Puttin On the Pink: Minor Inconvenience

"Puttin on the Pink" week this year at Liberty Tech was sponsored by Mrs. Cassandra Williams. The school was painted pink to bring awareness of breast cancer. Each class was asked to decorate their run in honor of the cause. Mrs. Amber Guthrie's first block Academic Decathlon class took the cake and will be rewarded. The Puttin on the Pink efforts took new meaning for the Liberty Tech Academic Decathlon team. It was not just about decorating a classroom with pink. It became a symbol of hope, wisdom, and knowledge as Mrs. Arnold told of her experience with breast cancer. She informed for the class about the long process of chemotherapy and treatments that she endured. On her arrival in Mrs. Guthrie's class, she was overwhelmed with applause and a gift of an angel made by a breast cancer survivor. Her story was both informative and inspiring. She gave information about the process and signs that people need to watch for like giving hereditary information to doctors. Mrs. Arnold told the students that breast cancer was one of the most treatable cancers if it is detected on time. She called her 6 month experience a "Minor Inconvenience". She said although it was scary she was still able to watch her children grow and the births of her grandchildren as opposed to not having the ability to do so. She also informed the gentlemen that it is possible for men to contract breast cancer as well. In her closing remarks, she told the class to start now by make preventative measure through having a healthy life style. She encouraged them to work out and eat right. Mrs. Arnold also said that people are getting cancer at younger and younger ages and that action should start now with self exam and mammograms. In fact, a story in a very popular talk show noted that a 10-year-old girl was diagnosed with breast cancer. Also, Mrs. Guthrie added that we should stay on our mothers, aunts, and grandmothers about monthly mammograms. Mrs. Arnold's cheerful and grateful spirit brought life to putting on the pink.

Extra Note

As the judges walked into the room of Mrs. Amber Guthrie with a pink tint seen all over, Mrs. Williams was gifted with an angel made by a breast cancer survivor. Mrs. William's efforts for the week were greatly appreciated and well needed.

October 24, 2009

Leadership University

Seeing through New Eyes

"I found Jesus"

I thought about Jesus and the Robin Thicke song where he says "I found Jesus" and was inspired to write. I liked that part of "Lonely World" but I thought no one has an I found Jesus song. When I was writing, I thought of some melodies. I didn't want it to sound like Robin Thicke's but I wanted to keep a smoothe texture to it. When I was writing, I realized, He found me so after the bridge, the chorus says "You found me" Jesus found me. Oh and I was just going on. The beginning of the song or the first verse is about when I first got saved. I didn't know everything ( I found out later in life) or even fully why I should get saved. Mostly to escape condemnation, but the second verse talks about my relationship with Christ in a difficult time in my life. "With tears in my eyes"( I got the notes for the down easily) stands for when the different times I would cry when I first got saved and when I went through the hard time " With tears in my eyes" . This song really speaks about " In solitude I found You" which is when I didn't have friend I had JESUS and still do. Even though I didn't deserve it I had HIM. "With tears in my eyes" and "why" is really two things in this piece. Many people some times ask GOD why and some. I did and I realize pain pushes you to your destiny so no more why's !

"You found me

And you’ll never let me go

You’ll never turn your back on me

You hold me

N e v e r let go of me

I thought I found you LORD

But

You found me"

This is really off the top of the dome. It does rhyme but it need to be in this piece so it where I will riff and run and show my feelings towards the goodness of Jesus. Its really who JESUS is to me always there. He awesome !

Cutting off the Parasite

Its hard to let go and give up some things you love but are just no good for you like a person or something you love to do. It "appeals to your better nature". Even though it is killing us slowly we, we hold on to it secretly or even sometimes openly expecting a change it the situation. However, some times we must pull the plug on a thing in order for us to be able to live or kill the thing that is killing us. Some times you must cut yourself from people or things that hurt you. It's so subtle. It goes undetected as abuse, but eventually, you'll feel the full bite of the parasite. Just let it go. If it's killing you, cut it off. We want to be friends with everyone and we never ever want to give up on anything, but if it is killing you, let it go. LET IT GO. But it's so hard to let it go. To memories, to ambitions, to people. . . even though they kill us. Why is that? Why is it so complicated. I had to do something like this this week and last week. When you do it, it's not really that hard especially when the parasite almost sucks you completely dry. Sometimes it's just what we need to let the parasite go. What else do I need to cut off? I need to ask that everyday. Every day I wake. Who's first, what's next?

