The Feeling of Rejection

Have you ever been rejected? How did it make you feel? I believe that it is impossible for one to say that the feeling of rejection is a good feeling. Thus, many might say that some people deal with rejection extremely while others react to it as though it is a grain of salt. Rejection is something that you will experience throughout your life. It can affect people in many ways. Say for instance, rejection may cause some people to doubt themselves, others to give up, and for many, rejection can be a motivation to try harder.
Like many others, rejection is my biggest weakness. That has a major affect on my life because it is time for me to begin planning for college. I am required to submit college applications, scholarship essays, and high school transcripts. The last thing that I want is to be rejected from a college. The thought of being rejected often causes me to postpone sending information in. No one wants to be rejected. Rejection is very similar to peer pressure. Think about teenagers at parties. A lot of teenagers drink at parties because they may get the feeling that if they don't do what everyone else is doing, they may be rejected or viewed differently by the group. I know because I'm a teenager myself. Rejection is a powerful thing.
Unfortunately, as human beings, we are often judged by what we say or something that we may do. This often leads to one of two things, acceptance or rejection. When I am rejected, it makes me feel as though I am not good enough. Rejection hurts badly. Sometimes, it can be very depressing because we worry so much about whether others will accept us or not that we can't even focus straight. I chose to blog about "The Feeling of Rejection" because every time I blog, I think to myself, "would others agree with what I am saying?" or "what will other people think when they read this article ?" This past week, my mother taught me something very valuable. She said to me, "Candice, everyone is not going to accept you. However, you can't worry about other people and what they think about you. You can't please everyone. Therefore, don't get caught up in getting upset when you are rejected. Look on the bright side- every time you are rejected, think of it as practice. Just do better the next time."

What is America Really Coming To?

Would Christmas be the same if gifts were not involved? A lot of times, we get so caught up in receiving material things that we don't pay attention to the real meanings of the occasion. We live in a "me" society, where the only thing that people think about is themselves. At Christmas time, I often hear people say, "I'm not going to buy him/her anything unless they buy me something first." This leads me to mention the homelessness and poverty in America. The destitute rate is increasing tremendously each year. I honestly believe that if we work together, we could get the homeless people off the streets.
America is in such a horrible recession that we all should be looking out for one another. People are loosing jobs left and right, work hours are being cut, and many people are being laid off. It seems as though, ever since these things have been occurring, America has become worse. People are killing each other over the dumbest things. I mean, a man got shot walking out of his own house. How crazy is that! I believe that President Obama is going to make a change, but I know that it's going to take some time because America is in a major crisis. Every night I pray that there will be a day when I could look in the newspaper and not see any killings, robberies, or violent crime acts. Every morning, it is the same thing-"a man shot...a woman killed her children...an eighteen year old boy was found dead..." After a while, you get tired of reading about things like these. I ask myself the same question everyday, "What is America Really Coming To?"


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Barack Obama for President

If I could vote; I would vote for Mr. Barack Obama to become president. I love to listen to him give speeches because he always mentions "making a change" and that is certainly what America needs. I chose this topic to blog about because I remember a time when I was in elementary school. My classmates and I were taking turns telling what we wanted to be when we grew up. When it was time for Brandon Wilcox to go, he stated, " I wanna be the president." I remember the whole class (including myself) laughing at him. Needless to say, Barack Obama has taught myself, as well as others, that if you work hard, you can be anything that you want to be.Barack Obama is one of the most courageous people I know of. There are so many times when he could have dropped out of the elections or just said "forget it," but he is still standing. That takes great courage.
I think that John Mccain is too much like Bush. I mean, the war is pointless! Plain and simple- send our troops home. I am not trying to be rude or anything, but John Mccain always seems to be lost or like he doesn't know what he is talking about when he is giving a speech. It is very hard for me to understand what Mccain wants because one minute he is saying one thing and the next, he is saying another.
In conclusion, we "need" Barack Obama for president because with the way things are going in the world today, we need a president who is a leader, courageous, committed, and devoted to doing his job. Barack Obama fits that description perfectly.

Too Blessed to be Stressed

A lot of people think that I am weird, but I see it as being different from others. I was born Candice Lewis on February 5, 1991 in Louisville, Ky. I was born the oldest and the only girl out of three boys. When I was nine years old, my family and I moved to Decatur, Ga. We lived there five years before we resided back in Louisville. In my spare time, I enjoy thinking, reading, meeting new people, learning, writing, dancing, and listening to music. I dream of majoring in journalism and becoming a talk show host, a radio personality, and someday, an actress. One day, I will pursue my dream because I know that I can do anything that I put my mind to. I believe in giving my all or nothing. In other words, I always strive to be the best person that I can.
I do not regret anything that has happened in my past because those things have made me who I am today. I am mostly motivated by people who doubt me or tell me that I am not capable of doing something. That pushes me to try even harder. I do not believe in mistakes because everything happens for a reason, right? At least that's what my great grandmother has always told me. I simply see them as being lessons. A mistake is only a mistake if you don't learn anything from it.
The most valuable lesson that I've learned is that "tomorrow is not promised, therefore, live everyday as if it is your last."

Thankful

As my family and I rode from the Highlands to the West end of town, I watched as trees fell right in front of my very eyes. I thought to myself, I just want to hurry up and get home. When we got home, we had to park the car in the backyard. I realized that the wind was so strong that it had blown in our basement door. For the first time in my life, I was afraid to enter my own home.
We were without power for five days. It was even worse because it was unexpected. My cell phone had not been charged for at least two days, our house phones were all cordless which ran off electricity, most of our food had to be thrown out and to top it off- the fast food restaurants were either closed or crowded.
During the blackout, I complained the whole time about not having electricity and how upset I was that I couldn't charge my phone. Now that I think about it, I was being very ungrateful and selfish because even though we were without electricity, there are many things that I was thankful for. (1). No one in my family was injured. (2). We still had running water. (3). I spent more time with my family during the blackout than I had spent with them in a long time. (4). We always had something to eat, and last but not least (5). I learned that no matter what I am going through-there is always someone who is worse off than I am.