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I feel like an important question to ask oneself is what is truly upsetting.

Is it the fact that you can't find your favorite socks or figure out an ensemble for tomorrow?
Or is the fact that entire nations are fighting over control so they kill women and children? Could it be the people that don't even have the opportunity to read blogs? Is it possible that it lies within the ever warming atmosphere and its ability to obliterate this entire world?

Every day people get upset about something. Whether it's big or small, it effects you and you react to it. We all do it.
Yet, how can we gage what is worth a huge emotional reaction? Can we compare our problems to those huge problems out there and actually make ourselves feels justified for being so upset?

I've been battling with that question for a while. Can I really be so upset by my problems when they seem so miniscule to the overall world's problems?

I finally feel that I can say that a person cannot possibly put their problems on scale with those of the world's.

How a person reacts to something that is personal is completely up to them. A person should not have to feel like they need to justify their emotions. Something happened, big or small, and it effected you. That's all anyone ever needs to know.

The world's problems are not your personal dilemmas. You aren't in charge of them and you can't feel like you can put those huge problems in scope with yours. Personal problems are unique to you and hit you in a place that world problems can't even dive into. It's a place that hurts more and takes more to get to.

Give yourself the opportunity to have a good cry, regardless of whether or not you think you think it's acceptable.

Do what's right for you, what makes you feel better. Our lives are only as good as we can make them and emotions aid in helping us feel like life is real. Do what you need to do to make life colorful in emotion and blissful in mind.

A Week of Chocolate

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Midterms.  That word, in itself, is enough to explain all the emotions and reactions involved with that word use in context.  I suppose it doesn't help that students with deep procrastination issues are cramming on a Sunday night, hoping that it will do them some good.
In other news, it's good to see that nothing stopped the Iraqis from voting yesterday.  Despite all of the attacks and bombings (30 mortars, apparently) that went on throughout the day, the Iraqis pushed through and voted for, what they hope, is a change in their corrupt system of government. It's good to see that people are still standing strong for some type of political change, despite how the political change erupted and how they managed to get into the ideals that they have today.
Well, through all of this, chocolate seems to be the perfect medicine for the Midterm/International conflict blues.  Hopefully they'll get me through this week of testing!
Until further notice...