War

Sirens are going off all over. Bullets are flying everywhere. The town that you once knew is now in ruins. Out of the corner of your eye, you see a mother crying over her dead son. You see a man carrying his wife out of the rubble. You see a mass of people all running around as if they had no idea what to do. You can't help but stand there and stare. Stare at their sadness in hope that all of this would go away. Stare at the pain that they are going through realizing that all this pain would go away if we just learned to get along.

As you stare into all the sadness, you hear a faint yell coming from behind you. "Run!" You bolt away as fast as you can without a second thought. Moments later you are tossed forward, screaming in pain and out of all of that noise, the only thing that you could hear was the shrieking high pitched ring followed by thundering boom of your heart beat coursing through your head. You try to sit back up, but the pain hurts too much. You look behind you. Everyone is gone. The mother who was crying over her son. The man who was carrying his wife. All who struggled to survive, now gone. You stare deeper into the sadness, wishing for all of this to stop, knowing that all of this would go away if we just learned to get along.

"They're coming," you realized. In the heat of the moment, you manage to get up and run. You try your best to ignore the pain, knowing that this was life or death. You limp onward telling yourself that you must keep going, that you must keep on living. You hear the footsteps getting closer to you. You run faster, but no matter how much faster you limp your way to safety, the sound of fear of everyone you once knew draws closer and closer. At the end of the alley way a dark figure appears before you. You stop in fear, knowing that you can't turn back. Those footsteps that were once chasing you, have finally came. It's too late now. You're surrounded, with no way out. You think to yourself, that all of this would go away if we just learned to get along but before you're even able to finish that thought, a loud boom is heard and suddenly, your world goes dark. 

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Merry Christmas!

Wait... It's Christmas already? Where did all that time go? I Feel like 2014 just started not that long ago. Well I hope all that last minute shopping was worth it because today is the day! A day filled with holiday advertisements, being around family members you don't like, arguments, consumerism, jealousy because Jimmy got the better toy, money, and crying from the lack of money! What a joyful day isn't it? Oh wait... let me try that again...

Merry Christmas! A day of Love and Joy spent well with family and friends! A day of giving and sharing! A day... that is...Well that failed.

I forgot how much I don't like shopping until I did some Christmas shopping this year. Trying to figure out what to get other people can be quite the difficult challenge. #TheStruggleIsReal. My Little Pony will forever be stuck in my head.

Today is also the day when people get into arguments about what's the "proper" way to say "Merry Christmas." Pfft. Please. That don't matter.

Today is also the day when people cook delicious food. I like food.

Fact #666: This is not a serious post so if you were expecting one, please mix more bourbon with that eggnog.

Basic bitches are a real thing and come out of their caves every holiday. You've probably ran into a lot of them already. You probably are one.

Kids, if you notice that Santa's handwriting is the same as your parents, there's a reason for that. No, your parents are not Santa Clause so stop thinking that right now.

There are more Christmas movies out there than there are of cookies inside of Santa.

Pets, remember that the Christmas tree is not a toy for you to play with.

Make sure you make it on the naughty list.

Remember that it's all about the gifts. If you get a gift that you don't like, throw a big tantrum, be selfish, and demand that you get what you want.

I lied. Don't really do that.

When planning for your new years resolution, make sure you actually plan to go through with them this time around.

For you stoners out there. Make sure that your dinner falls right after 4:20. And don't get caught by family members. Or cops.

Go play in the snow. If there is any. For you people in the desert, go play in the sand.

If it's yellow, eat it.

Try not to spend your Christmas money all at once.

Have a Merry Happy Hanukwanzaa!

The Mind of an Introvert and an Extrovert

A few days ago I made a post about personality types(What Type of Personality Do You Have?), and I figured, why not keep going? I've noticed a lot of people usually sway between being an extrovert and an introvert. What is an into/extro-vert you ask? Well, good question! Obviously as you read from my previous post, whether or not you are one of the two, is determined by where most of your focus is. Are you more outwardly focused or are you more inwardly focused? Now, this isn't dead set. You can change sides depending on the situation and what mood you are in. Everyone is a mix of both. No one is 100% one or the other. However, usually people are more of one, than they are the other.

