This Crazy Thing We Call Life!

I am so incredibly blessed.

So for my English class I had to write a "This I Believe Essay." I explained the essay a bit in my last post so feel free to look back and see that, but basically we were writing about a personal philosophy that we live our lives by. I have been debating whether or not I wanted to post my essay on here because it's about a topic I have already written about (in fact a line or two might be the same) but what it comes down to is that I am really proud of this essay. It is one the of the first things I have created in a while that I am really proud of and because of that, and the fact that I am so passionate about the topic, I want to share this piece of me with you. From the get-go I was so intregued by the idea of writing about a personal philosophy! You don't normally think about it, at least I didn't, but everyone no matter who you are has personal beliefs specific to them and how their live their everyday lives. This is one of mine. I hope you enjoy it, but if n...

I should be doing homework. I know I know, most my posts start out that way. The fact of the matter is that sometimes I blog to avoid doing homework. It happens. Life goes on. Lately, admits the hustle and bustle of the start of a new school year, I have been thinking a lot about the little things that make me me. I know that sounds weird (but let's face it, I'm a little weird) but when you're living with new people, applying for jobs, and writing papers about things you believe in, it kind of gets the gears rolling in your brain. And sometimes I struggle to turn those gears off. In my English class (which by the way I haven't taken an English class since fall 2010 and I am loving it!) we are currently writing a "This I Believe Essay." Inspired by the NPR series "This I Believe" the assignment is to write an essay about a belief or philosophy that you live your life by. And not something generic like "I believe in Christ", "I believe ...

Misguided Ghosts I'm going away for a while But I'll be back Don't try to follow me 'Cause I'll return as soon as possible See, I'm trying to find my place But it might not be here where I feel safe We all learn to make mistakes And run from them, from them With no direction We'll run from them, from them With no conviction 'Cause I'm just one of those ghosts Travelin' endlessly Don't need no roads In fact, they follow me And we just go in circles And now I'm told that this is life That pain is just a simple compromise So we can get what we want out of it Would someone care to classify? Our broken hearts and twisted minds So I can find someone to rely on And run to them, to them Full speed ahead Oh, you are not useless We are just Misguided ghosts Travelin' endlessly The ones we trusted the most Pushed us far away And there's no one road We should not be the same But I'm just a ghost A...

There comes a time in life where everything you once knew is gone. A time of questioning and beginnings and wonder. A time where you are forced out of your comfort zone to discover yourself. I have a strange feeling that I have just arrived there.