Light and Excellence

Today I thought it would be the scariest day of my life as I waited forever at the blood drive.  The only thing that kept me from leaving that line  was my faith in my savior,  my "I make a difference" sticker And the fact that today was the day I wanted to change people lives for the better.(Even if I had to do it through a needle!) I'm lucky that I can save at most a couple of people's lives with my blood. But I can do much more than than help a couple people, I can help a community, the whole planet, or even the whole universe! (But that would need a TARDIS which I don't have money for in my bank account right now.) 😭  Im gonna compare my blood donation to missionary work. Missionaries spend 18-24 months out on a mission to teach the gospel. They do it voluntarily and it can be very hard at times to get investigators! However, missionaries possibly are my favorite people because they never give up. They also learn to come super close to the Lord... Something...

Ever since I moved here from Utah in 2007, I have listened to Taylor Swift music and I just wanted to say, thanks Tay! Your songs have  helped me get through my bad days and change my mood to happy every time. You help me dance even though I'm not the best dancer, and you have helped me sing my heart out. Even though more and more people are hating you because youre turning into a cat lady, or you transitioned from country to Pop... I still love you because you have always inspired me through music! Thanks for getting me through high school so far, your albums always continue to leave a smile on my face as I leave my bedroom. Even when you retire from singing, I will remember you because I will always be the fan girl who was never able to go to any of your concerts and was never able to constantly talk about how amazing your music is to anyone else (except Payton, or my mom.) Life without your music would probably not be the same so thanks for creating it! I know you've inspire...

Update!!! Only special things wake me up early during a school break. Those things are: Christmas, Thanskgiving and/or surprise texts saying that you have something at your doorstep. He said yes and I'm So glad my patience stayed with me! He never ceases to amaze me. So yeah! There's my rant. I'm going to Sadies with PH! Sounds a lot like chemistry terms... Hahaha!

Trying something new sometimes can be really scary... Don't ya think? Asking someone to Sadies, donating blood, or getting your first job... The list goes on and on! I went to Lagoon this summer with my friend Jacob and his sister wanted to go on the skycoaster! (It is a frefalling to your death ride as tall as cannibal which is 208ft. If you need to see a video.. Ask me or YouTube.)  I volunteered to go with her!  we were about to go but she lost the $20!!! I still had mine and being the daredevil thatI am... I went on that deathly ride alone. (They could make a frightmare dummy out of my carcus if I had died.) So I walked up to 3 grown men getting off the ride and here's my cute little 15 year old self, scared out of her wits but is trying to be braver than ever. As they propelled me up so I could see the people inside of their airplanes, I cannot describe all the emotions going through my head! As they said to let go I felt like death was near. But then... I flew! So freaki...

You say, we have nothing in common! No common ground to start from, and we're falling apart!!! -Breakfast at Tiffany's. As I was jamming out to this song tonight on the way home from work, I thought of one of my friends that I've known since 9th grade! I remember this person used to say we had nothing in common... but the truth is, we have a ton in common! So in this world with a million people you don't know.. get to know them so you can be a good friend to them! You don't know how much it will change their life if you know their favorite color, candy, or favorite book, you won't have to keep asking them because you will just KNOW! Service can go a long way and I believe that to be true. Its the only thing that makes me truly happy. At my work, I try to give the kids high fives and talk to people to be more friendly! I may only see them once in life, but it's nice to see a smile on their face when they leave my sandwich shop! We all have something in comm...

Hey all! I'm the girl who secretly wanted a blog because everyone elses blogs lifted me up! I want to lift others up too. My theme at the top of the blog "Light and Excellence" is my schools motto. Lux et Virtus means that every student has light and excellence in themselves! So if you believe you're worth nothing, or you don't have that light... I have 2 words. Stop. It!!!  You're better than you think you are. You were sent here to gain knowledge and experience! We all stumble and fall when going through experience and that's okay! School is a blessing, we are so blessed to have school in our lives even if it gets boring. Just be you, laugh A LOT, and have light and excellence so you can be an example to everyone you meet on the street!  Doing this will bring happiness to your soul if you do it. I promise this with all my heart and hope you have sunshine in your soul the rest of this week! Love you all, and have a fabulous Fall Break! :)