Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
WHO SAYS?
Song Link: Who Says?
A song that inspires me is the song 'Who Says' by Selena Gomez. This song inspires me because it is talking about how everyone is beautiful no matter what and to NOT JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER! Some women tell other women that they are not pretty or they put them down. This makes the person insecure with their self and they will always remember who told them this, because it really does hurt.
Like the song says "who said that you're not perfect, who said that you're not worth it" because everyone was born different. if we all were the same then the world would be really boring. Everyone has a meaning in this world, you may not have found it yet but you will soon. "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."-Helen Keller Keep your confidence up and search for your purpose:)!
blog post by Alyssa, 8th grader
Thanks Alyssa!
Sunday, June 26, 2011
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Do you ever think about the fact that you and your friends are making history? One day historians will have an opinion about your impact on the world. Have you heard the song Generation Love yet?
GSE
GSE
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
SK8 CRIME Update
Last Saturday, Emily Joy skated her last night as a Cincinnati Roller Girl. She was amazing as always. She is leaving Cincinnati and moving to New York City. Doesn't that sound like a big adventure?
Do you ever think about living somewhere else for a little while? Where?
GSE
Do you ever think about living somewhere else for a little while? Where?
GSE
Monday, June 20, 2011
BOYS!
Thank you for filling out surveys about the blog at the end of the school year. One of your requested summer blog topics was "Boys and the trouble we have with them."
Well, that's a loaded topic. We all have a lot to say about them I am sure. If you want to write about this topic or if you want to ask for specific post topics (dating, breaking up, how to handle when you and your best friend like the same guy, etc.), then please either comment below or send me an e-mail: glenna@liveitlikeyoumeanit.com.
In the meantime, please vote in the above poll about dating.
More soon,
GSE
Well, that's a loaded topic. We all have a lot to say about them I am sure. If you want to write about this topic or if you want to ask for specific post topics (dating, breaking up, how to handle when you and your best friend like the same guy, etc.), then please either comment below or send me an e-mail: glenna@liveitlikeyoumeanit.com.
In the meantime, please vote in the above poll about dating.
More soon,
GSE
Saturday, June 18, 2011
WHAT LOVE REALLY MEANS
Check out this song: What Love Really Means by JJ Heller
Do you like it? What is your favorite part or parts?
I can't stop listening to it for the last day or two. May you be blessed with people who love you for you!
GSE
Do you like it? What is your favorite part or parts?
I can't stop listening to it for the last day or two. May you be blessed with people who love you for you!
GSE
Thursday, June 16, 2011
ARE YOU A CARROT, EGG OR CUP OF COFFEE?
Donna Laake sent us a story. She still cares about us. Thank you Donna!
Read below:
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see." "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma the daughter then asked, "What does it mean, Mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its insides became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
Love,
Donna
Read below:
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see." "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma the daughter then asked, "What does it mean, Mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its insides became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
Love,
Donna
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
AMELIA EARHART
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Then she was the first person to fly across twice! She was a pilot at a time when it was almost unheard of to be a female in aviation. Imagine what she must have experienced socially when she said she wanted to fly. Imagine the pressure she must have felt to be anything than what she wanted to be.
Read more about her by clicking on the below links. There is also a recent movie available to rent or borrow from the library. Amelia was a fascinating woman!
Brief History of Amelia
Official A. E. Website and Movie Trailer
GSE
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