Differentiating raisins and grapes

ok, just kidding about being satisfied.  there is always room for improvement, and now i think that the feeling of satisfaction is a trick to make you feel like you don't have to improve.  it seems that a period of unhappiness directly follows from that feeling of satisfaction (discovered by experience)!  a desire for constant improvement is essential in one's happiness.  if i can do something better today than i did yesterday, i can say, "self, great day!"  

well, not much to say this time.  

why did mrs. grape leave mr. grape?  because she was tired of raisin kids!

Location, location, location

i had a really cool experience today.  not too many people know what the hfac is on byu campus.  it's the fine arts center, home to many a creative mind.  there are several theaters and stages that host concerts and plays of all sorts.  decorating the walls of this building is art of the very students of byu.  so i went into the hfac today and simply by existing in that building, i felt supernatural creative powers flow into me!  the atmosphere of that building is so conducive to creativity.  it is truly incredible.  

this got me thinking.  the place where we act affects how we feel about what we do and think.  i'm sure many of you have thought that it's a lot easier to study at the library than back at your apartment.  for most people, their apartment is a place set apart for relaxing and playing.  it's hard to get in the mindset of studying in your apartment because most apartments don't have the studying atmosphere.  to be most effective at what you're trying to do, you must find the perfect atmosphere that is conducive to what you want to do.  

so what's the difference between peeing in the pool and peeing into the pool?  location, location, location.

Melody and Harmony

i just noticed that i mentioned picking noses in both of my first posts.  i can promise you that i am not obsessed with the picking of any noses, whether it by my own or of other origins.  

right now, i'm feeling really satisfied with who i am and where i'm going.  this feeling of satisfaction is quite weird, though.  sometimes, the feeling of satisfaction can lull us into thinking that we don't need to change who we are into someone better.  but that satisfaction feels good!  it helps you take life a little slower, with less stress.  i think stress is a distraction from the feeling of satisfaction.  i guess you could call that feeling of satisfaction a harmony of body and spirit.  i think that this is the basis of true happiness!  so i'm on my way to being happy. 

one thing about that feeling of satisfaction is you need to be completely satisfied with yourself and who you are.  this includes not caring at all what people think of you.  this reminds me of a line in a straylight run song: "sing like you think no one's listening!"  be your own person, sing your own song, and like it!

Friends and noses

i know i just posted something, but i wanna post something else!  i was thinking a little about blogs, and also a little about friendship.  i think the true difference between friendship and acquaintance is intimacy.  an acquaintance is someone who you say "hi, how are you doing?" to, you know their face, and you can carry on a short conversation about the weather or school or whatever.  but a friend is so much more than that!  you share your true feelings with your friends, you help them, they help you, and you know them on a much deeper level.  i hope through this blog i can become better friends with more people!  

recently, i have noticed especially how much we rely on other people!  there are some obvious ways like when we go to the grocery store, we rely on the farmer to produce the food, the truck driver to get it here, and the cashier and other staff to help in the transaction.  but that's not the way that i mean it.  can you imagine going throughout the day, not uttering one word to a single person, not smiling at someone, not even making eye-contact.  this life would be miserable!  i daresay that there are actually people out there that are like this, and i pity them and want to help them feel loved.  it's amazing how much a smile or kind act from a stranger can change your day!  the thoughts, words, and deeds of others indeed have a large affect on us.  i know that we have the freedom to make choices, especially whether we are happy or not, but influences (especially good) make a big difference in our attitudes for the day.  we rely a lot on those close to us for emotional support, even if we don't say it or express it very much.  sometimes, just being in the same room as your friends can give them comfort.  friends play an important part of your life.  i really love my friends!  

this is a phrase my mom said to me as a kid: "you can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your friends' nose!"

"Hello world!"

so, this is the first time i have done anything like a blog, and i'm hoping it'll at least somewhat double as a journal for when i have the time to write.  also, i really wonder how many people will actually read what i'm writing.  so maybe i'll just write to myself.  

music has such a huge influence on my life!  i don't know if that's a good thing or not... well, i think it's good.  there are so many times when i'm feeling down, or stressed, or lonely, and i can just jam out to a good tune and feel better.  there are so many songs that when i listen to them i remember an earlier time of my life.  when you attach a memory to a song, every time you listen to it, the song has a certain "feel" to it, especially if you listened to that certain song a lot.  sometimes, music can speak so much stronger to your soul than any word could.  any and every emotion can be expressed through music, and quite possibly without lyrics.  i just wish i was good at making music and expressing my feelings through it!  just as a side note, and i don't know if this has happened to anyone else, but i have often times felt the comforting whisper of the holy ghost while listening to mae or the rocket summer or bands like that!  whenever they say something that i need to hear, the holy ghost helps me listen and comforts me to tell me that everything will be alright.  any music that can do that is really good music.  

well, if you read this, feel free to comment or whatever.  if you don't read this, feel free to do a little jig and pick your nose.