One day, a painter turtle named Maddie was very mad. Maddie had a cut from a sharp piece of wood that fell out of a tree, and into the water. She was mad because her friend hit her for not listening to him when he said Please do not splash me. Maddie splashed him again. Maddie's friend named Tim hit her for splashing again.
Maddie's 7-year-old sister Ashleigh tried to help by being a good sister, making breakfast, lunch, and Dinner, Ashleigh also watched Maddie's favorite movie with her. Finally Maddie's dad named Wanyne, Went to the ice-cream store and bought home some ice-cream. Ashleigh
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Another day, another prompt. Today, I found a musically involved prompt to take on- it's technically supposed to be a prompt that's daily, for 25 consecutive days, but I decided to do it all at once since my responses won't be incredibly long. As always, I challenge my dad to this post with me (even though I know he won't do it). Anyway, the prompt is to answer the following 25 questions with a song for the answer, and then why. If anything, I hope you get some good music from this.
- Maddie Maddie had an interesting idea with her alphabetical advice last week, so I thought I would take her up in her challenge. Her rules were simple: One letter, one bit of advice that starts with that letter.
So here is my alphabet! A - "A" is for absolution. Free yourself from blame or guilt for things that were outside of your control. B - "B" is for beautiful. True beauty comes from within. Looks are great when you are young, but looks have a tendency to fade with time (although Christine Brinkley still has it in my opinion!). Meanwhile, a good soul can last a lifetime and possibly beyond! C - "C" is for Companionship. Having a companion for your journey through life is comforting. Make sure you marry your soul mate, though, and don't settle for someone with flaws because you are afraid of being alone. Find someone who brings out your best side... not your worst. D - "D" is for drama. I think you will be happier if you avoid drama like the plague. I like to be happy, and if someone is constantly bringing you grief, your best bet is to avoid them. Surround yourself with smart people who are happy, and more importantly, make you happy as well! E - "E" is for effort. Not everything in life comes easy. The more effort you put in to what is important to you, the greater your return will be! F - "F" stands for failure. Don't be afraid to try and fail. Most setbacks are only temporary. It is better to have tried and failed, then to always wonder what might have been. This is true in relationships, business ventures and personal goals as well. G - "G" is for gratitude. Be grateful for what you have and those who love you. It's better to be grateful for what you have, than wishing for what you don't. If you really want something, develop a plan on how you can get it, and then use effort to work towards your goal. H - "H" is for happiness. Many people go through life looking for happiness, but never really stop to consider what makes them happy. Don't be one of these people. Think about what makes you happy and then pursue it. I find it is better to look for happiness in little things that can occur frequently, rather than in large things that rarely happen. A hug from my daughters, a good cup of coffee, chatting on the phone with my sister every day, and the natural beauty in the area that I live all bring me happiness each and every day! Am I always happy? No, but I give myself many opportunities to be happy each day, and overall I would say I am happy. I - "I" is for incongruity. It's alright to not always run with the crowd. Make your own decisions about what is good and bad. March to a different drum and live your life as you see fit. Don't be afraid to walk your own path, even if it draws you away from the herd. Remember, sheep and cattle follow each other to the slaughter. Don't be a sheep! J - "J" is for joker. Remember, don't take yourself too seriously. Be quick with a smile for everyone, and don't be afraid to joke with people a bit. Deep down, everyone likes to laugh... Just make sure people are laughing with you and not at you. K - "K" is for kindness. Be kind to the people you meet. Everyone has a bad day on occasion. Don't automatically hold it against them. If it happens often, then avoid that person as much as possible. Sometimes a kind word and a smile can really work to turn someone's day around. If you meet me, be kind. I will definitely appreciate it! L - "L" is for logic. When making a decision, rational thought and deductive reasoning will nearly always get you closer to a correct answer than an emotional response will. There is nothing wrong with experiencing emotions... it's just better not to let them impact your decision-making processes. M - "M" is for memories. As I have gotten older, I have realized that memories are often my most-prized possessions. Think about it. We are all going to die some day. While we won't be bringing our money or cars with us, we may bring our memories. Based on that line of thinking, I want to make sure I have a whole lot of good memories to bring with me. N - "N" is for