Okie dokie, it's been awhile since there's been a post. Lots has been going on!! I recently just got back from my national forensics tournament, that lasted a week, and it was absolutely amazing, and tiring, and I've got some stories!
First story. The second day we were in Kansas City, Missouri, before the tournament actually began, our 7 students that had made it to nationals were signed up to "Save the Starving" with hundreds of other people, by making meals for Haiti. It was THE most tremendous experience in my life. (so far.) You feel fantastic just by thinking to the future of the children and men and women who will be eating the meals you've made, and surviving at least one more day after the tradgedy they'd gone through. You feel happy because you are taking the extra steps in helping many, many people. The first day, there were 425,000 meals made. That is a LOT of meals, and a lot more people who won't go hungry for one more day.
Now the second story is really personal. Before I left for Kansas City, I went through a terrible situation within my family, and I was put into the hospital for a few hours. Looking back at it, I see the situation could have been prevented if I hadn't been standing in the past (Also known as Living In The Moment) practically my entire life, and even now. (I'm trying to step out... I'm trying to let go.)I also realized how many people care about me, people that I have looked over for a long time. So what I want you to do...is think about all the people that care about you, don't think just once, if you have to, think three times. Remember them during the good, and bad, times. It might just help you hold on, just like it's been helping me. I also want you to stop living in "the moment." (I also heard a speech on this. It was absolutely amazing, as well, and it sorta clicked in my head.) By living in the moment, you're holding yourself back. No matter if the moment was bad, or good. With the good moments, you must remember them, and keep those memories for when you're feeling low, but do not, by all means, hold onto the moment for the sake of remembering how good it was, and WISHING how good it could and should be in the present. Things DO change, and THAT's what you should remember most. As for the bad moments, which are the ones I have the most trouble with, I can't tell you to forget them. Forgetting, for one, isn't always the best, and two, it's hard. I can't do it, why should I make you do it? The bad moments can be remembered as lessons, lessons that you've learned from, and proceed to learn from. And if they aren't lessons, which sometimes they aren't, like moments you had no control over, try not to think back to them, because now is waaay more important than bad memories that have scarred you and still cut you open.
I think I've pretty much forgotten everything I was going to say (stupid train-of-thought)so I'm going to leave it at this: Remember the good and bad times scarcely, because as those might be important, what's more important is now, and the people who care about you in this now.
Lots of frikkin love!
--Kylie
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