Hump Day Blues

Afternoon everyone!

So today I thought I'd post a quick little something to hopefully help some people find the strength and the will to push through today.

I know that for us college students the semester is almost up, but it always seems to drag on because it's like it's never ending!

*Sigh*

But just think, you're much closer than what you were yesterday! You're especially closer than what you were last month!

Every day brings us that much closer to our goals. We learn new things every single day, whether it's at school or in life or even new things about ourselves.

You will never be here again. Even as you read this post you will have aged those few minutes.

Cherish everything.

Look back at your past and realize that you are not there anymore. You moved past it.

Every second, every minute, every hour we are growing. You won't be the same person you were yesterday because that person no longer exists. You are only who you are today, and that is what matters. Make the best of it.

If you are struggling today, don't stress. Things always have a way of working themselves out. And if that doesn't help, let go and let God. Always seems to work for me!

Until next time. And remember, it's okay not to be okay. :)

There is no X-Mas!

Greetings!

Okay I know I just posted a few days ago, but with Christmas right around the corner I decided to post something to kind of remind everyone about what Christmas is really about.

I remember when I was younger, Christmas was so magical and the holidays always brought everyone together. The atmosphere was full of warmth and love and everyone felt the joy of Christmas everywhere they went.

As kids I'm sure we all looked forward to the gifts because I know, at least for me, that was my favorite part. But the issue that I have come to find is that, unfortunately, I feel that most people have become so caught up in trying to get the best or the most expensive gifts that they have forgotten what the true meaning behind Christmas is supposed to be.

Christmas is not about presents or decorations or parties. Christmas isn't even about Santa.

Although all of these things play an important role in bringing the Christmas spirit to life, these are all things that society has normalized into tradition in order to keep the notion of Christmas alive over the years.

The true meaning of Christmas is the the name. Christ. 

Without Him there is no Christmas, and I feel that people have slowly begun to forget that.

Now as I mentioned in one of my previous posts, I don't know if all of you are religious or if you even believe in God, but I do, and I can tell you that He is the only reason we are all here today.

I am not perfect nor do I even pretend to be, so I am just as guilty of getting caught up in the materialistic and superficial aspects of life. But I do know for a fact that Christmas is about recognizing the sacrifice that was made for all of us and for that I am forever grateful.

He deserves praise daily, but especially during the Christmas season. As I said before, there is no Christmas without Christ.

There is no X-Mas. I can't tell you how often I have seen that phrase plastered on merchandise or spoken from people that boast about Christmas. Replacing Christ with an X does not shorten the word, it takes away the meaning of the word completely.

W should all love one another, because no one is perfect and no one person is better than another. Christ was and is the ultimate perfection. We are imperfect sinners, yet He loves all of us unconditionally.

Can you imagine that love? There is nothing to compare to it.

I implore all of you, let Him into your heart and you will find a spiritual peace that you have never known.

Don't forget about the one person that made everything in your life possible during this holiday season. He is waiting for you. All you have to do is open the door.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life..." John 3:16

Sometimes Things Go Sour

What is up everyone!?

I can't believe it, but the semester is just about over! It's crazy how fast it flew by. I just want to take some time to talk about my experiences over the past few months and where I am now.

So I came into this semester basically ready for anything. I told myself that I was going to kick butt in every class, but as we all know, life has a way of slapping you back into reality every once in a while.

Suffice to say that, yes I did well in most, but others proved to be a bit more challenging than what I had expected. It's a hard pill to swallow, but everything happens for a reason. This just makes me want to do better and work harder later on. It's okay.

Either way, I feel like often times obstacles like these have a tendency to put people down and make them feel inferior. That should never be the case.

I have a love/hate relationship with school. I feel that most people do. You love it when things are going well (obviously) but once things start going a little sour, you hate it. It's just like in life.

We have to learn from our mistakes in order to not make them again.

And just like that, we also have to learn from what we experience in life as well. It's not always easy but that is why every challenge is important. Everything we go through helps shape our future selves.

I have found that the more you dwell on the negative aspect of your life, the more it actually affects you. The thing is, we have the power to allow certain things into our lives. Of course certain things we obviously can't control but we can control how we react to it.

YOU have the power.

I believe this is the shortest blog I've posted, but it was just a quick little update and reminder for you all to live and learn. As I always say, it's okay not to be okay, but make sure you find your way back.