nice. Try to treat people as you want to be treated. I don't know about you, but I like to be treated nicely. O - "O" is for occasionally. Occasionally let your hair down and step out of your comfort zone. The only constant is change. Whether it is small incremental steps, or a giant leap, try something that is new and exciting for yourself. Sometimes, you will surprise yourself and find a new or better way of doing something that you have done for a very long time. Although small changes happen to us all daily, it is only occasionally that we will notice an event that has changed the entire direction of our life. P - "P" is for pizza. Okay, I admit this one sounds corny, but pizza is one of my favorite things to eat. Sometime, when life has you down, go grab a pizza, or whatever your favorite food is and enjoy the moment. It's okay to have a slice or two from time to time. Just don't use it as a way to fill an emptiness inside you. Treat yourself to a slice, but don't use it to drown your sorrows. Q - "Q" is for quality. Some things are worth paying up for. Not just monetarily either. Know the value of a good friend, a loyal lover or a trusted employee. Try to avoid overpaying for hype. The world is full of marketing! Make sure you get what you pay for... whether you are paying in cash or time. R - "R" is for reality. Don't live a lie! Life is better when you keep it real. Be honest, and expect honesty in return. Don't fool yourself by saying "well, everyone else is doing it!" Know your limitations and what you can live with, and then don't give up your principles. S - "S" is for selectivity. Be selective with your life. Find friends that add positively to your life. Avoid people who only bring grief and drama. T - "T" is for try. Nothing can be achieved without trying. If you don't like the way your life is going, try to change it for the better. Oftentimes, small changes can have a large impact. Don't try to change the world over night. Instead, find one little thing that you can change each day. After a year, you will have changed 365 things about your life. That sounds like a major change to me! Nothing will happen if you don't try though. U - "U" is for unique. You are unique. You are the only one that has had your experiences in the exact order you have had them. Don't try to be like everyone else. Be yourself. I believe that most people's mental problems are caused by them being so worried about how others perceive them. I can tell you from experience that what people thought of me when I was younger has no bearing on who I am now. Be yourself. People will either accept you for who you are, or not. If they don't, well, there are plenty of people out there who will. Don't worry about them. V - "V" is for vivacious. Vivacious means full of life. Have you ever noticed that there are some people who seem more upbeat about everything? Not all of the time, but most of the time? I find, these people are the most fun to be around. Do you really want to be around someone who is always moping and complaining> Me neither! I try to surround myself with positive, fun-loving people... and I, in turn, try to be the same way. Think of it this way, would you rather make someone glad, sad, or mad? I know my answer is I like to make people glad. Glad that they met me, and happy to be alive. It doesn't always work, but I try. W - "W" is for work. Work hard for what you want, and it will seem more like play. Try never to lose sight of why you are working. What is your goal? Are you still driving toward it? Notice that when I say work I don't mean what you do for a living. We all have to work. My advice is to try and find a profession that makes you happy. It is better to work at a job for seven hours a day that makes you happy rather than down. If you are not happy at what you are doing now, then look for a new job... or start a business that you do love. X - "X" is for goal setting. Think of the old pirate map. X always marked the spot where the treasure was buried. Draw a map of where you want your life to lead you. Fill it with a lot of tiny X's that signify short- and long-term goals. Once you have a proverbial map of where you want to go in your life, then start working towards finding those X's! Y - "Y" is for yourself. Try to always be true to yourself and your ideals. Don't compromise your moral compass to please someone else. Set your standards, and then stick to them. Remember, you are only really responsible to yourself and your own ideals. Z - "Z is for zen. Appreciate your life in this moment. The future is not guaranteed, and the past can't be changed. What you have is right now. How are you going to spend this moment. I am going to grab a cup of coffee and then get on with my day. I have reports to write, classes to teach and lessons to learn. Remember, the teacher is also a student, and the student a teacher. We all have things to learn, and its rare that I find a person that can't teach me something. Sometimes, the lesson is humility. Rabbits are cute. Though white baby rabbits are a ton cuter. You may find baby rabbits in the grass, or in the woods. You may even find them at the lake getting a drink. Rabbits have big ears that hear a lot.
