Back to Writing

Hello  :)

So, I am out of external hard drive space, and my computer has just surpassed its 7th birthday, so things do not work like they normally do, so I will be returning to writing for a bit until I get a new computer or another external hard drive.

I find writing very beneficial. I tend to enjoy doing it late at night, that is when inspiration comes to me often. So often, in fact, that I keep a notebook, pen and my phone by my bed so I can write down what ever comes to my mind. The entire time I was abroad I kept a journal, that I will be able to cherish for the rest of my life. It was an addition to the vlogs, because there were somethings I didn't vlog so I wrote about those times instead.

Therefore, the next couple weeks, I will be posting between 5-7 entires a week. There are a lot of things that I have learned this year that I am just now realizing. Some of the entires will be shorter than others, but that is how life goes, some days are filled to the brim with excitement, others not so much.

Finally, I will be going on a cross country road trip in a few short weeks to get back to school, there will definitely be posts every day about that followed by one longish video montage/ documentary at the end.

So, those are the reasons for the lack of vlogs. :( I wish that I could be doing more of that this summer, but this will have to do instead.

If you haven't been told yet, you are beautiful and loved :)

Love,
Chrissy
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How important are names?

I was scrolling through tumblr one day and saw a post about how there is one person that ruined a certain name for us, and because of that person, we can never name our children, or have a friend by that name, due to the fact that we think they are going to end up like that one person we met in our life. But our name shouldn't define us. We should define our name.

When we meet someone, the first thing we find out is their name, and already in our mind we are thinking about someone else who has that exact same name and automatically are comparing the two. We have this preconceived idea of what they should act like, when we should approach them as if we had never met someone with their name before. Our name shouldn't define who we are. WE should define who we are. 

Often there are even times when we look at someone after finding out their name and say "Oh, you dont look like a ____ you look like a _____." Why do we have to "look" like a certain name? Is it because we met someone else that they kinda sorta looked like so we think they should have the same name? That just seems weird to me. We shouldn't judge people by what their name is, we shouldn't judge people at all, but instead we should learn who they are by the way they treat others, and how they act when they are put in different situations. 

I feel that in this world, we all want to know what is going to happen before it happens, so right before we meet someone new, we find out their name so we can think of another person we know by that name, and in turn, create unrealistic expectations about that person. 

No one person should "ruin" a name for us. I truly believe that everyone in this world is good, just some choose to do bad things. Their name doesn't choose to do bad things they do. 

Names seem to be so important these days. They took three days to name the royal baby. People don't want their children to be doomed with a bad name from the time that they are born, their actions are going to determine what they do with their life, not their name. 

So the next time that you judge someone based off their name, pretend that you have never met anyone with that name before so that you can see the person for who they really are and not what their name is. When you are naming your children in the future or now, name them whatever you want, because later in life they will make their own name for themselves through their actions.
So create you! Do Not let your surroundings define or create you. You create you!

Love,
Chrissy

http://youtu.be/0PHzvB1vsnE

Be You

     Between the actors on tv, the models in magazines, and trying to keep up with the latest fashion trends, we are constantly surrounded by the image of how we are 'supposed to look.' We are 'supposed to' be size zero and wear a size small, but we are never told how we are supposed to be on the inside. No one tells us that true beauty comes from within, or that how we treat others is more important than how we look. In the end, it isn't going to matter if we had the latest iPhone, or the latest clothing style, but how we treated people will matter. There is nothing wrong with wanting the lastest iPhone, or wearing the nicest clothes, but our focus should not solely be on that. I think that Ellen DeGeneres had the best reply to the CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch, she said, "Beauty isn't between a size zero and a size ten, its what's on the inside." There is nothing wrong with being a size zero, size 8, or size 16. What matters is how we see ourselves. If you put something on and you think you look good, then you go walk around with confidence, because if you are confident other people will see you as confident and they won't be focused on what size you are, but instead they will be focused on your attitude and how great you look in that outfit.
     We are all too critical of ourselves, myself included. We need to stop comparing ourselves to others, and start comparing ourselves to who we were yesterday. If you are a better person then you were yesterday that is fantastic! We should be focusing on being a better version of ourself everyday and not a better version of someone else. Gandhi says it best, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." No one is going to change the world for us, we have to change the world ourselves. There is the saying that goes "Good things will come to those who wait," well, I believe that good things will come to those who get up and chase after what they want. I guess my point is, that we are so focused on trying to conform to this image that we forget to focus on ourselves, and become a better version of ourself everyday.
     I frequent the gym because I am an athlete and I need to continue to stay in shape to play, but I love going to the gym and seeing people who are considered bigger. I see them and think "hmm, I wonder why they are here?" I wonder if it is because someone said something that made them self conscious, if their doctor told them that they need to eat better and exercise*, or if they decided that they wanted to get in shape for themselves. I always hope that it is the last one. I don't think that any of us need to change for anyone, but instead do it for ourselves. We are so focused on others and what they think, that we forget what we think about ourselves. If you want to drop some weight, eat healthy, gain weight, change your clothing style, or whatever it is that you want to change, do it for yourself, don't do it for anyone else! There are always people out there who are going to be critical of your life choices, but don't let them dictate your life! You are in charge of your life, so take charge of it and ignore the negative things that people will always say.
     Truly the most important things in life are our health, happiness, friends, family, and pets, not how we look, or how cool we are. If we treat others with respect, we will be treated with the same respect. It is like the saying that we were all told when we were younger "Treat others the way you want to be treated." That saying is more important than anything we will ever wear.

If no one has told you, you are beautiful and loved!
Love,
Chrissy :)
You can watch the video I made for this here: http://youtu.be/g75liSaLUJs
*You should listen to your doctor because they do know what is best for your health.