I know this technically wasn't on the original topics list, so what? I've added it. I just felt the need to express something within this.
So without further ado...
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Change? Does it happen?
Growing up, we might not notice the changes that take affect, but the people around us might, unless it's a very subtle change. I've been sitting here contemplating this concept. I'm not sure why, it just came to me.
I've come to realize that I have changed. I'm not the same person I use to be. I try harder to control my feelings and stay content with my life, as opposed to my childhood self who succumbed to the darkness. As a child, my whole life was all about video games and friends, and just having a good time outside on a hot day. Now? I hardly go outside, I don't exercise as much as I should, among other things. Is this what it means to be an adult? To finally grasp that the worlds not black and white. The woman whose just fighting to find a way to survive, just like everyone else, but in her own way. It's a struggle, and even now it's not an easy one. I hope some day I find that path, the one I'm meant to be on, but as for now, I guess I just have to sit waiting for the answer.
Love, the only concept that still exists through age and wisdom; but with a more realistic thought as opposed to a truly fantasy world. After all, nobody wants to be alone.
Have I changed? Mostly. But is my kind and gentleness still in existence? I'd like to think so, apart from slight lapsing in between.
Change, I wonder if we all go through it, or if only some of us must journey through quicksand. Can some people slide through life without feeling the tugs that life brings?
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Video Games
I guess it's a good time for me to talk about video games since I've been playing them a lot lately. Does anyone else notice how addicting some games are?
I've been playing the first Halo game again and I find no matter how many times I beat it, I still love slaughtering those Covenant! Even on Legendary it's still fun to play through, though a bit more difficult. I can go on and on about FPS that I enjoy. Tribes, Tribes Vengeance, UT, UT 2k4, Half-life, Wolf Team....Yeah lets just say I like FPS. Nothing is more satisfactory than blowing shit up in a FPS. Not to mention headshots. Boom. ;)
I've been playing a lot of Dungeon Fighter Online(which is a game run by Nexon). I did take some breaks in between for a couple of days to get some other stuff done but I started playing again yesterday. A new patch for the game is going to come out on the 15th and I discovered I have a lot of work to do before it does. For those of you who don't know, DFO is a side scrolling MMORPG and it's freaking awesome. This game is so addicting, that if I open the game with the intent of only checking my auctions, I just have to play it. The urge just takes me.
Are games good? I hear they aren't the worst thing ever, though I guess if all you do is sit on your butt and play them, it could be bad for your health...They've been telling us these days it's not good to sit all day, it can cause heart attacks. How am I going to play my games if I'm not sitting all day? Haha. I love games too much when I get into them. I get lost in them and forget the world, I guess that's when it's a matter of addiction.
Have you guys ever gotten addicted to a game? I know a lot of people who've gotten addicted to WOW. I played it until my trial ran out, and I played it all day everyday. It wasn't really that the games addictive, it's more or less that I wanted to feel like I accomplished some goals in the game, completing quests. That's the part that's most addictive in MMORPG'S.
It's not as if I'm playing by myself either. I can't stand to play games by myself unless it's something like Halo on Single-Player mode(even then I'd prefer Co-op if I could get it)...But as far as online games go, I always play with my best friend. Without him, I don't think I could tolerate most games for very long. It's a nice way to connect with someone.
That's all I can really think of, to say about games at this time. If you have any comments, questions, something else you'd like to know as far as games are related, please comment!
I've been playing the first Halo game again and I find no matter how many times I beat it, I still love slaughtering those Covenant! Even on Legendary it's still fun to play through, though a bit more difficult. I can go on and on about FPS that I enjoy. Tribes, Tribes Vengeance, UT, UT 2k4, Half-life, Wolf Team....Yeah lets just say I like FPS. Nothing is more satisfactory than blowing shit up in a FPS. Not to mention headshots. Boom. ;)
I've been playing a lot of Dungeon Fighter Online(which is a game run by Nexon). I did take some breaks in between for a couple of days to get some other stuff done but I started playing again yesterday. A new patch for the game is going to come out on the 15th and I discovered I have a lot of work to do before it does. For those of you who don't know, DFO is a side scrolling MMORPG and it's freaking awesome. This game is so addicting, that if I open the game with the intent of only checking my auctions, I just have to play it. The urge just takes me.
