embrace positivity

This volunteer program for me is going to end soon and I'm living in a house with two roommates and we had our ups and downs, mostly downs if you ask me but the downs are helping us to grow more. We can learn from our mistakes and we will know when we push each others buttons. Whoever has been doing a year of service and has lived in a community with roommates knows there are arguments and disagreements but by saying that, it also means that we can get pass the problems and enjoy each other's company. Community life can definitely have its stresses but stresses are necessary in order to reach the goodness of life within each other and in the community. When my roommates and I have arguments and disagreements I get so angry about the current situations but how I cope is I pray to God and continue to have a positive mindset. If anyone is considering joining a year of service and living in a community just be prepared to address issues. All of these issues include emotional and me

A few weeks ago, I went to an ITunes store to fix my IPod Nano because it wasn't turning on. One of the clerks who worked at the store said it won't turn on at all and my best bet is to replace it and replacing would cost one hundred dollars. Some people would probably think one hundred bucks is chump change but to me one hundred dollars is a whole amount of money in my book. The program that I'm in pays me every month and no pay in between. I was so bummed out but I have to make a lot of sacrifices in life and this just happens to be one of them. God spoke to me and told me there are a lot of other important things other than an IPod and He is always true and honest. I like listening to music on the way to and from work and I've been without an IPod for a few weeks now so I will live. I don't have a choice, I don't have the money right now. I will have to replace it in the future. We all have to make sacrifices in life, we might not like the kind of sacrifices

Last week I was talking to my friend who has Joubert Syndrome, the same disorder as me. He was so upset earlier that day because the committee of his school said he couldn't do a profession that he practices everyday at school because of his fine motor skills. When he told me that I immediately responded by saying you shouldn't care what they say, they don't have control over you and your future. I know people who have disabilities have limitations but since they are called limitations that doesn't mean those limitations can't lead into strengths. I pray for everybody's strengths become more evolving and their weaknesses become strengths. Continued practice are the key words in this situation because if we ( people who have disabilities and people who don't) want to accomplish anything in life whether it's short or long term goals, we have to do that particular thing constantly until we can get it right. My drum teacher used to tell me practice makes per

I know professional athletes and athletes in general are going to be competitive forever but something isn't sitting with me right about the amount of physicality some players have across the major sports such as nba, soccer, hockey and football to name a few. I know there is some tension between some teams but some athletes take it too far, especially if those athletes have kids. Their kids look up to their fathers or mother and other kids look up to those athletes. Those athletes who get in fights with other athletes are setting bad examples for their kids in my opinion.  They are basically telling their kids to start fights when people get in their faces. There is a lot of athletes who don't get into fights and that is so good. On the other hand, I don't think athletes will let anybody talk to them any kind of way. Tensions get high on the completive levels but please refrain from any hostile arguments or even worse, get into fights because hostile situations will keep g