Love Knows No Bounds

Love to me knows no bounds, it can over-run any negativity, destroy any hate and replace any despair from anyone who is touched by its ways. Below is a link to my ibelieve essay, from which contains my beliefs on love and compassion, and all its effects in the modern day world today:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dd36bzg7_8d726sghs

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99 Balloons Eliot

Here below is a video of one family's journey to discovering everyday is a blessing. Eliot lived to be 99 days old after struggling with one un-developed lung, a hole in his heart and a DNA problem. His father, Matt wrote letters two weeks before his birth till the day Eliot died. This video (photos) was made by Eliot's family in loving memory of Eliot:

This video teaches me that everyday is worth fighting for, and we have no idea how important each day is.
99 Balloons:

Celebrating Who We Are, Not Who We Want To Be

"People want to feel connected to each other. They want to be heard and seen, and they're curious to hear and see others from places far away." Matt Harding, Seattle, WA.
Matt Harding is a traveler set on joining the world together, so that one day we can all connect and understand one another instead of living in ignorance. A few years back Matt went on a back backing trip and video tapped himself dancing (horribly!) in varying locations. I believe his video inspires the crazy connection we all share through our actions and changes. It makes you wonder why the world we live is so corrupt, if we all share the common goal of living in a happy and safe place, together united? People like Matt Harding and Susan Boyle must understand this goal in there own perspectives well unenough to united themselves through music and other means and take a step towards to uniting us all in invisible bonds, the kind no-one wants to break.

In the video i was amazed to see how many people wanted to join Matt Harding in celebrating the fact that we are all united and connected together in one world, our world.

Image: http://media.photobucket.com/image/worlds%20in%20our%20hands/johnmig1/SPIRITUAL/Hands20Joining20the20World1.jpg

I chose this image because to me the world is in our hands, not only for us to fix but to come together and correct our mistakes together.

I Am Who I Am

I am….

I am the sun in the frozen winter,
Smiling when the best things happen now,
I am a tiny star in the ebony night,
No matter the odds,
I never stop shinning,
I am a fragile cookie,
I crumble when hurt,
but someone out there keeps me together stronger than any glue,
I am a hidden dark wolf,
Staying loyal to those who deserve it,
Singing my song into the silent, piercing night,
I am a giant colourful lollipop,
If you don’t spend time with me I never reveal who I really am,
I am an orange iPod,
My soul is portrayed through music,
I am a broken angel,
I have no wings but one day I will fly,
I am an untitled song,
I change with the blink of my emotions,
And lead you to new depths of my heart,
I am an ice cream,
My flavours can vary on my feelings,
I can melt but i can stay frozen too,
You may never find out all of my flavours,
because you might not know which ones are true

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Artist: Photobucket Participant

I chose this image because the colour splash on the flower represents the symbolism of my heart in the world of gray, the fact that my emotions can sometimes get the better of me or that i can be as fragile as a flower to those i let in.

Misunderstanding and Believing

Reflecting upon Susan Boyle’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent, I realize the stereotypical view we have on people at first glance puts the saying “Never judge a book by its cover” to justice. At first I was rolling my eyes, not recognizing that she had an inner beauty, her voice, that wasn’t on the outside; Understanding the concept of first glance, first opinion, the 47year old British lady put me to justice for my mislead assumptions of her because of her appearance and first hand personality; But as I continued to watch her gather her nerves for the song, I had a doubt in my mind that she was as straight forward as I thought, but non the less, her voice sent shivers through my body as I listened to her sing her heart out about dreams and hopes through the lyrics of the song: I Have A Dream. Not only does this show that hopes, dreams and wishes can be our best chance at life and taking chances, but that appearances shouldn't’t be the better of us and our judgment should be finalized after we have lived our lives with that person rather than seeing her for a brief few minutes.

Langston Hughes poems also connect to this moment of truth/ shock to reality, through the poem: The Dream Keeper. One sentence that I feel grasps me the most along with Susan Boyle is: “… Bring me all your heart melodies…” Heart melodies to me symbolize the songs that singers sing of their own story to the world. Not only does beauty, pain, hope, dreams, experience, courage and wishes come in time, but only at the right moment; Susan Boyle and Langston Hughes are just a select few who have grasped this concept, (in different ways) Anyone who has a dream, deserves equal and pure judgment and acceptance by anyone and everyone.

