Monday, July 30, 2012

Ghostly Business

You have a ghost in your closet, what do you do?


Do you exterminate it or let it be? It’s up to you…



You decide to call the exterminator but they think that you’re absolutely insane and hang up the phone…



You open the closet and you remember you were hiding your past from your parents in a white blanket, but what was that noise?



It was your heart crying… Unknown to your knowledge, the strange, eerie sound is audible



You are grief-stricken by your own tears of sorrow because you have never seen anything like this, yet you are shocked to confront your past…



You see a vision of your saint of a boyfriend and explain to him that you, this super strong woman, feel torn and like an unwanted toy who was just thrown away



You have been abused on a constant basis and are lost for words, but still remain whole



You are all alone and the doorbell rings



You sprint down the stairs and feel like your face smacked into the ground like a piano being dropped from a 100-story building, but somehow managed to not clumsily fall



“Who’s at the door?” She said with a frightened look on her face



It was just your best friend banging on your door, yelping for help. He needs you. He yearns for you. He…



He had never been so depressed in his life. Ever since his dad was in the hospital with cancer, he began feeling quite unusual; his self-esteem fled out the door, he consistently brought unnecessary anger upon himself, and he almost came face to face with Death…



You slowly answer the door and wonder who or what you’re going to see



He looked like he had cried for ages on his bed and wanted to give his best friend a strangling hug



It’s the same man you saw in your vision, but you wonder why it isn’t the ghost knocking…



Did you anihhilate the ghost already?



He sounds like he’s screaming at the top of his lungs like he’s going to die. He grabs you with the brute strength of his 5 foot 11 football player, muscular body and pulls you close to his heart for safety



He ran into the closet in your room, grabbed his notebook, flashlight, and lucky pencil he received for winning a football game in order for his team to go to state. He turned off all the lights, locked the door in your room, went into the closet, and began writing a poem that goes something like this:



“What could have caused this traumatizing moment? As my reflections project into images of reality inside my head, they cause fear, insecurity, and excruciating, internal pain. I count down the days until I can return to my happy place, when my head is empty and my heart is satisfied…”



He hears a knock on the door and assumes it’s the ghost and begins to scream again



You sweetly answer to him to his reassurance and he opens the door, lets you in, and locks it again



You close the door, talk for hours, confront your worst nightmares, and fall asleep next to each other, with him holding you close to his heart



The next day, everything returns to normal, and the ghost had left the premesis. You both have no idea what happened and only realized you were asleep next to each other. You both realize that it was only ghostly business, and reality returned to normal…

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Happiness is Optimistic

There are some moments where you see people skipping merrily down the street with an expression that says “my life is absolutely perfect”. And you are like “I wish I could be like that person”.

But you can be that happy person skipping down the street, right?

You can decide to be an optimist. But that doesn’t always help. You refuse to be a pessimist, no matter how frustrated and upset you are. You randomly decide to pick a music album that describes your life, with one of the songs saying, “I’m lovin, but I’m feelin like shit”. Just mixed feelings, that’s all…

Looking through the depths of your mind you try to envision where you’d be if you decided to follow a different path instead. While you debate about whether or not you made the right choices, you realize you are seemingly happy at the moment, but why not completely content. What’s missing?

After a long semester at school you come home and feel like you are basically holding friend auditions and cutting most of them. The days of being a doormat and someone to pour your trash on and someone to scapegoat for everything are now over. You’re just asking for respect and to be treated as a human being. Is that so hard to ask for?

While creeping on facebook you see these pictures of where you were that you are not in. You wish you could find somewhere to fit into these pictures, but it’s like there’s no room at the lunch table. That’s really happened when they clearly could have moved over and made some room. And then you begin to feel like you’ve been exiled from the group… Yes, it hurts! oh so bad!