Well I beleieve that's it for now, but before I sign off....
CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE!

Adios!

Long Time No See

Good afternoon peeps!

So I think it's safe to say that it's been a while since I've posted anything. I guess you could say that I've been busy, plus...life. We all know how that goes!

A lot has happened since the last time I posted a blog. I don't even know where to start. I guess I'm just going to "go with the flow" and see where this goes! Just bare with me everyone.

First off, something I do want to talk about is how challenging every single day can be. Ever since I started college I have learned to value the good things that happen within a day so much more. I've caught myself reminiscing about my younger days and thinking to the supposed "tough" times of years past and to be honest I laugh at myself a little because now when I look back I think to myself "What the heck was I complaining about? It wasn't even that big of a deal." But to be honest I guess that happens to everyone.

I guess in a way, every tough time we go through helps to shape our future selves, whether we realize it at the time or not. It's so funny how life works isn't it?

Moving on, over the past few days I've noticed a change in me. I've slowly began to realize that not everything is as bad as it seems. There is always a positive to every negative, and I pride myself in trying to keep that mindset as strong as possible. I also try my best to rub that off on the people around me, which is something that I feel has been happening and that brings me satisfaction.

It's always a great feeling to know that you are affecting someone's life in a positive way!

Those are the moments that we should cherish. That feeling you get when you know you've done a good thing or you've helped make someone's day better and you can feel their gratitude emanating from their bodies.

That's just something that has been on my mind lately. I don't know, maybe it's the holiday season that is slowly starting to get to me, which I am totally not complaining about! Plus it's Friday and I've had a pretty good day. All the outside negativity can wait! It's everywhere, but only we have the power to let it into our lives.

Tomorrow is a new day. We may encounter new obstacles, we may not, but that is just what keeps life interesting. Without bad there can be no good.

Until next time! I leave you with this picture of a cartoon turkey because Thanksgiving is upon us!

A World of Lameness

So a few days ago I was tested, and by "tested" I mean extreme test of patience to the max. (That was probably horrible grammar, but that's exactly how I felt.)

First, I went to class and I didn't get the ideal grade that I would've liked on a paper that I submitted. It kind of bummed me out, but it's okay because when things like that happen it just motivates me to do even better on my next paper. Still, it's never fun to be disappointed about something when things don't go the way you want them to.

Lame.

I also got beeped at in the parking lot because there was a close call with my car and the other person's car. I don't understand why some people feel the need to zoom through parking lots like it's a highway. It's very aggravating.

Also lame.

I just wasn't in the best mood during this time, which is why I decided to blog about it to show that no one's mood is perfect 24/7. Life is full of let downs.

Still lame.

It is so hard to keep a positive outlook sometimes because sometimes all you want to do is just scream hysterically. (I feel we all kind of scream hysterically in our heads a least a few times a week, if not a few times a day like me.)

Now to make this blog addition a bit more light-hearted. (There's still time to make this thing posititve!)

As I was walking to class a few days ago on that same bad day, a young man whom I had never met before held the door open for me. I almost wanted to hug him because he was genuinely polite and it's very rare to find that in people these days.

Not lame.

Sometimes the simplest things like saying please and thank you go unnoticed and underappreciated. Politeness should never die. I always try to be polite and pleasant to everyone I meet. Well most times, I mean, we all have bad days but that still shouldn't be an excuse to treat people disrespectfully.

Moving forward, today has not been that bad. Granted my day just started, but the day is young. I have a whole list of things I need to do like homework, which is not exactly my idea of an ideal weekend, but it needs ti get done. Slowly but surely I am conquering my procrastination! *She said timidly*

Oh well.

In other news, I saw this picture of a kitten dressed as a bat and it brought me joy. Halloween is upon us!



Well I believe that's it for the day. Catch y'all on the flippity flop!

Peace and nuggets!

This past week was interesting.

Well the week itself wasn't bad. School went well. I actually did really well in my first few official class assignments! I can't complain about that.

Aside from school, there were some issues with certain people in my life that took me back to a difficult time in my life. 

Annoying! 

Has that ever happened to any of you? Now I know that going through emotional turmoil is just a part of life, but there are certain instances where it just breaks you down completely. Those are the worst. 

In this particular case (and I won't go into detail for the sake of how long this blog probably is going to be regardless) a certain face from my past reappeared and I was not ready. 