Are games good? I hear they aren't the worst thing ever, though I guess if all you do is sit on your butt and play them, it could be bad for your health...They've been telling us these days it's not good to sit all day, it can cause heart attacks. How am I going to play my games if I'm not sitting all day? Haha. I love games too much when I get into them. I get lost in them and forget the world, I guess that's when it's a matter of addiction.
Have you guys ever gotten addicted to a game? I know a lot of people who've gotten addicted to WOW. I played it until my trial ran out, and I played it all day everyday. It wasn't really that the games addictive, it's more or less that I wanted to feel like I accomplished some goals in the game, completing quests. That's the part that's most addictive in MMORPG'S.
It's not as if I'm playing by myself either. I can't stand to play games by myself unless it's something like Halo on Single-Player mode(even then I'd prefer Co-op if I could get it)...But as far as online games go, I always play with my best friend. Without him, I don't think I could tolerate most games for very long. It's a nice way to connect with someone.
That's all I can really think of, to say about games at this time. If you have any comments, questions, something else you'd like to know as far as games are related, please comment!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Friendships
Before I begin, I'd like to say that this post will be the positive sides of friendship. I don't feel it necessary to go into the negative areas. We all know that people can't always get along.
Friends, everyone needs them, though some people claim they are completely content alone. Really, it's human nature for us to need one another and I feel that friendships are very important to living.
When things feel like they are falling apart, it's always nice to have someone to tell things to. Keeping things inside has been known to be very unhealthy. Also, you never know who might understand your situation and be able to offer kind words of advice. It's important to have someone you can trust and that's where friends come into play, after all, most people can't tell their families everything.
Without my friends, I don't know where I'd be some days. I hardly see my real life friends, but when I do, I cherish the moments we spend together like it could be the last time I see them even though it may not be. We have great times telling each other things, giving each other advice...You know, the great things about friendships, like laughing and having a great time. Laughter keeps you healthier and friends are good for that. :) I communicate with most of my friends through the internet, which is just as well. You can talk about your feelings, and still have a really good time through chat discussion. I have a few friends on the internet that I even play games with. It helps me to feel less lonely on the long hard days when everything feels like it's tearing me apart.
So, whether it be real life friends or just internet buddies, it's still nice to have them around. It's great to have friends who can understand you and share with you moments that can never be replaced. Let us continue to make friends and continue to share moments that make us feel happier, so that we may live healthier lives.
Make friends, be good to each other, and love one another as friends should!
Friends, everyone needs them, though some people claim they are completely content alone. Really, it's human nature for us to need one another and I feel that friendships are very important to living.
When things feel like they are falling apart, it's always nice to have someone to tell things to. Keeping things inside has been known to be very unhealthy. Also, you never know who might understand your situation and be able to offer kind words of advice. It's important to have someone you can trust and that's where friends come into play, after all, most people can't tell their families everything.
Without my friends, I don't know where I'd be some days. I hardly see my real life friends, but when I do, I cherish the moments we spend together like it could be the last time I see them even though it may not be. We have great times telling each other things, giving each other advice...You know, the great things about friendships, like laughing and having a great time. Laughter keeps you healthier and friends are good for that. :) I communicate with most of my friends through the internet, which is just as well. You can talk about your feelings, and still have a really good time through chat discussion. I have a few friends on the internet that I even play games with. It helps me to feel less lonely on the long hard days when everything feels like it's tearing me apart.
So, whether it be real life friends or just internet buddies, it's still nice to have them around. It's great to have friends who can understand you and share with you moments that can never be replaced. Let us continue to make friends and continue to share moments that make us feel happier, so that we may live healthier lives.
Make friends, be good to each other, and love one another as friends should!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Religion
I've seen numerous blogs of people that dedicate life to religion. I feel that life is about so much more than religion and that we should dedicate our lives to each other, not to just a belief in something that may or may not be real. This is a topic that cannot be proven true, nor false, no matter what anyone tells you. I do believe that we can apply some of our beliefs to everyday life however.
