Don't Worry, Be Happy.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Things have been a little crazy for me lately and I have to admit I've been a bit negative. I know, I know...bad Sierra! But I have been. We've all been there. Asked ourselves, what more can go wrong? What have I done to deserve this? Why me???

So, I've realized that I've been behaving this way and I've decided to try my best to be more positive. I do believe in the power of positive thinking. It's not always easy to be positive when life is handing you blow after blow, but it is important to do. I've heard it a hundred times, if you are positive, you'll get farther in life than if you're negative. It makes sense. If I'm running around complaining all the time, why would anything go my way? No one is going to go out of their way to help me. If I have a scowl on my face, I'll be repaid with a scowl. But... if I have a smile on my face, I guarantee you that I will receive more smiles in return. This is my new goal.

Starting today, I'm going to be more positive about my life. No matter what gets thrown upon me, I'm going to try to smile and get over it. It will be a difficult challenge for me, because lately, everything I've encountered has been rough, but I do believe I can do it. Who's with me?

I know, this isn't exactly the topic you'd expect to see on our blog, but since we somehow didn't have a topic picked out for this week and I couldn't think of anything else to talk about. Thank you for bearing with me today in my little rant. Hopefully, I'll keep with my pact and things will improve for me. We'll see how it goes. I'd love for you to join me and let me know how it's worked out for you. Please leave a comment and share your thoughts.

Is Magic Real?

I've always believed that magic is possible. Or at least, I've always hoped it was. I have no proof that it exists, but that doesn't mean that it's not real.

I don't know much about witchcraft. I have always been interested in learning more about it though. Do witches really have power to perform magic? I don't know, but it's interesting. I do know that they perform spells for different things. Is this magic? I think it is.

The problem with magic is, that although most people are good, there is always a few that aren't. In any group of people, you have a few bad seeds. I don't care if it's witches, Christians, nurses, or teachers, you always have a few bad people who don't follow the codes that the group as a whole believes in.

Witches have a code (I'm not sure if this is the right word) that they believe in, to harm none. I believe that most of them follow this code and I believe that most of them are good people, but I know there are a few out there that don't follow this principle. As with any group, it is this minority that brings scorn to them as a whole. This is not right, but unfortunately, it seems to be the way the world works. It's like the Catholics that get bad publicity for the few terrible priests that have molested the children in their parish. Most Catholics are good people, but it only takes a few bad ones to make them look bad.

The point of my ramblings is that although most who practice magic are probably good, there are a few out there who are not and practice black magic. You have to take the bad with the good, or do without completely. I'd hate to think that we miss out on all the good things in life because of the bad things. Do we avoid the city because it is more dangerous than the country? Many people do, but at what cost? Do they never see the museums and zoos? Never get to shop in the best malls? What about all the history the big cities have to offer? Do they never get to experience that either? I would personally hate to miss out on everything this world had to offer because of fear.

If magic does exist, I think it's a good thing. I would love to believe there is a place such as Hogwarts. I'd hate to realize there really is a Valdemort, but look at all the wonderful things you'd have to do without. Besides, I'm a firm believer that good wins over evil.

I hope I haven't offended anyone with my thoughts today. If I have, I apologize, that was not my intent. It's my personal belief that we should accept the differences in people. If we were all the same, how boring would that be? I like to learn about different people and cultures. I don't believe there is one right way to live your life. I think everyone should try to be the best that they can be, no matter which way they try to do it or which path their life takes.

What do you think? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Please leave a comment and share with me.