Tellin’ it like it is…

Mr. Obama is the president of the United States, and as such deserves the respect his office demands. We as the American people, however, ought not to sit silently by and watch him slowly destroy our country from the inside out with his decision-making. I have spent some time lately thinking about what to write regarding the injustices and problems in our country both related and unrelated to our President’s decisions. I believe that actor Jon Voight, in his open letter to the Washington Post, addresses an issue which must not be overlooked. Here is the link to his letter.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/22/dear-mr-president-jon-voight/

Quotes…

I was looking through some quotes to find one for the tagline above, and decided to put up some of my favorites. Some are inspirational, some true, and some just made me smile .

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”  ~Mark Twain

“There’s nothing to writing.  All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein. ” ~Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith

“The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.”  ~Anaïs Nin
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ” ~William Wordsworth

“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible. ” ~Vladimir Nabakov

“I love writing.  I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.”  ~James Michener

“Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.”  ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

 

My New Theme

So it has been close to a year since I have last updated my blog. Bad, I know. I have plenty of excuses, even valid ones, but I won’t bore you .

I am changing the blog to relieve the pressure. I felt like I had to record, or write something…valuable, so I didn’t take the time. I have decided to turn this into a way to practice my writing. If I feel the urge to write, I will, and if not, I won’t . I want to improve my creative writing, hence the quote at the top of the page.

Anyway, signing off now

Every Moment

I was in a car accident yesterday. I was driving home from school and I stopped at the light at Louisiana and Paseo. I was rear-ended and my car shot into the middle of the intersection. Thankfully no one was hurt. I was blessed and protected from not getting hit while sitting in the middle of the intersection. The whole experience has really made me think. It really brought home to me my own mortality. I could be dead right now, or at the very least hospitalized with multiple injuries. We really don’t know what is going to happen next year, next month, next week, tomorrow, or even the next moment until it happens. I was standing on the sidewalk waiting for the cops to arrive and I saw for the first time how many missed chances and opportunities I had just yesterday. It made me take a hard look at my attitude towards life, and I didn’t like what I saw. I so often avoid, ignore, or put off opportunities to do things, witness to people, be a friend, give someone a hug, little things that don’t seem like a big deal, but really are. It made me realize that I have to take EVERY opportunity, every chance to tell someone they matter, tell my family I love them, tell people that no matter what they or anyone else has done or said, God loves them. No matter how hard it is, how tired you are, how discouraged, sad, hurt, whatever the reason, don’t let those opportunities pass you by. You may not have another one.

“Running through yesterday into tomorrow
Don’t let it just drift away
Forget about tying the hands of time
Give every minute to the One who gave us today”

~Joy Williams “Every Moment”

Snow in the Trees

It’s no secret that I dislike winter. The cold, the barreness, the wind…I could do without, thank you very much! The leafless trees, the lack of green, the overwhelming state of brown and grey that color the landscape; throughout the winter my eyes ache for the new life of spring, the warmth and color of summer, and the crisp vibrance of fall. But when it snows…when the bare branches are frosted with white, the stark, lifeless scenery is layered with an aura of glittery magic, a certain elegance, like a regal queen. And suddenly, winter is a wonderland of diamond-like brilliance that reminds me of why it truly is a beautiful season, as unique and necessary as the rest.

Valkyrie

Today, several of my friends and I went and saw Valkyrie. I very much enjoyed the movie, but it also caused me to think.

There were 15 assassination attempts made to kill Adolf Hitler. And 15 failures. There was also an attempt to declare Hitler legally insane, so he could be removed from office. What are the chances of one man surviving 15 assassination attempts? How could every one of those attempts fail?

The men in Valkyrie, the ones involved in the assassination on which the movie is based, were so committed to their cause, so convinced that what they were doing was right, that they were willing to sacrifice everything. Money. Prestige. Career. Honor. Family. Their very lives. I wonder, do I believe in anything enough to sacrifice everything? I hope I do; I pray if I were faced with a decision about my faith I would make the right choice, that I would have the God-given strength to give it all up for Christ. But would I? I pray so.

