Other's suffering does not equal a good laugh

Sometimes the insensitivity of some people amazes me.
Last night there was a fire in my neighborhood, right across the street from my sister's friend. There were several firetrucks trying to put out the fire and it was very chaotic for a couple of hours.
My sister's friend called her and told her how cool it was that there was a fire right across the street. She was taking pictures and videos and at the end of it all she admited that she "had fun".
Now, I know this is only a 12 year old girl, but so is my sister, and I know that my sister knows that someone else's suffering is not "fun". What if it was your house burning down? would it still be fun?
Children should be taught that even if it is not possible to help when someone else is going through something, it is never ok to draw pleasure from it.
But nevertheless, there are children that are caring and sensitive, and give future generations hope:

"Yesterday I saw an old lady struggling to lift her foot onto the first step outside a department store.

As soon as the little boy coming out of the doors with his mum saw her, he rushed over to take her arm and help her up the stairs. His mum looked so proud.

Good boys who will grow into good men GMH. "

Try to spread a little more love
Polly

When people make a mistake, the best thing to do is to remember that you make mistakes too

All Ready for School

Yay! I got registered for school today! I'm so excited! Last semester was so boring and this semester I'm only taking two classes, but I feel so good!
I had originally chosen more classes, but since I registered late the other class I had chosen was no longer available, and I could not find another one that I liked and was at a suitable time for me. But I feel so relieved. Both me and my boyfriend, Peter, have worked extra in the past couple of weeks, so we were able to make the first payment for classes with no problem! Now to worry about books, but that will come out of next paycheck.
I am so happy! I love school so much! Like my brother phrased it once "It feels good to not always have to be in control" and it's true. I have to go to work and I have bills to pay, but when I'm at school I'm in my teacher's hands, and it's comforting.
Can't wait for Tuesday for classes to start!
GMH Story:

Today, the pastor of my church anounced that his 19-year-old daughter was pregnant out of wed-lock.

As the pastor's wife began to cry, a little boy ran up to her and hugged her saying, "It's okay! Babies are the best thing in the world, no matter what." GMH

Not Sick Anymore...

Hi. I've been sick all weekend, and now coming into Monday I'm still sick, but I can't afford to miss work, so here I am.
I was trying very hard not to be rude to patients because I figured "Hey, I'm sick, I don't have to put up with you, and I don't have to be extra nice to you" But I logged into here this morning and I saw that Gaby Montero is following my blog. I got so excited. She has truly made my day. I even feel better now. I guess what my mom is always telling me about having a positive disposition being good for your health is true. Just one more reason why I really should listen to my mom. She seems to be right most of the time... Who would've thought? Ha!
I have to wait until the end of the day to publish, because I think the morning is too early a time to choose just one GMH story.
But I'm glad I started doing this. Since I last posted my sister started reading GMH stories, and I think the fact that I kept reading all the ones that made me go "aww!" to her helped too, now she keeps sending me stories she likes. ;-)
As far as writing goes, I suck :-(. I haven't written anything since Friday. I wrote a note on the top of the page, "Writing the beginning of a story is just as boring as reading it" Has that ever happened to you? the first about 20 pages of a book are usually the most boring, but they are necessary for setting up the story. I still within the set up, and I am not doing so good. I have the main plot of the story, but I have just started and introducing the characters, the situation, the places has me stumped.
Maybe I should try to write a story with a less boring set up. J.K. Rowling did it. I used to hate Harry Potter and my brother made me read the first chapter of Sorcerer's Stone and I was hooked. I didn't want to give the book back to him. Now he blames himself for me and my sister's Harry Potter obsession.
It would be hard to do it, but that's the good thing about it. It would keep me occupied, a challenge, and that's what keeps me happy.
I love this Give Me Hope story. It's so cute and sweet:
"A few years ago, my dad noticed a tiny, skinny kitten in an alley behind a store. Even though that store is over 40 miles from our house, my dad drove there every few days to put out food for the kitten. After a few months, he finally earned her trust and managed to catch her.
She is now a happy, plump house cat. My dad's kindness GMH."

Inspiration through givesmehope.com

Don't you just love nice inspirational stories?
Well, ok they can be cheesey at times but most of the time they can put a smile on my face. There is this website run by two of my favorite people. I don't personally know them but they do a lot of things that really inspire me to be a better person. They have a charity website, givoogle.com, and the run givesmehope.com to bring a little bit of hope into people's daily lives.
They also both run their own websites. Emerson runs Mugglenet.com, the best Harry Potter fan site, and Gaby runs dailycute.net, the cutest website I have ever visited.
Why am I writing about them? Because they really do bring hope to my life. I was in a bad mood this morning, but I read this givesmehope story that really made me smile, and it brightened up my day.
It is this story:
"Today, I finally ended a relationship with a hurtful and manipulative boyfriend because of this website. Reading the stories people post on this taught me that there is too much good in this world for me to put up with something like that, just because I don't want to be alone. You all GMH"
She was is so brave, and even though it does not necessarily relate in a literal way, it has a nice message. The world can be a nice place if you choose to see it.
What I want to start doing now, is posting a givesmehope story with every blog post, maybe it will put a smile on your face too. To sprinkle a little bit of positive into my post that are usually so filled with negativity.
Have a nice day!

Comfort zone

Classes start again soon. I am very excited. That should also help in making me feel better about going to work. Saturdays, will still be torture. There should be some kind of law against working on Saturdays :-( JK...kind of
Going to school will keep me so busy. I hardly have time to write as it is, and school is going to give me even less time. Nonetheless, I'm excited and very looking forward to it.
For a second just now I thought my boyfriend was about to read one of my posts back to me, and I braced myself to stop him if he did. Thankfully he didn't
I've heard of how actors a lot of the time don't like to watch themselves in movies, TV shows, or even on interviews. I always thought that was very odd, but I guess I just never tried to view from a point of view that relates more to me.
It still feels very weird to me to be writing this out there for anyone to read. The thing that keeps encouraging me to not think about it too deeply is the fact that nobody is reading anyways. ha ha.
But it still feels weird, and very nice at the same time, that both my boyfriend and sister keep up with every post I make. They are very sweet and very supportive and I love them both so much <3. I just have to get better accustomed to them reading what I write. I am really stepping out of my comfort zone here.

P.s.My sister just made me send a very embarrassing e-mail to one of her teachers, thanks to her forgetfulness. :-/

Positive Attitude

Today was supposed to be my day off, but I had to work. Correction, I chose to work. I only worked for 5 hours. I need money, especially this month. I'm trying to register for classes next week and I have to save as much as I can to be able to make the payment. I can only afford three classes this semester, but that is a lot better than last semester. Last semester I couldn't afford to go to take the classes I wanted at school. It's a very bad feeling. I really want to finish school, but now I've found out that even though I'm still going to be an optometrist I'm not going to be happy doing that for a living, but it is the second thing that interests me the most, right after writing.
Either way, I am still amazed at how much nicer I have been to patients lately. I'm not even trying. It just comes. Eve to this very unfriendly lady today I was smiley and polite and completely ignoring her attitude. I wonder how long this will last. I get this feeling when I am reading a very absorbing book. Except I only feel this way while reading, and I end up resenting having to work because I am forced to put the book down and go back to work.
And while creating a story of my own, I am either writing or thinking about writing, which makes me equally happy.
I never realized what having positive energy can do.