When you go to a party or some sort of social event and you see those people who sit off to the side away from the big crowds? Yeah, those are the introverts. Introverts can't handle too much stimulus. Being around a large number of people can be too much for their brains to deal with. They would rather sit at home and read a book or play a video game than go out and socialize with a bunch of people. Introverts are happy with just a few close friends. But even after spending time with those few close friends, they always need time to themselves to recharge. Unlike their counterpart, spending time by themselves is how introverts recharge. Since being around people can be too much for them, they need to take time for themselves to level back out.

Introverts have a tendency to be very reserved and to themselves, but don't mistaken this as shyness. Extroverts can be just as shy as an introvert. A lot of people misinterpret an introvert to be shy because they have seemingly similar qualities to a shy person, but it doesn't always mean that they are. Most of the time, they just prefer to stay quiet and observe things rather than talk and be active.

Don't ever underestimate a quiet introvert. They are big thinkers. They might not be the do'ers, but underneath that calm and quiet exterior, their mind is cluttered worse than your bedroom.

You know those other people the parties who go out of there way to talk to as many people as they can? Pretty much the exact opposite of the introverted ones who sit on the side? Yeah, those are the extroverts. They are the life of the party. Unlike the introvert, extroverts do not mind being the center of attention. They absolutely love socializing. Extroverts need a lot more stimulus than their counterpart, so they are always in need of a changing environment. Have you ever met someone that constantly changes their room around all the time? That would be their extrovert quality.

Extroverts aren't as big as thinkers as introverts, so usually when an extrovert needs to discuss something(or do something), they go to others for that help.

Instead of drawing energy from themselves, extroverts get energy by being around others. Since their brain isn't as stimulated as their counterpart, they need to do more physical activities in order for them to reach that "normal" level.

What really makes an introvert an introvert and an extrovert and extrovert, is the way their brain is wired. It has a lot to deal with the reward system. Extroverts are usually more daring and adventurous because their brains are wired to constantly reward them with new experiences, to where as an introvert is usually happy and feels more rewarded with what they already have.

As I said before, no one is 100% extrovert or introvert. Everyone is a mix of both. I know that I'm definitely more of an introvert but I have noticed a lot of extrovert qualities in me also. You'll probably notice the same thing about yourself. But anyways, I hope you guys learned a little something here. I know sometimes there's a lot of misunderstandings between extroverts and introverts because of how different they are.

Thanks for reading! I love you all. Namasté <3

What Type of Personality Do You Have?

I remember back during my twelfth grade year when we were all trying to figure out what we wanted to do with our lives, we had to do this career project, and for part of the project we had to take the Myers-Briggs personality quiz. For those of you who don't know what this is, it was a way for women, during WWII, who were just getting into the workforce, to figure out what jobs best suited them. Now, it has become a way for everyone to either figure out what careers they want to get into or if they just want to get to know themselves better. Anyways, at the time, I didn't really pay attention to my results because I wasn't really as interested then, but recently I've taken the quiz again and it's a little scary on how spot on it is.

Carl Gustuv Jung was the first to theorize that how we experience the world can be broken up into four categories: Sensing, Intuition, Feeling, and Thinking. But this was back in the 1920s. It wasn't until twenty years later, Katherine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers, created the personality test for women for the war. There are four opposite pairs, so in total, based on this test, there are 16 personality types. Your personality type depends on which of the two opposite means of experiencing the world, you go by.

1. Are  you outwardly or inwardly focused? (E/I)
Are you an extrovert or and introvert? Can you be described as talkative and outgoing or are you more reserved and private? Do you enjoy being the center of attention or do you prefer to just observe and stay to the side away from the attention?

2. How do you prefer to take in information? (S/N)
Do you prefer to use your senses or do you prefer to go by your intuition? Do you like to pay attention to concrete facts or do you prefer to look at the bigger picture and see how everything connects? Do you prefer ideas that have practical applications or do you enjoy ideas and concepts for their own sake? Do you like to focus on the reality of how things are or do you like to imagine the possibility of how things could be?

3. How do you prefer to make decisions? (T/F)
Do you prefer thinking or feeling? Do you make decisions using logical reasoning or do you make your decisions based on your values and how your actions affect others? Do you value justice and fairness or do you value harmony and forgiveness? Are you described as reasonable and level-headed or are you described as warm and empathetic?

4. How do you prefer to live your outer life? (J/P)
Do you prefer judging or do you prefer perceiving? Do you prefer to have matters settled or do you like to keep your options open? Do you think that rules and deadlines should be respected or do you see rules and deadlines as flexible? Do you like to make plans ahead of time or are you spontaneous and enjoy surprises?

