How Far are You Willing to Stand up for what You Believe In?

Hi my Lovely Readers, 

            The other day a friend asked me about a song and if I have heard of it (Cassie by Flyleaf). At first I said no and he said I should look it up and it was about a girl commenting suicide. I went to look it up today and realized I indeed have actually heard of it, it has just been a very long time since I have and it wasn’t about suicide. This song is about the Columbine shooting and a girl who died in it. Cassie died because another student was asked if he believed in God and she answered for him saying yes. She was shot in the head and it was an instant death. She saved the fellow student’s life instead of saving her life. She stood up for her belief in God. 

Now before I go any further with this post I’d like to state that this is my blog and I am going to express my opinions in matters. You may not like what I might have to say, however I would like to ask for you to respect what I have to say. I do not care what religion or faith you may have all I care about is you follow your faith, respect other’s faith, and do your research before saying anything about another religion.

With that being said I would like to continue my post. I started thinking about how much Cassie believed in her faith, so much that she was willing to die for it. How many of us truly believe in something 100% even if it meant giving up their life? I started to really think about this and started to wonder if I would be able to do this. I am Catholic and I do follow my faith. I like to consider myself more than the Holiday church goer, I try to go every weekend and yes before you ask I love to go to church. I love the way I feel when I leave church I feel happier, I won’t lie I do get distracted at times in church, but when I am in church I love how I feel I love the way it makes me think. One thing that a Priest once said that has always stuck with me is that when you stop questioning your faith you no longer have faith. Which is true in my opinion, having faith means you’re thinking of it and questioning it, it is kind of hard to explain it but you either get it or you don’t. With that all being said I would like to say that I think  if there was a gun next to my head and I knew how I would answer a question depended on whether or not I would live I’d say yes. I cannot know for sure if I truly would do this since I have not been put in that situation before and hopefully will never be in it. I based this answer on how I react in everyday life. When faith gets put in a situation with me I always say what I truly mean and do, trust me I get a lot of looks that I’m crazy when I say yes I pray, go to church, and yes I love it. It makes me wonder is it bad that I can say I love something and can stand up for it.

This brings me to my other thought, we all say we like something or have an opinion on an issue but when it comes down to it do you really stick with it. Here is an example we all know there is a Presidential election coming up this year (and if you don’t go turn on the news). Every candidate is stating what they belief in and what they will do to make this country better. In all honesty no matter which one gets into office they all will change their opinion on issues. For one it is not up to the president whether or not something happens, yes they have an influence of matters and can bring issues up but it is up to congress mostly on what happens next. Most people change their mind based on who they are with to. I’ve seen myself do it before, I also tend to change my mind based on learning more facts the other person tells me. However, once I get my research done on an issue and feel confident with my choice there is no way someone can make me change it. I have also seen it where people are so stuck on an opinion they won’t budge. It could literally be the sky is red instead of blue. They believe it and won’t bother to research it to know the truth. What does it take to really form belief in something?

The way people’s mind work is something else. We form opinions without knowing all the facts or some people do so much research they refuse to open up their minds. I think what I have come to accept as to how I form my beliefs is if a gun was next to my head would I be willing to stand behind my opinion knowing that my answer could cost me my life. Humans are meant to change their minds on subjects, but if you are for a certain issue you better be able to say yes I stand for it when it could cost you your life. I may be young but I think with the beliefs I have and feel 100% in I would stick up for them even if there was a gun next to my head. 

I hope this has givien you guys something to really think about. Thanks for reading.

Valentine's Day!

Hi Love’s 
     
    Maybe you can tell what this Cassie’s Thoughts is going to be about, but for those of you who don’t know I’m going to tell you about one of my favorite holidays Valentine’s Day. As a child my favorite holiday was Valentine’s Day. I did not really have a reason for it except for the fact that I would say I loved love. I no longer think it is my favorite, however I can get very into it but I am a holiday girl I tend to get into every holiday. 
     I was one of those children that for Valentine’s Day would have my mom make treats for everyone and fill out my valentine’s specifically for certain people. I remember thinking “oh I like this card it’s cute you’re going to go to my crush's.” Looking back I think that I got a little too much into Valentine’s. I remember having parties at school everyone was so excited about the candy (it was like a second Halloween) and here I was reading the cards getting super excited about what type I got, I also really liked the candy too. I love seeing children now a days celebrating Valentine’s I think it’s just so cute.  I see little girls getting excited for filling out their cards and dressing up in cute pink and red clothes. While the boys look forward to the treats and get grossed out by the idea of liking a girl.

