What Am I Thankful For?

The Thanksgiving Holiday is typically a time when people reflect upon themselves and think of what they are truly thankful for. This holiday season I have many things to be thankful for. My family is one thing that I am very thankful for. I have been very blessed with a family who loves me and cares for me like no other. My mom, specifically, I am very thankful for. She does everything for me and with me in mind; she means everything to me. I have also been blessed with a wonderful home. Many individuals are not so lucky as to have a place to call "home". Friendship is another big thing that I am so grateful for this Thanksgiving. I know that my friends are always there for me, and that is a true blessing. I believe the thing that I am most thankful for this Thanksgiving, is that I know the Lord. God has gotten me through some tough things recently, so I have to be most thankful to Him for His presence in my life.

My Thoughts on Career Day

Today was Career Day at school. For two hours, students rotated to four different classes. Each class was a different career. Throughout the course of Career Day, my thoughts drifted slightly from the career that I thought I wanted to do. I, going into this, had thought that I would enjoy the Performing Arts career most. It turns out that the Performing Arts Class was my least favorite. The Music Class ended up being the one I enjoyed most- to my dismay. I've always loved music, but never thought that I wanted to make a career out of it. After today, I realize that there is much, much more to the music career besides just being an artist. I learned that a career being a Publisher, Writer, or working at a Record Label may interest me. All of those positions sound extremely enjoyable- and make a large salary. Career Day really opened my eyes to careers that I had never even considered. I'm very grateful to have gotten the chance to participate in this, and cannot wait until next year!

My Presentation on Julius Caesar

My English class has been working on the play, Julius Caesar, for the past several weeks. To close out our study of the play, everyone in the class had to do some sort of presentation project. I chose to do a monologue from Julius Caesar. In my monologue, Cassius is speaking; he is plotting against Caesar. He is trying to trick Brutus into joining him in his conspiracies against Caesar. My monologue shows that Cassius is a bit of a villain, and that he puts great thought into plotting against Caesar. My monologue comes from Act 1, Scene 1. It reads:

"Well, Brutus, thou art noble. Yet I see
Thy honorable mettle may be wrought
From that it is disposed. Therefore it is meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes;
For who so firm that cannot be seduced?
Caesar doth bear me hard, but he loves Brutus.
If I were Brutus now, and he were Cassius,
He should not humor me. I will this night
In several hands in at his windows throw,
As if they came from several citizens,
Writings, all tending to the great opinion
That Rome holds of his name, wherein obscurely
Caesar's ambition shall be glanced at."

Refining Our Hearts as Christians

This past week has been Spiritual Emphasis Week at school. Our speaker, Brent, has done such a wonderful job and has led many students to take a look at their own personal walk with God- or lack there of. Brent has talked about four main points this week. The first point being what it means to "move" as a Christian. The second was about the importance of "pouring out". The third point was about refining, and the last point about having a "calloused" heart. I have thought most about the third point- refining. I think that, as Christians, we have to constantly be refining our personal lives. We need to never think that we know all there is to know about Christianity; we will never know all there is to know about God. God is constantly refining us as individuals, if we allow Him to do so. Our walk with God will increase and we will grow stronger if we are constantly refining our lives. If, however, we do not refine our lives, then our walk with God may begin to diminish- and we cannot allow that to happen. In my opinion, the refining process is one of the most important aspects to Christianity. We need to trust in God and allow Him to take us over.