I Keep Forgetting

"Hey Mikaela! Welcome back! It's been ages since we've seen you!" 

Well, technically it would be 'ages since we've read something from you' or maybe even 'heard from you' because this is a textual blog not a visual/video blog, but yes It has been five months since I last posted something on my blog. And I'm not really sure if that post from February counts because that was a poem that I had to write for school. 

Either way, the issue at hand is that I keep forgetting to post things. Blog posts, Facebook statuses and more recently, videos on my YouTube channel. (*cough cough* click here *cough*). SO, in order to kill, like, three birds with one stone, (which is quite an impressive achievement I think) I am going to put my latest YouTube video into this blog post below and then post a link to this blog post in a post on Facebook. Yes, I just used the word 'post' four times in that sentence. And yeah, it probably isn't grammatically correct, but when are my blog posts ever grammatically correct? 

Here is the YouTube video. Enjoy the rest of your evening.

 (p.s. the video is me doing a cover of Thrive by Casting Crowns with my guitar teacher.) 

The Sky

I guess that the sky is one of my favorite things about nature. I have another post talking about how I love sunsets, and now (upon given the task to write about a specific part of nature) I have written a poem about it. I have a feeling that maybe the sky is overlooked because it is always there. Usually people choose a less often seen part of nature for their favorite (something they don't see all the time like the mountains or the ocean.) The sky is literally always there. You might be somewhere where there aren't mountains or beaches, but you can't go anywhere where the sky isn't. Sure you can go inside or underground but...whatever...the sky is pretty...here's a poem.

The Sky

The sky has many faces,

Many outfits if you will.

Its many shades and colors suggests

That its moods are a present thrill.

Bright and blue, dull and gray,

Even orange and red sometimes,

Its many hues of the latter said

Are the easiest on my eyes.

Like a face its expressions are read,

From one look the weather told,

Even different shades of gray

Unique expressions hold.

Oh, and if the sky were green,

It still as sweet would be.

For if it were, and it just might,

It would still match the sea.

Note: There are a lot of poems on this blog...maybe I should change the name of the blog to 

"Maybe I Can Rhyme"..

Properly Carpe-ing your Diem

     People have this thing nowadays where they are encouraging one another to “live life to the fullest” because “life is short.” Whereas this is true they are going about it wrong. People use this as an excuse to not live right; to waste away their lives at parties and to throw away their responsibilities. They interpret the saying to mean “do more of what makes you happy” and that simply isn’t correct.

     If you only did what made you happy, then life would be kind of boring wouldn’t it? In most cases in order to do what makes you happy you have to first do what makes you unhappy.  To be a business man or lawyer you must first go through schooling. To be an athlete you have to eat right and exercise daily. You have to miss out on things that you’ve looked forward to, many sleepless nights studying, not eating pizza leading up to an important competition, being away from home for months at a time.

     To me “living life to the fullest” means try things you are scared to do. If you have an opportunity to go sky diving, take it even though you’re scared of heights. Or if you have an opportunity to perform in front of a crowd of people you’ve never met before, go for it even though the thought of putting yourself out there scares you the most (SIDENOTE:  It’s actually not that scary). It’s not about doing stupid things with your buddies because you don’t want to feel left out. It’s about taking opportunities that you otherwise wouldn’t have taken because you’re unsure of the outcome. Taking or leaving those little opportunities can be all the difference in your life. Sometimes they are even life changing. So yes, Carpe Diem, #YOLO if you will, but remember which road leads to heaven and which to hell. Short term happiness doesn’t always mean long term happiness.

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matt. 7:13-14 (NIV)