ITSOGS

While I can honestly say that I enjoy a game of baseball or tennis, I have never really been overly excited about Olympics and other annual events as a form of entertainment. I believe there was one year that I actually followed the scores, but if you ask me today what actually transpired during that time, chances are that I could not even remember the names of those who took part in the events. The year that China hosted the Olympics was a special one for me, but that really had nothing to do with the events, but rather the fact that history was being made.

I imagine that in order to compete in the Olympics, being faster and more reliable than the competition is a positive thing, that is of course if you hope to take home one of the medals. It takes a certain kind of individual to compete in the Olympics, one that is very competitive and prefers to stand out from the rest. I can only imagine the stringent daily training exercises and guidelines that one must follow in order to be worthy of winning, even a bronze medal at such an event. I guess I look at the whole thing as a “non-sporting” event, simply because dreams are made and shattered at all such events.

These days, especially around the Christmas holidays, many people are finding themselves over the edge with emotions. One of the worst things to experience is a holiday of some sort where a previous loved one is no longer part of your life, whether it is due to a tragedy or some other design. The holidays can already be quite depressing to some, so trying to obtain some exercise and enjoy the fresh air is something that should be on your daily list of things to do. Don’t dwell on the past or the things that you are unable to experience, look for newer and more positive things to engage your mind and your time.

Being able to laugh and joke around is certainly a step in the right direction, however, even though it is important to do so, contemplation (up to a point) is not necessarily a bad thing. The problem with contemplation is that it can sometimes turn into an obsession and that is when depression sets in, leaving us in a quandary where we tend to think about what we had, rather than what we have and what we can still have. Other than experience, there is nothing to benefit from what used to be, we can not change that, neither can we go back, that is why it is called the past.

I can honestly say that I don’t ever look forward to the world of dating and whether that is because of all the lies and deception that I have come to expect or because of the fact that I have changed considerably over the years I am not sure. These days there is an excess of scam artists, (or Internet thugs if you wish) that use the loneliness and misfortune of those seeking an honest relationship to prey on. If you happen to be one of those looking for love these days, it is well worth the time reading the profiles, over and over again before making any final decisions.

It serves us right though, because if as human beings we would take a little more time trying to make our relationships work, instead of jumping from one to the other, many of us would either still be married or still be in a solid relationship. For those of us who (after wading through the filth and muck on the Internet) are lucky enough to find love again, my best advice to you now that all was well again, is to work hard at your relationships and avoid being thrown in the ocean one more time, where you will be swimming with the sharks.

Regardless of who you ask, you will probably be told that a good education is as important as a proper diet. Sadly, that same education is not available in all corners of the globe. The fact of the matter is, depending on where in the world you live, there is a good chance that  education could suffer, whereas in some parts of the international community, a good education is not even affordable. In some parts of the world an education is so important that children go without shoes and other necessities just so that their Graduation rates and achievement scores will not suffer.

In some countries, however, children do not seem to be as interested in  getting a better education as they should be, a fault that will have to be passed on to the parents for not sticking behind them and helping them with their homework. Because of  lack of dedication and ambition, the quality and quantity of work that the children of our country have to look forward to is anything but positive. The problem is simple though, a lack of any real ambition continues to be a stumbling block within the student body and the family lives of some of our society.

I probably spend so much more time on picking out a present for my older sister than I do for all the time I spend picking out gifts for all my other friends and family combined. We’re extremely close even though it wasn’t always that way. It used to be that we fought all the time but once we both got into college and actually went to the same one, we started hanging out all the time and have been inseparable since then.

There have actually been a couple of times when I wanted something for Christmas and she picked out the perfect thing and then vice versa. I was online trying to come up with that luck again, when I randomly found an wireless Internet online offer and after I looked through it some more, I decided to sign up for it for my apartment’s Internet access.

I found these really awesome rainbow mittens to give her for Christmas and I can’t wait for her to see them. She has a really quirky sense of style and I think they’re going to fit right in with that.