Then the next day they’re gone and you ask where they went. Claiming they had homework to do and went to the library, someone tells you they went out to lunch after you clearly asked them the previous day if they wanted to go. Just do society a favor and quit making your fake excuses every single time. And quit trying to be promising when you are clearly aware there’s no hope. They eventually catch on. Just be honest, and if you really don’t want to then just tell me and then you can completely ignore me forever you morons. Life goes on; quit being shallow bastards. Lying is not a virtue… And neither is pulling that excuse card out of your rear end…

People ask why you put your emotions on paper and you reply that you feel like you can’t trust anyone and need some way to express yourself. Well, if people weren’t to busy being pretty little liars, these trust issues wouldn’t exist. Don’t hold your tears in there’s someone to give them to…somewhere… Venting is oh so necessary. After holding it in for almost six months, you’re ready to just throw those bottled emotions somewhere… *sends a text to your friends* They claim to be busy or unresponsive… what the hell?!? Everything’s blocking my breathing mechanisms. I NEED TO RELEASE EVERYTHING. Come on now, please don’t ignore me… who will listen to me? I am bound to break sometime soon. Hopefully it will be under my control!!

Love isn’t the easiest thing to find these days. It’s like finding Waldo in that silly children’s book. If you’re too impatient and decide to cave on the first person that shows feelings, then it will bite you, time and time again. Supposedly, there’s thing, you know, called patience. If you have it, may success soon be with you.

If you feel like your only purpose in life is to please other people, then think something else. If you feel like you absolutely have to please other people and you have to put every ounce of effort into it, then they aren’t worth your time. If they tell you that you aren’t good enough, then they can go rot... No one ever deserves to stand for that. If someone is your real friend, then it should be effortless…

People may think drugs are their only way to get by in life. Well, that is SO untrue. Even if your best friend does it, you don’t have to. If it gets to be out of hand, what do you do? Confront them? They don’t listen to you. Now what? Get them help? Stop talking to them until decide to change, which they probably won’t… Because all drugs will do is hinder your true potential in life.

If you ever, ever, ever question the faithfulness of someone, well, come on now. If someone lies to you, it may cause you to have severe trust issues. But trust doesn’t come on a silver platter. Even someone throwing the excuse card constantly can cause issues because it shows how unreliable they are. If you ever get cheated on, that just screws everything up. But what if they do decide to come through?? They just need to prove themselves. And if they fail, then sayonara! Hopefully your family will never let you down…

Playing a useless game and being lazy isn’t always the best way to go. Breaks are necessary after a stressful day or whatnot. But if all you do is sit on your rear end, then you’re going to go nowhere. It always feels like there is something to do. If only there was more time to do things and sleep was less necessary. Then everything could be accomplished!!

Time is of the essence… a basic phrase you often hear. If only there was time to get 10 hours of sleep per day, study, practice, have a social life, work, go to class, do extra activities… you know. Even an extra 6 hours in the day, that would make a huge difference. Who likes getting up at 4am to go to work, or at 6am to get ready and eat breakfast before your 8am class? That’s too early. We gotta do what we gotta do. But people are becoming more and more ill due to exhaustion and stress.

Not like how you look?? But food is sooooo good! Your eating habits are a big part of your weight. Stress, sleep, and exercise are also very important. You also need to have time to do all of these things so you can manage yourself, your sanity, and your body. If you only eat everything that tastes good, such as fast food, you will turn into a whale. If you balance your diet and eat meals with lots of fruits and vegetables in them and natural ingredients and work out a couple days a week, sticking to that will show some major results…

Feel like you screwed up somewhere? Second chances usually aren’t given, but can sometimes be given out way too easily. Don’t take ANYTHING from other people, but don’t explode to anyone, or it will be thrown right back in your face. All you can do is try your best and not get so hung up over everything. Being paranoid will only kill you in the end…

Think your only purpose in life is to make people look bad to make yourself happy, including your own family members?? In that case, you’re a complete jerk. But it also shows you are very insecure and have a low self esteem and try to lower someone’s who is either very high or very low. Haters are haters and won't be part of my life. If you want to be a complete douche, gtfo and go somewhere else. Hope you get screwed even more so you can see how it feels. No one deserves to be treated without the utmost respect…

Tired of people pissing you off? Well it’s time to stand up for yourself. Independence is always nice though. You want to be a people pleaser, but that’s not the most important thing, because the entire world won’t like you. However, if those certain people who you haven’t pleased decide to treat you poorly, as well as those on your side… well don’t just stand there. Do something!!!! Don’t tell them to gtfo or start cursing at them, but be the bigger person and nicely confront them and tell them what they’re doing hurts you. If you don’t, then no one will take you seriously…

Quit worrying, dude! You gotta have some confidence! You probably didn’t mess up, no matter how much you think you did. The world is not out to get you, unless of course you’re Osama Bin Laden or some terrorist. Take a load off my dear. Don’t be so paranoid. Getting hung up on something small is so silly, but it happens so often. Just chill, breathe. It will be fine!

