End of the Day

I usually write these blogs from my iPhone right before bed because I want to reflect on my day. And all day long, I think about, "Oh! I should blog about this or that!"

Now when I comes time to crank out the good stuff... I don't recall much of my day and am just tired. :/

So. Good night :)

Grimm & Poe

Today was filled with a lot of nostalgic memories of the "Glorious" years of high school. Particularly in English, where some of my FAVORITE authors were read. I very much enjoy the true origins of our watered down fairy tales from the Grimm Fairy Tale collection. And you can't forget about Poe. The Tell-Tale Heart. That piece of work takes you through a full spectrum of emotions while taking you on a journey through the power hate gives you and inability to escape from the truth.

Silence is Truly Golden

There were two moments in my day today where I realized how loud my world is. 

There is the constant talking, asking of questions, answering phone calls and texts, humming of household appliances, music, tv, etc. The list goes on and on in a bustling city like Los Angeles. COMPLETE silence at any point of your day is rare, even when you sleep...

My family owns a quaint little restaurant called BeverLiz Cafe in Beverly Hills, and, because it's small, all the appliance noise drives me crazy! We have the ice maker, the coffee grinder, the powerful hoods in the kitchen, the phone ringing, the people talking, the soda machine going, the food cooking, the radio singing and the hum of the huge refrigerator in the front driving me insane all day long. Today, with a full house of customers, I took a moment and a sip of water in between the Snapple and espresso machine, underneath the tea shelf. I suddenly noticed I couldn't hear the customers conversations anymore! There I had found a small spot that canceled out any direct noise. All there was was a giant hum from some machine but nothing else! It was Stupendous!!!!! The talk, music, clicking and clanking, ringing and banging was all muted and it was just marvelous. I stood there smiling for a moment, taking in my new found glory... 

until my dad asked why I was just standing there. "Go ask 6-in if they want refills."

Blessed Day

I immediately know how closed minded someone is when they say, "There are no coincidences. Stuff just happens." Oh man, have they blinded themselves.

Today, it was seriously all about give and take. I saw the results of good and bad decisions I made throughout my day more highlighted than usual. It was probably because I had been asking for it; I just had to look in front of me to see it.

When one begs God for an answer, then mopes in their anger, resentment and self loathing, they blind themselves to what is happening around them. How can you hear someone speaking to you if you don't try to listen? It is easy to ignore them and tune out. How can you see what someone is trying to show you if you don't try to look? It is easy to look the other way. You must put in the effort.

I'm sure that everyone has had a moment of such sadness/depression where nothing is visible to them. They are so focused on a hurt/thought that their mind is fixed inward and their eyes most likely down. When you put aside what is affecting you for a few quiet moments, you may find you hear and see your surroundings better than when you were fixed inside of your head, fertilizing a small problem that has twined itself around the blood vessels of your brain. I know this particularly well; I am the worry wort of the family. Until someone tells me to snap out of it, I will just get stuck! Yet it is because of my own struggles
with this fixation that I have learned how to break it and pull myself out of it, along with my wonderful family and fiancé as my powerhouses to help me through.

I am so grateful for today and yesterday and all the days in my past that have brought me to where I am today.

Is anyone out there?

So my blog doesn't show that I have any followers...

This is concerning me for two reasons:
1) I'm not getting credit in English for this as of right now.
2) I am writing/speaking to no one.....

That is a strange thought, huh? Kind of rambling away. Just like talking to yourself. Except in a public forum. It feels empty, which makes it also strange in an environment accessible to everyone on the Planet.

This thought officially makes this day one of the most emotionally and intellectually challenging days I have faced in a while.

In conclusion, is say good night to this day....

Simply, good night. Nothing less, but certainly nothing more.

Well, I know that someday...

We all have goals for ourselves that we hope one day might come true. And we find ourselves dreaming and believing in the things we are certain the future holds. But some of us fail to realize one simple truth: that the fastest way to tomorrow is today.

Today is all you have at the moment. And you know that tomorrow will be here soon. And so will the day after that. So you must prepare to reach your goals right now! How else are you going to reach "someday" without all the days between. What will become of those days if you don't fill them with purpose?... They will just remain empty days in the past you will never remember.

You cannot get to the top of a mountain just by knowing you will "one day" be there. You must put in the effort and climb the mountain first.

Birthdays

In everyday there is a birthday, there is reflection.

Some have come to a day of passage and growth. Some view it as the cutting of legal strings, propelling them into "adulthood." Others see blossoming into youth, while the opposite see it as another reminder to how Old they are. And the rest probably see the nearness of the end of life and the coming of death.

So much dictates how you view this one single event. There might be people who don't recognize Birthdays it at all, but the fact remains: your Birthday is the day a woman's pregnancy came to an end and you drew your very first glorious breath in this world outside of her womb. And maybe, even if this moment was a fraction of a second long, this woman inhales in awe to the Miracle that has occurred in a world so blind to these overlooked Marvels.

My First Post

Hello World!


I have always wanted a blog and thanks to my English Professor, I am required to make one so here we go!

I want to express my thoughts on everyday life. I been told I have an interesting way of looking at things and so why not share the thoughts that fly through my head on everyday conduct around me. Possibly like a "Dear Diary" kinda way. And maybe attach some photos too. :)

Ok, I'm Excited :)