    My first Valentine’s Day that I celebrated with another person was a nice simple one I got a little bucket the guy made with a big bag of M&M’s (my favorite candy), a little teddy, a blue heart pen, and a smelly pencil. It wasn’t much but it was sweet and like I always say it is the thought that counts not how much they spend. My one best friend and I for the past couple of years now have called each other our valentines. It doesn’t matter if we have a guy valentine or not. We will try to spend a weekend together, give each other chocolate (and maybe a stuff animal), watch a movie or go see one at the theater, and just have a good old BFF bonding time. This year unfortunately we might not get to see each other until March but we will celebrate. 
  Are you ready for a history lesson? Valentine’s Day is in memory of three known saints all of which were martyrs, all named Valentinus. The one I could find the most information on was killed for performing weddings which was against the law and ministering to Christians; a Roman Emperor put the law in place because he believed single men were better at fighting than men that were married. He was imprisoned and fell in love with his jailer daughter. Right before he was killed he wrote a letter to her signing it “From Your Valentine.” Another history lesson for you today would be about the Valentine’s Day massacre.  It happened 1929 in Chicago, Al Capone is the gang leader thought to be responsible for it. He wanted to eliminate his enemies and climax of this was February 14. Seven men associated with the Irish gangster George Moran were shot to death by men dressed as police men. Moran just missed the shooting by a couple of minutes since he was on his way there. Moran was quoted saying that the only person capable of this type of crime was Capone but when asked, Capone stated he was at home in Florida. No one knows for sure who was responsible for the Valentine’s Day Massacre but many believe that Capone was the one behind it.
   Some of you may be asking now what do I plan to do this Valentine’s Day. The answer is I am not entirely sure yet. I have been asked by a couple of guys (I felt so bad telling them no) but not by the one I am hoping for. Also, my friend probably won’t be here to celebrate either. I might have to work but I am not sure yet. There are a few different things I would like to do this holiday though. I am a romantic (at least I think I am) and yes the flowers, chocolate, and fancy dinner does sound nice but I’m not in that for Valentine’s Day. If a guy wanted to do that for me I wouldn’t necessarily say no though either. I really want to see the movie Deadpool and hang out with my valentine. For future valentine’s I have thought of would be have a guy cook me a meal I like or get my favorite take-out and watch a movie we both like. I also would like to celebrate the history of Valentine’s Day by going to play Laser Tag (which I have never done), try shooting a gun for the first time maybe, or something in that area. From what I have learned so far in my life anything can be fun or romantic as long as the two of you are having fun, you don’t have to make a guy suffer every year to do something sappy that can just stress him out.
        My tips for Valentine’s Day is go see each other Valentine’s Day but don’t celebrate it that day. Wait till the craziness dies down and candy if 50% of because as yummy as it is no one should have to spend an arm and a leg for it but that is only a suggestion. If you do celebrate on that day do what I do buy something small and then make something. Put your heart in the gift and show them how much they mean to you. My favorite thing to do is make my valentine his favorite sweet treat or put together a cute little gift basket of some of his favorite things. The most important key to having an awesome Valentine’s Day is to talk to your valentine and make a game plan as to what’s okay and what’s not okay with what you guys do. That’s all I have for you readers today I hope your Valentine’s Day is magical.:)

Super Girl

    Hi, I know been a bit longer than a month since I last wrote but let me tell you thinking about what I want to write can be hard. Also, it has been a busy month.  I now have a new thought to share with my lovely readers.  I recently was talking to someone at my work about super heroes, specifically Super Girl.

    I love Super Girl and the fact she has her own show now is amazing! I’ve liked her since I was little. I’m not sure if it is the fact she has super powers, in my opinion looks like me, or the fact she is just kick butt awesome. Anyways, back to the conversation I was saying how much I enjoy her show the person asked me if I really need a “girl power” show, I think there was something else added to it, but I was in shock a bit by what was said. At first I tried to defend her and let’s just say when I am put on the spot with something I am not at all prepared for I do not defend my case very well. However, it got me thinking if I do need a girl power show. After thinking about it for a couple a days I came up with an answer that satisfied me. I do and I do not need a girl power show, let me explain myself.
      I love the fact that there is a girl super hero to “look up to.” As a little kid I always favored the girl super hero shows over any with a guy in it, even though my options were limited with the variety of girl super heroes. I remember watching the Power Puff Girls as a child and how excited I was when I found a guy friend that wanted to play make believe of it with me or Sailor Moon (which was my all-time favorite super hero that focused on girl power) and playing it with my friends and fighting crime in my back yard. Those were shows I liked not because it was “girl power” but because it showed me that I didn’t need to be a guy to be awesome I was capable of being myself and saving the world. I also loved that in my super hero shows it did not just look at strength or a super power to save the day, it looked at using how smart a girl was, her talents, or something they did every day to help save the day. It encouraged me to be confident and know that I don’t need a superpower to save the day.

The reason that I said I don’t need a “girl power” show in my life is because I really don’t. I did not need a female super hero to show me a girl can save the day I would have figured that out and probably would have watched more boy super hero shows. However, I think that it helped me realize it sooner in my life. As a child (and even as an adult) looking up to someone real or fictional helped me when I was down or need a smile. Girls today are not full of confidence. As much as society wants to push that and make someone confident automatically it does not work that way. Females and males too need to build their own confidence and find it through themselves. Giving a person a role model helps with that confidence builder. Think about it a two year old is learning to walk we buy them a walk like Elmo toy to help them; we are giving them something to look up to and aim to be like. When they are a toddler we say you want to be big like Batman or Daddy you have to eat your vegetables. Parents pick the role models at the beginning of our lives but as we grow and mature we pick our own.
       Today with super heroes I like both male and female ones equally but if someone asks me who I want to be I am going to say a girl, even if it is the Hulk or Captain America I refuse to be a guy (just try not to make the costumes so sexy but that is a whole other issue for another day). Now for Super Girl I love her for more reasons now as an adult. Yes, because she has super powers, looks like me, and kicks butt. Just like I liked her as a kid but (a bit of help from her show since I haven’t had the opportunity to read her comics) I like her back story, the fact that she never gives up, she makes working a real job, saving the world, and dating super easy (which I am still just working on balancing school and work). She makes me smile, brings out the child in me, and makes me think “you know what I know things can get tough but I can do this I have the confidence to be able to do anything I want to.” To answer that guy’s question no I do not need a girl super hero. However, I want one because sometime I need a pick me up reminder of just how SUPER I can be.