I'm an atheist and have been for a few years, but found myself in between religious affiliation and my disbelief for many years. But this isn't a blog about my story of becoming an atheist, it's simply the topic of religion itself. That being said, please continue to read along.
I figured this would be a good topic to discuss, seeing that many people believe Judgement day is just around the corner. They strongly believe that we'll all be judged on May 21st 2011 for our wrong doings or our good deeds. I don't know about you, but I feel this is a ridiculous assumption. Where's the fact for that? Even a Christian named Kenneth Lewis said it's not written anywhere in the bible he follows. Hopefully though, people will take this time to do a lot of good things for each other. My only fear is that when the said date passes, people will go back to their old habits of judging others based on things they can't control and continue to thrive on greed and inhumanity. I'm not sure if it's a specific religion itself that believes this is true, but I've been seeing it around the internet for a couple of weeks. If anyone knows where this roots, please discuss in the comments.
To my knowledge, all religions have this one thing in common, their belief that the religion they follow, is the only true religion, or that their god is the only true deity. Says who? Why can't there be more than one way of living?
We know that many wars in history have quite possibly been rooted due to the cause of religious disagreement. Religion has been around for many many era's, and possibly for longer than we know of. People have always disagreed and will always disagree on religion and many other topics. Sometimes this causes hatred, which can lead to war. I believe this is so, especially in the Middle East. Palestine and Israel will probably never agree on religion. For the wars we've seen with Israel, correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't all of them fought in the name of religion?
How many human beings have been murdered in the name of Religion?
Buddhism - Human Sacrifice 1850's
India Thuggee Murders - Sacrifices in the name of religion
Mountain Meadows Massacre - Utah, Mormons and Indians murdering emigrants from Arkansas
Witch Hunts - Massachusetts, 1600's
Need I go on? This isn't even including the things that happen these days with killings due to homosexuality, in the name of religion. I don't know about you, but religion is sounding pretty messy to me already.
Many people have turned to atheism these days, realizing that many of the things religions throw at you just simply don't make sense. Let us not argue the subject of religion. Everyone has different beliefs or disbelief, and not one single person is correct in the matter. Aren't we suppose to be equals? Let us respect one another regardless of belief or disbelief in something. I can think of no reason to force beliefs or disbelief on other beings. Everybody is different, and different lifestyles work for different people. All any of us really wants is to be happy. With that being said, let us love each other, regardless of our differences.
I could continue on about all the things I feel are wrong with religion, but I think I'll leave that to the internet. Religion is not a topic I'd like to spend too much time on, seeing as most of the internet is talking about it these days.
If you'd really like to learn more about theism and atheism, search for them on youtube, and thanks for reading!
I'm an atheist and have been for a few years, but found myself in between religious affiliation and my disbelief for many years. But this isn't a blog about my story of becoming an atheist, it's simply the topic of religion itself. That being said, please continue to read along.
I figured this would be a good topic to discuss, seeing that many people believe Judgement day is just around the corner. They strongly believe that we'll all be judged on May 21st 2011 for our wrong doings or our good deeds. I don't know about you, but I feel this is a ridiculous assumption. Where's the fact for that? Even a Christian named Kenneth Lewis said it's not written anywhere in the bible he follows. Hopefully though, people will take this time to do a lot of good things for each other. My only fear is that when the said date passes, people will go back to their old habits of judging others based on things they can't control and continue to thrive on greed and inhumanity. I'm not sure if it's a specific religion itself that believes this is true, but I've been seeing it around the internet for a couple of weeks. If anyone knows where this roots, please discuss in the comments.
To my knowledge, all religions have this one thing in common, their belief that the religion they follow, is the only true religion, or that their god is the only true deity. Says who? Why can't there be more than one way of living?
