Rise Up This Morning

Starting this morning and every morning to follow, I plan to wake up in time so that I can see the sunrise. It is such a beautiful and powerful part of our lives that is so often overlooked. It is no wonder to me why people wake up in bad moods, struggling to get out of bed, and dreading the day ahead of them. It makes me wonder how different the world might be if we all woke up maybe 30 minutes earlier to watch and be amazed as the colors slowly change in the sky. To sit and think of all the world that is waking up, getting ready to face the day, of all those we share this beautiful scene, and this beautiful life with. Us humans take so many things for granted and always end up complaining about how nothing is going right, how many problems we have, and how unhappy we are. But I swear, if we all took just 30 minutes each morning to sit and rise up with the sun, we would realize how small our problems really are, and how little the details really matter. The big picture is amazing and beautiful, and rising up with sun each morning can bring us one step closer to realizing the true beauty of the nature of our lives.

A morning experience - June 26, 2012

"Have you ever stayed up all night and morning just to watch the colors of the sky shift with the sunrise? It's beautiful. Like droplets of paint dispersing in a jar full of water. One strand of the rainbow melting into the next. It makes one wonder what other magical parts of the world we often overlook. So as you get up this morning, don't just get out of bed... Wake up & Live. :)"

Promote Peace

Just a quick thought I had last week in response to other people's response about the violence and problems in our country...

I'm so sick of everyone hating on the President for everything they think is wrong. He is not the only person who has power to make changes. There are so many people involved in the process, and guess what, you can be too. If you don't like something, don't send out negative hate messages. Promote what you want & love instead, positively & peacefully. If you want the violence to end, saying "I hate Obama" or other people and things only creates more anger & negative energy. What this world needs is love, so start promoting that instead of bashing what you hate.

My New Year's Resolution: Promote Peace, Love, & Happiness :)

Be the Change

This world consists of both hard workers and complainers. There are those who try their best everyday, do everything they can to learn and understand, and don't stop until they reach their full potential. Others, on the other hand, do what they think is "good enough" and complain that they aren't rewarded for it, when in fact, they do not even deserve to be. Good people in this world do not get enough recognition. Do you ever see anyone being honored on the news for doing something that benefited the world? Hardly ever, unless they are highly-paid politicians or celebrities. Another thing, those who do not work hard tend to blame those who do for their own problems and things they don't receive. I have personally experienced this recently. It is not our fault. If the people who complain just try harder and actually apply themselves in life, they can get what they want. If there is something you want to do in life, strive for it, and do whatever you can to reach that goal. Life is what you make it. In the words of Mahatma Gandhi, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Don't blame others for your problems. You have to own them, and fix what you don't like. It is your responsibility, not anyone else's.