If you want a rabbit and see one maybe you can catch it. If you make noise it will hop away. You can also get them at a pet store. Rabbits eat grass, and carrots. Some are nice, but some are not. Ashleigh I've come to find that writing prompts are great ways to put me into a good writing mood, so I've been reading them in my free time. In today's reading, I came across one that doesn't serve any real purpose if you take it on the surface, but one that I believe can offer insight into how people perceive the world if done correctly. The prompt was: "Describe the days of the week as if they were people". I'm going to use this prompt for today's blog, but since my descriptions are going to be brief and concise, I wanted to give my opinion of this before I began.
I believe this prompt can be taken at a much deeper level if you look at why and how people describe their days of the week. Obviously, everyone's life is different, so every will have a relatively different description of their day of the week... and it is this that I believe can give potential insight into how someone perceives life as it comes to them. This being said, I don't want to take on this prompt alone, and I ask that my sister and my dad give their own contributions to this idea. Here are my daily descriptions.
- Maddie Today I am going to keep the topic very lite. I have been very interested in photography lately, and I have started adding filters to some of my photos to make computer generated are. Below, are some of the pictures I have run through filters. Let me know if you like them. The pictures below are not the same as the picture above. I have done some filters with the picture above, though, so if you like what you see, and want to see the picture above through the filters, let me know and I will post those pictures next week. The above pictures are of a sunset over Mt. Monadnock in New Hampshire in early July. The original picture is the first picture in the second column. The rest are all run through filters.
Enjoy! This is a quote from Jim Rohn, and one that I believe my dad has written about before. However, I'd like to write my own take on this quote, and give my full opinion of it. Essentially, the quote is saying that we are similar to each of the five people we spend the most time with simply because of the time spent with them. I do believe that people change based on the influence around them, so I agree with this... to a degree. I don't necessarily believe that this holds true to the five people you spend the most time with, but more along the lines of the five people you're closest to.
Thankfully, for me, these go hand in hand. I'd like to go through 5 of the people I'm closest to, along with the 5 people I spend the most time with, and make the comparison. Some of these people do go hand in hand, so I'll make note of that as I go. People I spend the most time with:
Though my dad has written on this before, I challenge him to re-visit this quote with an open mind and write a post using the view I did, comparing and contrasting. I find it to be quite interesting, how people can have such an effect on how your life takes shape. - Maddie Today I read a new book called 'Magic Tree: House Revolutionary War on Wednesday''. One early Wednesday morning Jack and Annie went to the magic tree house, and jumped into a book that took them to the revolutionary war. They were there to look for something to send to their friend the Captain. He wanted them to send a letter to his children. Jack and Annie were very surprised when they found it was snowing where they landed in the revolutionary war.. The picture they had jumped into was of a river crossing on Christmas eve with George Washington.
Annie and Jack joined George Washington on his trip across the Delaware river. Jack wrote American Patriots fight for independence from Britain. He also wrote: British = redcoats. Then while he was writing: General George Washington beat the British outside of Trenton and helped America gain its independence. All of a sudden, one of George Washington's guards saw Jack, and he lost Annie when the guard chased him. He found Annie on George Washington's boat and also found the letter to send. After the boat ride, they went home using the magic tree house. Ashleigh I found another interesting prompt, this time through Google... the idea is to write a list of advice for your reader, each piece corresponding with a letter of the alphabet. As always, I challenge my dad with this prompt, and even my sister, if she feels up to it. I hope everyone can benefit at least a little from something I have to say here.
