New Beginnings

Hello!

I've been on blogspot for 6 years now, but I have decided to publicize a new blog because my old account is filled with personal information. Information that I am not willing to openly share. I continued to write on that blog because I figured the people who followed me on that account no longer use blogspot anymore.

I moved onto Tumblr for a while, but I rarely write on there and instead reblog what interests me. I do keep around a journal that I update every now and then, but I wanted to make a blog where I am able to share my experiences to whoever is interested.

I'll be sharing some things I have learned with my walk with God, music that captivates me, some trails, and to new beginnings. I am a Christian and although I am far from perfect, there are a few things I have given up lately to become more Christ-like. Old habits are slowly being put aside to allow me to become a better, happier person. What I have learned is that being a Christian is not easy. Through this walk with God, I will be facing many trails and tribulations that will try and stray me away from my beliefs, tempting me in various ways. I will not always be happy but I know it is normal to feel defeated once in a while. So in this blog, I will also be sharing some struggles in my life but I will always try to pick myself back up.

It is not always a bright sunshine in our lives. Some days will be flooded by rain, but the beauty is always the rainbow after the rain. I keep that in my mind because there will always be something beautiful as a result to hardships that we encounter in our lives. It is important to try to be as positive as possible. My pastor reminds the congregation that we must be a blessing to others. When I reflect back on my life, I admit I have wronged many people and as much as I would like to apologize, there is something in the back of my head telling me I'd be wasting my time and that I don't deserve to come back in their lives. When it comes to bible studies, I am willing to pick friends up who need a ride because I want them to experience the joy from bible studies. In my Child Development class, my professor explained to the class how it was important for a child to have some sort of belief system because it resembles a set of rules that are needed to follow. It didn't matter if the family was Buddhist, Catholic, Christian, Mormon, etc. as long as they had something in their lives to teach them morals. So I am honestly very blessed to be raised in a family like mine. My parents honestly know what's best for me. Growing up I wanted to constantly rebel and had to put on a mask at church, but as I became closer to God, I learned that doing so brought me no where. Why pretend to be someone I'm not? I was titled positions in our church because no one else stood up to take responsibility. I never took it seriously when I was younger. Thankfully, as I grew I learned to put aside partying and bad habits. I've had plenty of eye opening situations that made me want to grow up. Also, as soon as I graduated, I grew very tired of the partying phase. I didn't find the joy I used to when I was a young sophomore in high school. But, I am completely okay with that because I am closer to God than I have ever been in my 18 (almost 19, please hurry up September) years of life. I am blessed with so many things that I sometimes am blinded by, but as soon as I take a step back from reality, I am filled with great awe to see what I have in my life.

Today, Erica and I had a spontaneous outing to Chino Hills to watch "If I Stay". It was released today and I must admit, the movie was great! I feel like everyone in the room was in tears, especially during the scene of the grandfather and Mia. I would watch the movie again if I could. The soundtrack was beautiful as well!


Ben Howard-Promise

Beautiful song. Feel free to check out the rest of the soundtrack from the movie! Or just watch the movie if you can!

Charlene