Making decisions is one of the toughest things to do, whether it’s to study, go out, or give up on people you think are douchebags and treat you like garbage. It can change your path forever. That may put a lot of pressure on you. But a few years down the road, realizing that you were strong enough to make that difficult choice, you won’t have any regrets…

To sum it up, the world is no perfect place to live. So many people have given up just because of one bump in the road. If you feel like you are that person with so many that it’s too hard to handle, never give up. It may be one of the most cliché phrases out there, but yet it’s so powerful. If you get treated poorly, take matters into your own hands. Don’t just let it happen or you’ll feel hurt and be shoved into a hole that it will take forever to crawl out of. Don’t ever think you need drugs to survive, because whether you think everyone hates you, there are a few people who have taken their actions out of control and you are just so frustrated you feel like you have nowhere to turn to anymore, the effects are irreversible. If people exile you from their little clique, screw them. You’ll soon find somewhere you belong. You may encounter people who lie, but not every word you hear is a lie. No matter what, somewhere you may have not located yet, there are people out there who love you to death who will give you all the respect you deserve. Whether you realize it or not, there are; those are the people you can put all your trust in and they will allow you to hold onto it forever. You never have to be paranoid about that. Don’t ever feel useless, because no one is. You are the one who can provide something special to this world, no matter how long it takes. You will find time to do it. If you attack the world with confidence and stay strong no matter what, then you will be that happy person skipping down the street.


Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Understand

If you commonly say that you're walking down the path of life, it's super cliche, but it's true. If you say that bitterness can be turned to something tasty, then you're definitely not out of your mind. If you say that bashing yourself will lead to an endless nightmare, that's so true. When one year ago, the only things at home consisted of hurt, drama, and confusion, you look for a stress release. You're not quite sure who to talk to because figuring out the meaning of who's true and who's out to screw you over is more difficult than the most ridiculous programming language. And the mission still continues now. You turn to your fingertips or a pencil because a virtual machine or a piece of paper reads everything. It will always be there for you. But at some point, you deem people worthy of entering this private shrine. If you are worthy, then you have done something special or led me to a personal reflection session that leads to a positive turning point. If you read the secret hidden messages and understand them, that makes you even more valuable. If you even go out of your way to do acts of unselfishness to help a dream that was attainable with an extra boost to the top shelf, I totally want to pay it forward to you. Even though the smiley face will never go away, there is a hidden frowny face that pops itself out of nowhere and takes me by surprise. The fibers are so hard to erase that there are still remains on the white board that are tough to scrub off. But they ARE going away. If you are able to understand each part of the code, then I will give you more pieces of the puzzle... If you understand, then you are mindful. If you understand, then you are special. If you understand, then you will enter into the beauties of love.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Reflections for a New Year

With a new year, there are WAY too many emotions to describe anything I could ever feel. There's a massive stream of everything running through my head right now. I want to take everything in and live for the moment.

Yes I write a lot. That's what I do. But I'm going to post it live for once. It is my "coming out of the closet" so to speak, but I am straight. If you want to judge, so be it, but I am done with the words "don't judge me" because I am going to say something new for once. I won't give two shits. If you want to be super critical or cold, not like it matters, because there are people who matter more than you do.

But right now, I am taking a moment to reflect. I am sure all of you have had your dose of insecurities, lack of self-esteem, or maybe even abuse of some sort. But how you decide to fight and cope with everything is up to you. I take my risks. Will you take yours?

Why do I doubt myself? Because I strive to be the best I can be. I am not here to compete with you. I am not here to be better than you. I am not here to outshine you. I am here to make a difference. As long as I do that, I will achieve pure happiness.

I am sure all of you have had your fair share of a tough year. I know I sure have. I may not have escaped all of my classes in one piece and am going to have an episode of Dejavu, but at least you can know that you will do better next time. You always do better the second time and learn from your mistakes. You live and you learn. You can't hold back, you can't live in fear, and you can't just sit on words without putting an action to them. Actually doing something and "making it happen" is what needs to happen. If you need to complain, you can do it for a few minutes, but then you need to take action. Do something about it. Take your own stand.