Appreciate life's little moments. Be your own source of happiness. Cherish time spent with those you love. Destroy what destroys you. Educate yourself as much as possible. Forgive, but never forget what they did to you. Give back to the Earth and society, more than you take. Have at least one good cup of coffee per week. Include yourself in activities you love that benefit your well-being. Just be yourself. Kindness isn't over-rated- perform one random act of kindness per day. Laugh hard, and often. Make memories, because at the end of the day they will be all that remains. Never let anyone tell you your dreams are un-achievable. Open your mind to new perspectives and possibilities. Perfect your imperfections. Come to love yourself. Quotes are beneficial- take time to read them and ponder them. Rest and relaxation are important, despite how cliche that may sound. Take time for yourself. Stop and think, before acting or speaking. Time waits for no one, so if you aren't happy, go seek out your happiness. Unpredictability should never be ruled out- be prepared for anything at any time. Versatility is important. Never limit your options or activities for the fear of what others may think. Watch your thoughts- a negative mind can't make positive choices. X-cape from the norms of society. Don't feel that you need to prove anything, to anyone. (yes, this was corny, I know) Yesterday can't be changed, so don't dwell on it. The future can only be affected by right now- so choose happiness over stress and worry. Zealotry is never a good thing. Let your mind be open. - Maddie I was reading through writing prompts earlier, and I came across this one. Though I chose to write about my quotes choices first, I find myself coming back to this idea and I'd love to give it a shot, because I think the logic behind it is great. The prompt is to explain who you are to your audience, using only 200 words or less. The idea is almost one of self-discovery, since you know everything about yourself and will be made to only select certain pieces of yourself to write about. I'd love to try this, and I encourage both my dad and my sister to do this as well. Below is my paragraph.
My name is Madison. I’m 15, and I live in NH. My passions include karate, hiking, and playing with makeup. I’ve been taking karate since 3, and I now hold a second degree black belt in kenpo. I’m often described as open-minded and easygoing, but I’m actually strongly opinionated and logical. I’ve also been described as mature for my age- I attribute this to life experience centered around a childhood trauma endured between the ages of 7 and 11. Aside from being mentally scarred from these events, I’ve also become a bit of an over-achiever with my schoolwork, having passed 10 college-level courses and held almost all straight A’s throughout high-school thus far. These factors, combined with the loss of my mother, have left me with an old soul and a hatred for addictive substances. All of this makes it difficult for me to get along with people of my own age group, so I often befriend older people. One of my best friends is my dad, from whom I’ve learned almost everything I know... including my aforementioned appreciation of logic. I’m an open book- you just have to take time to read my pages. Word Count: 195 If any of our readers also want to partake in this prompt, please feel free to leave a comment on this post telling me who you are in 200 words or less. - Maddie Today, I was scrolling through tumblr to find some ideas to write about... and I found an extremely good post that I wanted to share with you. It's a bit lengthy, and I'm not certain who to attribute it to since it's been passed about on tumblr for so long. In any case, here it is- I'll give my thoughts on this bit of writing directly after.
“Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. Classic thinking teaches us of the four doors of the mind, which everyone moves through according to their need. First is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pain. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain by stepping through the first door. Second is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal, or too deep to heal quickly. In addition, many memories are simply painful, and there is no healing to be done. The saying 'time heals all wounds' is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door. Third is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt such a blow it hides itself in insanity. While this may not seem beneficial, it is. There are times when reality is nothing but pain, and to escape that pain the mind must leave reality behind. Last is the door of death. The final resort. Nothing can hurt us after we are dead, or so we have been told.” I found this to be a great way to look at coping with pain. It explains the stages of grief well, too- at least in my opinion. When you're first impacted by grief, particularly after loss... sleeping is definitely something you do a lot of. When my mom passed AND when my grandmother passed, I was drained for weeks after the fact. I had little to no motivation to do absolutely anything, and I let the sadness and absence control my life. It was awful. The "door of forgetting" is one I seem to never quite fit through, metaphorically speaking. I get to the edge of forgetting, and lose the memories I wish I could remember. I rarely can remember anything happy from my childhood, but that's a post for another time. At the end of the day, my memories are mainly composed of negativity and past traumas. It isn't fun... this is a stage in coping that I wish I could apply to my life. I feel that the door of madness almost refers to addiction. There are people who turn to alcohol or other drugs to help them forget what has happened to them, and that in and of itself is madness. Addicts can and do often lose themselves in a world of their own, shutting out those who care for them. It's sad to watch, and worse to lose someone to addiction. That much I do know, and that's why I will never go near door #3. Door #4 is a door that cannot be avoided by anyone. Everyone dies at some point. Sadly, some people choose this door as an answer for grief... it's not. It just passes the grief onto someone else, if not multiple people... and that just resets the entire cycle. I don't know, I just found the entire concept of this piece to be compelling, and I wanted to share it along with my thoughts. - Maddie I am uncertain of whom to attribute the above quote to, so I'll leave it blank. Regardless of anonymity, I love this quote and I believe it to be very true. I've written before about my forgiving properties, and how they're often my downfall- however, I seldom talk about the benefits of being forgiving and I believe that a post about benefits to forgiveness has been long overdue after all the bitterness I've sprinkled around the topic.
