I'm on the right track baby i was born this way ...

This week on Glee, the show looked at the imperfections that people are given when they are born and learning how to embrace them. I personally believe that this is one of the most valuable life lessons that anyone can learn. In a society where we can change the things we don't like about ourselves by getting things like plastic surgery, its kind of nice to see a show where people are embracing what they look like, how they act, etc and accepting themselves and others. Our 'imperfections' are what make us, us. They are what make us individuals. They are what make us different. They are what make us stand out in a crowd. Our 'imperfections' are really our perfections. And because of the media, no one recognizes that anymore.

For example. I have what some might call toe-thumbs ... they are exactly what they sound like. Thumbs that look like a big toe. They don't make a difference in anything I do ... they just look funny. Coincidentally, Megan Fox has similar thumbs. I hear the media ragging on her about her thumbs a lot and it really does not help  my insecurities about them. But at this point in my life I have recognized that there is nothing I can do about them, and so I have accepted them as a part of me. As something that makes me unique. As something that makes me different. If anyone was to tell me there was a way to change my thumbs, I wouldn't care because I am fine with the way they are. A similar example is my friend Sarah. She has a distinct birthmark on the side of her face that she used to hate. Then, in gr 7 she was told that there was a proceedure that could get rid of her birthmark. She sat down with her parents and thought about it and finally came to the conclusion that she would miss her birthmark. She would miss what made her unique. She would miss what made her different. She now loves and completely embraces her birthmark.

I was born with my toe thumbs and she was born with her birthmark. We embrace them, we love them and we have accepted that they are a part of us. They make us, us and when you take that away you aren't really you, you are an image of someone else. You are a mere shadow of someone else. You aren't you.

So be you, love you, accept you. ♥

Smile: Happy Looks Good on You ☺

So this weekend is staff training at the camp I was a CIT at last summer. All winter i struggled with whether or not i would apply, and then made the decision not too because i wouldn’t make enough money for university. And now i’m beginning to regret that decision.
I love camp. Saying I love camp, doesn’t even begin to describe how much I love camp. 8 months later and its still all i talk about. I miss the people, i miss the food, i miss the activities, i miss the place, i miss the atmosphere, i miss everything ! It was a place where i could be myself, where i truly didn’t care what i looked like because i knew that it didn’t matter because no one was judging me. People honestly judged others based on who they were as a person, not what brand they are wearing or wether or not they have acne. I know that it sounds like some made up world, but its true. Camp was the most amazing experiance of my life. It was litereally a life changing experiance.
I went into camp close minded, nervous, shy, with minimal self esteem and confidence. I left camp open minded, excited, outgoing with the most self esteem and confidence i’ve ever had in my life. I made relationships that i know i will have for years, i had experiances i will remember for the rest of my life. And now that i know i’m not going back, i’m actually a little depressed about it. Thinking about camp makes my chest hurt, sometimes when i think about camp my eyes well up a bit, it literally hurts to think about how much i miss camp.
I like to make the best of what i have, in situations i know that things will eitherwork out or they won’t. It sucks if they don’t work out, but frankly its not the end of the world. I like to have fun, i like to do stuff for me, i like the idea of living a life where im more conserned about my happiness then my money. Which isn’t completely realistic in the world we live in, but its a nice philosophy i think. :) However the decision to not work at camp goes against the philosophy. Camp makes me happy. And now that i’m not working there, i’m not happy. So what compelled me to make that decision? I honestly couldn’t tell you. But i’ve learned a lesson from it; do what makes you happy. Recognize the implications of not doing it and the implications of doing it and remember that happiness is the most important thing in the world

This is in response to some of the comments on my last post.

       I understand that everyone has different problems, and depending on where you live in the world your problems are going to differ. However when we live in a first world country that has 10 times the amount of food it needs, where our biggest problems are obesity and heart problems (which 9/10 times is related to weight) that is a big deal.

      Our society is so focused around image when there are bigger fish to fry. There are huge problems in the world with malnutrition, unsustainable food sources, curropt governments, natural disasters, genocides, wars, etc. and the biggest thing that is on the mind of North Americans is the fact that we're fat. Which is our own fault. People don't get that walking to mcdonalds doesn't count as excercise. Those ridiculous diet pills don't work if you don't try excericising and eating better. Losing weight takes work, its not something magical that happens overnight.