I am not broken. I am never broken and can never be broken. I am still mending from my past, but am stronger than ever. I have acquired what I need to move foward fresh into the Now. I am strong, but will be even stronger as time progresses to see what the future holds. I am looking forward to also being a better and more effective leader. I have been granted the most wonderful opportunities and blessings anyone can ever ask for. I am ready to grab it by the horns and conquer all. A little pat on the back would be nice here and there!

There may be a party rock anthem going on live right now for all of you, but for me I sit on my bed anxiously awaiting my flight. While doing so, I would like to take a moment to thank everyone personally for what they've done. For dealing with my puddles of stress and for inspiring me to take my interests (and love of music) to a new level.

I freak out about going home because I never know what to expect. I thought I was going to end up alone, but when I stepped foot through my house, I saw otherwise. One surgery and a few bumps in the road later, I came back to finish as strong as possible.

Knowing I had to pull many things out of my rear end and pull energy and motivation out of the sky, the finish line was so close. No matter how difficult, it was possible. Now, I am just about done... it is almost over, but still going. Even though it was a short time, I feel even better than before. I am strong enough, and if you do not think I am good enough, then you can suck it. I am here to please others too, but I have no selfish desire to please myself, but such is a must. Say you decide to... you know... lie to me... hahaha. You're gone! If you think I am fat or call me fat behind my back, then fuck you. I am in the process of changing that, but it is taking too long.... I am ready to try again. But that's because I refuse to let other people's poison bother me. I'm no size 0 or a model, but that doesn't mean I'm "fat" so to speak. I refuse to put myself down. Others need to accept how beautiful they are. Size doesn't matter (unless it's causing you health problems). People need to just be happy with who they are. What has society done?

Ignorance is not my best friend, and if you think so, that's your loss. I am willing to reconcile any shit I have caused, but it must be mutual. If you want to hold me back or start useless drama with me, I have no desire to see it, unless of course it's a Broadway play. Then count me in! I will not play your mind games. I will not listen to your jargon. And I will not have a cup of Java, or ever wish to see that... EVER again. I'd prefer a mocha. Let's sit down and have a chat. If you decide to go on your own path, I won't snap. I am strong enough. We are all as powerful as we think we are. I'll believe in you, you'll believe in me. All the cliche crap that everyone else seems to bring up. Such is true. If you turn around, I'll turn around too. If I care about you enough and see potential in you, I will do everything in my power to bring it out of you, and my dear, you know who you are. If, if, if..... It's a definite.

There are many things I crave. In my power, I will continue to believe everything will come my way. I seek such bliss, and in order to receive much, you must give much. The bliss will be right in front of you. With that, I will take my pride, stick it in my purse, and continue onto the next set of challenges I must face. I know I will win. No need to stick a halo on my head. I believe in myself. My belief in me will have the Force believe in me as well. I don't need a cult following. I just want appreciation. I want to help for the benefit of everyone else with some cream on the side. I live to help others. If I don't live up to my expectations I feel guilty. I want to be the best I can be. But one thing I will always leave is a piece of my wisdom and my mind. I may be different. But the difference is mine. I will always leave with this piece of mind I gave to myself. My own personal quote: "I'm just me and that's who I'll always be". Just living by that will enable a pure state of happiness for me and my loved ones. That's just the way I like it. Just right.

The Power of a Sister

The philosophies of what it means to be a sister to someone. This poem was last updated on 1-10-15!

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What does it mean to be a sister? Does it mean to be be faithful unto death? Will they be there for your 3am crying call? What they catch you when you fall? Will they even go with you to the mall?

A sister is family... as powerful as the heavens. They love and never judge.

A sister is always there for you, unconditionally to serve as your guiding star...

A sister is your lifelong companion possessing significant meaning. What would you do without them, especially if you were born with them?

A sister is the one to share your darkest secrets with, cherish their presence, experience life with... even stand next to in your wedding! They shall stand by your side at all times

The power of a sister is so genuine... so real... should never be utilized for pain...

What would YOU do without it?