The quote is right- life does become easier after forgiving someone, even if they don't realize it. Once you've forgiven someone, anything negative they say towards you can be shrugged off. People have many different definitions of forgiveness and what it means, but I believe that forgiveness is a core realization that we're all human, and we're all trying to figure the world out to the best of our ability. We're all at different points learning different lessons, and that's alright. That realization- paired with acceptance of mistakes- is what makes forgiveness, I believe. I've forgiven many people who've never said a word of apology to me. In fact, I tend to forgive people directly after our arguments take place. By the time they apologize (if they even do), most times I can shrug off our argument easily because I forgave it immediately so it wouldn't torment me. The times I have refused to forgive someone have always ended up giving me headaches, since I overthink everything. Overthinking in a negative state is never healthy for your mind. When I say all of this, I don't mean to follow the old mantra of "forgive and forget". In fact, I hate that saying with a passion. Forgive, almost indefinitely... but never forget how a person is or how they treated you. Though people can and do change, the way they treat you in their moments of weakness can tell a lot about them as a person. By forgetting what they did where only forgiveness is necessary, you're allowing yourself to be opened up for future attacks- and that is where forgiveness can be a downfall. In short: don't abuse your power, but don't let your power abuse you. - Maddie The quote above comes from Winston Churchill, and I thought that it meshed nicely with my post from earlier regarding book immorality. In that post, I discussed the book bannings of the early Enlightenment and how the church banned most books that exposed the lies they spun to keep their audience in their control. In this post, I'd like to discuss lies... and how people tend to ignore them.
Many people, even if they know the truth of something, will continue following along with the lie simply because it is easier and more convenient for them than actually facing the truth. This is best embodied by a Helen Keller quote I've written about before: "People do not like to think, if one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant." To put it simply, if the truth will make someone realize something they didn't want to, they'll pretend they don't know the difference and will keep following the lie. To give a light example, one of my friends who I've mentioned before is in a terrible relationship. It's to the point that she has now caught him lying to her multiple times... but she pretends that he hasn't. I know she realizes, because she'll rant to me about it all the time. But since she's been in a relationship with him for so long, she's come to believe that she'd never be able to find anyone to treat her better and that breaking up is more difficult than staying. So she pretends everything is fine, and continues to allow herself to be hurt. The truth is much harder to accept than the reality she's built for herself. To sum this up- jet fuel doesn't melt steel beams, yet people will readily believe that it can rather than looking at facts and evidence because they believe there's nothing to be done about anything, and that since that's the case it's easier to follow along with a widespread lie. When the truth throws reality out of its normal balance... it's better to follow the lie. That being said, I don't agree with that logic at all. I'd rather be greeted with a painful truth than to live a beautiful lie. - Maddie This quote comes from the book 'The Picture Of Dorian Grey', ironically enough. This book was and is still acclaimed as a great classic, so I find it funny that a quote like this was a part of it. When I hear this quote, the first thing that comes to mind are the book bannings that trademark some of the earliest times in history, before the Enlightenment when the church had an enormous amount of influence over the people.