"Gave it up" by J Moss is inspirational. I love the message. The Word of GOD cuts and quickens at the same time. It's like no other. http://www.imeem.com/artists/j_moss/music/VRfI5lRX/j-moss-i-gave-it-up/ it goes great with "Cutting off the Parasite". Give it up!+

I listened to it three times one for the Father, for the son, and the Holy Spirit.

"I Found Jesus"

“I found Jesus”

All alone as I walked down the isle

Up in the sky

All of heaven was smiling

And tears my eyes

Asking, “What’s the reason why?”

But I found Jesus

There He was . . . oh yes

I found Jesus

Through the clouds and with in

I found Jesus

Scares and pain

All my life

was rainin

No friend was there

They all left it seemed

Not knowing

All I needed was comforting

And a friend call my own

In shames and fears

I couldn’t break

In strifes and confusions

It seemed I couldn’t shake

With tears in my eyes

Asking God why why why?

Through it all

I found JESUS

Through the maze of my mind

I found Jesus

There He was again

I found Jesus

He became my favorite friend

In my weakness

He makes me strong

I found Jesus

Through pain thought unspeakable

I found Jesus

Bridge

In solitude

I found you

In destruction

You were there

Even Though I was undeserving

It’s clear to me now

You found me

You found me

Through clouds and rain

Heartache and pain

You found me

Oh yes You did

You Found me

Through storms and my shame

Through my fear and my blame

You found me

You found me

You found me

Oh yeah

You found me

And you’ll never let me go

You’ll never turn your back on me

You hold me

N e v e r let go of me

I thought I found you LORD

But

You found me

How Many Sterrotypes can be proven in one day?

Today was a day full of ups and downs. In AD all we did was read to the awesome background music of of silencio. It was awesome. Thoughts of the past taunted me as I walked to class. No one cares. Why should I have to compromise for idiots for want of a better term.

Second period The Climax

Its so ironic how drama unfolds Theatre. The exposition, rising action, climax, and the Denouement. Mostly the climax and rising action happens however. We were working on plots for our plays that we are working on. You know Configuring the Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Denouement. Well the story is kind of vulnerable for me. Jerks will be jerks. Thats all I can say for now. Any way, I thought about this one day when I was flipping channellings and the Tyra show was on and she said teens have not developed the part of their brains that helps them make long term decisions or choices that would effect them later on in life.

This leads me to my next point

How Many Sterrotypes can be proven in one day

Stereotypes are by no means good

Game Day

Today I forgot to reset my alarm so again I woke up a little late. Yesterday, we went to the college for a whopping 60 minutes. We watched another video in AD yesterday but today we made our own quizzes. I worked with Cole today which never happens. We're like cats and dogs and he likes Germany which scares me. The quiz thing was pretty cool. I wish all of my teachers let us do that instead of other stuff. Mrs. Young's class is still rambuctious not because of Mrs. Young of course.

In third block I wrote "love" on my left had. It was a little less than what I did Tuesday. Tuesday there was a huge blue heart on my arm and marker marks from when Jeremy (Lewis) wrote on my hand. It bled on everything from my jersey to my sock. Everyone on the team said that I look like I had disease from all of that blue. (Trinity oh yeah. We tied them.) I think I write "love" on my arm for two or three reasons: for Christ's unfailing love, boredom, and I am in love lol. Well not really. maybe just a crush.

Today in Mrs. Teague's class we did yet another persuasive essay. This time it was about "is Hester the least immoral person in the Scarlet Letter?" The class was pandemonium as usual. I think I've been around the kids at school. I will not let them rub off on me!

Gun Shots?

Three gun shots fired today before the game while we were stretching. The game was at Hollywood vs. South Side, a run down neglected field in the part of Jackson where black people and poor whites live. I hate it. People think that its communism if we help out those less fortunate than we are. What is this? Any way back to the game. I felt a little weird. I hated how streaky I was in games. I need consistency.