constant change = acceptable oxymoron

the only constant is change. this is probably a phrase in which most have heard but few have accepted. everything changes all day and every day. no matter how much you'd like things to stay the same,they dont

some may argue that staying the same is boring anyway, and that change is good (for the most part). but, at the same time, some have tied into tradition and societa norms so much that there is no more question of whether things should or should not change anymore.

when the women's movement happened in both america and in europe, the women were literally fighting against something that was considered a natural law. women were bound by nature to their duties as a home maker and child-bearer. there was no question as to whether this was true or not. this was the way it was. even during the movement of women's rights, there were still some women who thought of this as unnatural and too radical. that the women who were trying to change were out of their minds or barbaric almost.

but now, with most universities' statistically enrolling more women than men, we can see that what was considered natural at one point in time is now unfathomable.

this brings me to think of other things that have maybe been considered naturally the way things go but really they are just something we've agreed upon to the be the norm: the nuclear family (father, mother, usually 2 children)? privatized healthcare?

expand your mind to think of things that you consider to be naturally the way things go and ask yourself if it really is the truth or if it is indeed a fabricated truth that you were born into and have just accepted as the norm

this blog was supposed to go another way... but my thought process took me here... i wanted to make this more about an individual and not so much as a societal consideration

so look at also yourself... every morning you wake up (which is a true blessing!), ask yourself if what you do everyday is what you want to do or just something you have agreed to and havent been able to get out of... you should be always doing exactly what you want and when you want... and then some may argue that chaos would ensue if everyone did what they wanted. but i can only come back with the argument that if you are a good person, what you want to do will always positively contribute to the general health of a society

if you love what you do, you do what you do right.

i started getting in the habit of always asking myself "what do you WANT to do today?" because sometimes i find myself doing things because i think i'm supposed to be doing them.... but this should never EVER be the case.. this isnt dress rehearsal.. this is your only chance

this has become a reiteration of past blogs... but i dont care.. it's the most important message i can convey

Now You Know

simplicity v. complexity

ok i hope i did that right...i've never posted a video.... but this video is really inspiring and i just wanted to keep it moving along to different people. i dont know who's reading this but keep this video going.. i think it's the innocence and simplicity of it that really gets to me... i mean she isnt filling her speech with big words or specific hard facts or even a way to fix things. she's addressing what i feel john locke and james harrington addressed back in the 18th century that influenced the american colonies to split off....

they addressed the idea of humans and how you are only in possession of your own body when you are born but you work into whatever you become.. that's a really diluted and quick overview of the locke philosophy, but it's the truth!!

ok school is calling my name... i just wanted to post this for anyone who hasn't been cursed with the disease of apathy

BDOML v. boredom

i feel like i want to do EVERYTHING all at once everyday of every second... allow me to present my list of to-dos today:

-read a good amount for school

-clean my room (check)

-start brewing kombucha tea

-start researching the beginning of starting a garden

-start a new blog strictly on the process i'm taking to make my garden

-jam out a little with some good friends

-EAT!! ((necessity which sometimes takes a backseat))

-put my rosetta stone for french and spanish on my computer

-buy: mascara ((because after my stye, i change that shit out every month!), toothpaste, binder, socks, ((other stuff i find while i'm shopping for that.. you know how it goes))

that's only the thing i can remember now!!! and on top of that, i have so many awesome friends ((not conceited, just appreciative)) that are inviting me out to either jam out at their house or take some awesome pictures or go to some awesome shows or go to the flea market today... the possibilities are super endless

which brings me to a pet peeve i have: people saying they're "bored"... i dont think i've ever once in my life said i was bored... i'm usually so overwhelmed with things i want to do that i'm more frustrated because i dont know where to start!! how are people bored?? that just doesnt make sense to me at all.. i WISH i could be bored sometimes.... just sit on my ass and stare at a wall, contemplating my life because i have nothing to do

"bored" is not in my vocabulary.. and if it's in yours, call me up and i'll give you something cool to look into doing!! maybe something i want to do but cant because my plate is already piled up to the ceiling, slowly tilting back and forth like the pile of kitchen appliances Cat in the Hat made in the book (not the movie)

ok this was among the things i wanted to do today... post to my blog.. here it is...

i love so much it makes me sad that one day i'll leave it.. but i'm glad that i am aware of me not being immortal because it makes me appreciate life that much more everyday

everyday is the Best Day Of My Life because it's the only one i have and the only one i'm guaranteed.

Know You Know! ciao!