The books being banned were often theories based around science that went against what the church was teaching. These books were indeed the beginning of the Enlightenment, but the church did all they could to fight it by restricting not only these books, but an individual's right to interpret the bible. That's right, it was considered to be an act of heresy if you interpreted the bible for yourself. Now I can't speak for everyone here, but I know that I've read most of the bible before and I've interpreted it for myself. I take from the bible what I see to be morally correct, and apply it to my own life- mainly, the ten commandments. Do not kill, do not steal, the baseline. Much of the bible I see as a history lesson with many different biases thrown in- because the bible was written by man, not by God. That's besides the point; the point here is that if anyone spoke out against the church, they were crushed and called a heretic. In those times, this could lead to a painful death. Coming back to the quote... it states that books labeled immoral are often the books that show the world in its own shame. In the case of book banning, the church certainly saw these books as immoral. They were exposing the truth about the world, and therefor lessening the church's control over the people and exposing their lies. That leaves me to wonder- how much is currently being held back from us due to a fear of a loss of control? How much of history has been twisted and forgotten, not because of shame... but because of a truth that would throw perception out of balance? Just some food for thought. - Maddie Bugs are scary. Some bugs make dogs itch like fleas, and ticks. Some sting, poison, and bite. There are moths, June bugs, spiders, ants, crickets and bees. Some have four eyes like spiders, and some have two eyes like ants.
Bees sting, which really hurts. Tarantula poison can make you very sick. Mosquito bites make you itch. Bugs can be ugly, and scary too! Ashleigh Toys are really fun. Though sometimes you forget to put things away. That is how a mess happens. You should try to keep every room in your house clean. If your house is messy and dirty there is a pretty good chance something is missing.
I know what it feels like to lose one of your favorite toys. Because that is what happened to me. If you haven't lost a toy, you are lucky! It would really make you sad. SO DON'T LOSE ANY! Ashleigh There are birds all around the world. There are red cardinals, blue jays, humming birds, sparrows and many more. Some can't fly like penguins and ostriches. Some are yellow, red, black, white, and brown. Some are even rainbow colored, like parrots.
If you want to see a bird, get a bird feeder. That will allow you to look at the birds more closely. Oh, and just a little advice if you have a dog try not to let it out while the birds are there. The dog will frighten it away. Don't let your dog out until the birds are gone. Ashleigh The above quote comes from Napoleon Bonaparte, and I feel that it's quite true- particularly in today's society. The herd that I believe Napoleon was referring to is the mass of people- the population who feed on whatever the media decides to serve them. The "great" are the aforementioned media- welcoming the herd for the purpose of benefitting off of them.
I feel that in today's culture, the media controls all too much. The influence they have over everyone is insane- and a bit terrifying, if you ask me. The mental manipulation twists deep between advertising and subliminal messages hidden everywhere, from TV shows to video games and even on social media. I personally believe that TV influence is the worst- the same message going out to millions of people, infecting them with the idea of how things should be. I really think it's that baseline idea of "the ideal life" that gets to people. People all too often forget that what they see on TV isn't reality, and when they see the apparently perfect lives of those within the screen, they start examining their own lives. Naturally, most TV shows are based around imperfect people who end up in perfect situations, and the same can't be said for life. Coincidence within life is rare, and so are strokes of odd luck. Most of what you want in life, you have to work hard for. Going back to the examination of one's life, I feel like many people become disappointed that their lives aren't as amazing as the ones they see daily. To fill the void that they now think they have in their life, they start doing unnecessary things- extreme dieting, extreme fitness, buying unnecessary oddities, drinking, partying... all sorts of things that can be very destructive if not done carefully, or destructive if done AT ALL. The media is fed by the response of the people, and everything goes back and forth in a cycle of destruction. It's repulsive and bad for everyone, if I'm honest... everyone, except for the media. This cycle of destruction is the reason why I will never watch TV, nor ever pay for a cable provider when I'm moved out. I don't wish to feed the media or the corporations anymore than everyone else already has. - Maddie “You think you are alive
