Burning

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It is only the third day of classes and I can already feel the heat from being burnt out from school.
Don't get me wrong, I won't drop out of school to pursue some fantasy future that involves running away and opening up a bakery in Sweden with the love of my life.
However, it's hard to deny the stress that comes with furthering my education.


I'm motivated, ready to take what is mine, and won't take no for an answer.
I've got big goals and high hopes for my future.
I will persevere until I get to the top.


Is it worth it?


Despite this go-getter attitude, I have still managed to battle the question of whether or not I can handle any more schooling or stress.

My point?

There is no need to feel like a failure just because you're questioning things in life.
Everyone questions their decisions, what they believe in, and if they're headed in the right direction.

Christians always say that to truly understand your faith, you have to question it.
Teachers and professors always claim that the only way to truly learn is to ask questions during class.

It's never bad to question if you should continue doing what you're doing because it'll be clearer why you should.
There was a reason you entered college and wanted to pursue a higher education.
When you started out, you had goals and dreams and the vigor to pursue it.
Nothing has changed.  All that vitality and passion is still within your heart.
The only problem is that the stressors of life, whatever they may be, has tarnished it.

Go the website of a corporation you want to work for or read the work of your favorite writer.
Bring out the cleaning cloth and fall back in love with your future.
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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...

Nobel Prizes

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Though this is probably not new news to many of you, President Obama just received the Nobel Peace Prize.  It was given to him due to "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." (nobelprize.org).
They put significance on his vision, especially his efforts in the disarmament of nuclear weapons.
Also, he was commended for his ability to bring hope to such a vast amount of people.
Congrats, Obama.  Though you haven't particularly done anything yet, I know with time your ideas will be come to be.  Hopefully it will all be worth that Nobel Peace Prize.
Another winner was an IU professor for the Nobel Prize in Economics, Elinor Ostrom.
Through her original ideas of economic governance that challenged traditional thought, Ostrom shares it with Professor Oliver Williamson of UC Berkeley.

It's surprising to see people I'm really familiar with receiving these prizes.  Not that I haven't been before, but now they are so close to home.
It makes a person believe that one day, with enough work and determination, they could receive a prize of their own.

Until next time...

Sleepless Nights...

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That title isn't that accurate.  I could be sleeping, but I've chosen to catch up on work and talk to friends instead of maintaining a healthy balance of rest.
Then again, what else does one expect from a college student?  They say that a student has to choose two of the three: Academics, Socializing, Sleep.  I just never choose sleep.

Kim Jong-il and Wen Jibao apparently met up for some chit chat recently.  China agreed to keep stability in North Korea, even after Kim Jong-il has left.  China has also expressed its disagreement with the ideas of South Korean and the United States against the actions of North Korea.  
I personally find this to be a very frightening move.  As if it weren't enough that North Korea has nuclear weapons, now China, a nation so big and so populated that they have to sanction the number of kids couples have, has sided with them.

Well, until next time...

That Time of the Year

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Everyone is sick right now, not excluding me.  In every class, you can hear a chorus of coughs, sneezes, and sniffles.  Normally this would just seem like one of the many indicators of autumn coming to be.  However, instead of being happy for a beautiful season, people are fearing what's to come with the swine flu pandemic.  I suppose it doesn't help if you're in college, touching things that so many people have touched.
Yet, through it all, the fall time is my favorite season.  The leaves turn into brilliant colors of orange, red, and yellow as the temperature demands you to wear scarves and sweaters. 
Najibullah Zazi has been found not guilty to terrorism conspiracy charges.  Many people were back and forth on this idea, saying he was a good guy and great worker to him being at the center of a Qaeda plot to set off bombs in the U.S.  Though I don't know all of the very specific details, I must admit that his actions do seem rather suspicious.  
Until tomorrow...

One Month Deep

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It's been around a month since I've been at IU.  Expectedly, a good amount of homework and some good times to make life a little more balanced.  
On a side note, how about Qadaffi's speech at the UN?  He's definitely starting to show his age with his semi-audible speech.  
Well, that's all I have for now.  Until next time...
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