Belief

Something I used to believe in that I wish I could again is Santa Clause. The reasoning for this is because he was such a fun thing to believe in. It was someone that gave you presents and was magical, what part about that isn't fun? Also, I was, and somewhat still am, a really super imaginative kid. I believed in everything that had to do with magic. I don't really know why that changed, but I still believe in some of that stuff. Santa was just an awesome thing to believe in! And if you have ever watched the Santa Clause movies then.... ya never know.

Appearance

I do know people who are big on the outside but little on the inside. Some people have to act like they are tough, or all that or dress a certain way to consider themselves "cool" when really they are just not very secure. I also know a lot of people who are little on the outside but big on the inside. They don't show much or care what they look like but are great people. I think a lot of my friends are big on the outside and inside, they are great people and let it show on the outside. I would call this more of a confidence, they do the right thing, but look the part on the outside as well. Physical appearances are somewhat related to personality. Usually the way people dress or do their hair don't always reflect their personality. For example, if my friends and I always dressed to our personality, we would be in sweatpants and ponytail everyday. However, we change it up, we do that some days but also look nice some days. Personality doesn't relate that much to physical appearance. Except the way someone carries themselves. If they are a confident person, you can usually tell. The same thing applies if they are unsure of themselves, or think they are all that or thinks they are better than others, you can usually tell that by how someone acts. Inside beauty is much more important than outside beauty.

Spending Article

I am a spender. It is really hard for me to save my money, I just have so many ideas to spend it on and I can't save it. Whether it is a candy bar, a new basketball, going to a movie, or getting DQ, I just can't save money. I would agree and disagree with the ideas presented in the article. I agree that people need to be more saving and less for the immediate spending satisfaction, but not all the time. Sometimes it's good to just go buy something and enjoy it. Not everything needs to be based for the future. However, I found the statistic on SAT results interesting. While I am a spender, if I were offered to have 100,000 dollars in four years and go to a college chosen for me, or go to a college of my choice, I would go to the college chosen for me and take the 100,000 dollars four years later. I think our generation is very into the here and now, including myself. I am not saving for college or for any future plans. When I have money, I spend it. For example, if I had 2,000 dollars that I raised to spend on a car or put towards an account for college benefit, I would buy the car. However, some of our generation is on the extreme of spending, whenever, where ever, with whoever on whatever. We are definitely a spending generation.

Tribes

I belong to a lot of tribes. I belong to the family and friend lover tribe. The buckeye tribe and wildcat nation. The sports tribe. The basketball, softball, and volleyball player tribe. The creative and positive people tribe. The teenage girl tribe. The tribe of people who love Nike Shocks. The athletic tribe. The intelligent tribe. The hard working tribe. The Lutheran tribe. The tribe of people who love Myrtle Beach. The tribe of people who would eat out everyday if they could. The Christmas tribe, and the Christmas music tribe. The Katy Perry fan club tribe. The Phineas and Ferb tribe. The Disney Channel tribe. The school-kid tribe. The swimming tribe. The summer tribe. The sun tribe. The Beach tribe. 

Extrovert vs. Introvert

I think I am definitely an extrovert. My reasoning behind this is, I am not shy at all, I highly enjoy social surroundings, I have a lot of friends and I am not afraid to say my opinion. If I had the choice to stay at home and watch movies all night with a couple of my friends, or go somewhere with a big group of friends, it would be a no brainer to me. I would rather go out somewhere, I just love social places. I think it would be bad if everyone in the world was either an introvert or an extrovert because then we would have no diversity, and that would be a boring world. I think both of categories have it easier at certain times. If an extrovert says something that other people disagree with, then they have it harder. However, an introvert could be made fun of for never talking, never going places or things like that. I would prefer my friends to be extrovert because it just makes things more fun when people are constantly talking and saying funny things and just having fun. Most of my friends are pretty outgoing or extrovert and I like that. However, I still have friends that are introvert and it is also fun to hang out with them, I would just prefer to be in a crowd of extroverts. It would be better if teachers were extroverts because they need to be entertaining, outgoing, funny, nice, and just fun to get kids to really be into what they are saying. If you are a teacher that doesn't say much or talk much, it would be hard to do a good job and your students wouldn't be that into what your teaching about. I don't think introversion or extroversion really matters that much. People are who they are, and people need to learn to accept them for who they are.

This I Believe Podcast

Thought of the Day: Life Law 10

The road I am on now is a good one, but not completely clear. My path is not completely known, but I am making good choices that no matter what path I choose, and no matter what I want to do I can be successful in it. It is smooth yet littered with construction at the same time. It is smooth because I always try to do my best in everything, but there are roadblocks because I am not totally sure what I want to do and what I want after high school. The people traveling this road with me are my friends and family. I hope that most of my friends and all of my family will continue to travel it with me. My destination, what I believe right now, is to go to college on a scholarship for academics and hopefully basketball. Waiting at the end of the road is a good job in either teaching, sportscasting, management, coaching, administration, or sports management. Also, a good home. My existence is going to be based on helping people in any way possible. I want to volunteer and really affect other peoples lives. The roadblocks are making good choices and continuing to do good things. Also, people are going to try and stop you and get in your way. The way I can ensure success or eliminate roadblocks is by working hard in everything I do, always. This is controlling what I can control, and that is what I do and how I react to roadblocks.