because you breathe air? Shame on you, that you are alive in such a limited way. Don't be without Love, so you won't feel dead. Die in Love and stay alive forever.” The above quote is from Rumi- it's one of his lesser known quotes, too. I was looking on google for something to write on, and actually chanced upon this while looking at poetry to inspire me. I found it quite honest, and inspirational too- because I believe too many people misconstrue the line between living and existing, particularly when it comes to love. So many people, I feel, run through life on a hunt for love. Everyone seems to follow the general idea that if you search for long enough, you'll find love that will be able to sustain you for life. I know I'm young to give my thoughts on this topic, but I truly believe that those who actively hunt for love won't find it. If you constantly try to find someone, you'll also find yourself changing- almost adapting to whoever seems available, in order to make something work just for the sake of it working. I've known a few friends now who have gone through relationships simply for the title, simply to say that they were dating someone. That's not love. Love is when you choose to be in a relationship because you care deeply about a person, not because you want the title. Love is wanting the person and who they are, more than you want that relationship title. And I feel like not many people genuinely have that. I hear some of my older friends talking about marriage in the future, and if I'm honest, I think they just want to be married to say they are. Worse yet, I have friends in incompatible relationships who remain in those relationships because they want a way to leave from where they are. One of my friends actually told me that a reason she remains with her boyfriend is due to financial stability. While I see how this is important, this said person doesn't receive the EMOTIONAL stability that is needed... and what good is financial stability and "getting away" if you're going to be "away" with someone who makes you as miserable as where you were running from? I don't know... at the end of the day, Rumi is right, I believe. To live without love, true love, is to live in a limited way. Everyone has the ability to love within them- it's just finding the right person to bring it out. If you're living a lie and loving untruly, then your life is in every way as limited as it was spent alone. - Maddie Following up on my post from earlier relating to my schoolwork, I have some pretty exciting news! This week, I'll be going to Franklin Pierce University to walk around the campus and meet with a faculty member to discuss my dual-credit enrollment in VLACS. Ironically enough, this wasn't something set up through VLACS; in fact, it happened due to a coincidence my dad encountered.
As I mentioned before, I took a public speaking course through SNHU earlier this year. This course was online, but still required me to get a copy of the necessary textbook to help me complete assignments. The town library didn't have a copy of the book I needed, but the Franklin Pierce library did (since you know, it's a college). I ended up taking the book out for roughly 6 months straight to complete the course, and somewhere along the line, water was spilled on the book. This resulted in damage, which resulted in my dad having to order a new textbook online. When the book finally came in, my dad went to the library to drop it off. Talking to the admissions office at Franklin Pierce has been a topic between me and my dad for awhile now, since I've been heavily considering my future education and what I want to do with my life. Since I'll be graduating with an Associate's out of highschool, I was thinking about finishing up my Bachelor's degree at Franklin Pierce, since it's only 5 minutes from my house and I'd be able to save on boarding by living at home. As my dad left the library, he noticed that the Admissions office was right next door- so he walked in to see if he could gather any information. Long story short, the vice principal of admissions for the college just so happened to be walking out as he walked in and he was able to have a lengthy conversation with her about me and my plans for the future. Not only did she offer to schedule a tour of the campus, but she also informed my dad of merit scholarships that would cheapen my future expenses and told him about Master's degree programs for what I'd like to major in. This Wednesday, I'll be taking the tour and going over course options for next year. Only 2 out of my 10 courses for next year are going to be high school- the rest are going to be dual credit and go towards my Associate's degree. Whoever I meet with is going to help me choose courses that won't just count for dual credits, but will also give me credits necessary for obtaining a Master's degree in psychology- since I'd love to become a therapist/psychologist when I'm out of school. Needless to say, I'm quite excited and thought I'd share my bit of happiness with you. - Maddie |
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