    Our society puts billions of dollars into making us look our best. For example Macy's has a competition for a million dollar makeover right now. Do you know how much 1 million dollars would benefit places like Japan, which just suffered a huge natural disaster and is now having to deal with the aftermath. Or what about places like the Congo which has a GDP of $319. Can you imagine that ? To put that in perspective, Canada's GDP is $39 033.

    We have so much money, we have the potential to do so much good and we waste it because our society is so concieted and so self centered. If that offends you, well tough luck honey. Its only going to get worse.

So you think you're fat ...

Well thats a little self centered of you.
There are people across the world who wish they were fat. They wish that they had enough money to waste on eating more than their fill every day.
There are people across the world who wish that the worst problem in their life was a little extra meat on their bones. They wish that their problems were pathetic enough that the only thing they had to worry about was the fact that they had to buy a large instead of a medium shirt today.
There are people across the world who can't gain weight even though they need to. People who try their hardest just to put on 5 pounds. And here you are, with your large shirt freaking out because you ate too much last night, because you couldn't take half an hour to go for a run, or to the gym today.
Hello Mr Conceited.

Can't stop smiling (:

Why does every status update on fb, every tweet on twitter and every post on tumblr have to be negative? Whenever i sign onto any social network i belong to all i see is things like; i hate my job, screw school, you're a jerk, why does my life suck... Why is it so hard to put out into the world things like; best mood ever, its a beautiful day, just heard a good joke, etc. Who cares if it sounds lame ! Our world is extremely pessimistic, don't be afraid to add a little optimism. :)

♫ You've got opinions man, we're all entitled to them ... but I never asked ♫

       If you know me, you know I'm a very opinionated person. And i don't normally keep my opinions to myself. However when I do voice my opinion, I don't shoot down other's opinions, and I only give my opinion if asked.

     The thing about an opinion ... is that it is exactly that, an opinion. Its not a fact, its not something that you can research, its an idea you have formed in relation to a topic. For example I really like Transformers; that is my opinion. I realise that some people don't like Transformers, that they think Megan Fox is a terrible actress, that the animators used the CG too much, that Shia Labeouf doesn't have the right 'look' for the male lead ... the list goes on and on. And I agree with a couple of those things ... like Megan Fox (thank God she won't be in the 3rd one), but I still think that Transformers is an amazing movie. And that is my opinion.

    When I offer my opinion I respect that some people are going to argue with it, the part that I don't understand is the blatant rudeness that people give their opinions with. They shoot down others opinions, calling them 'wrong'. How can you have a wrong opinion? Its an opinion ! You can persuade someone to change their opinion but you can't tell them that their opinion is wrong.

Just because I'm wearing black, doesn't mean I'm goth .

My father has this crazy idea in his head that when I paint my nails black, I clearly am goth, or emo, or whatever. Now if you know me, you realize that this is a completely ludicris thing to say as I'm the farthest thing from emo or goth. So when I came downstairs the other day with my black nail polish, black sweater, and black pants on it, I think I gave my dad a minor heart attack.

But I wonder why people are so ready to believe that as soon as you start wearing black you are emo or goth. Doesn't that count as judging? Shouldn't my own father be above judging me, his daughter, whom he very well knows is not goth.

I guess that is just today's society though, the action to judge is involuntary. When you walk down the street and see the teenager with 15 different piercings what is the first thing you think? I know I immediatly think punk, smoker, possibly thief. When I see a blonde wearing lots of pink I immediatly think air head. Apperances really are everything, and there is no getting around it. I want a couple facial piercings but I won't get them because I don't want employers to judge me, I don't want to be seen as a trouble maker because that is what society associates with lots of facial piercings.

Its sad that this is the way we work, and that this is the way we have always been. Some say now that it is 2011 we are supposed to be above judging and discrimination, we are supposed to be more open to different things, but to that I say, we never have been and most people don't see it as a problem. So who is really going to start?