What Would I Do If Failure Did Not Exist

In class today , we were asked the question,"what would you do if failure was not an option and money was not an issue?" It was hard for me to come up with an answer so fast. This question gets to the core of a person's passion. This question allowed us to look at how we would live if we did not fear these two very important factors which can completely change what a person is willing to do.
Eventually, I came to the conclusion that I would open up a facility for children who come from broken families, or children who do not have families at all. I would provide these children a much better enviornment than what they are used to. I would also make it manditory that these chidren have an oppurtunity to seek psychological help. Children are the most innocent human beings on earth and one of the most helpless. I feel that no matter what enviornment they were born into they should have an oppurtunity to have a "home." Children are the future and without a healthy childhood it becomes harder to succeed.

illuminati

Sunday, in tutoring I was shown a video of how illuminati was illustrated in music videos of main stream artists such as Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Jay-Z. I was a bit skeptical when previewing these videos at first.
These videos pointed out certain signs and images which represents Satan. Each video has displays of short images, or words that are said so fast that you cannot tell what it is exactly they are saying until it is broken down. I am a Christian and I am starting to see how the certain acts displayed by some of these artists are very disrespectful to my relegion. I also believe that some of the illuminati conspiracies are fake. Some videos brought forth certain words and images that were totally blown out of context to somehow be an example of illuminati. I am very confused about this subject but I am glad it was brought to my attention so I am able to do more research.

9/11

So we passed the anniversary of when our country fell apart and later came together to stand tall. I can remember that morning like it was just the other day. My mom came in and woke me up and ran into her room and told me to come watch. I watched the images of the plane flying into the tall building in New York. At this moment I don't think I really understood the significance.
    Now that I am older I realize how important this was to our country as whole. We lost very many loved ones and were proven to be weak at times by letting them do such a simple act. That day we became terrified, saddened and most important united.
    I feel we all forget how significant this day was to us until someone reminds us. As I had my hand placed over my heart and my head faced towards the American flag before a softball game my heart felt heavy. I think this allowed me to slow down my life to remember what we went through. I felt proud, lucky, and fortunate to be an American. These feelings should not only occur during the anniversary time, but in my everyday life.

LIFE

The speaker came into class with more than a handful of advice. He started off kind of boring I must admit. He explained what he did but it seemed to move slow. His main advice was speak out. I was impressed with his ability to voice his opinion at such a young age. I was also suprised that people were open to listening and willing to get together to make a change. As his speach came along he asked very meaningful questions that made me think deeply about why I am here. It also made me think about what I was going to do with this gift of life which was given to me. When he asked ,"What do you want on your tombstone?" That really hit me. I began to think what I was going to do with my education. I feel a need to help people. I want to help either the elderly or children. I feel a need to protect them. I hope that I can help at least a few people and make a difference in their lives. I also began to think how I wanted to be remembered. I would like to be remembered as a good person pretty much what everyone wants. I hope that people can say that I was always there for them and showed that I cared. I want to go against the majority and speak up for what I believe needs to be changed. I am so glad that I was able to hear this man speak. It opened up my eyes to what is truly important in life.

Education

School to most students is nothing  but a chore. They have to wake up and sit in a classroom and listen to the professor lecture almost every class. Tests every two weeks are given, and then a final each semsester. Sometimes students are even supposed to remember the material throughout the whole course. Education should be more creative.
Professors should be expected to work harder to go beyond just spitting out information from the text books. We as student should be learning and preparing for what our job or lives may be like in the future. We should be challenged to know more about the world around us. We should be force to widen our sight and apply what we learned to real life.We should grow in ways besides being able to obtain information. We should strive to be the best and to help out around everywhere we can. It seems like extra work, which it is. The real life outside our textbooks requires extra work.

Long Days

We all have been there, praying that the day will magically fast forward to the end. We just keep playing the image of when we can finally say were done with everything we need to do and can finally relax! Today I had practice and weights. I was struggling just through the warm up mile. The hot weather made me sweat like a boy. Being a college athlete student is actually one of the toughest responsibilites I have ever had to face. Each day is a struggle but being a college athlete is more than a difficult burden. It is suprisingly rewarding. This year is round 2 for me and it is off to a very slow start. At the end of a "long day" I feel accomplished which is exactly how I feel at the end of the year. Even though 3 hour practice followed by weights/ conditioning are nothing but an everyday duty, It gives me a feel productive. At the end of each day I know I have a family and I know that I am lucky to be able to do what I do.  People always say college athletes have a better sense of time managment. I am not sure that is true but I hope it is. It is alot of work like I've been saying. I think this hard work will pay off because everybody likes a challenge :)