100 reasons to stay alive:
1. to make your parents proud
2. to conquer your fears
3. to see your family again
4. to see your favourite artist live
5. to listen to music again
6. to experience a new culture
7. to make new friends
8. to inspire
9. to have your own children
10. to adopt your own pet
11. to make yourself proud
12. to meet your idols
13. to laugh until you cry
14. to feel tears of happiness
15. to eat your favourite food
16. to see your siblings grow
17. to pass school
18. to get tattoo
19. to smile until your cheeks hurt
20. to meet your internet friends
21. to find someone who loves you like you deserve
22. to eat ice cream on a hot day
23. to drink hot chocolate on a cold day
24. to see untouched snow in the morning
25. to see a sunset that sets the sky on fire
26. to see stars light up the sky
27. to read a book that changes your life
28. to see the flowers in the spring
29. to see the leaves change from green to brown
30. to travel abroad
31. to learn a new language
32. to learn to draw
33. to tell others your story in the hopes of helping them
34. Puppy kisses.
35. Baby kisses (the open mouthed kind when they smack their lips on your cheek).
36. Swear words and the release you feel when you say them.
37. Trampolines.
38. Ice cream.
39. Stargazing.
40. Cloud watching.
41. Taking a shower and then sleeping in clean sheets.
42. Receiving thoughtful gifts.
43. “I saw this and thought of you."
44. The feeling you get when someone you love says, “I love you."
45. The relief you feel after crying.
46. Sunshine.
47. The feeling you get when someone is listening to you/giving you their full attention.
48. Your future wedding.
49. Your favourite candy bar.
50. New clothes.
51. Witty puns.
52. Really good bread.
53. Holding your child in your arms for the first time.
54. Completing a milestone (aka going to college, graduating college, getting married, getting your dream job.)
55. The kind of dreams where you wake up and can’t stop smiling.
56. The smell before and after it rains
57. The sound of rain against a rooftop.
58. The feeling you get when you’re dancing.
59. The person (or people) that mean the most to you. Stay alive for them.
60. Trying out new recipes.
61. The feeling you get when your favourite song comes on the radio.
62. The rush you get when you step onto a stage.
63. You have to share your voice and talents and knowledge with the world because they are so valuable.
64.Breakfast in bed.
65. Getting a middle seat in the movie theatre.
66. Breakfast for dinner (because it’s so much better at night than in the morning).
67. Pray (if you are religious)
68. Forgiveness.
69. Water balloon fights.
70. New books by your favourite authors.
71. Fireflies.
72. Birthdays.
73. Realising that someone loves you.
74. Spending the day with someone you
85. Being wrapped up in a warm bed.
86. Someone’s skin against yours.
87. Holding hands.
88. The kind of hugs when you can feel a weight being lifted off your shoulders. The kind of hug where your breath syncs with the other person’s, and you feel like the only two people in the world.
89. Singing off key with your best friends.
90. Road trips.
91. Spontaneous adventures.
92. The feeling of sand beneath your toes.
93. The feeling when the first ocean wave rolls up and envelops your toes and ankles and knees.
94. Thunderstorms.
95. Your first (or hundredth) trip to Disneyland.
96. The taste of your favourite food.
97. The child-like feeling you get on Christmas morning.
98. The day when everything finally goes your way.
99. Compliments and praise.
100. to look at this moment in 10 years time and realise you did it.
Butter – One stick of unsalted butter melted and then cooled. Granulated Sugar – Precisely one cup. Too much and it will be too sweet, not enough and the brownies will not be sweet enough. Vanilla Extract – Adds flavor depth. Eggs – Two large eggs. Baking Soda Salt All-Purpose Flour - I prefer to bake with unbleached all-purpose flour. Cocoa Powder – I usually have Hershey’s or Nestle’s Cocoa Powder on hand. Dark Chocolate Chips – I really like using Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Chips in this recipe. They melt just the right amount. You can also use milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips. You want to use a chocolate chip that still tastes sweet.
Directions: Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9" X 9" metal baking pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Melt butter on the stove-top or in the microwave in 20 second intervals. Set butter aside to slightly cool. Whisk together melted butter, sugar and vanilla. Whisk in eggs, mixing until fully incorporated. Tip: Be sure butter mixture is not too hot before whisking in the eggs, otherwise you risk cooking the eggs. Add dry ingredients (baking soda, salt, cocoa powder and flour) to wet ingredients. Stir until incorporated into batter, avoid over stirring. Fold in chocolate chips to the brownie batter. Batter will be thick. Spread batter into prepared pan and bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes. Allow brownies to cool for 30 minutes before cutting into. Enjoy!
I love the story about the obese girl which taught the skinny female a lesson. He took me out with the,”young lady, can you just stay a little longer. So polite….I have something even more special for you.” I saw it coming! Life lessons…..we all need them some time.
I felt like this when I began my apprenticeship as an Optician in the late seventies. I ended up quitting my apprenticeship due to an unfaithful husband, and I ended up making more money than those with an optician license. The good always has the backing from the Father/Mother Universe to move mountains
I hope guys will watch this to see what we have to go through everywhere, all the time, all our lives. I'm 68, and it's still this bad everywhere I go. There's no getting away from it - I can only hope boys see what we have to go through and give us a break, I'm too weary of it in real life to feel it some more by watching this video. Thank you for posting it - I hope just one guy learns something about treating people decently. My best.
Suppose a woman comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor woman in filthy clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the woman wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor woman, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? ~ James 2:2-4 NIV (I included the word woman from the original word of man to help emphasize the point.)
We should not discriminate against others based on who they are. If you judge someone, your judgemental thoughts and ways are not showing love to them as God commands. God made everybody to look differently and be different from everyone else. Let's accept that and start celebrating that none of us are alike. Be kind and compassionate to each other, especially those we struggle with having judgemental thoughts towards.