I want. I wish. I have.

I want things to be different.

I want my only worry in the world to be when the next dance practice is going to be and how many people were going to come.

I want to get away from reality.

I want everything to go my way.

I want people to be nicer and have good intentions.

I want to make my parents and people who love me proud.

I want to eat something.

I want extra pulp orange juice.

I want to be brilliant.

I want more friends.

I want to have more faith.

I want to make an impact on the world.

I wish the world was a better place.

I wish the good things in life were handed to me.

I wish no one has to suffer.

I wish there was no evil in the world.

I wish I was more motivated.

I wish the hardships in life would go away.

I wish I had some fruit snacks right now. (And someone to share them with)

I wish I had some extra pulp orange juice.

I wish I had all the money I could have and then I wish to help people with it.

I wish people weren’t so difficult.

I wish people didn’t do things for themselves.

I wish for true love.

I have an amazing family. (Especially my broski, he’s the best.)

I have loving friends.

I have the ability to make my dreams come true.

I have a car.

I have food and water.

I have an education.

I have regular, no pulp orange juice, because the store didn’t have any pulpy orange juice and it made me sad.

I have a place to live. (Multiple actually)

I have curly hair.

I have shoes and clothes.

I have a laptop.

I have a religion.

I have you.

Do you get it?

 “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”- Oprah Winfrey

Carpe Diem

Hello world! How has everyone been since my last post? Great? Shove it in why don’t ya? No no, go ahead. We all know how great you’ve been doing. Going swimming, going partying and hanging out with the ‘peeps’ that you choose to acknowledge yourself with. JUSSSSTTTT GREAATTT!

I’m sure while you’re hanging out with your friends you’re taking pictures too, right? Pictures that eventually find themselves to Facebook to show the rest of the world how great you’ve been huh? Well that’s nice. Shove it in some more. Go ahead. I’m not here to judge!

How have I been? Well thanks for asking! I’ve been pretty good myself. Still in search of a job that pays well so I can pay bills in the future. Of course to get a well-paid job I need an education which is what I’m currently working on. Other than that, life has been life. Isn’t that such a bland statement? Just like someone saying “it is what it is.” I don’t agree with that.

It is what you make it to be.

I recently realized that. Very recently

Reality check!

We are able to take any situation and make it out to be whatever we want it to be. Whether it has to do with wanting to continue on getting a higher education, helping your parents with business or simply breaking up with a girlfriend/boyfriend. It’s easy. You do it and you do the best you can at it. You try to make good grades, you help the parents that support you or you try not to break a heart (even if it’s in the best interest for both parties).

I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this in previous posts, but, life is just too short to dwell. If we fail to appreciate the people in our lives and the moments given to us, we aren’t really able to appreciate the bigger picture of life.

A friend of mine sent me a quote from the Dalai Lama when asked what surprised him most about humanity. The Dalai Lama answered, “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.” MIND BLOWING!

Intriguing, isn’t it? The answer that he chose to give was about man and the way man lives his life. Unfortunately, it’s so true. Even I get caught in thinking about the future too much and neglecting what I have right in front of me.

Luckily, it’s not too late to change these habits!

CARPE DIEM my friends!

This glass of extra-pulp OJ is half full, remember? How full is your glass?

Pulp-free

They shouldn't be allowed to sell these!

Why?

Has anyone ever noticed that the simple question why, is always the hardest question to answer? I’ve always wondered why people do the things they do, and I never seem to get an answer!

For example, I wonder why some women wear makeup to the gym. It is unattractive when the makeup starts sweating off and it is even more unattractive when they try to clean it up and it gets smeared all over their faces. Yet some ladies go to the gym looking like they are going on a date. The gym is probably the worst place to pick up someone, by the way. Another thing I’ve noticed is that women go to the gym wearing these small and tight provocative clothes and expect men not to follow them around or stare at them inappropriately. Why wear those clothes if you are just going to complain? Plus boys will be boys, right? They see someone attractive or just someone showing off their business, and wham, their brains become inactive.

I’ve also always wondered why people hurt one another. Granted, some people truly believe they didn’t intentionally hurt someone; but harm was still inflicted. One of my favorite quotes by Sir Sultan Mohammad Shah states, “You can break a mosque, you can break a temple, you can break anything that can be broken, but don’t break a person’s heart, because that’s where the lord resides." Yet, hearts are broken daily. Whether it is a lover breaking another lover’s heart or a friend breaking another friend’s heart; it happens all the time. It seems like heartbreak is inevitable.

I wonder why people take the risk of falling in love. The simple joy of love could be the worst thing anyone could ever experience. Then again, it could be the best thing that ever happens to someone. I’ve heard love makes people vulnerable to one another. Well obviously if you’re giving your 100%. But why take the chance on someone and give them the opportunity to stomp all over your heart?

I wonder why people feel the need to gossip about one another. Is it because they are jealous of what a person has or is it because they have that much time on their hands? Of course everyone gossip’s about their friends and family, but just because everyone is doing it, doesn’t make it okay for you to do it too.

I wonder why people hold grudges.

I wonder why people judge. I thought only God was allowed to do that.

I wonder why people get out of bed in the morning.

I wonder why people wear the clothes they wear.

I wonder why people don’t like extra pulp orange juice!

I wonder why people do the things they do… Don’t you?