Post Number 2 for this week!

I am reading this book about the Holocaust that is called The Book Thief. I love this book so much! I can't stop reading it and every time I get to a good spot I have to stop for something! Its a pretty great book and I hope you will take the time and read it(: Here is a great quote! (this is not biased for religion.)

"Lord grant me the patience to accept those things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the different."
This is actually an alcoholics anonymous prayer. Religion has nothing to do with this(:

Jealousy

Jealousy is a monster. It can come out of nowhere. There is nothing you can do to stop it. It's like a river that just keeps filling up and there is nothing you can do to make it go down. You can put up sand bags and caution signs so no one comes near but you can't stop it completely. With jealousy you can avoid that person or just divert your mind from thinking about it but you can never let it go. It just eats  and eats at you until finally you realize that you are better/different in your own way. There is nothing you can change to make yourself better than someone else. 

"Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." - Dr. Seuss

 This is my favorite quote of all time! Dr. Seuss was a genius!

Second Post: Short Story

    We were only 5 minutes late for class. As we were walking up to the building there was a
black car parked in the loading zone where the buses pick up and drop off. The windows were
tinted but rolled down halfway. There was a guy in the drivers seat and he was looking at us. We
kept walking, but turned just in time to see a cute, innocent girl sliding into the passengers seat.
The driver waved at us and gave a mischievous grin and drove away.
“Well that was creepy.” I turn and say to Macie.
“I didn’t notice.”
    We head to class without anymore words. Something must be going on at Macie’s house; she isn’t talking much today. Her dad is an alcoholic; he is very verbally abusive and always gets mad at her for stupid stuff. They are always fighting and after a big fight they don’t talk to each. She kinda shuts people out and makes them believe she is alright, but on the inside she is dying. I always know when something has happened though, I am her best friend after all. There has been a few times when she has come over, afraid to go back to her house. I feel bad but I don’t know what I can do. I just try to always be there for her when she needs me.

Stress

Stress is pretty much gross. It gets you all worked up and anxious! I have been stressing about my grades all this week. I really hate stressing over stuff. I have learned that stress is not the best thing for your body. Sometimes it can make you physically sick, other times it can make you mentally sick. When I'm stressed I start to get really angry at everyone. I don't mean to but it just happens. There is nothing you can do about it though. Stress never goes away and you have to learn how to live with your stress. It's pretty much the only thing you can do.