Living Life Under 5 Foot

Ever looked out into the sea of people we call this world and felt like maybe you didn't make a difference? Like you are alone in that crowd? Well let me tell you.  3 people changed my attitude and even day this week.  1) After a hard and disappointing day at work I needed to go to Wal-Mart to get some groceries. The greeter looked at me a smiled. Of course I strained a smile back. This cute little old lady smiled even bigger and said, "You should always keep that smile, you are just a beautiful girl." -- I smiled and continued on my way. 2) I was trying to reach something on a self at Wal-Mart, but I'm super short so it sometimes makes it difficult. I was straining to reach and just couldn't, the frustration was building up. Quickly a young man MUCH taller than me reached the can. "I smiled and said, "Thank you, sorry I'm so short." And this man said to me, "You're very welcome but you shouldn't apologize for who y...

This is not meant to stir up any more contention. I just thought, maybe because I'm not a "gamer" people would not take my suggestions seriously, which they really didn't. Here is a guy, I'm sure some people watch on YouTube. Listen to what he has to say about it all. Start at about the 3 minute mark. Then listen and let it sink in. For those of you who got all up in arms about what I had to say. Listen to it from another perspective, saying the exact same thing.

A study was released this week that demonstrates that prolonged video game-play affects the brain. Professor Akio Mori, of Nihon University's College of Humanities and Sciences in Japan, measured the brain activity 240 subjects aged between 6 and 29. Mori measured beta waves, which indicate activity in the prefrontal lobe, and alpha waves, which often appear when the brain is resting. The prefrontal lobe is thought to be the centre of emotion and creativity in the brain. Mori divided the brain activity of participants into four categories: normal, visual, half-video game, and video game. Normal subjects, who rarely played video games, were found to have much stronger beta waves than alpha waves. Little change was seen while these subjects did play video games. The half-video game group, which played video games for 1-3 hours 3-4 days a week, had roughly equal strength beta and alpha waves when not playing video games; but when they did play video games their beta waves fell...

We each have a life, we each live those lives a certain way. I believe in a God who does not judge or condemn or acts as if He is better than us. So why is it so often in this world we find that? This world if full of imperfect people. Each of us. All of us. There isn't a single person in this world who is perfect. Like said above, we each have a life, we each live those lives in different ways. Accept it. Just because you have found God, doesn't mean those who haven't are less than you. If you are straight, those who are confused or homosexual DO NOT deserve to be treated awful. There are some who may struggle in your religion, it DOES NOT give you the right to tell them what to do or act as if you are a better person because you go to church more. I'm sure that God loves all of us. Mistakes, temptations and all. To Whom It May Concern:  Sorry to break your bubble.  But you ARE NOT better than anyone.  Judge less.  Love more. We each...

Commitment is a scary thing for me.  It's actually one of my bigger fears: to be stuck, to not have a way out, forever. It's scary. But the funny thing is, that is how I view many commitments in life. I've developed this whole, "Live for the now" motto that sometimes it makes it hard for me to see into the future. It makes me scared. Where does this fear come?  Many say it could be from my parents divorce.... Some say from past lovers gone bad.... And to some, it's just who am I.  No matter which it is, do I have control over my fears? Can I change this fear? Can I do something different? Yes, the answer is yes. Of course we want to live life in the now, but we also want to prepare for our future and who will be there. We not only need to see the success and everything that follows, but the moments and relationships that will be there with us. Commitment is a scary thing for many. Why? Because the world tells us we don't h...

In high school, I spent hours on my hair and make up. I had to look PERFECT every day. I would not leave the house if I had a zit that wouldn't be covered. Really. I was THAT girl. This lack of confidence carried through to college, and even until a few short months ago. What changed? Honestly, it wasn't till I broke my nose that I realized what it was. I finally find myself pretty. I rarely wear all the make up I used to. In fact I have slowly begun to wear less and less. I mean, I wear enough that I get ready in the morning, but I don't put on the pounds like I used to because I have real beauty. We all have real and true beauty. Yet, we allow others to define our sense of beauty and our view becomes distorted through the media. Did you know that there has not been a single picture put out by any media source in over a decade that hasn't been doctored.(USA Today)  Now I'm not talking about just removing a blemish. I'm speaking of enlarging eyes, puff...