Smile! Today's a New Day :)

I have a new favorite place on campus. It's the student service center. They always have music playing, but it's low enough that it doesn't bother me when I study. I can come in here, pull out my laptop and chill while I'm waiting for class to start. It's very nice. That's where I am right now. Sitting at a table, should be reading for my next class, but instead, I felt like blogging.

I heard the best quote today. It said, "Although you may not have the best of everything, you can make the best of everything you have." Just thinking about that made me realize how lucky I am to be going to school, to have such a great family, and such wonderful friends. I am deciding right now to make the rest of this semester great. I'm going to try to be more friendly, positive, and give more compliments. We had an activity in my stress management class last night where half the class went around and wished everyone else "health and happiness." It brightened my mood considerably, and I would recommend it to anyone who has been feeling down. So reader, I wish you health and happiness. Now, go pass that message along to someone else who you either know or run into at random. It will brighten both your and their day.

Positive thought has been on my mind recently. I think that with enough positive thought, you really can get through difficult situations in life. I know I've been through plenty of them, and the best cure is thinking positively. It's easy to let reality catch up to you. Easy to get down. If you've been reading my posts recently, you'd realize I've had plenty of negative thoughts the past couple of weeks. Positivity (I don't know if that's actually a word) can really help improve your own and others' lives. And you may now know it at the moment, but even a smile can make the difference in someone's day.

This experience just came to my mind. Last year, I was walking to one of my classes, and this random guy comes up to me just says hello and starts walking with me. He's very friendly, and wishes me a good day. I've always wanted to do that to someone else. Just walk up to a stranger and be able to wish them happiness. I think that's going on my bucket list. But, this experience stuck with me. I really did have a better day just because someone was kind enough to speak with me on the crowded college campus.

I'm tired of being negative. Sometimes it brings about interesting topics of conversation, but positive interaction is better for the body. I don't really know if you cared to hear me discuss positive and negative moods, but that's just too bad. Smile! And have a lovely day!

Now go pass along the message :)

Water BOM...

Yes, the title is a play on words. Bear with me. I'm in a very strange mood today.

I made the weirdest comment earlier... it was me-ish, but not really. I was at Sue's house; we were watching a movie with a couple of other people, and she had this Brita water filter. I've seen all of these filters before. They're usually not interesting, but this one was. It had this little tiny cap on it so that whenever you poured water, the cap went up, and then back down. I don't know why, but this made my day. Yes, it's odd, but true... (don't judge).

Last post, I wanted to write a poem, and I think I have the perfect topic. I just finished reading the Book of Mormon and it was my first time reading the entire book. I must admit, I can't believe it took me such a long time to read. The most amazing book I've ever read, and I've read some amazing books. There is so much information, so much knowledge, so much strength. So, here's my poem. I hope you like it.

One Book, lying with it pages open to read.
A novel of lives, the
last dying breath of a main character.
The pages are filled with pride, love, sacrifice.

I slowly close the cover. Months pass.
Every day, I open the book and read a passage,
a page, a verse.
Much is read, few resonates, little is truly understood.

The words seem to mock my inability to comprehend them.
Time spins backwards and slows down in the musty pages.
I feel myself being torn away from the problems of this
Life, and finding light through the struggles of others.

Engulfed in war and battle scenes, I am soon
to enjoy the serenity and peace of the pure
Love of Christ. Lives are changed,
whether they lived centuries ago... or today.

There are no secrets kept from the most faithful
of followers. Stay on the path and all
will be revealed, given time. Proceed with faith,
give with hope, care with charity.

Give unto a fellow man, do not engage in
worldly ways. Keep oaths and covenants.
Remain pure. He is the life and the light of the world.
God is good. And all is well.

Let me know what you think... I haven't written like this in a long time, and these are a few of my thoughts. I just thought I'd try a new way of expressing them.