Gardening or School

Unless you are into horticulture, you probably don’t think that school and gardening have a lot in common. I find that most things in life you can use an analogy for and for me it’s been gardening and school.

More specifically the three step process of:

1. Seeding or Planting
2.   Weeding
3.  Blooming

The first time you start it is like they are planting the seeds and slowly fertilizing the seeds of knowledge. Giving you lots of hope that you can complete this with no problems at all.

The second stage through to the second last stage is the weeding stage. They toss all sorts of work at you, whether its tests, assignments or labs to see if you handle it all. They are wondering who is going to push to the top.

The final stage is blooming. Those who have surpassed all of the weeding are looking forward to the finish lines. Now professors are congratulating and asking you about post-graduate plans and how they can help you move forward.

Now this may just be me, but what do you guys think. Let me hear you thoughts and ideas on what analogies you like to use when it comes to school.

Tips for Overcoming Performance Anixety

Hey guys;

So this week was a partnered in class assignment that my business communication professor had us do. I thought I would share it with you guys.


1.      Breathing Exercises

a.       Taking in deep breaths and letting it out slowly

b.      Allowing yourself to clear your mind

2.      Visualize Your Presentation

a.       Allow yourself to think what you want your presentation to look like in the end

3.      Be prepare

a.       Prepare yourself for all possible outcomes

b.      remember to have backup

4.      Pause Frequently

a.       To overcome stuttering

b.      regain composure when gripped by anxiety

5.      Memorize

a.       Allow yourself to memorize certain aspects of your presentation so you don’t need your notes and look prepared

6.      Practice

a.       In front of a mirror or out loud so you know when to put different tones and speeds into certain aspects

b.      Pretend that your worst so you know what not to do

7.      Forget Audience

a.       Allow yourself to visualize that you are once again to stand in front of the mirror and remember that you are only doing it for you

8.      Audience Expressions

a.        Ignore blank expressions due to fact that they are probably attempting to understand what you are talking about

9.      Film Presentation

a.       Allow yourself to actually go back and see yourself in the presentation and also gives you a chance if you unable to make presentation to have copy for the event or presentation to still go on


10.  See It Another Way

a.       Stop seeing it as a big thing, but just a conversation between you and another classmate

11.  Find A Target Zone

a.       Pick a spot in the room or a familiar face and make that your center point in the way that you are concentrating on that one spot, to keep you from looking down


What are your tips and tricks? Let me know in a comment.

Top Five Things Can't Leave The House Without

Hey guys;



So this week blog is actually going to be a video one. So watch and don't forget to leave a comment.

Can't wait to read them, and have an amazing day.

2015

It's the first Saturday o the New Year and I am writing a blog before turning in for the night.

I'm asking myself what I want from this year. That thought has been messing around my head or a few days now. It's a big deal to figure out what you want for the year.

Especially since this is a big year. I'll be turning 24, it marks the 20th anniversary of my father's death and it also marks 6 years since I graduated from high school.

I know partly what I want and that's to be more positive. I know I want to read 104 books. I know I want to be the best person that I can be.

What I don't know is how do I keep my life balanced, find happiness and love without losing who I am. How do I know what habits to keep and which ones not to?

I'm constantly thinking but that's who I am. I guess I’m wondering does anyone else out there feel the same way that I do. Is there any advice that I can get that will help me?

Tell me what you guys think? What are your plans and dreams for 2015?

Hummingbirds - Legends and Symbolism

      Over the last couple of months I have found myself pondering about humming birds. I always spot the feeders in Wal Mart when I go to pick up pet food and supplies. What got me really curious was: why did Papyrus use a hummingbird as its logo. What did it symbolize?

      According to the Papyrus card:

"Legends say that hummingbirds float free o time carrying our hopes for love, joy and celebration. The hummingbird's delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, every personal connection has meaning and laughter is life's sweetest creation."

