Faith is a very important aspect of our everyday lives which gets challenged every so often, especially in times like now. With the COVID-19 pandemic going on plans, birthdays, trips, holidays, graduation, and more are being altered to fit in with the guidelines of the pandemic. This virus has caused many deaths and stress as … Continue reading If You Build It, He Will Come – Maintain Your Faith
We all have that “lollipop moment” where something that we said or that we accomplished impacted another’s life. The same can also be said that someone else might have said something or did something where it impacted our lives. We might not realize the impression they leave on us right away, or we leave on them. I vividly remember having my own “lollipop moment” earlier this school year. It was right before Christmas break during the last period of the day and I had asked to go to the bathroom. Usually, I only go to the bathroom in school before lunch to wash … Continue reading A Lollipop Moment – We Can Make A Difference
What exactly is happiness? I define happiness as a strong feeling that is, at the same time, forever faltering. Happiness is a feeling, not an emotion, it is short-lived. Joyfulness, on the other hand, is an emotion that will stay with you for a long time. I think that in the end, we all strive … Continue reading Pursuing Happiness – What is Happiness?
When I was younger, I would be the worst at owning up to my own actions. In my mind, I thought I would get in trouble if I admitted to doing something I knew I should not have done. Back then, getting in trouble with my parents or my teachers seemed like the worst thing … Continue reading 12 Lemons – Better to be Truthful
I can right a wrong for what I believe in, however, I think it would be exceedingly more simple to do with the help of others. I believe that I, just like everyone else, is capable of constituting a difference. For me, I find it difficult to speak up because I overly worry … Continue reading Glory… Pride, Dignity and Solidarity – Have Pride and Stand Together
Can We All Forgive and Forget? How is forgiveness present in my life? I do not believe I have much trouble with the matter of forgiveness. I do not believe in holding grudges because the lovely people who have raised me made it of enormous importance that I know the value of life. Life is way too short to worry yourself on the trivial things. Even if the matter was graver than someone taking a pencil from me … Continue reading Forgiveness – Can we all Forgive and Forget?
The question is “can you, in fact, change the world with kindness?” The answer is yes. Right now the world feels like it is too far gone to be saved because of all the damage we have done to it with the raging epidemics of war, violence, and crimes. The saying is true, you can’t fight fire with fire; we … Continue reading Can We Change The World With Kindness? – Random Acts Can Make a Difference
With stores having huge blow-out sales and the media showing the hottest trends of the winter, the true meaning of Christmas tends to get lost in the middle of all the madness. Christmas is about Jesus Christ, our savior, it’s literally in the name. However, we tend to overlook it, especially the youth of today, … Continue reading The True Meaning of Christmas – The Greatest Gift
When we see something that we know isn’t right, why don’t we say anything? It may be because we want to fit in with the crowd or because we do not want to deal with confrontation and have people turn on you because of it, but whatever the case may be, we know deep down … Continue reading The Danger of Silence – It’s Better to Say Something
We are all eventually going to die at one point in time, it is one of the few things that are guaranteed to us in life. It is not how long of a life that you have to live, it’s how you live it. So much of our time is spent worrying about the things … Continue reading The Story Goes on Forever – What’s Your Legacy?