I love my life right now :)

There's so much to say right now! First of all, the poem Mushrooms I did not understand at first, but when we got in groups to discuss Emily and Kristen told me how a mushroom is on the ground and it's stepped on a lot, and I realized that it's connected to The Color Purple because Celie was like a mushroom. Secondly, I am so glad we're working with our groups now, my group is very motivated and I'm actually being pushed to work extremely hard! I'm currently putting some final touches on my personal narrative, everytime I read it I really want to cry. It's about some of my friends and how they helped me to change. And I have been opening my eyes to so many things lately and have been getting so close with some of my friends and having heart to hearts and whatnot and it truly has made me realize I am not alone and I never will be and that my friends seriously are THE BEST! Y'all do know who you are, thanks so much for changing me as well as making me so happy! I'm not naming any names, just because I don't know if this person wants anyone to know this, but I've been talking/texting one of my friends and we're talking about intense things that I can't even talk to my family about because my family isn't really close to me and I just think it's so weird that I have a difficult time communicating with my family but some of my friends I can just spill my thoughts out to them. I also think my mind has broadened by taking this class, so there you go Stariha, you changed another student!

Stand Up!!!

The poem we talked about today was really cool! It matched everything we've been talking about lately with the Color Purple and all. In both writings people are held down by not doing anything to stand up for themselves. Once they finally realize that it's been enough, they stand up and fix things. This is what everyone must do. We all have problems and no ones life is perfect. When something gets us down and holds us back, we have to face it, beat it, and be better than it in the end! We have to destroy our problems or else they'll continue to hinder us in the long run. This idea is applicable to almost any situation I can think of... So let's not let the world and our circumstances rule us, lets conquer them and fight for a better tommorrow!!! STAND UP!!!

Thank-you!

I want to thank Casey, Emily, and Ross for reading my personal narrative. You're guys' tips and suggestions made my paper sound amazing! Also, I greatly enjoyed reading each of yours.