At this point in life, people consider me to be a bigger person (besides my height and size): a person that has a bigger perspective in life and someone who knows what they should be doing. Unfortunately, I have to disagree with that perspective. Really on the inside, I feel very small and clueless of what is around me. Even though I could say that I have gone through many experiences already, my knowledge has not been able to catch up with the fast pace of life. A lot of things have been in my way: school, family, friends, and basically life. Even worse, I am imperfect. I cannot do anything right and I am continuously judged by everyone. However, what else can I do? "In fact, even though I am not perfect, I love myself in all ways-full acceptance of all parts of myself (Wiseman, 146)". 

Although I know that I am not perfect, I cannot stop here. I have to continue to exceed through life to make the best of it and in an incomparable way. In other words, I don't want to say and believe in this for only myself; I want everyone to believe in the same way as I do to be happy and free. Do not worry about the imperfections that encounter our lives; be free and show everyone that you have been hiding them for so long. We all have to accept each other to create a peaceful and loving world, and this here my friends, is what I call (PITCH) perfect. 

Time has gone by so quickly that this is already my final blog. Despite all of my struggles in life, I have to say that creating this blog made my life so delightful and relaxing. It is a great thing for me to express myself and share with everyone my perspective in life. However, all of this is due to the book I read: "Living a Life of Gratitude - Your Journey to Grace, Joy & Healing" by Sara Wiseman. Again and finally to be said, read this book if there is a need for life intellectuals because this book will tell you all about them. Even more, its perspective is not based on one person but on a wide variety of people who share their stories and insights. I have enjoyed this book so much and it will remain in my heart forever. To end this, thank you for reading my blog(s) and have a nice day, the day after that, and forever with your life in your hands.

Recently, I have had the chance to know the best of a girl. She was crazy.. and often pretty dumb too. Also, she talked very loudly and her self-expression was overboard; but some days... she was the opposite: not a word came out of her mouth and she was in her own private bubble. I thought to myself... "Wow, this girl is so weird. One day she is insane, but the other day she is soulless. What is up with this girl?". So one day, I happened to have a chance to talk to her. I asked her why she was acting so bipolar, and she answered, "At times, I have a mental breakdown, where I am afraid of expressing myself. As a result, I have the fear that this is why no one likes me; so then I try to be quiet and avoid everything around me, but it never works.  Despite my efforts, I cannot be someone that I'm not. Therefore, I decided to be bare, naked, and show people who I really am because I cannot lie to the world anymore". At that moment, I realized how wrong I was - wrong to judge someone when I didn't even know who that person was. I then apologized to the girl... and that girl was me.  

Don't hide in the pile of lies, come out to be yourself- the truth - because that is who you are.  Be the (wo)man who "...seeks to take off all the costumes, all the camouflage, all the doublespeak that we shout at each other, in order to reveal the truth that lies beneath (Wiseman, 155)". In other words, you may put on make-up to make yourself look prettier, but that doesn't do anything for the soul that you try to beautify. Bring your soul out to reality; that is what makes You and it is what everybody wants to see. 
Throw away the eye shadow. eyeliner, or whatever you choose as a mask. Be you.

Analysis! During this week, everything has been over my head. There were so many projects and homework for me to complete and that just created stress for me. But when I picked up my book and came upon this quote that I read, my regrets disappeared and relaxation fills up my body. In other words, this made me enjoy and appreciate the book even more and I just can't stop reading! You can be me too! :D . Thanks for reading my blog!

During our lifetime, we have at least one regret that we have made; one example can be love. Falling in love with someone is an ecstatic feeling. However when unlikely things come to us, we reach the point where we have to be apart from our loved one. One can be simply happy for the separation, the majority feels the pain. 

Just remember that everything happens for a reason, even if it was the worst that you could have ever went through. If you have read my previous blogs, I have been reading a life guiding book called "Living a Life of Gratitude: Your Journey to Grace, Joy, & Healing", written by Sara Wiseman. (This is the book that I have been reading, which is a reference or inspiration for me. Keep in mind that this is the book that I will be using as a reference for my blogs :). ) I am inspired by one of her quotes which is, "Consider that you entered this relationship for a reason, and allow the reason to now come in your mind. Take a deep breath and give gratitude for all your life experiences (99)". Similarly to what I said, Wiseman also believed that everything happens for a reason. However the thing that I was missing that Wiseman caught was that we should have gratitude for everything that happens. Besides, we have many more opportunities to get our lives back on our feet! Be confident! Brave! Never have doubts! We all mean something important. Don't Stop ! Believing! -Journery :D 

So far my experiences with this book are amazing. I could easily connect my life with what she states in her book and it is great to know that sometimes I'm not the only one. Also her (writing) style is simple yet so deep that it brings the chills to my body. In closure, thank you for reading my blog and I hope that you (guys and girls) will read this fantastic and inspiring book too!


As we go through life, we ask ourselves, "Who am I?", for we believe that knowing who we are is a critical aspect of our lives. However you must think about how that would benefit you. Well, okay. You know who you are. You're a person: girl or boy, gay or straight, strong or weak.... there are endless characteristics- even some that we cannot even describe. Again, we wonder what this does for us. Well, what does it do for us? Nothing. Just nothing. 

Truth to be told, finding out about our true selves is a grateful thing to discover because this is how we represent ourselves to the world. But to spend all of our time to find out who we are is just a waste. Why don't we just live our own lives instead? This perspective is also seen by Sara Wiseman when she told her readers to "Stop trying to determine who you are... Just let it rest and find quiet gratitude for what and who you are (43)." Again, it can be said that we should stop finding out who we are because we have a full life and it is best to just live it than to keep searching for what we mean to this world.

Remember that "Adventure is Out There!". Carl, the adventurer, chose to explore the world he was missing instead of living his natural self. Let's all be like that! Put down your mirror... and face the world because there are wonderful things waiting for us! Let's go!

If you seem to find interest in Sara Wiseman's word of inspiration, find out more about her by checking out her book, "Living a Life of Gratitude: Your Journey to Grace, Joy, & Healing". I am truly inspired by her short stories told by worldwide perspectives and they have affected me deeply. However it is best to read this book in a peaceful environment, where you can have time to yourself for thinking and reflecting. In other words, enjoy the rest of your day!

Find more about her book here- on her own website with the help of Weebly! http://www.sarawiseman.com/living-a-life-of-gratitude.html 

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