Music

When I first saw this I could not stop laughing.  Music is more than half of my life and seeing this picture just made my day. I hope you find this picture as funny as I did!!

State of the Union

On January 24, 2012 President Obama made a speech to America stating the blueprint for the next few years for the United States.  His speech was powerful and he had many good ideas that he stated throughout the night.  He talked about teachers, colleges especially about the community colleges and how if those colleges get the resources, more people could go to college, and about the troops who came home.  Those are just some of the points that he talked about, and there are many more points that he brought up during his speech.  President Obama wants to make America better, and wants America to be successful in the future.  If he keeps to his ideas America could be successful in the present day and in the future.

            Although President Obama has good ideas, that does not mean he will stick to them.  I understand that he wants to make America better, but so did all the other Presidents before him.  Ever since President Obama has been in office, he has not done much and many people still do not have jobs.  When I was looking for a job over the summer a few years ago, I could not find one for quite some time.  The only reason I found a job was because my friends dad was looking for an employee, so I took his offer and I have been working at Cumberland Farms ever since.  President Obama is making it very difficult for people to find jobs.  He said he made more jobs since he became President, and that could be true, but in today’s society people are getting laid off and having trouble finding more jobs.  I also understand he wants to make more opportunities for people to go to college, but if he tries to help everyone who cannot afford college, the tax payers will end up paying for them and then the tax payers will not be happy.  President Obama has good ideas, but only a few people in the United States actually agree with his ideas.  Many times his ideas have the middle class paying more which does not make them happy.  Since the economy is not very good these days, people are trying to save money and have the middle class pay for more will not a good solution.  Many of the solutions that President Obama has do not resolve the problems in the United States. 

            I would support President Obama if he stuck to his ideas and his theories.  When he first became President, he said he had all these great ideas for the America and many of his ideas have gone down the tube.  I do not agree with his ideas, his theories, and his policies as a Democrat since I am a Republican and since he does not stick with his plans.  The State of the Union was a strong speech, but I wish President Obama had a more of a clear plan, and actually stuck with his plan.  I understand it is hard being President, but I feel that President Obama should try to actually stick to one of his plans since he is only in office for the next few months.        

Surprises

Throughout the past couple of days, there have been three events that have stopped in my track.  The first event was I found out that my youth minister from my church back at home is pregnant with her second child.  The next one was Saturday afternoon the men’s basketball team went into two over times and lost by one point at the end of the game.  The last event is it has been so warm later for example Sunday was 42 degrees and it is the end of January.  When is the snow going to come or when is winter going to start.  It has only snowed a few times and one time was in October.  All these events are surprises and have stopped me in my track.  My youth minister getting pregnant again, the men’s basketball was so close in winning, and there is no winter this year all through me off guard.  Last week was full of surprises and each one cut me off guard.  I wonder if more surprises will happen this week.

            Each event that happened last week was a shock to me, and I did not know how to react each event.  Each surprise I found out during the day and they each gave me the same reaction which was a surprise look on my face.  Also each event had me ask a question after I found out the information.  Will my youth minister have another boy or will she have a girl this time?  Is the men’s basketball team getting better?  Will it snow in April or will we just not get any snow this winter?  If there is no snow this winter, will it be a hot summer?  Each surprise that happened this week left me with an unanswerable question, and I hope that my questions get answered some day during this year.  With all the surprises that happened last week, I cannot wait to see what how many surprises will happen to me this week with it being the third week of school.      

Team Hoyt

Here is the website to the Team Hoyt webiste. I courage you to take a look at the website and learn more about Team Hoyt, and everything that they do.  Team Hoyt is a hero to me and a hero to many other people in this world!
http://www.teamhoyt.com/index.html

I Can Only Imagine

This video is a sad, but very inspirational video. This video is a story about Dick and Rick Hoyt.  Dick and Rick Hoyt have been a team for many years.  Together they compete in marathons and triathlons across the country. What makes this story so inspirational is Rick has spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. Rick cannot talk and has lived in a wheelchair his whole life meaning he cannot walk.  In 1977, Rick told his dad that he wanted to compete in a 5 mile run.  His dad agreed to push Rick in a wheelchair the whole 5 miles.  After that race, Rick told his dad that when he runs he does not feel like his is handicapped. Ever since that race, Dick and Rick have been competing in races, and they both have enjoyed every minute they compete in together.  This video changed my life and I hope when you watch the video, it changes your life too.

Going forward

I do not really know what direction I am going to take my blog, but I know that it will be inspirational and people will take something positive from my blog.  I enjoy inspiring people especially with quotes and pictures.  Quotes are one way I get through tough weeks or put a smile on my face or face of others. Also pictures are a good way to express how one feels. I want my blog to be simple, but catching to the eye by bringing color. I cannot wait to continue to blog throughout the semester.  

Beach

Whenever I hear or see the beach I feel relaxed or calm.  This blog just has a whole bunch of different pictures of the beach and things related to the beach. This blog just relaxes you and wipes away the worries one has.
http://indie-paradise.tumblr.com/

Inspirational Quotes

This blog has very inspirational quotes that touched my heart.  This blog was made for people who are struggling in life with depression, cutting, etc. Along I am not depressed and cutting, I have known people who have cut and have been depressed and it is a very serious matter.  I hope these quotes from this blog inspire people as much as it did for me to never give up in life.
http://theloyalarmy.tumblr.com/

Quotes

I stumbled upon this blog, and I really enjoyed reading these cute and inspiring quotes.  The blog is easy to read and the quotes are right in front of you; all you have to do is scroll down the page and read the quotes.  My favorite quote was the first one which is "If you work really hard and you're kind amazing things will happen."  That quote really inspired me by stating that hard work can pay off in the future.  I hope everyone can enjoy these quotes as much as I did.
 http://icanread.tumblr.com/

Lions for Lambs

Lions for Lambs was a different movie then I have ever seen. The movie had three stories being told throughout it, and somehow the three stories intertwined with each other.  Each character throughout the movie had his or her own opinion about the war on terror, and each character felt differently about the war on terror.  The journalist, who interviewed the congressman, had a hard time with the interview.  The congressman was opinionated and the journalist felt the congressman had his mind set on this plan; his plan was not taking the troops out of Afghanistan.  After the interview the journalist felt she could not write the article because of how opinionated the congressman was throughout the interview.  Politicians are opinionated, and when it comes to the war on terror politicians are stubborn and think they are solving the problems, but in reality they are hurting and destroying the other countries and the family’s life who have loved ones in the war.  President Obama said he would bring the troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan, and he just brought home the troops from Afghanistan, but many troops are still in Iraq; both Iraq and Afghanistan are still a mess and their country is not in peace.  This movie talked about a touchy subject that the country is having many problems with, and if I asked a few people about the war on terror there would be many opinions and arguments about the subject.  I do not follow politics and news about the war on terror, but I know enough to understand what is going on, and I feel like the politicians and the president are very disorganized; they are doing whatever plan comes to mind and hoping that plan works.  This movie showed many different opinions, and showed how each character reacts to the war on terror.  The movie shows the viewers that not everyone has the same opinion, and that everyone has an opinion.  Everyone should consider the opinion of others, and should not shut down opinions of other people.  This movie relates to this course by explaining that everyone’s opinion matter, and expressing one’s opinion is important.  It is important to consider other people’s opinion, but also make sure one’s opinion gets out in the world.  Opinions are what make a person, who he or she is in life, and helps define how he or she looks at life; everyone looks at life differently.