If you wish to take the actual test and get more in depth information, there are sites that offer the test for free:
http://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

No personality is any better than the rest. Each one has something valuable to offer to. And if we can understand this, then we won't be so quick to judge someone based on their personality.

I'm an INFP personality type. So I'm an Introvert that likes to take in information with my iNtuition. When I make decisions, I base it on how I Feel and how others Feel. And I like to Perceive many possibilities.

Obviously your personality type is much more complex than just what information I gave you, but I'll leave the rest of the research up to you. You'll probably learn things about yourself that you never knew before. After you take the test you'll probably be thinking to yourself "Someone finally understands me!" That's exactly how I felt when I took it.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed taking the test. I hope you learned something new.
I love you all! Namasté <3

Change

You might be thinking to yourself "Woah! What have you done to your page?" I know. I thought the same thing right before I decided to do this post. I always felt that my page need more to it, like more pizzazz, more creativity and character. I noticed when I was doing my last blog post The Future Of Us And Our Technology, I didn't have any of my own pictures, and it was kinda hard to find the right pictures using sites that offered free pictures because they didn't offer a whole lot. So I thought to myself, why not make my own?

Thankfully I found Canva, because making pictures and banners is much easier now with this site. I'm not really Photoshop, or even Paint smart at all so Canva made it a lot easier for this noob. I did make a new picture for, I think, a few of my most recent post. Plus... drum roll please... I made a new banner! I felt like the old style text based blogger banner was a little too bland so of course I had to add something there. I think it looks nice. The new pictures and banner didn't really match well with my old blog template/background so obviously I had to change that too. I also decided to add any picture I make for this blog to the "Images" tab at the top in case you wanted to take a look at those. This site is under a lot of construction as you can tell:P

Not only have I done all of this, I've also been publicizing my page to more social networking sites than what I originally did. By doing this, not only am I hoping to bring more people to my blog, but I'm hoping that the things that I talk about in my blog, helps bring change into peoples lives(positive change of course!). Maybe I try to offer a different mindset, or a different perspective on something, Or maybe I try to really make people think about a topic in ways they've never thought of before. Or maybe I write about something funny and turn your horrible day into something funny. I think change can be a really good thing if done right. Maybe this change in my blog will give people a different mood than what it did before? Who knows?

If things aren't working out the way you want them to, then I think change is definitely needed. Maybe you're sick of the job you're working at so you need a change in career. Maybe your house is falling apart so you need to move into a new one. Maybe your friends aren't treating you like a real friend should so you change the people you hang out with. Maybe you don't like the way your blog looks so you change it up a bit to make it look better. Maybe you've been depressed  your entire life and you always see the bad side to everything so you decide to change your outlook on life to make it a more positive experience. Whatever the case may be, if it is needed, then make a change. If you know things aren't working out the way it should, then there is need for a change. Change can be a good thing if done right, so don't ever be afraid of change. Embrace it. When change happens, you gain new experiences along the way. New experiences are good for soul;)

Anyways, enough of my rambling. I need to take a break from my computer. I have a lot of work to do for this page tomorrow. Oh! I have a favor to ask all of you. If there is any blog post that I make that you really like, please don't hesitate to hit the share button! I'd greatly appreciate it!:)

Thank you all! Namasté<3

The Future Of Us And Our Technology

As you're sitting there on your phones or computer reading this, I'm sure you've figured out by now that technology is a big part of our lives. And I mean BIG. We have machines that build things for us. We have access to all sorts of information at the tips of our fingers. We're even really starting to figure out artificial intelligence and incorporating that into our every day lives. We've even built robots that can talk back to us! If you think about it, just in the past 20 years, we have accomplished some crazy technological advances. It makes you wonder what our world is going to be like in the next 20 years. We'd probably achieve things that we can't even imagine now. I mean, 20 years ago I don't think anyone thought that we would have computers that fit into our pockets, technologies that provide an unlimited amount of energy, solar freakin' roadways, or even smart cars that can drive themselves. We've come quite a long way in just a few years.

So let's think about our future. At some point, there will probably be a time when technology does just about everything for us without the need for humans to run the technology itself. We're already getting pretty close to that as it is. So what exactly is the issue with this? Jobs. Jobs would be the issue. Obviously there would be need for people to do maintenance and repairs and whatever else but at the same time, since technology would be doing all of the hard work for us, there wouldn't really be a need for jobs anymore(or at least, not nearly as much).

