{Early Mornings}

(Hey guys! This is an old post I typed out a year ago that I've just found and, after reading it, realised it's something that needs to be published. 

So here you go! ^.^)

Okay! So! I know...that's a pretty pretentious, stereotypical title for a blog. I didn't know what else to put and it works, so there! ;)

Back story: This past June/July, my entire family has either driven or flown to other parts of the US to seek great adventure, master an instrument, visit friends, or just get spoiled by Nana. My entire family, save my dad and me. 

This wouldn't be a point worth mentioning, except for the fact that the house I live in is situated on 3.5 acres, situated with a whole ~1.5 acres of farmland. Complete with (at the time) a sow, a couple of her babies, the boar; three wildly aroused roosters and the poor hen they abuse; the hens in a small coop in the basement that are still growing up and haven't made it down the hill yet; six baby guineas; and three dogs (one of whom is my baby Rufus ^.^).

Dad and I were left to shoulder the farm responsibility and the schedule was me in the mornings and dad in the evenings. (Except for July 4th, dad and I were both out there and actually did a lot of cleaning up around the big chicken coop, so that was cool. ^.^) 

When I say mornings, please don't imagine me getting up at the crack of dawn, because that is severely unrealistic. On my days off, I usually get out there around 9:30-11ish because sleep and stuff. 

One day in particular, July 6th, I think, was the first time I had to work. Subsequently, the first day I had to schedule doing the animals before getting ready for work...Which was a morning that found me awake and outside around 6:30 (I don't even know how that happened) so that I could get out there, feed everyone, shower, and still have time to do everything I usually do to get ready for work. (Yay! adulting and planning ahead!)

When I went outside, this view met me: 

Seeing this...smelling the fresh air and feeling the remnants of nighttime in the shadows; I was reminded that I used to love sunrise.

There's just something about being awake early enough to notice the world, air, and nature before the day gets corrupted with humanness. 

See, when I got up at 9:30 and later, the sun had already been up for a while. It was already humid and gross (meaning that flies and mosquitoes had enough time to wake up). People have been up long enough to put out a bad vibe that'll last the rest of the day. In getting up early, I was able to bypass all of that. It was still kinda chilly; there was more of a problem with ants in the dog food than there was with flies in the air, and the air had such a fresh newness that I felt at peace. 

(Talking about "vibes" and such may seem like hippie-dippy talk, I know, but feel the difference and tell me that's not legit. Energy is in everything and affects everything.)

Being out that early was like a warm hug, really.

It reminded me of the four weeks, collectively, I'd spent in Texas at Academy 31, a two-week long all girls summer camp and then some. (I went two years in a row, for those of you who are trying to do the math.)

A permanent part of the A31 schedule is our 7am wake up call for PT during the week. Early mornings for PT meant a lot of fresh air and new vibes. (Although, Texas has this thing where the sun's heat permeates before the sun actually gets up, so that was a thing sometimes.) Among the many things I learnt the two years I went to A31, one of the biggest is that early mornings are a very good space of time in which to be still and quiet. Whether that's reading your bible or just quiet meditation and prayer or yoga or any other variation thereof, depends solely on you. That early in the morning, your brain is so fresh and empty of the day's worries that you can have that time to set your thoughts on a positive path and be so much better off for it.

Something I've also learnt from my trips Texas is that even though the day can start out perfectly, that doesn't mean everything that happens in that day will be perfect.

The only thing that will always be predictable about life is it's inherent unpredictability. Without a doubt. But when things go sour, all of your emotions and thoughts don't have to become negative as well.

DISCLAIMER: The fact that I'm giving this advice, DOES NOT, in ANY way, mean that I've got this "control your mental positivity" thing down pat. Because I don't. I am a person that is very much affected by the emotions of people around me, and more often than not, I'm stuck in a comatose haze because of how a friend of mine is feeling. These are all things I've experienced before and things I'm still learning. (Like Doctor Strange learning how to bend all of reality.)

Anyway...

Your mentality is what you make it, and you have the power to control your thoughts. No one *makes* you feel any certain kind of way. They may influence you emotions, but the fullness of your response depends solely on you.
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Okay. So hi ^.^ 21 yr old, prestent age and time Me here!

I'd just like to put in a note and say that over the past six months I've learned how to gain control of my mental positivity. My life has taken some CRAZY hairpin turns and I've come out on top.

I've been taught a process, easier than "just think positive!" or meditation or yoga or anything like that. It is...the epitome of simple. I want that everyone would be saved that everyone can have peace that surpasses understanding and joy in absolutely everything. 

It's so possible guys!

I don't want this to sound like an ad, but I know the lady with the answers. And she's well worth listening to.

That's all for now, though :3 Ciao!

{Wake Up}

So, it's been about a million years since I've posted anything new, and with good reason: adulting is wild. For those of you who don't know, being a fresh 21 year old out on the town is a whole new kind of crazy and I'm learning to wade through the fun/weird that is currently my life. BUT! I've been seeing something over the last bit that has given me more than a moment of pause...It's caused me to actually attempt to finish a blog post. *gasp!*

I know that the hot word of the century is "equality." Whether that be between men and women, races, gays and the straight, short and tall, fat and thin. Whatever the case my be, people are always clamouring for an equal slice of the pie that we so dearly have come to call, Life. We do have to be careful with that though.

(the above picture was censored for your convenience.)

There's a point when our cries for equality turn into the wails of a selfish child. Or rather, the feeling of entitlement comes out when equality should be forefront. 

Here's the thing guys. We're all trying to live. Trying to survive. Some people get through by only struggling to exist. Why are we making it harder on ourselves?

It seems like now, more than ever, people are taking pleasure in "ruining" the lives of their fellow earth inhabitants. Ridiculing them for *every little thing* and constantly berating others for not holding the exact same political, religious, economical, societal, whatever beliefs that the other does. Like COME ON!

It would seem that people don't understand that their energy directed towards others has an affect on their environment, their world, themselves. Ever heard of the Law of Divine Oneness? We're all connected. The energy that keeps the universe and the world going is the same energy that keeps you and I alive. When you diss that energy-containing organic being that cuts you off in traffic, you're also dissing the energy-containing organic being that is you.

This concept and reality also ties into the Law of Cause and Effect. (Karma.) Not only does karma balance out the wrongs done to you, but she is also quite effective at balancing out the good. (She just loves balance, really.) And, to be quite honest, Karma likes dishing out good, positive things than harsh negative things. (Women are inherently nurturing...it's a hard fact.) So instead of pushing out negativeness, dish out some positivity.

Now. How does this tie around to my point at the beginning about equality and entitlement? It ties together in this way: If you're harping on everyone treating everyone with equality and yet wouldn't treat the cashier lady at Walmart with the same gentility and respect that you would treat your best friend, then you need to back up a few steps. You cannot change the world globally until you create change within yourself. (I'm sure you've heard this one before, right?)

It's about time people started taking responsibility for what they're getting out of life. This isn't a new concept entering the world either. So many people from all over are feeling the strain of our current position in our existence as human beings. 

Law of Capacity stipulates that things, when they reach capacity, either deflate or explode...We're in charge of what happens to the world. We, as human inhabitants of this physical world, have a direct affect on what happens. Do we want our world to explode? (Whether literally or metaphorically...) Let's do everything we can to affect the change we want to see.