Reality or the Surreal Life?

Has it ever occurred to anyone that celebrities are the exact same as we are? Of course they spend obscene amounts of money and seem to look perfect all the time, but they do normal things that everyone does, and somehow they turn it into am amazing thing, like no one has ever done it before. Here's some examples:

Anybody Can Have A Baby

It seems that all young female celebrities can talk about these days is the need to procreate. While I have nothing against the desire to have a child, I do have a problem with the "amazing experience" that seems to go along with it. We all know its amazing, but in no way can you be that happy all the time. Anyone who pays any attention to Britney Spears and her recent childbearing debacle is likely to leave with the impression that having a baby is just another fun activity on the agenda she calls 'life'. It seems she is spreading the message that being pregnant is great because you can eat whatever you please and get loads of attention - never mind the fact that you're bringing an actual child into the world.

Your Lives Aren't That Interesting

There is a strange aura of importance that follows those who find themselves in the celebrity spotlight. Whether it's Angelina Jolie spreading warm and fuzzy feelings by adopting orphaned children, or Mary-Kate Olsen moving from NYC to LA, there is the overall sentiment that these actions are somehow extra important. I'm not here to rag on Angelina, but plenty of people have adopted children from other countries and it didn't make the 5 o'clock news. Just like Mary-Kate, scores of teenagers and young adults decide to forgo university each September and it really isn't so monumental.

It is a common belief that many celebrities are super humans who never get cellulite, enjoy blemish-free skin and can shed baby weight in a matter of days. In many ways, they don't seem human at all. Although celebrities must endure the criticism of the general public when it comes to their looks, they are also sending the very clear message that looking bad is certainly not permitted.While celebrities can get personal chefs, trainers and diet coaches, the rest of us must resort to crash dieting or over exercising in an effort to obtain our impression of beauty. And even if we don't buy into the belief that a perfect body is necessary, we still witness the constant stream of messages on TV and in the movies, telling us it really is.

We revere celebrities because they are famous, which is merely a result of the attention we choose to give them. We just can't win.

The "Worry-ers"

Why is it that people are so crazy about change. I mean granted I am too but there comes a point where its like I just can't worry about this anymore. I feel kinda bad most of the time. I hear about people staying up and night and not being able to eat etc etc. To me it just seems crazy. How can people beat themselves up like that thinking about all the possibilities and the what if's. I just can't do it. I can't waste my time on worrying. That makes me sound really un-sympathetic but it's true. God knows the outcome, knows what is going to happen whether you like it or not. What I do at the end of the day is sit there and list my fears, and I give them to God to worry about. Because by me worrying, it wont change a thing on what will happen.

I have a confession to make, that I've kept semi-secret. I'm not even sure why.
I am I love with.... the ocean. Any body of water will do it. But the salt in the air, the breeze, the sand. It makes me feel like I am at home. Ever since I was about 7 I promised myself that I would live by the water when I grew up. I still have that fantasy and I pray still that it will come true for me. Whenever I'm near an ocean, which isn't very often I'm so excited I want to stay out there all day. So if anyone wants to buy me a house by the water, or even better, wants to buy me an ocean; let me know.

A quote from the master

i'm finding that more and more i need to find happiness inspite of my circumstances, not because of them. stuff can drive you nuts. can take you out.

i also think that you need to find minutes of joy, not look for hours. it makes the other crap bearable.


~ S. Williams

God gave His son 2,000 years ago to die on a cruel cross. Much like the auctioneer, His message today is, "The son, the son, who'll take the son?" Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything.... more here

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in with the new?

I was thinking about getting a new blog. haha maybe im under the influence of Jill, im not sure. I just want to express myself with my words and not worry what people will say. Maybe I need a blog and not tell anyone about it. or maybe just a few, just rant and what not. I'll think about it

Dwelling

I figured out, well I've known for a long time that the past is hard to deal with. Especially other peoples. I don't like admitting mistakes that have happened in my past. I've actually gotten pretty good at pretending it was a dream, and sometimes I can even manage to think it never really happened. It doesn't work though, every once in awhile I get a reminder, and it all comes back. This week I've been struggling with someone else's past. I just couldn't accept it. I tried so hard to make myself think that it didn't matter. But late at night I think about it. I think about the things that might have taken place during that time in their life. I still block it from my mind because I don't want to think about it at all. What really kills is that I can't just say, it's alright it was part of your past. It's over now. It may be over for them, but to me its still there even though I wasn't even there. I'm working on it. Slowly, and I'm not patient so its sounds like I'll feel this way forever but I don't want to, right now I'm still in that stage where I'm trying to hit outta my head so it'll drop out and never come back in.

Lori's Game

26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

I was talking about the book of Proverbs and how we should not give into temptation....I was pretty profound back then.. haha

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10 dollars at Tiffany's

I haven't posted in a long time. Not too sure why, I suppose I'm letting my "busy" schedule get the better of me. Anyways, I'm watching Breakfast at Tiffany's and I can't help but keep wanting to go to Tiffany's and be able to buy something for 10 dollars. Like the movie says; Nothing bad can happen to you in Tiffany's.