. People making fun of other, being plain lazy about everything and so on.  There is more to life than making fun of people, being lazy about everything you do, partying and everything else people do at our school. There is more to life than Hendersonville, Tennessee. Things you do right now might make you feel good and have a good time at this very moment in life. But one day we will all grow up in age and hopefully grow up in our actions, and REALIZE all the stupid stuff we’ve done. I’ve experienced with so many people that I know in my family. Some grew up, some did’nt. And for those who don’t I really feel bad and hope that they can see what they’ve done with their lives. Life isn’t about money, being lazy, being big figure in a small town, ect. Life is about leaving a legacy and being remembered for what you’ve contributed to the world and the people in it.
Life is what you make it.

Realization is going to happen to everyone at some point in their life. 
You cannot escape it.
So start realizing and take action today.

Inspiration & Aspirations

So lately I have been so inspired with so many ideas and ways of thinking about life. Normally I blog everything on Myspace, but I'm starting to crowd it with endless amounts of blogs. So I decided to start a blogger account. My whole goal in life is to change the world.  I feel that there are so many ways to change it for the better even just a little bit. Im hoping that people will begin to read this and gain something from what I have to say.