Blog Challenge Day 4

For my last "What inspires me?" I'm going with what I've got on the brain right now. I watched the Mavs game tonight, so I thought I'd show you what they inspired me to make.

They are 3 games into the finals right now, but only have one win. It's okay though. I believe in my team!!! Beat the Heat!

I'm going to sleep now... We are leaving at 5 am tomorrow for San Marcus. My sister has freshman orientation!

Blog Challenge Day 3

I can't decide if today was really long, or way too short. Time seems to have then effect sometimes. It is full of tricks and illusions that make you wonder things like, "How long was I asleep," or "It's already over?!" I found out a few days ago that June is the official "birth month" of AIDS. This wicked disease turns 30 this month. 30! That doesn't sound very old, but when put into perspective... It's not as young as you think. Today's medicine is so advanced it really blows my mind when I think about the crazy things they have accomplished. Improved methods for surgeries that were potentially dangerous in the past, having a better understanding of how to help someone rid of the microscopic killer that is destroying their body, and even knocking out many vicious, life claiming diseases all together. With HIV/AIDS there is no cure. It is easier to keep people alive longer these days, but it is such a complicated disease that any person who has it is promised death by it. It is like the perfect virus. The doctors come up with one drug, and it mutates to help it avoid the drug and stay alive. It is impossible to create just one drug because it changes and gets stronger with every new person it infects. This brings me to what inspires me...

Causes

Even though we are not all as rich as Magic Johnson and have the best medicine money can offer, there are causes out there fighting to help make life better for those with illness. I'm not just talking about HIV/AIDS though. The American Cancer Society, Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, The National Marrow Donor Program, and Living Water International are all amazing causes that will never give up hope. They raise money and awareness to help create a better future. Every time I eat Yoplait and the lid is pink I save it to send in. I play games on Free Rice to help send food to hungry children in other countries. Reading the stories of others and seeing what I can do to help is inspiring because it bring hope into a place that fosters so many hopeless and broken soles. Even though the cure for HIV/AIDS seems to be so far away, researchers have found that children born via C section to mother who have the disease are born free of the virus. There is a new goal of having every child born AIDS free by 2015. Tell me that doesn't get you Inspi(red) too.

Blog Challenge - Day 2

This morning when I woke up at 7:30 I decided that I didn't want to go back to sleep like I usually do. Instead I got up and had a small cup of coffee. I just love the mugs at my house. There are so many different ones, but the one I used this morning is one that I remember us having a long long time ago... in a galaxy far far away. I remember when I was first old enough to understand it, and it still cracks me up today.

Anyways... before my tangent, I was talking about waking up. After I got a bit of coffee, I grabbed my decomposition book and a pen, and went outside. I sat on the concrete and watched the sun climb up the sky. It was beautiful and the weather felt so amazing. Here in Texas, this is the only time it will feel this amazing in the summer. This is what brings me to "What inspires me?"....

The Morning

I love the morning. I can think more clearly and something about it makes me feel more alive. I sat there for a while and wrote in my decomposition book. It wasn't really anything important or interesting. Just whatever thoughts came into my head. I'm sure they will get painted over later, but it felt nice to just write. Then I took a few pictures. I love the long shadows that the low sun casts, the sparkling dew, and the gentle brightness that seems to sharpen my mind. Once I went back inside I was ready to create.

Blog Challenge Day 1

Here I am... procrastinating as usual. Between the wedding and Danni's grad party, I had a very busy 2 weeks. This week has become very lazy because of that. I have barely crafted all week. I guess I will get on with the blog challenge now. The topic is... hang on. I'm still trying to decide.

Okay... I've got it. Things that inspire me. Today I will start with someone that is a musical genius. My sister and I watched an interview with her yesterday and then one of her concerts.

Lady GaGa

Watching her wild concert was just amazing. There wasn't a dull moment! The interview was great. Her story is truly inspiring. She was the kid that got thrown in the dumpster because she was different. She played classical piano growing up, and when her dad gave her Bruce Springsteen sheet music it changed her life. I was amazed by the whole thing. Afterward I was able to go get some ATCs in. I read on Talk2TheTrees that if you watch, listen to, or even look at something that inspires you in any way, it will spark your imagination and get you out of a creative slump. Today I started my ATCs for the Alice in Wonderland Mega Swap. I'm now finished with the Cheshire cat, and the white rabbit. Only 7 more to go. Sorry... no pictures today.