We know that many wars in history have quite possibly been rooted due to the cause of religious disagreement. Religion has been around for many many era's, and possibly for longer than we know of. People have always disagreed and will always disagree on religion and many other topics. Sometimes this causes hatred, which can lead to war. I believe this is so, especially in the Middle East. Palestine and Israel will probably never agree on religion. For the wars we've seen with Israel, correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't all of them fought in the name of religion?
How many human beings have been murdered in the name of Religion?
Buddhism - Human Sacrifice 1850's
India Thuggee Murders - Sacrifices in the name of religion
Mountain Meadows Massacre - Utah, Mormons and Indians murdering emigrants from Arkansas
Witch Hunts - Massachusetts, 1600's
Need I go on? This isn't even including the things that happen these days with killings due to homosexuality, in the name of religion. I don't know about you, but religion is sounding pretty messy to me already.
Many people have turned to atheism these days, realizing that many of the things religions throw at you just simply don't make sense. Let us not argue the subject of religion. Everyone has different beliefs or disbelief, and not one single person is correct in the matter. Aren't we suppose to be equals? Let us respect one another regardless of belief or disbelief in something. I can think of no reason to force beliefs or disbelief on other beings. Everybody is different, and different lifestyles work for different people. All any of us really wants is to be happy. With that being said, let us love each other, regardless of our differences.
I could continue on about all the things I feel are wrong with religion, but I think I'll leave that to the internet. Religion is not a topic I'd like to spend too much time on, seeing as most of the internet is talking about it these days.
If you'd really like to learn more about theism and atheism, search for them on youtube, and thanks for reading!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Insomnia
Usually I'm very much an insomniac. However tonight, I feel quite drained. It could be the fact that I'm not feeling well. I chose this topic to start the blog off just for that reason.
I use to think that being an insomniac meant just staying up until 2 or 3 in the morning...No...Now I stay up until all hours of the morning and sometimes I don't sleep at all...That's truly what an insomniac is. Lack of sleep.
I haven't really done a lot of research on insomnia, other than the fact that most of us have it these days. I want to say that these days it's due to the fact that there's just simply no time to sleep. The thrashed economy has taken it's toll on many of us. Many have multiple jobs just to get by. Some go to school, work, have marriages and have children...I believe all of these factor into insomnia. None of them are easy and all of them take a great deal of our energy to sustain.
We all have things we want in life, sometimes materialism is a factor and sometimes it appears to be more skin deep. I believe that's why many of us, regardless of how the economy thrashes us, leaves us broken and unable to sleep; we continue to thrive for this happiness by getting married, having children, going to school and thriving for a career that will jump start the rest of our lives. But is it worth it?
Many of us believe that this is what it takes to find a true happiness. But, with this terrible economy, I feel that it is in the best interest of the lower and middle classes to focus truly on school and finding that career to get you started before focusing on more long term goals such as having children and getting married. We all want love and yes, sometimes it comes before we're truly ready for it. But if it's possible to wait for marriage, to wait for children, I believe we should do so. This of course is just my opinion and my opinion doesn't work for the masses. We're all different in what we can handle.
It's as if we're purposely putting ourselves under a great amount of stress. Can we handle it? Perhaps...but with it comes a deeper burden. We're burdened by our inability to sleep, which of course I'm sure takes it's toll on our bodies. In the long run, is all of that worth it? Unfortunately for most of us, we have no choice, we must work, we must go to school, we must take care of our children and our spouses.
Hopefully we'll make it to where we all want to be and finally get that much needed rest that we all could use so much these days.
I use to think that being an insomniac meant just staying up until 2 or 3 in the morning...No...Now I stay up until all hours of the morning and sometimes I don't sleep at all...That's truly what an insomniac is. Lack of sleep.
I haven't really done a lot of research on insomnia, other than the fact that most of us have it these days. I want to say that these days it's due to the fact that there's just simply no time to sleep. The thrashed economy has taken it's toll on many of us. Many have multiple jobs just to get by. Some go to school, work, have marriages and have children...I believe all of these factor into insomnia. None of them are easy and all of them take a great deal of our energy to sustain.
