Happiness

Yesterday in my lab I was working in a group with two other people. Yes, that class is long and tiring. But I was so amazed how much complaining was coming out of those two people! They were tired. They were hungry. They thought the cadavers smelled bad. They hated their jobs and on and on and on and on. As they were blathering on about nothing constructive at all, I was thinking about all the things I am grateful for. I was also tired, hungry, smelling yucky things and I hate my job but there are so many wonderful things in this world and I don't like focusing on all the bad all the time! So. Let's talk about the nice things.

I have an amazing family that loves me very much and supports me 100% in all of my (non-retarded) efforts.

It was warm outside today.

I have all of my appendages. And they all function! Bonus!

I get to live with my sister and two super cute roommates.

I know who I am and where I fit into the universe.

I got to have a missionary experience a few days ago at work.

Conference is this weekend!

It is my sister's birthday and I got to decorate cupcakes about it.

I don't have a beard.

I have someone I could call if I were in trouble or just needed a friend.

I made a delicious smoothie today.

Spell-check. Enough said.

I have the opportunity to go to college and better myself.

My name is not Orangejello.

I got to dress up for Harry Potter.

I have a comfy couch.

I have tootsie-rolls on my table.

I am about to watch a movie.

Speaking out which....peace out.

Invisible Children

Today, I watched a documentary called, "Invisible Children". It is about the children in Northern Uganda. There is a war going on in Sudan that I honestly had no idea about that has been going on for 17 years. Over 17 years. Did you know that? I didn't. The people have been basically herded out of Sudan and into Northern Uganda because of the war and the lack of government involvement.

Ready for the worst part? The solders are children. Kids ranging from ages 5-12 are being taken from their homes and forced into the rebel movement.

That is all my nephews but one.

Why these ages? They are old enough to hold a gun but young enough to brainwash without much effort. They are forced to watch other children being tortured and killed till they are numb enough to do it themselves.

The kids are scared. They gather in hospitals to sleep at night so they have a greater chance of being safe. Safety in numbers. Many of their parents are dead. They have no food and no one to keep them safe. They have hopes and dreams, but no one is there to hear them. A war is being fought with children and that is wrong.

At the end of the video they ask for our help. I have no money to give or ideas to share, but I can spread the word.

Watch the Video.

I know I'm a tree-hugger and kind of a sap, but I did what I can do for these little kids. What can you do?

100 Goals

So for my psych class we had to make a list of 100 goals. I found it quite interesting. So here are mine in no particular order.

100 Goals

1. Graduate

2. Learn to meditate

3. Read more

4. Do a good dead daily

5. Pray daily

6. Foster better relationships

7. Listen more

8. Open up

9. Learn to sew

10. Sing more

11. Learn Spanish

12. Go to Europe

13. Wake up earlier

14. Call family more

15. Love what I do

16. Be more trusting

17. Learn the piano

18. Go to all the continents

19. Go to grad school

20. Invent something worthwhile

21. Read all the C.S. Lewis books

22. Know the words to all the Beatles songs

23. Get married to someone who love me back

24. Have kids

25. Never get fat

26. Get a good job that I love

27. Learn to cook

28. Learn the cello

29. Always have money in my savings account

30. Skydive

31. Repel

32. Go on a church history tour

33. Get better at photography

34. Learn to skateboard

35. Learn to do Latin dance

36. Learn Latin

37. Keep a journal

38. Run a 5k

39. Learn to ride a motorcycle

40. Climb a volcano

41. Ride a camel

42. Go shark diving

43. Be paid to sing at something

44. See the pyramids in Egypt

45. See the Eiffel tower

46. Go to the Smithsonian

47. Decorate a home

48. Ride an elephant

49. Pet a lion

50. Learn astronomy

51. Go to all 50 states

52. Ride a gondola in Venice

53. Serve a mission

54. Go to Harry Potter World

55. Go to Michael Jacksons House

56. Own a Zebra

57. Learn to fix my own car

58. Ride a hot air balloon

59. Go backpacking for 2 weeks

60. Take a class in cake decorating

61. Take a class in flower arranging

62. Learn more about neurology

63. Live a week in complete silence

64. Mud wrestle

65. Be on a radio show

66. Be a person other people look up to

67. Do someone’s hair for their wedding

68. Go paintballing

69. Go to a masquerade

70. Have a reason to own a fancy dress

71. Make a difference

72. Street-perform and make $100

73. Get an awesome scar for doing something cool

74. Go on the world’s longest zip-line

75. Be part of a flash mob

76. Go on a cruise

77. Save someone’s life

78. Eat kangaroo jerky

79. See something on Broadway

80. Never have a zit again

81. Be someone worth remembering

82. Cry because something is so beautiful

83. Make enough money to support myself and others

84. Hug a bear

85. Make something cool

86. Do a handstand

87. Write a song

88. Love unconditionally

89. Save an animal

90. See Cirque de Soleil

91. Live somewhere warm

92. Learn to snowboard

93. Not be ashamed

94. Blow up something

95. Do a triathlon

96. Make my own art

97. Ride a Segway

98. Have a garden

99. Restore a piece a furniture

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