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June 10, 2014

Dreams DO Become Realities

It was June 26th, 2011. A day I had dreamed would happen, but never thought would actually happen to me. I have never won anything in life. I never won any contests in school or online and my name was...

June 5, 2014

Words Have Power

I believe in the power of words. When I was younger I had anger issues, I had them because I didn’t have anywhere to put all these bad feelings and thoughts. Then I started writing. I would write and write...

June 4, 2014

The Words of Samwise Gamgee

I believe in the words of Samwise Gamgee: there’s always good worth fighting for. I believed this long before I heard the words of the noble hobbit, but Sam defined this belief for me in Lord of the Rings—which I...

June 3, 2014

Smile With Your Eyes

I’ll never forget my college graduation. I was standing outside of the basketball stadium with my whole family before the ceremony began. Naturally, the parents and grandparents were adamant on taking as many pictures as they could to capture this...

June 3, 2014

A Carefree Bike Ride

A little girl runs out of her house, grabs her bike, and takes off. She is free to go wherever she pleases; nothing is holding her back. The wind blows through her hair, and she is happy. How would she...

June 3, 2014

A Dog Is Man’s Best Friend

I’ve always loved dogs. I’ve almost always had a dog in my life. And when I didn’t, I wanted one. The benefits of bonding with a canine companion are endless. They reduce our anxiety and depression, lower our blood pressure,...

May 30, 2014

Optimistic

I have gotten a lot of advice in my life, and sometimes I will be honest I flat out ignore it. The one thing I do believe in is being optimistic. This may seem like a foolish belief some may...

April 25, 2014

The Physics of Life

THIS I BELIEVE that Isaac Newton’s law of physics that states “every action has an equal and opposite reaction” is flawed. Newton mistakenly confined this concept to material things, things only fathomable because we can see them, and forgot about...

April 23, 2014

Optimism and Long Distance Phone Calls

You should always find the silver lining in every bad situation life throws at you. No matter what just keep your head up and carry on. Because there is always a light at the end of tunnel and you may...