We all have things we want in life, sometimes materialism is a factor and sometimes it appears to be more skin deep. I believe that's why many of us, regardless of how the economy thrashes us, leaves us broken and unable to sleep; we continue to thrive for this happiness by getting married, having children, going to school and thriving for a career that will jump start the rest of our lives. But is it worth it?
Many of us believe that this is what it takes to find a true happiness. But, with this terrible economy, I feel that it is in the best interest of the lower and middle classes to focus truly on school and finding that career to get you started before focusing on more long term goals such as having children and getting married. We all want love and yes, sometimes it comes before we're truly ready for it. But if it's possible to wait for marriage, to wait for children, I believe we should do so. This of course is just my opinion and my opinion doesn't work for the masses. We're all different in what we can handle.
It's as if we're purposely putting ourselves under a great amount of stress. Can we handle it? Perhaps...but with it comes a deeper burden. We're burdened by our inability to sleep, which of course I'm sure takes it's toll on our bodies. In the long run, is all of that worth it? Unfortunately for most of us, we have no choice, we must work, we must go to school, we must take care of our children and our spouses.
Hopefully we'll make it to where we all want to be and finally get that much needed rest that we all could use so much these days.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Discussion topics
Okay, now that I've finished archiving in my email...Some funny things happened by the way...I was spamming myself archive emails...when all of the sudden it starts saying fail. Apparently even I'm not above the law when spamming myself from MY email to MY email. It's quite humorous I assure you. I looked back at my blogger and it was closed off temporarily. But now it's fixed.
Now onto discussion. I'd like to first say, that I talked about a lot of topics that I don't feel I should retouch on in this latest version of my "Views of the world" blog. I shall call this "Views of the World 2.0"I use to write a lot more and make a ton of multiple posts per day, but I'm not planning to do that this time, at least not one right after the other. They will be spaced out timely. I plan on writing the first real topic post later today, if I get the chance.
I'm a new Oto, with different views, more knowledge, more wisdom, and perhaps more guidance to share. This is my journey, and I hope you'll share it with me.
My views of course, are my views and that alone, but feel free to discuss with me any differences we may have within a means. Hopefully you will come to me in a kind and intellectual manner as opposed to hateful and hurtful.
Topics:
Abuse
Alien's and UFO's
Computers: Packaged Vs. DIY
Dreams, what do they mean?
Freedom
Friendships ((Discussed))
Herbal Medicine Vs. Man-made Medicine
Hobbies
Insomnia ((Discussed))
Love
Magic and Witchcraft
Marriage
Reality, or just a Dream? ((Discussed))
Religion - ((Discussed))
Sharing (Previously known as sharing in school vs. sharing in the real world)
Social Networking
Time Travel
Video Games ((Discussed))
Now onto discussion. I'd like to first say, that I talked about a lot of topics that I don't feel I should retouch on in this latest version of my "Views of the world" blog. I shall call this "Views of the World 2.0"I use to write a lot more and make a ton of multiple posts per day, but I'm not planning to do that this time, at least not one right after the other. They will be spaced out timely. I plan on writing the first real topic post later today, if I get the chance.
I'm a new Oto, with different views, more knowledge, more wisdom, and perhaps more guidance to share. This is my journey, and I hope you'll share it with me.
My views of course, are my views and that alone, but feel free to discuss with me any differences we may have within a means. Hopefully you will come to me in a kind and intellectual manner as opposed to hateful and hurtful.
Topics:
Abuse
Alien's and UFO's
Computers: Packaged Vs. DIY
Dreams, what do they mean?
Freedom
Friendships ((Discussed))
Herbal Medicine Vs. Man-made Medicine
Hobbies
Insomnia ((Discussed))
Love
Magic and Witchcraft
Marriage
Reality, or just a Dream? ((Discussed))
Religion - ((Discussed))
Sharing (Previously known as sharing in school vs. sharing in the real world)
Social Networking
Time Travel
Video Games ((Discussed))
From old to the new
First of all I'd like to say I want to revamp this entire blog. It's been years since I've written in it, and my "Views of the World" are no longer the same. This being said, I'm going to archive the previous posts. ;)
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