2007

Ten Steps to Understanding Who You Really Are… 1. When you hear your name called, do you normally feel good that someone is calling you or are you concerned, and think to yourself, “What do they want now?” 2. What do most people say about your appearance? Is it, you always look so nice, or you look nice today. 3. Who do you think you most resemble? Who do some people say you remind them of? Who do you want to be associated with, and why? 4. What type of books do you read, if any? What…

Things to Consider When Dating a Single Parent Dating can already be a difficult world. You have to worry about how to ask someone out, how to be interesting and enjoyable to be around, finding common interests, how to keep the conversation flowing and finding an appropriate place to go on your date. But what if you start getting to know someone and through conversation you find out they are not only single but also have at least one child already? Dating someone who already has started a family…

P.L.A.Y Many people my age live life like the acronym Y.O.L.O which means you only live once. I on the other hand, who is married with two beautiful daughters live life like the acronym P.L.A.Y. Which means to Protect my family by any means necessary, Love hard by caring and showing compassion, Ask questions to grow and understand this crazy world and last remember what Your mama said, which means the life lessons she already learned I need to keep the answers. I would formulate this basic…

I was at school and got bullied at school during lunch one day. A guy that didn’t like me for whatever reason wanted to fight me and I turned a cold shoulder and tried to walk away. That didn’t go well with him and he pushed me down the hill and I fell down the hill and all my food came out of my lunch bag. I felt extremely humiliated because it seems like all the school saw it. I was laughed at and so I went in the school to hide. I didn’t cry but I was roughed up. I never seem to let anything…

Dating can be difficult. This is especially true if you lack confidence in yourself. However, once you build up your confidence with some easy confidence building exercises, you will see how quickly your dating life can change. One of the first things that you must change is your attitude. You may have spent years saying negative things to yourself. Over time you begin to believe them. You may not even realize how many negative things that you say to yourself throughout the day. This is a sad…

“You think I 'm a pig, don 't you kid?” The cop had been driving aimlessly for what felt like hours. During that time, he hadn 't spoken a single word. Instead, he turned on his radio and turned the volume up on a rock radio station. The day light outside the windows shifted radically as we drove. Sometimes, it disappeared entirely for minutes on end behind skyscrapers. Other times, it fell right in my face and into my eyes. It felt good. An itch went up and down my back, but by twisting…

My Big Move I have lived most of my life in the city. At that time, I lived in an apartment in Newark, Ohio. I saw people walking around outside, I heard the loud cars roaring by, and the noise from the sirens is incredibly noisy on most days. I have finally decided to move on with my life. I had been in three serious relationships in the past, none of which worked out for whatever the reason. I am glad because I have three kids now from that, no boyfriend nor husband though. I have just…

Ballet is an artform that, like any other, takes time to perfect. The sooner you start to work on your trade and realize the passion you have for it, the sooner that you are able to strive to perfect and chisel away at it. Most professional dancers start at a very young age, anywhere from three on. Because there are so many less men compared to women, men can usually get away with starting at a later age, say 12 to 14 or even a couple years more. I started, from scratch, when I was 18 years old,…

Perceval moved to chase after her, but suddenly realized he wore next to nothing, and unless he wanted to be tackled by the castle guard and tossed into the dungeons for indecency, he needed to dress. He raced around the room frantically, collecting his things all while shouting at Elora. The woman sat in bed, pouting, her arms crossed over her naked bosom. “Get the fuck out of my bed, will you?” bellowed Perceval, nearly apoplectic with rage, as he yanked up his trousers and slipped his feet…

America is the country that has a lot of immigrants, so there are many people with difference culture and religion. I come from another country and not much people from my country go to church; therefore, my family keeps our culture and do not want to go to the church when we came to America. I met a lot of people who asked me why I do not go to the church, but I just remain silence and walk away. One time that I learned how to deal with the problem of the difference in religions when other…