[CarleyGee]

Lately, I have been really interested in Buddha.
(Not religiously, but more as a prophet)
Words of Wisdom:

“All that we are is the result of what
we have thought. The mind is everything.
What we think we become.”

“You yourself, as much as anybody
in the entire universe, deserve your
love and affection.”

I actually sent that one to a friend of mine, in hopes of
cheering her up, since she's going through a rough time.
Actually, she's gotten into hard drugs and pretty much
just destroying her future by getting into the wrong crowd.
Even though she's hurt me and my family, by stealing from
us when we let her live with us, I wanted her to know that
she was my bestfriend, and I'll always try and help her.

“Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike;
each has their suffering. Some suffer too much,
others too little.”

There are a lot of spoiled people out there, and then
there are people who have gone through so much crap,
it seems like there is no hope left for them.

A famous story for inspiration:

“An old man is teaching his grandson about life.
‘A fight is going on inside me,’ he said to the boy.
‘It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves.
One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret,
greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment,
inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The
other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope,
serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy,
generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same
fight is going on inside you—and inside every other
person, too.’
“The grandson thought about it for a minute and then
asked his grandfather, ‘Which wolf will win?’
“The old man replied simply, ‘The one you feed.’

From the book, Jeremy Fink and The Meaning of Life.
For me anyway, it was really deep to be a kid's book.

"Until recently, I thought it was death
that gave meaning to life - that having
an endpoint is what spurred us on to
embrace life while we had it. But I was
wrong. It isn't death that give meaning
to life. LIFE gives meaning to life. The
answer to the meaning of life is hidden
right there inside the question."

We've all thought about the meaning of life before.
We all have different thoughts on it as well. For me,
I think I am here to make a difference in somebody's
life and help them from going down the wrong path.
Even if just one person, I know that my existence
wasn't useless. I hope to make a difference in other
countries as well. One of my biggest goals is to help
the homeless and the hungry in my own country, and
in other one's as well.

From Girl, Interrupted, another one of my favorite books.

"Scar tissue has no character. It's not like skin.
It doesn't show age or illness or pallor or tan.
It has no pores, no hair, no wrinkles. It's like a
slip cover. It shields and disguises what's beneath.
That's why we grow it; we have something to hide."

I hide a lot of who I am. I've kept a lot of things
inside, even from my family. And everyone has
probably at least once hidden their true emotions.

Though I hate to have such a depressing entry,
so I'll leave off with a cheery quote.

There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.