Recent Challanges

So, I have been outrageously busy and have forgotten to blog about my recent challenges over the past week. I have been completing my challenges, but due to not recording them after they occurred I cannot remember exactly what they were. So I am now also challenging myself to write about the Random Act of Kindness I due at the end of the day. Sorry to not stay focused on blogging, but will make more of an effort. Honestly, though I do feel a change in myself about doing a nice act without even thinking about it anymore. I am hoping that this will create a lifestyle that I do them daily, always.

Day #3, #4, and #5

Well I have been working most of the weekend which delayed my posts.

So Random Act of Kindness #3
Friday mornings normally my friend and I always go to breakfast. Well she just recently quit her job and has no money, so instead of deciding not to go I offered to pay for her meal. She was very hesitant at first, but eventually gave in. It was very nice that she let me do something so nice for him.

#4
So at my work they normally don't allow you to switch shifts with anyone, unless it is extreme circumstances. Needless to say I got a text asking if I could work on my day off, for a girl in order to attend her grandfather's visitation. Well of course the little self-centered part of me said "really on my day off?" But then I put myself in that situation, and realized I would want somebody to do the same for me. So of course I covered her shift, and she was so incredibly thankful I did, which made me happy to know she could attend something that was very important for her.

#5
At work, we get asked to do weekly cleaning tasks. Occasionally our managers might ask us to do something like mop, sweep, clean up things, so I made it my goal to do it all without the managers even asking. I swept and moped the floors, and it felt nice to do it all without even being asked. I didn't receive any praise for it, but it made me happy that I had the will to do it for myself, rather than for the praise.

Day #2

For my random act of kindness today I gave a ride to 3 girls who needed it.
For them it was probably no big deal, but it was so wonderful for me.
I love getting to be a positive influence around them, and showing them that I am approachable and able to talk to about anything.

Day #1

Yesterday, was my first day of the challenge, and I decided that my random act of kindness for the day would be to open the door for every one behind me at OTC. This really can go under the radar, but seriously think about how many doors get slammed in your face. It felt rewarding to stand there and hold the door open, smiling as people passed.

32 Day Challenge

As I was pondering what I should choose for my 32 day challenge, my mind was going from one extreme to the other. At first, I decided I will eat healthier, then I changed and decided to run a mile everyday; nonetheless, these were both goals that I felt were self-centered. God calls us to serve others, so then I began searching for something that can focus on other people, and the perfect idea popped into my head. God commands us to love him, and love people, and I decided a perfect way to show love is by Random Acts of Kindness.

So I begin this challenge tomorrow, April 9th.
I will perform a Random Act of Kindness every day for the next thirty days.
I am not stating a specified task, I will just choose something daily that I feel is important.
I will then blog about my act, and the blessing that came with it.
I hope you keep up daily, to hear about the wonderful opportunities God gave me to bless someone.

Custom Essay Writing Services

Is this okay?
There are sites on the internet that will write a paper for you.
They are 24/7 services, that allows you to contact them with the information and due date, and they will write the paper for a certain price.
How is this fair?
I understand people may have extreme circumstances that disables them to write the essay, like family emergencies, working 45+ hours a week, but should we justify cheating?
I believe that is cheating, the professor assigned the essay for YOU to write, not some person on the internet.
If we justify that it is okay for people with extreme circumstances, then we have to justify it in all situations.
What about the college kids, who have no job, and all they do is play video games.
Should they be able to pay for a paper to be written, and receive an A?
Is this considered justifiable?
If we allow this service in extreme circumstances, then we will have to allow it in all circumstances.
I think the appropriate thing to do in an extreme circumstance, is talk to the teacher about what is going on. Professors have every day, busy lives also, they will understand.
I think allowing this site to be considered "okay" it will deteriorate writing papers ourselves anymore, and will begin a new age of having someone do it for you.
I think this is a horrible thing to create, and teach younger generations coming up.
 

The Life of a Pigeon

My names Pat.
I am a pigeon, life for me isn't the easiest.
My stomach growls nonstop, the little crumbs I scrounge from the ground never satisfy my hunger.
But wait, I smell something, it's coming from that bench over there, I think I better fly over and take a better look. As I land on the bench, the smell engulfs me. I know its a fresh bagel from Panera.
These are a rare delicacy for my kind, I hope he's nice enough to share.
Maybe if I bat my eyes, and give him the cutest coo, he won't be able to resist.
He sees me and tears a piece off and throws it off the ground, um hello dude I eat about 100x that amount.
So I decide to keep bugging him and maybe, just maybe, he will give me his bagel.
Well, that plan failed he kept pointing to the "crumb" on the ground, he thinks I cannot see the miniscule bite sitting on the dirty sidewalk.
So here goes plan B, I will go in for an attack, so he gets frazzled and throws the bagel to me.
Here I go....3.....2.....1..... ATTACK.
Kawkaaaa Kawkkkkaaaa..... scratch..... wing slap....
It was successful, i defeated the weird looking guy, and got the bagel.
As I perch on his strange box to find sight of my precious bagel, the lid closes shut.
OH NO....... I am trapped in this box.
As I glance around I see these circle things, that are glowing.
I've never seen one this close up before so I am hesitant at first.
But then I decide this real pretty one glowing red is the one to press.
I hit it with my beak and something shoots out of the box.
Man is this some special box, then I fall onto this metal circle, and the box lifts off the ground.
This box can fly just like me, I wonder if we are distant cousins?
I decide to press my favorite red button again, shooting out things of my special box.
Then I target in and see the man standing holding my bagel.
Who does he think he is taking my bagel, maybe if I give him his box back he will gibe the bagel back.
So i land the box on the ground, and open it just enough to peak out at him.
He threatens to throw the bagel into the fire, and then runs towards me,
I draw my weapon and he steps back.
Then, he tosses my bagel to the side I jump out of the box for it.
But as I was jumping I pressed on the gigantic red circle, and something shot out of the really tall, cold, white tree, without any branches.  The bagel then blew back into the box, but the man didn't notice. The guy immediately took his box and started to fly up there, I chased after him.
I caught him and jumped on top of the box, he tried to shoot me, but then realized he had the bagel, and threw in down back to the ground.
Now I finally get my bagel from Panera.
Man this is so good, the taste, the warmness, the............

RIP Pat the Pigeon