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I chose this picture because it represents the different sides of everyone that comes and goes, yet no-matter how many times we see/experience them, we still make the same assumptions and mistakes that can often cost us alot more than lives. Trees to me symbolize that life never stops living on, but its never to late to reach for the stars no-matter who you are.

The Minds Key

‘A book should be like an ice-axe that breaks the frozen seas within.’- Franz Kafka.
This quote seemed shallow at first, and unimportant. But then I realized how deep this quote truly was once I thought deeper into the many meanings. I realize that the ice-axe would be something of power and great importance, this makes me wonder that the image would be of a key or a battering ram, therefore the word ‘ice-axe’ suggests a powerful or strong object or word that would invoke/break something ‘frozen’ or paralyzed within us. I think that when Franz Kafka speaks of a ‘frozen sea’, I know that the ocean is a dangerous and vast, wandering thing. This creates the feeling that the ocean might be your soul or imagination because your soul is often described as a room with a key that only you hold, so the key is the ‘ice-axe’ or battering ram that destroys the door and submerges you into a world or a void that can be dangerous and limitless. This doesn’t mean that the frozen sea within us is bad; it just means that it can go its own way independently or with guidance. That is why people follow leaders, often because of a promise or hidden reason.

A lot of countries/nations have banned and burned books because of their influence or freedom that can lead people to fighting back against their leader or king. Fear of this happening has often corrupted once happy and innocent leaders to insanity or negative choices that often affect more than just themselves. When the Nazis took over the Jews, they burned all the books, for fear of having any of their captives to be able to learn more then what the government wished and how they were living compared to other countries. This could be potential information found not just in books but also in newspapers and texts. I found that this quote means to me: A book should be a key that opens and obstructs the walls around your soul or imagination. Not only does this quote hide many meanings but it runs true for everyone and anyone. Without books people would be just simply logical with no imagination to fuel their thoughts. How would you choose a job? How could you possibly imagine the future? How could you even live? All this relies on a book that is incredible!

Books truly are like treasure to your soul and mind. I once read a book that created this same feeling of my mind opening up, expanding; it was about a man who was on the verge of death because of an aging disease but decided not to let himself die unhappy, he found his former student and taught him everything he knew. After reading this book, I felt something change inside me and I realized that every day is a new adventure and that every minute is precious. The book was called Tuesdays with Morie, a book I recommend to all who need to break free from their own imaginations and see that you can make a difference no-matter who you are. This really shows that I truly and honestly believe that books are the key to your soul or imagination! It’s incredible to think that Franz Kafka could sum something so vast into a sentence worth a million thoughts.











This picture represents that every little thought leads to something new and captivating until your mind is just like a maze, never ending and always different, so that you never walk down the same path again just like when you read a good book its never the same twice. The imagination blob represents what once frozen in the minds of the non-educated. A lot comes from this ‘blob’ all the little nooks and crannies of thoughts are complex but liberating, freeing, and independent all at once. Once again, I refer to Tuesdays with Morie as my ice axe, my key to my soul, my liberty to think freely; and the key to my ‘frozen sea within.’

Beary, My Teddy

Beary My Teddy

Fuzzy oak fur rubbing up against my face with its nose nuzzling my face! Beary has been with me for as long as I can remember. Although he is older than most teddy bears and is big in size, Beary has never left my side.

While I was in Australia, I often needed to be comforted after a hard day of school or a lecture from my parents. He never questions me or makes me feel wrong for my choice. He has maple tree brown for his fur and light brown ears and tummy fur. His little bow that is tied fast around his neck is the symbol of my everlasting bond with him. His short stubby legs with soft patches of fur on the soles of his feet and his arms to match are worn with the strain of the many times I have swept him off the ground and give him a big hug or piggy backed him! His deep brown eyes give him a wise look that makes me feel that I can tell him anything, and he can always reply with a positive and helpful, yet wordless answer.

I still confide in Beary about anything from homework questions to nagging thoughts. Sometimes he even wears a bandanna so he can match just like me! Overall, Beary is just like me in many ways. He can be confided in but sometimes just doesn’t have the answer. Something that many have told me i can be at times, although i still help every time I can.

As long as I can be with him, I know that I can be safe and be myself always and everywhere. Although he isn’t actually living, I make sure to sleep with him and keep him clean so that he doesn’t obtain any rips or holes! I may not always bring him along, because my friends would tease me if I did, but he never leaves my thoughts completely, even if he isn’t on my mind completely! Never the less, I love my teddy bear dearly and I would never be able to fall asleep without him!