Usually when people think about our future with technology, they think of the movie Wall-E when you see a bunch of fat people staring at TV screens, riding around on chairs. As funny as that is, I really hope humanity doesn't end up becoming like that. Personally, I don't really think we would end up becoming like that, even if technology ended up taking over our lives. Let's think back to our history. Any time we had big technological advances, people were left with more leisure time. More time to do the things they want to do. After we had the industrial revolution, suddenly music became this big industry, more people were getting into the arts, our culture became more creative and lively because we didn't have to spend so much time working. We had more time to be ourselves. I don't think having technology do everything for us would necessarily make us fat slobs. If it did, then humans are the dumb ones, not technology. Personally, I think if we had technology take our jobs, we would be left with so much free time, we'd actually have time to be ourselves and go out there, actually play, be free spirited, and be little kids again. We'd actually have time to focus on other important things, like our planet, and space, expressing our uniqueness, and further expanding the human consciousness. Who knows, we could even possibly meet other advanced life forms other than the ones here on earth. We could even finally create world peace!

"Alien Abduction" By Simon Howden FreeDigitalPhotos.net

I already see another problem with this though. Jobs are pretty much what makes our economy work, so if we had technology doing everything for us, what would we do with our economy? There wouldn't be any need for money to pay workers because technology would be doing it for us, so our economy wouldn't be able to progress further. So obviously our Capitalism wouldn't work well in a highly technological advanced society. What other options are there? I wouldn't be able to necessarily come up with a whole new system, but I do have one idea that could help this situation out. Get rid of money. If we got rid of those pieces of paper and came up with a new type of system, a system that works well with advancing technologies, maybe we could progress in our technologies faster and smoothly without having to worry about what it's going to do to our economy.
These are just my thoughts on this though. Maybe you guys have other ideas for all of this. If you do, I'd like to hear about them!

I think the future of humanity is a bright one. We're just going to have to go through some rough patches to get there.

I love you all. Namasté <3

Giving Back To The Community

Want to know what seems kinda strange? I feel as though I've learned more in the past year and a half, than I have ever learned in the twelve years that I went to school. Have you felt that way? Granted, I did learn a lot during my school years. Math, science and music were definitely my most favorite subjects, but what did I actually learn from those? A bunch of "stuff" that's for sure. But, my prime in learning wasn't until after I dropped out of college. I originally went in for music, but after the first month, I realized that normal schooling just wasn't for me and that I wasn't even really going into music for myself anyways. But it was from that moment on, my life journey finally began and I was reborn into something new. I've finally realized how to be my own person. I learned so much about myself that I've never realized before. I feel like I've finally become aware of myself and my surroundings. And truthfully, It's an amazing experience. This wasn't all on my own though. The internet has definitely had a huge impact on my life. I was so stuck trying to figure myself out, but with the help of the lovely people on the internet, I learned how to look within myself and tap into my soul. And just with this year an a half alone, I feel as though I went through an entire lifetime.

But now that I had all these new experiences and knowledge, what was I suppose to do with it? This is where the title of this post comes in. Knowledge is power, but if it just sits in your head as a thought, then that is all it's ever going to be. Once you take so much, there comes a time when you have to return the favor. You've taken all this knowledge and experience, and now it's time to give back to the community. 

This is why I blog. I've received so much in my life, that now I want to give back. I want to share my knowledge and experiences to the people who are in the positions I used to be in. I want to help. I want to make the world a better place for everyone.

If you think it is time for you to finally give back to the community, then my advise is to do so, with something that you love. Give back to the community by expressing your passion and uniqueness, whether its photography, painting, blogging, music, or whatever it is that you love. Our world needs more of that because I feel like a lot of people in this world aren't doing what they love. I love writing, so blogging is my way of giving back. The internet is a wonderful tool to connect with millions and millions of people around the world with so much information, so take advantage of that if you need to.

Our world needs more unique individuals. Be yourself. Be light. Just be. Share your love.

Thank you for listening to my ramble at the beginning of this post.

I love you all. Namasté <3

The Seven Deadly... Wait, What?