*I will admit that the situation turned out to be nowhere near as bad as I had originally anticipated, but the anxiety is always the killer!*

I just feel like when life is good for a significant period of time, something always ends up happening to slap you back into reality. I don't get it. I mean I do, but at the same time I don't.

I don't know how many of you are religious or simply believe in God, but I do. That's why I believe there is a divine reason as to why things happen to us.

He is testing me!

He is testing all of us every single day. And that is also why it is so important to try and be that one person to stand out above the rest in how we treat everything and everyone around us. 

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I consider my self an emotionally-driven person because I feel everything very deeply. If I see a little animal that needs help, I feel myself die a little! (Dramatic much?) So when something around me isn't right I know it. And it bothers the crap out of me! 

I still try to stay positive as much as I can though because everything is always changing and I have to believe that things will change for the better. It may not seem like it at the time, but everything always has a way of working itself out. I can only give that credit to the Big Man Upstairs! 

I keep smiling. Even though my facial expressions may say otherwise (and I know I always have a stern look on my face) I am usually always in a good mood regardless of whether I am tired or not. I try to be as pleasant as I can to others.

Now I don't want you all to think that my life is all gumdrops and rainbows (barf) because it's not. Nobody's life is great all the time. But that's the thing! Bad is sometimes good because it reminds us of what is truly good. It puts things in perspective for us. 

I hope anyone who is potentially having a bad day can stop and realize that it just might not be all that bad. The day is young, and if all else fails just remember that tomorrow is another day!

Until next time when I ramble on about something. 

Peace and nuggets! 

(Because I love me some nuggets.)

What does that even mean?

Well this is a turn of events. I can’t say that I’ve ever blogged before but hey there’s a first time for everything right? Let’s see how this goes!

I like to think of myself as an optimistic person, but I have been known to be very dramatic at times. I say this because when stress and anxiety start taking over my life there is not one positive thing I could possibly encounter that would make me feel better about my miserable life at the time. 

Essentially that is why I decided to create this blog specifically; to look at the positive things in life. Becoming the Mustard Seed is a way to release all the countless emotions I may or may not encounter within a single day. It is a way to “stop and smell the roses” so to speak. It’s the little things that get all of us through our toughest days. Someone smiling at you when you’re feeling down, or maybe someone holding the door open for you, or maybe someone even just complimenting you out of the blue which could end up making your whole day that much better.

            Moving forward, yesterday in particular wasn’t bad. Actually the past few days haven’t been bad. I just have a big tendency to think way too much. Does that happen to anyone else? I’ve had worse days as I’m sure we all have. It was actually just recently that I felt a meltdown slowly creeping upon me, but I didn’t let it get to me. The funny thing is though, when I stop to think about what exactly is causing me so much grief, it is never as bad as it seems. Half the time it’s just me overreacting and over-analyzing the slightest issue that comes my way. Today was nice though. The people around me were in a good mood, which rubbed off on me. It’s always nice to be surrounded be people who can make you feel better about whatever is going on in your life. Class was good as well! Since it's only been the first few weeks of school, I felt the stress slowly starting to creep back up. I’m sure everyone gets a little intimidated in a new class so I can definitely relate to that feeling over the past couple of weeks. It was tough because I felt like I was completely on my own. There was really no one I knew in my first few classes so that in itself was enough to make me feel like this semester would be tougher than the others, but again, that was probably just me being dramatic.

            I’m trying this new thing where I attempt, to the best of my abilities, to keep a positive outlook on a grim situation. Notice I said “to the best of my abilities” because, as I said before, I consider myself a very optimistic person, but I falter sometimes, as does everyone. But one thing that many people don’t seem to understand is that it is perfectly okay to not be okay. We are human. We are prone to emotional turmoil and, because of that, we tend to be more negative than positive at times. This is exactly why we need to be the change that we want to see in others. This is exactly why we need to become the mustard seed.

            Well I believe that’s enough rambling for now! 

            For my first time blogging, I found this to be quite invigorating. I have to say it was both rewarding and comforting. I feel we all get too caught up in having to force ourselves to deal with our daily struggles, but for me personally, I actually found writing this blog to be a type of relief. 

            Remember people, it’s the little things in life that get us through the day, so take the time to actually stop and smell the roses, both literally and figuratively!