January 1, 2009: A New Day, A New Year

Well, it’s officially January 1, 2009. I can hear the fireworks going off outside. I wonder what this year will hold. Will the next 12 months be exciting? Difficult? Boring? Filled with happiness and joy? Depressing? A combination of everything? What will it hold for me? My family? My country? The world?

Looking forward, I will finish my freshman year at college, transfer to UNM, and begin my sophomore year. I’ll go to camp, get some ort of job in the summer and fall, go to church, YABS, and probably the H-2s, stress about school, homework and tests, laugh, cry, have fun, feel depressed; life will go on as usual. Why is the New Year such a big deal? Do we celebrate because it is a fresh start? Because we want to send the old year off with a bang? Or is it because, good or bad, joyous or terrible, wonderful or sad, we can never retrieve the past? Do we celebrate to herald the coming of the New Year? Or to hide our secret melancholy over the loss of the past year? I am not sure.

Whatever the reasons for celebration, we will never regain 2008, but 2009, whatever it holds for us, lies ahead, a clean slate. So have a blessed, wonderful, safe, joyous year. Welcome 2009!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!

I am thankful for:

 

1. God

2. My parents

3. My brothers, I love them very much, even when they drive me crazy

4. My friends, don’t know what I’d do w/out ya’ll, you know who you are

5. Coffee

6. Flying Star *grins* yes, I am serious

7. The opportunity to go to school

8. My teachers for putting up with me…

9. Life

10. Music

 

And so much more that I’m not thinking of at this moment, becuase I’m running out of time ….I have to get to class….*sighs dramatically*

The New Mexico Breeze

So I am now writing a column for the New Mexico Breeze, a conservative newspaper/magazine. And my first article came out on Wednesday (11/5)!! I’m so excited!  Please check the newpaper out! It’s a great publication with a lot of community information and is quite interesting.  http://www.newmexicobreeze.com/

Our Lives….

 for more check out: http://danieladeuel.wordpress.com/

*song plays – Un Amore Per Sempre*

 

Newscaster 2: what a gorgeous song….”a love that lasts forever lasts only an instant.” *sigh*

 

Newscaster 1: y’all will have to forgive her.*whispers* she’s having a moment. *hands her a box of Kleenex*

 

Newscaster 2: There’s nothing wrong with me.back to the show..i realized I still need to go by peanut butter to go with the Oreos, a hairdryer, and socks. *nods* Then I’ll be set for camp…have we received any emails from our viewers?

 

Newscaster 1: Of course! 5,634 to be exact. Let’s stat with email number 546.

 

Email 546: the proper way, Daniela luv, to deal with AML is to go and find him, ignore him, and never talk to him again..once you do that call me, dahhhhling, and we’ll have lunch, we’ll chat. Cheerio – Mr. F. Darcy.

 

Newscaster 1: *dies of laughter* weeelllll…

 

Newscaster 2: *in tears* it’s not funny…i wasn’t expecting HIM to email.*sniff*..i’ll take you up on the Kleenex offer now.

 

Newscaster 1: *still laughing* let’s go to email number.

 

Newscaster 2: *smirking*.email 1

 

Email 1: Lauren, Babe, the only way to deal with the godfather is to act civil, be nice, and if he begins to scare the crap out of you then call me and I’ll come and save you. What is it with you and Italian men? I thought I was the only one. Ciao. Un Amore Per Sempre- Sr. Michael James Franco Groban

 

Newscaster 1: *eyes wide, mouth open*

 

Newscaster 2: my dear audience when was the last time we saw her speechless? I can’t even remember.lol

 

Newscaster 1: *clears throat* well..so what are you seriously going to do AML?

 

Newscaster 2: Well, I think I’m going to just talk to him and be nice. I’m not going to treat him any different than I treat any other guy.if it comes across as flirting, then fine..we’re states a part so who cares. But if I do, tell me.ASAP.how about you and the Godfather 2? *ponders while sipping coffee*

 

Newscaster 1: well I..

 

Newscaster 2: oops.we’re out of time. Lauren will answer the question after the break.

 

Newscaster 1: Laters!