Living Life Under 5 Foot

I've been taking this Bio class called environmental issues, and to put it lightly, there's not a whole lot that I like about it. However I found something useful this week, maybe something that touched me more than it should have. There are different types of changes in the environment. For example: Resilience :  is the ability for the environment to bounce back after something drastic happens. Like a tornado, or a hurricane. Let's put this into people's lives, this is like a break up, or the ending of a friendship. It hurts, it even devastates you but give it time, all things will go back to it's natural state. However long that takes, it will heal. You will heal. Then.. There's a change called a state shift . This is uncommon in the environment, because of it's tragic and lasting effects. A state shift means no matter how hard the environment tries, it will never be how it was before, it's changed and can't be reversed. Now let's ...

Grief is a part of life. Something that none of us can escape. Me? I tend to think I'm bad at grieving. Let me explain. I'm really good at distracting, putting up a happy face, and being strong for those around me. I'm incredibly good at masking certain emotions, and even better at helping others forget their grief. But when I'm alone, it all hits me, and then I don't know how to deal. Let me start at the beginning. Teina was born June 16 1993 to Rod and Sherylin Lowry. We had many things in common, like our dark hair, we both had dark eyes, loved our Grandpa Atwood,  She liked volleyball, I did as well, We both played soccer, and liked to scare our moms with random stuff we would do. She was a good baby, and well I was not. Fast Forward- we were both 7 and Aunt Sherylin had the lovely joy of taking care of both of us, Teina the quiet one (at the time) and me (the not so quiet one). Oh the adventures we had, the games we created. Sometimes we would drive my ...

A strong phrase to start a strong new year. "But I will be."  Life won't be what we want it to be. Things don't always turn out the way we hoped, dreamed, and even worked towards. There will be days, weeks, and sometimes months when you won't be okay. But you will be. Bam. There's that phrase.  Here, I'll continue.. There will be things you won't be good at. But you will be.  Things you don't have, but one day you will be blessed with them.  People you aren't around anymore, but one day they will be. Heart aches that make you feel not okay, but one day, you will be.  This phrase. It's my phrase for this year. I may not be okay right now, but I will be . I may not be healed, but I will be . I may still struggle but one day I will be stronger. Think of the power this phrase can have in your life. It takes any darkness, and pessimism and it changes it to light and positivity.  It's 2015. You are the only one in control ...