     Now this got me thinking, what else does a hummingbird stand for? SpiritAnimal.info says:

• Joy and playfulness
• Adaptability
• Lightness of being, enjoyment of life
• Being more present
• Independence
• Bringing playfulness and joy in your life
• Lifting up negativity
• Swiftness, ability to respond quickly
• Resilience, being able to travel great distances timelessly

       Okay this sis what I got from all my searching. Hummingbirds have a unique presence in legends and in symbolism and seem to bring the nature of positivity to lives.

       Hmm I wonder if this is why people get humming bird tattoo's.

What do you think?

Would you get a hummingbird tattoo?

Taboo Topics

Hey guys;

Three conversations that are usually not allowed out in a group setting: religion, politics and any thing that is related to sex. So what happens when you find yourself in one of these conversations in a public place, well you have a few choices:

• Bite you tongue and not say anything
• If possible leave the area
• Argue about your point of views till you are blue in the face or you have to removed from the location
• Turn it into a heated debate in hushed tones

Personally I would take the take biting my tongue or leave the area but most of the time I either end up doing the last one, especially if it is about something that I am passionate about or that I feel has not has justice done for it. 

I say we all have a voice but we barely use it, especially for those things that matter to us. Whether it be with a friend, colleague, family member, significant other or a stranger you should not let someone quiet you because you have different views. We have been giving the right of freedom of speech and we are allowed to have our own thoughts and opinions, just like we can voice them. The thing is that we need to remember that if we believe this that we must give the same respect to those that we are arguing against.

So many men, so many minds ~ Terence, Phormio, II, 4

If you were wondering what brought up today's topic of topics, its Tuesday and that means the day of the week that I hang out with my best friend at the library. She looked over my shoulder and saw a book titled The Nazi Olympics and that got us into arguing about Russia and the Olympic committee plans for the Homosexual athletes. That is the three taboo topics all wrapped up into one package.

I am not afraid to admit that I am straight but I do believe that homosexuals should have the exact same rights and freedoms that we heterosexuals do. It is the same with Catholics, Arabs, Muslims, Transsexual or Transgender, cross dressers.

We are all different and we need to remember that, we should all accept each other for who we are. Forgiveness means more than hatred, giving hope is better than destroying it and being unique is better than being the same.

What about you:

• why do you think these topics are taboo?
• have you ever had a similar experience and what did you do?
• what do you believe the true definition of equality is?
• how do we achieve equality for everyone around the world?

Leave your response in the comment below, I would love read about you and your thoughts.

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Dealing or Not Dealing

Hey Guys;

Long time no chat, so today is a day that I am not sure how to really deal with. I'm sitting at a computer inside of my classroom and watching everyone else working away at different projects that they are working on but here is the thing I have nothing. I feel like I am just a spectator and  that I am trapped and I can not do anything about it.

These last few days I have felt like the only thing I can do is feel like everything around me is coming crashing down like there are no support beams. I feel like I am being swallowed by projects and that my teachers don't understand what is going on inside of my world. The truth is that no one really understands what is going on inside of my head because how can they when I don't even know myself.

I feel like people are actually out to get me, am I starting to go insane or I am just over-analyzing.  I have no clue what to do anymore, it feels like I am always five minutes away from a meltdown and that is the ironic thing about today. I'm supposed to be doing a Five minutes with assignment and basically that is where we spend five minutes interviewing someone of importance. Here I am five minutes from a major meltdown because I feel like I am constantly just holding myself up in order to not drown.

Most of the time I have absolutely no clue how I am going to make it to the next day or even if I am. I have to keep telling my self that I am going to be okay and that I need to keep thinking positive. 

I have been reading a book called Chill by Deborah Reber. It has been really helpful. It has given me a number of different tricks and exercises that seem they could actually work. I just have to actually implement the techniques and fit them into my life.


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Remember to Stay Positive, Stay Confident, and Never Stop Being You

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