How I want to change the world....

http://www.mamababyhaiti.org/contact/

Something like this is what I see myself doing with my life. What a great organization Mamababyhaiti is. They not only take care of expectant moms they do village work and provide care to the up and coming generation. Which is so great I think! It is so important to start young when teaching people about caring for themselves. I hope to be apart of this or something very much like this and make a difference is someones life.

Do we respect our elders any more....

Family questions arrest of elderly woman with Alzheimer's - KPTV - FOX 12

A lady with Alzheimer's was arrested a couple of weeks ago because she took some cookies. Yes she was stealing.... yes she was wrong and yes the police had had to be called when she got violent... but was all of this really necessary? One I would like to talk to her caregivers and find out why she was roaming the store alone. Two this was all over cookies. Have people really become so awful that they stop an elder women for steeling. Any one who is over 85 should be give freaking cookies at the front door. They have earned the right.

Anyone who has ever spent time with someone with an Alzheimer's patient knows they have lost control of their minds. They don't know what year they are in let alone whats wrong and right any more. Some are scared when they look in the mirror because they expect to see a a younger version of themselves and I ask how can you get mad at a this same person for stealing cookies. It is not their fault they do anything any more. It is amazing what happens to the mind and how it loose complete control. There is no reasoning with someone who has this awful disease... it is unexplainable and sad to see what happens to a person. I would rather have a cancer because at least I could look at my family and know who they are. It makes me think of my Mom and I, how connected the two of us are and to think some disease could take that away from here. I cannot imagine her not knowing who I am yet I bet the lady who took the cookies has moment of having no idea who the people she held dearest are.

It really makes me sad and a bit sick to thing of how some treat our elders. They are our history what we can learn so much from. Sit down and have a conversation with a 100 year old and then come talk to me about life. You learn so much and are so humbled by what you have today.

Ron Paul 2012?!?!?

Liking this guy. During the debates he answers questions when asked and doesn't jump around the subject or answer the question with a question. http://www.ronpaul2012.com/

life so far...

I am almost done with my first semester at a university. I have learned so much since august and I feel as though I have really found were I am suppose to be. I am making friends and hopefully they are friends ships that will last a lifetime. Some of my favorite people I have just found in the last couple of weeks, and some of my least favorite people I just figured out they were my least favorite.... funny how things like that work out.

I am still struggling with my faith and all that entails. My bible class is a drag and I don't like it at all. Others talk of growing spiritually from there bible classes we are required to take, but I feel none of that except an overwhelming urge to run in the other direction then the bible. I aced my chem test... never though I would type these words haha. I tried so hard and just really worked at it. It is so rewarding to really struggle with a difficult concept and then get it. A&p is hard I feel like I am loosing my grasp on it. Which is scary but thankfully we have 3 weeks left so I will survive. I really and buckling down on this test and going to rock it. I really want an A although I don't think it is possible unless I ace the practicum and the final, but who knows. If I put time into it I am sure it will pay off. i am planning on making the most of every second between now and the end of the term.

today

1.  I am thankful I have the ability to see with open eyes and not through one point of view. That I question what I am 'suppose to believe'.
2. I am thankful I was able to drop my Art history class. This semester will be so much better now.
3. I am thankful for my cousins. Every time I see them I feel better.
4. My mom is a blessing, no matter what she makes me see the good.
5. I am thankful cookie dough... mmmmm
6. I am thankful for this computer. Technology rocks!
7. I am thankful to be able to sleep in till 8:20am tomorrow.
8. I am thankful for my pictures in  my room. 
9. I am thankful to be able to go to sleep in my room tonight wrapped up in quilts my aunt made me. They are one of my greatest treasures.
10. I am thankful I have a working brain that allows me to be able to absorb the information I am given.
11. I am thankful I have a car.
12. I am thankful I don' t live on campus.
13. I am thankful for the beautiful clouds in the sky. I love the big fluffy ones of fall.
14. Finally I am thankful I started this. It had made me feel better already.

14 things.

I started college at a university Monday. I am feeling pretty overwhelmed but surprisingly positive too. This is what I have to do to get where I want to go in life. A girl in one of my classes when she told about herself she wrote how she makes a list of 14 things she is thankful for everyday. I think that is a wonderful way to be positive and if you know me you know I could be a lot  more positive. This is an exciting time for me and I feel like I am going to be able to grow so much as a human being! What better way to keep track than a blog! Here goes nothing!