Books... My Love

Something I maybe mentioned before is that I love books... Like LOVE books. Its sort of something I an use to escape reality for a little bit. I feel like I can just jump into a book and become the characters. I can relate and I can dream with them. Books and music are the only two things I have ever been able to do that with. This being said I have recently read a lot of books lately, like A LOT. So for the next few weeks I am going to be reviewing some of these books and letting you know what I think of them. So get ready for a lot of books! I hope you like reading... ;)

Love, Sara

Quote of Day: October 16

“My philosophy is: It’s none of my business what people say of me, and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing, and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.” - Unknown

Just think about that next time you are self-conscious. You are you, and that's pretty damn special, because no one else can or will ever be you. People will always talk about you, no matter what, so don't worry. Just forget about. And I know that is easier said than done, but trust me once you can do it everything will just be so much easier.

Love Sara :)

Quote of the Day: October 8

"Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another." - Ernest Hemingway


Death on its own is pretty sad, but what can make death an even sadder thing is if you never truly lived. Live is all about exploration, love, adventure, knowledge, and so much more. Everyman must go through the journey of life, just make sure it's a journey you want to look back on. No matter how you go and how you lived, make sure your life is something you want written down in books and remembered for eternity. 

Love Sara :)

Uncertainty.

If there is something I hate most in this world, it is uncertainty. "The fear of the unknown." It's like this anxiety and dread that we have to life with. And, debatably, at this moment in my life I am at the most uncertain point in my life. There is just so many unknowns ahead of me. College. Relationships. Health. Everything. Life is just this big unknown right now and I have to just get through.

To explain what I mean by uncertainty, just think of it like surfing. I know that may sound a little weird but just listen first. In surfing you have to find the perfect wave and manage to ride it with out falling, sort of like in life. In life we have to figure out the best path for ourselves and just try to get through life the best we can with as little complications as possible.

For me, the worst part of uncertainty is you can't really do anything about it, at least not the serious unknowns. The other day we had lock down at my school because a crazy man was running around with a gun, and all I could do was sit there and just wait it out. Half of us were freaking out and crying, while the other of us, mostly the introverts, where just internally trying to sort out everything. The half who were freaking out externally were really just causing the rest of us to freak out more. And that was uncertainty does, it just causes panic and chaos. And whether we express that outwardly or not is up to the person, but we can't deny that uncertainty does get to all of us. For me I panically internally. All I could think about was my best friend was in the two building down from me and I couldn't help her or protect if anything were to happen. And that kills me inside. I didn't know if she was okay, if she was even alive. All I wanted to do was run to her and make sure she was okay, but I wouldn't know until lock down was over. And that is was kills me about uncertainty, I might not known until it was too late. But to contradict that, that might be the good side to uncertainty, the not knowing. If I have an idea of how it might turn out I might just freak out more than if I have to wait it out. If I am completely clueless throughout all of it I might just be neutral and wait it out.

However you choice to feel about uncertainty or the "unknown," we all have to deal with it. So I guess what I am trying to say is... Uncertainty, bring it bitch. I'm ready for whatever you got coming.

Love Sara :)

Banksy.

I don't know if any of you have ever heard of Banksy but he's a really famous artist. Or as wikipedia defines it he "is a pseudonymous United Kingdom-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter." (Wikipedia is always so fancy.)  :)
Anyway, I recently started following an account of twitter which, if I understand correctly, posts works of Banksy and similar artists. (*crosses fingers and prays to be correct*) And I have been loving what the account posts, so I thought I'd share my favorite four from them. Let me know in the comment below which one was your favorite of them all, or which ones you relate to most.

Love Sara :)

I have no words...

Its been three weeks (Oops.) I just want to formally apologize for being inactive for three weeks... I just sort of kept telling myself that I would post something or that I write something down and post it later, but it just sort of never happened. (I know I'm not the only one who has done this.) And then the more I kept pushing it off, the more I was nervous about writing again. I forgot what it was like to write and so when I went and sat down to write again I just kept doubting myself and what I was writing.
But now I am here and I am writing. (Yay!) And I promise that I will writing at least five more posts by the end of the month. So for the next week be prepared so a post basically everyday. *Let the pressure begin* Toodles!

Love Sara :)

The Power of the Internet

I have been having this issue of coming up with ideas for my blog lately, sort of like writers block. So instead of doing some productive with my day and pushing through this writers block, I've just sort of sat on my bed and scrolling through the internet. And then I got this idea. What if instead of using the internet as an escape, I use it for my work. To as you can probably tell from the title of this blog, today I will be talking about the internet and the ablitlies it can have.

The internet is this weird place where people have become famous and been discovered as these truly amazing and talented people, but it's also got this side where terrible things can happen. People can be cyber bullied or harassed, because the internet has this way of shielding us from seeing the immediate damage or affects we have. It's like a blind fold to the horrible things we can do to one another. The internet just holds this power and by using it we can obtain some of things power and use it in which every ways we liked.

The internet is just a crazy place to be. And the horrible things about the internet is it can become a trap and we don't even realize it. You post a photo of friends at a party and you think nothing of it. But by doing this one simple act you can ruin a friends chance into college or even their future. You may not even realize it but in the background of this photo there is a friend who is holding an alcoholic drink or smoking cigarettes. And at first this may only get them introuble with their parents, but it can snowball into something that can involve the police and get your friend into serious trouble. And biggest trap of the internet: anything posted on the internet can never be taken down. You can erase the photo from your Facebook or try to change how it appears to others. But the truth is someone can else go back and find that photo, or they can ignore the facts and what you say is true and just mini pulsate it into something else.

And the most bizarre thing about the internet is, even though it's this crazy place where these horrible things can happen. It's also an amazing place where people talents can be shown and they can find true happiness and success just by posting a video on youtube or creating artwork and posting it to Tumblr. Writers can express themselves freely on their blogs and communities can be build with the click of a button.

I don't really know where I was going with this, I just wanted everyone to be aware of how real the internet can be. It bigger than anyone could have imagined and you have to be careful with it. See you all next time.

Love Sara :)