To compare is the death of joy

I am back at it for a second try. I have recently decided to quit my activity in social media because of several reasons, one of the biggest being the false facades that are so easily created. Profiles become a fictitious portrayal of a life that isn't really being lived. I enjoy staying connected with family and friends so easily but I am often distracted with unhappy feelings of jealously and want because of a post of someone being somewhere "amazing" or doing something "great". I feel happy for that person but also feel like because they are on a great adventure they must be really happy and because I am at home I am not. I end up looking around wanting more and more things which when obtained would make me "happy" which of course is not true. Call me weak or selfish or lame for quitting social media because of this reason but I have learned that it is just best to run away from things sometimes.

So instead of sharing my life through facebook I am going to start using this blog as a journal for me to write freely about whatever I feel. This is really just a low pressure setting for me to document what I am up to and to help me focus on the positive things in my life. I will not have perfect grammar and somethings I write may not make sense but in the end this is a stress free place for me to write. I hope you enjoy my updates and if you are at all like me, please don't think that I post to brag or do things just so I can take a picture of it and post it for me to rub in your face. My life is not perfect, I do not have it all together and I have my own share of struggles. This is a place for me to genuinely write about the little and big things that made my day happy or my life better. Thanks for reading!

There are True Things Inside of Me

Among many artists like The Wailin' Jennys and Michael Buble that are the soundtrack to my life, JJ Heller will always be right at the top. She is an incredible and inspiring person, sharing her love and beliefs through bright songs. Look her up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEH7zqkRpIg

I especially love this one. I am a beautiful spirit housed in a healthy and strong body that was given as a gift from Heavenly Father. What more should I want? It doesn't matter that I don't have a the gorgeous face of a movie star. I will not let that stop me from smiling. I will not let that stop me from making friends. I will not let that stop me from enjoying the world. I will not let that stop me from being happy. I will not let that stop me from being beautiful. 

Monkey Logic

I love this little monkey!

 

 

 

 

This morning I was watching the T.V. show on PBS with Alice. I love the way George thinks! In this particular episode George was obsessed with a baby panda bear that just arrived at the local zoo. He thought it was so cute and watched the "panda cam" broadcasting live on the zoo website all morning. Later that day he actually went to the zoo and watched the baby panda in his exhibit for the rest of the day. "Time flies when you are watching a cute baby panda".

This made me think about the other activities that make time fly. Hop on facebook and an hour later you forget your excuse to get on the computer. How about next time you're tempted to routinely waste time, rethink your "time flying" habits and try something a little more productive. Maybe get creative and start discovering and exploring new talents. You could be the worlds best origami folder, but you'll never know until you try.