i thunk a thought

today, a very rare and marvelous event occurred in my moderately boring life! i thunk a thought! a most wondrous thought. and this thought lead to other thoughts which had my brain spinning so fast i have a bit of motion sickness.

what was this thought, you might ask? do not fret, my dear, i will enlighten you.

i was sitting on my average sized bed in my average sized home in an average sized town listening to my ipod and pondering my somewhat boring life. as i lay there, a web of thought began to spin itself. i thought about all of those people in Haiti and all that they have suffered through in the past week. i thought about how sad it was that most of them are homeless and starving. and there i sat in my warm house, on my super comfy bed, listening to my ipod. it was then that i realized for the millionth time that i had forgotten how lucky i am.

i think so often i take for granted all that i have been given. the things i have. the things i wish i had. they don't matter. instead of being grateful for the working bodies and minds that we have, we compare ourselves to others and tear ourselves or each other down until there's nothing left and we feel small and insignificant. everyone is important to someone. everyone is needed. wanted. the people who think you're "weird" or whatever don't even matter. just remember that what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger. and.... sticks and stones can break your bones, but words will never hurt you.

then my web of thought turned towards the labels we all give each other. most, if not all of them, have negative connotations. as i walked around the halls of school yesterday, i looked at everyone and tried not to see their stereotype. i tried to see them. it was difficult to get past my previous judgements and just see the person behind the make-up or the hair or the ridiculous outfits to see the person inside. you'd be surprised at how many amazing people are out there if you'd only give them a chance. i have been guilty of passing judgements too quickly several times in my life. i only hope that i can become better at loving people for who they are.

so lets all be awesome to one another....

and that... is the cheesy thought of the day.