Mak a move

So I came across this song a couple of months ago, or was it a year? I don’t remember. I got it free on iTunes and totally forgot about it. So a few months ago I got addicted to this band.

This song is so powerful. It pretty much describes a lot of what I go through. I talk  big and all but when it comes time to actually do something, I can’t. That is one of the many reasons I started to blog. I was like  maybe I can touch at least one persons life on here.

So I hope you enjoy the song as much as I do. (Oh and If the song doesn’t play here’s the YouTube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_S9VvJM1PI)

~Be who yUo aRe~

NerdJunky

P.s: Here’s the link to my other blog. It actually has all the same posts as this one it’s just on tumblr instead of blogger.

http://nerdjunky.tumblr.com/

The world isn't a fairytale...

I came across this quote the other day it said "What screws us up most in life is the picture in our head of how it's supposed to be." That got me to thinking, (which I do quite often) how do we picture life? We all think that life is some great fairytale and right now were just waiting for our prince (or princess) to come sweep us off our feet and our evil stepmother will be beaten, the dragon will be slain, and will live in a castle happily ever after.
Life is definitely not a fairytale. I should know. My life has been somewhere between my prince rescuing me and me dying when it turns out it was just another disguise. (I like metaphors as well, if you haven't noticed.) In other words my life has been a constant up and down, one day great the other horrible.
What would our lives be like if we didn't have this 'fairytale' mindset? I know Another question. (I like those too.) Often times when I am trying to figure something out and I ask myself a question I'll have the answer already there, and my brain is like "Hello! answer here." Sorry bunny trail.
So what would life be like if we looked at the world for what it truly is? Well I'll take a minute and show you what it would look like if I was in fairytale mindset and real world mindset. 
Fairytale: The world has nothing going wrong, there's no war, everyone has food, there's no homeless, my parents have jobs, my parents never got divorced, my dad/mom never left, etc. (You get the idea).
Real world: Life can be pretty messed up, There's war and are friends and family are gone fighing, your parents left, etc.
Okay so now that we have established what we want our lives to look like and what they really are, what are we going to do about it? Well we may not be able to  save the world but we can definitely make it better.
How might you ask? Well we may not be able to stop a war or help get our parents back together, but there's other stuff that can help a lot of people. You could help out a homeless shelter or a food pantry, you could help your elderly neighbors, donate food for the hurricane victims or even volunteer to help with the hurricane relief team. Theres so much out there that we could be doing to help the world. yet we never do.
Okay challenge time. (Drum role): This week try to do something to help, it can be anyone. Even if it's just helping your mom do little things.

"I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday." -Eleanor Roosevelt


~Be who yUo aRe~
NerdJunky

Be yourself

Death is a funny thing. You don't realize till someone or something is gone how much you truly cared for them.
This week has just been one of those "oh my gosh the world really hates me" weeks. My pet rat died... Okay I know I started this post out all serious and what not, but my rats death really put some stuff into focus for me.
We live our lives like there's no tomorrow, but what if we lived our lives in a way that there was a tomorrow? So what we messed up today, that doesn't mean we give in to the world telling us were failures and that we can't do any better. We get up off our butts and take a step. we don't even have to take a big step we can just do a shuffle.
So some of us might say that you've tried and failed. Oh trust me I know just about every excuse there is. I have tried, failed and failed again. And every time I fail I'm like why does the world hate me so much. But in all seriousness the world really doesn't hate us. Our culture has become so caught up in greed and perfection that it has given us a mindset that whenever we fail we can't do any better. So we feel like the world hates us.
This is definitely one of the many things I struggle with. I'm not perfect, I'm not one of those girls you would see and be like "Oh my gosh she's gorgeous", I'm not a super skinny model, I'm just me, and often times being just me doesn't feel like enough. So I put tons of makeup on, where the clothes that I may not feel comfortable in but the rest of the world loves and try to fit in while the real me is locked up.
It took me three years of high school to figure out that being what the world wants isn't fun. I know why did it take me so long, right? Well the thing is I was trying to impress a guy (Okay guys in general), chasing after guy's made me loose sight of who I really was.
So hears my advice for the week. Don't try to make yourself anything your not, just be you. You will definitely see a difference in your life. 

~Be who yUo aRe~
Nerdjunky

http://nerdjunky.tumblr.com/