For some reason, I had the urge to post what I'm feeling right now. I'm not talking about whether I feel good or not. That's not what I mean. I'm talking about the things that are on my mind.

For starters, why are we all so mean to each other? I mean, think about it. Someone could work so hard and be so proud of something they did, like a picture, a poem, or a chapter in a story they've made. It could be anything. They could be extremely proud of it, but someone is gonna come and tell them how terrible it is. What's gonna happen to that person? Anything could happen. They could shake it off, they could be a little hurt, or they could be a lot hurt and not do something like that for a while. It could be so bad that they never draw a picture, or write a poem or chapter of a fanfic again, maybe even worse. And it all goes back to the person who broke them.

Why can we not just all be nice if we're going to critisize?

People complain about how terrible this world is. We hear about school shootings, and we're disgusted. No one can understand how someone could be so awful as to go to that extreme.

You try being tormented, teased, and bullied every day of your life and see what happens. I get that everyone gets teased, but a lot of times, these people don't have many friends. They're neglected. You wanna do something? Be nice to them. Do something as simple as smile at them. People honestly don't realize how powerful a smile is. It saved my best friends life, literally. Her entire world was crashing down on her, and nothing seemed to be going right. Her mom's been in the hospital in and out, and her dad's in the Air Force shipped off somewhere else, her best friend. One of her old friends now hates her, and her sister's been really moody. To top it all off, she lost two of her dogs in the same week. She was on the verge of suicide. The guy she's in love with (has been forever) smiled at her, though, something he's never done before, and it saved her life.

Now, enough of sad, depressing things. To summarize what I said above: Be nice to one another, smile, and don't alienate anyone.

Onto the more life things...

Something i've learned over the past few months is that life is short. You hear that pretty much every day. Life's short, and it'll be over before you know it. So, why not live it to the fullest? Why not make the best of every day? Like the song If Today Was Your Last Day by Nickelback says, would you live each moment like your last if today was your last day? Most people don't know when their last day is. So, why not live every day to the fullest? No matter what, always be happy. You never know when it'll be over. Being happy is so much better than being depressed or upset. Why wouldn't you be happy?

Although this should be the most important thing in our lives, it usually isn't. For the most part, teens don't worry about anything but themselves, their social status, their school work, their extra curricular activites, and things like that. God (or whoever it is your religion worshihps) isn't the main part of our lives. I'm not gonna lie. I don't make Him my everything either, although I should. If you don't believe in him, look at it this way. I'm not pushing anything. Like I said, I'm pouring my heart out right now, putting everything out there. Live like there is a God in heaven. Then, if there's not when you die, what do you have to lose? But, if there is, and you've lived like there isn't, well, you're screwed. Like the common saying, "It's better to be safe than sorry." Don't take that the wrong way. You actually have to believe in God and Jesus, and you have to mean it, but isn't it better to be safe than sorry?

I'm sorry if i'm offending you. i really am. but, well, you don't HAVE to read this. you're chosing to.

love...(yes, i realize i'm bouncing around to multiple different subjects here, but oh well). it's something that can't really be explained. I, myself, have never experienced it before, but well, i know people who have. i've never met anyone who loves each other like in all these books we're read. it's something i want to experience, but i'm worried i might just be hopelessly dreaming about. that kind of love is probably hard to find, maybe even impossible. i wish it were as easy as saying, when you find Mr. Right (or Mrs. Right finds you) and you just know, "I'm going to marry you. Plan your life accordingly." If it was that simple, everyone would fall in love and everyone would be with someone. There wouldn't be anyone sad and depressed, and there would be no heartbreak or breakups.

But, well, we're talking about a perfect world there. the world isn't perfect, but we CAN make the best of this imperfect world, if we truly want to.

to all those of you who have found your true love, awesome. i hope everything works out for you, if it hasn't already. if it hasn't, always keep this rule in mind. Never give up on someone you can't go a day without thinking about.

A guy and a girl can be just friends, but at one point, they will fall in love. Maybe temporarily, maybe at the wrong time. Maybe too late, or maybe, just maybe, forever.

Don't let the world change you. Be who you really are, and don't ever change. Be yourself, because there's not enough time to be anyone else.

We're living in the time of our lives, and we're never going to get it back. Life is about trusting our feelings and taking chances. It’s about losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories, and learning from the past. It’s not about being the most popular person, or having the cutest guy. It’s about living. That’s why it’s called life.

Don’t forget who you are or who’s beside you every step of the way. Just enjoy life. It doesn't get any easier, but it sure can get a lot harder. And, well, it will as the years go by, but I’ve learned, don’t worry about that. Live every day like it’s your last. Be yourself, because life’s too short to be anyone else. As one of my best friends says, be the fruit loop in the world full of cheerios. Don’t let anger or sadness get the better of you. Never frown, because you never know whose day your smile could brighten.

As of now, I have no regrets, absolutely none. I’m a mature person who takes things in stride. I’m grateful for the people in my past, and the ones with me now. They’ve helped me get where I am, wherever that is. But, now, I’m thinking for myself, I’m living for myself, and I’m depending on only myself.

I'm not saying I don't need anyone, and you shouldn't either. Everyone needs someone in their life to be their for them.

My philosophy is life isn’t easy, no. But, if you live it like it’s the time of your life, your last day on Earth, you’ll truly live. If not, what are you even here for? You’ve got the world at my fingertips, the chance to change someone’s life, or more than one someone, and the choices you make affect your life, forever. You need to just…make every second count.

I think at the age we're at in our adolescent and young adult years where we can enjoy and despise the sheer realities of being stuck between a child and a grown up, well-stablized adult. Too many people gravitate towards wanting to be an adult, but not many people tend to realize how amazing children are. Not at our age, anyways. I think we all just need to take a break, and realize yes, this is the time of our life. we're getting older, and before too long, we'll be out on our own. As scary, and yet strangely inviting that sounds, we wont be able to sit back and feel the breeze in our face for longer than a fleeting moment. I know a lot of kids [yes, I'm going to call us all kids because in Gods eyes, we are his children- if your 9 or 99, you're still a child in His eyes] who want to be mature. Don't get me wrong, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to be mature, but I think those people sometimes don’t realize how precious it is to be able to still be a kid at heart. No matter what they go though, little kids always come out okay and their life goes on.



and i guess i'll stop for now...this is pretty long, and i've poured my heart out now. maybe this will at least inspire one person or make one person smile.