I'm pretty sure all of us are familiar with the 7 deadly sins. We've hear about them all the time in the media and religion. For those anime nerds like me, I'm sure you've heard of them in the famous Full Metal Alchemist series(Amazing show by the way!). But what are they exactly? Originally they were created as a way to label man's selfish ways. There use to be more, but over many revisions and changes, it's become the seven that we know of today.

Sloth- Avoiding spiritual or physical work. Usually these people are labeled as 'Lazy' or 'non-caring.' Think of the animal.

Greed- The desire for material wealth or gain. People who are labeled as greedy are the ones who do things for only person gain. Or they try to keep everything for themselves.

Anger/Wrath- I'm not even going to explain this one. The name alone speaks for itself.

Lust- Strong and plentiful cravings for the pleasure of the body. Sex. You could label Porn stars as being very lustful.

Gluttony- Consuming more than which is required. Usually people associate this with food, but there's more to it than just that.

Envy- The desire for other peoples' traits, abilities and status. Also known as jealousy.

Pride- excessive belief in one's own abilities. Also known as arrogance. Pride is known as the sin where all other sins come from. The very first sin.

Now you may be asking yourself "Why are you telling me this? Everyone knows about the deadly sins. What's the point in this post?" Well there is a point to this that I want to make. For the time period that this labeling system was made, I feel as though it worked well as a way to point out man's selfish desires, but that was then. I think this system is a little outdated.... Okay... I lied. It waayyyy outdated. I think we need to start looking at 'sins' in a different way.

Since Pride is the root of all sins, let's start with that then. There are two types of 'Pride.' There's Arrogance and then there's actual Pride. You might be looking at this and thinking "Aren't they the same thing?" Well, no they're not. If anything, they're kinda opposites. Where do you think arrogance comes from? One thing that I have noticed is that everyone I've met, that you could consider 'arrogant', all have one thing in common. They're all unhappy. Either they hate themselves, they've let themselves become so bitter and angry with the world around them, or they're stuck trying to chase happiness in their life by being addicted to pleasures. It's as if though they've become so unhappy with themselves or their situation, when someone does point something out to them, about them, they get really defensive, insecure, thick headed, and stubborn, and it comes out as being arrogant. They've become so insecure with themselves, they're afraid to admit and face their insecurities and flaws so they take it out on other people. That's what arrogance is. So then, what does it mean to be actually prideful? The main difference between being arrogant and pride, is where it comes from. Arrogance comes from the lack of love and happiness to where being prideful comes from love. When someone has actual pride, it's because, they've learned to accept and love themselves for who they are. That pride, comes from loving themselves. Most people view that as a bad thing because they end up mixing up arrogance and pride, but here's my argument against that. It's better to love yourself, than hate yourself. But this sense of pride doesn't have to be just for yourself. You can be proud of children, proud of your friends, your family, your students.  Pride comes from love and being happy.

So what about the other six? It's pretty much the same concept as arrogance. When you're being greedy, lustful, angry, or gluttonous, it's because of that lack of love. You try to fill that empty void inside of you by consuming everything, trying to gain as many possessions as you can, by having many sexual encounters, or by simply taking your anger out on other people. Being envious obviously comes from not being happy with what you have. You compare yourself to others so you become jealous and you wish you had what they have. When someone compares themselves to other people that just shows how insecure and unappreciative they are. When it comes to being lazy, I don't think they are actually lazy. In a lot of cases, people don't have confidence in themselves or their actions, so they just choose not to participate, and then automatically, they get labeled as being lazy. One thing I have noticed with 'laziness' is that people just label others as being 'lazy' because they aren't doing what society tells them to. It's not that they are lazy, they just have their values and priorities focused elsewhere. Don't judge what you obviously don't understand.

The point I'm trying to make, is that all of these 'sins' stem from lack of love and happiness. After all, the title of my blog is Happiness is Key and there is so much truth to that. So in truth, these 'sins' don't really exist. They are just labels that people create in their head just to simplify things without actually trying to stop to understand and appreciate.

That is the end of my explanation though. Hopefully from this, you guys now have a different perspective on all of this and won't be so quick to judge others. That's what I try to offer in my blogs, different perspectives because I feel as though that's what our world lacks, empathy and understanding.

But anyways, I know I say this a lot(just about every post :P), but thank all of you for reading my post! I already know what my next couple blogs are gonna be about so I'm excited to talk about them. I love you all! And always remember, happiness is key;) Namasté<3