high on life

Since there’s 13 days till Christmas, here’s 13 thoughts about the holidays…

1/2 God/people- Hehe of course this is the number one factor because without God, where would we be? nowhere. Christmas time is similar to Thanksgiving in that you really start to think about what you’re thankful for. You appriciate your friends and family  because you actually notice what they do for you. Especially your parents. They sacrifice so much and you should always remember to thank them. Thinking about God=Thinking about sacrifices

3. Presents - It’s crazy how people are when they are shopping for Christmas. Some start months in advance and some haven’t started. It’s really fun to wrap gifts in all the colorful paper and ribbons and bows. And it’s even more fun opening gifts. My favorite part about opening gifts is trying to get the ribbon off without using scissors. It can be very frustrating but in the end, it’s so rewarding.

4. Chocolate - I like to eat chocolate all the time so I felt like it needed to be somewhere on the top.

5. Stars - I don’t think I’ve ever had a star on my christmas tree.

6. Practice -  Even though there’s winter break, there is still practice. hmmmm….but there are also the tournaments to look foward to so it all evens out.

7. Santa - One of my favorite presents from Santa was this Dragon Ball GT coloring book. My favorite  thing  about Santa Claus is his sleigh. Who doesn’t love a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer? I remember when I was younger I would always try to stay up until Santa Claus came but I would always end up falling asleep. good times….

8. Christmas Carols - My favorite christmas songs are The First Noel and Angels We Have Heard On High. Yup, if you’re having a bad day, a Christmas song can cheer you right up!

9. I’ll think of more later.

“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.” - Douglas Adams

Douglas, I couldn’t have said it better myself.

Bad news, like gossip, spreads like wildfire. It’s amazing how the more you try to stop it, the more ears it reaches. In school, you can ace three tests and fail one. When you come home, your parents are only going to lecture you about the bad score, they aren’t going to waste time praising you about how well you did on the other three. Or if your a pitcher, people are going to remember when you walked the batters. They are going to remember the ones you struck out, but people always remember when you screw up.
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Most of the time, you can look back at your screwups and make a funny of it. They provide fun times for the future. “Remember that time when you tripped in the mud?” I look back at those times and laugh about it now but at the time, it was humiliating. And it seemed like everyone knew about it the next day. Why does bad news travel so fast?  I think it has to do with natural selection. When you find out a fault about someone, it makes you seem better. So, humans are programmed to look for bad news or qualities. It draws attention because people always look for faults.