I'm glad that

Everyday for 5 weeks this summer I would sit at staff meeting and listen to what the staff is glad about. You could put anything in the jar. Nothing was off limits. Lately I've been glad that a lot of things are happening. 

I'm glad that I got my car back from the repair shop. 

I'm glad that even though it's bitterly cold people still have bright spirits about the season. 

I'm glad that I have had a pretty great year. 

I'm glad that we qualified for state at our first competition. 

I'm glad that Shannon Hickey. 

I'm glad that somewhere someone has my back. 

I'm glad that my dad asks me what I want for dinner every night and even if I say I don't know he makes something I like. 

I'm glad that I get to work with 3rd graders everyday. 

I'm glad that my mom does everything she can to make sure my sister and I are happy. 

I'm glad that m&m cookies. 

I'm glad that I get to leave next year and start a new chapter of my life. 

I'm glad that I'm not allergic to dogs. 

I'm glad that Camp Skyline. 

I'm glad that you have all taken an interest in this blog and have read this post all the way to the end. 

-Michelle 

A lot.

There's a lot going through my head today. I don't know why. There's just a lot going on in my head. Some of my thoughts aren't 100% complete, some of them are totally random, and some of them are just things I want to say to people but can't figure out how.

Here are a few:

I understand that people have good days, and that they have bad days. What I don't understand is why do people dwell on such negative things when there is so much good waiting for them? 

In my life I either give 100% or 0%, there is no in between. At school I either understand something or I don't. With flags I'm either happy with how it looks, or I'm not. People are either my best friends (that's why I keep my circle close), or I don't talk to them. I'm not very good at doing something half heartedly. 

Why does society frown upon guys being emotional and crying? I think a guy shows the most strength when he lets go and just cries. It shows that he feels something. The most attractive quality in a guy is them telling you how they feel. Maybe I'm a hopeless romantic, but I love to hear guys talk about the girl they love, pointing out everything they love about them, from their looks to their personality. Why do we make it so guys have to hide their feelings to keep their "man card"? That's dumb. 

College is scary. I'm not ready for it. 

Being in a relationship is not what life is about. And if you are in a relationship and you're happy, good for you, just don't forget the people that were there for you before you were in this relationship. No one likes a person who ditches their friends to make out with someone. 

Why does no one send letters anymore? 

Sometimes I just want to go up to everyone and hug them. If I know they are having a bad day I just want to let them know that it gets better. No one deserves to be sad, they don't deserve to have their heart broken, everyone deserves happiness. If you're having a bad day, or week, just remember that things get better. There are people who care about you, people who love you. If you ever think you are alone in something,  don't give up. Chances is someone, somewhere who knows what you feel like. Just keep your chin up.

-Michelle