Blessing in Every Lesson#30 December 7, 2009

With joy comes pain

Sunshine brings rain

We all go through life differently

No two people’s problems are the same.

Theres a blessing in every lesson

As long as you keep the faith

You can make it through anything

Keep your head high even you don’t think you can

Shoot for the stars, you can be anything

Just make sure you put a smile on that face again

Strive for greatness, don’t ever settle

Take every trial as a lesson, never give up the battle

Theres a blessing in every lesson

Just open those eyes and see

You have passed the test and won the fight

Now you can be free.

I’m Queer and I’m Proud#29 December 7, 2009

Be proud of who you are!

Gay, straight, black brown

you are still beautiful

We are all made and shaped differently

We all have different calls and goals set for ourselves!

Embrace difference, Love change! Make peace not war

Each one teach one, we all need each other to love to support to survive

HUG someone today, compliment someone today, help someone!

Stop hating life is way to short for that!

“The End…”#26 December 7, 2009

Is this goodbye? Is this the end? We spent so much time together, you have throughly documented all my thoughts and words so well I dont think I want to say goodbye! Well this is the end the last and final blog! ahh My has time gone by so fast! Seems like only yesterday I was on her introducing myself to you. So what have we learned? Well we’ve talked about books, plays, videos, movies. We have blogged about feelings and emotions. Sometimes we cried together, sometimes it was painful to talk to you, but you were with me every step of the way. So is this the end? Lets not make this the end and lets promise to stay in touch. Lets keep this up! I feel like we really connected and I don’t want to lose that. You’ve been great! Aside from assisting me with getting a good grade you really have allowed me to find myself, I really have a new outlook on life and all its trial and tribulations. I really feel the change, this time around I know now that I am and will be great thanks for helping me with that.

I’ll never forget you you’re amazing!!

A New Light (Poem)#28 December 7, 2009

Feelings change, emotions rearrange sometime we have one idea about something until we explore it and we are wrong about everything.  We all go through journeys so that we can learn and learn to appreciate all the things we have in life. We get an education so that we can appreciate a good career. We go through hell so we can appreciate heaven. Thats why I’m looking at things in a new light. I am able to say I’ve been through a lot and I’ve seen a lot yet I still can’t complain everything happens for a reason. It’s not what you go through it’s how you deal with it, and how you make it in the long run. I’m learning that everyday, especially in Marlen’s class, therefore I am grateful for my belly of the whale experiences, because it makes victory that much sweeter.

A New Light #25 December 7, 2009

So im reading Middlesex, and i’m slowly but surely getting into it. The book is no doubt pretty boring and cliché at first but when you get into it it’s really not that bad. The story has a lot of twist and turns and the characters are rather peculiar but slowly I am starting to dive deeper and deeper into Cal’s world. Its nearing the end of the semester and things are starting to wrap up and therefore I am reflecting on what I have learned. By reading Middlesex, I am starting to dive deeper into the meaning of my own world. I am starting to even find myself in a new light. I am staring to see my own physical and emotional growth. This just makes me more grateful that I chose to stay in this class.

So what have you learned? What did you get out of this experience? This class was truly not for the weak at heart, and for the strong this class only made you tougher. But for the ones who stayed aren’t you glad you did? I’ll continue with Middlesex and I’ll keep you posted on what I find. Although this journey is almost over, I’m so sure that this is only beginning of yet another beautiful journey.