ignite 'n inspire

there is always going to be another mountain, I’m always gunna want to make it move, always going to be an uphill battle, sometimes, i’m gunna have to lose, it ain’t about how fast I get there, Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side... encouragement to those who are still climbing the mountain of life, just remember that God is on the other side...waiting for you, keeping your head held high...it’s the c-l-i-m-b. ~ch Taken from The Climb sung by: Miley Cyrus

       I remembered the first performance I had in Grade 8 for my elementary school band, I was so nervous and my hand was sweating like a dog on a summer day. I wasn't sure if I was playing the notes correctly! That performance went well...following that, I did auditions, and participated in many different bands, it was amazing to see the improvement I had on my instrument!        Over time, I no longer got sweaty hands and "stage fright" symptoms, but yesterday, in my last Markham Theater performance, I felt that same feeling again. Yesterday was the last time I performed for my school, it was amazing to think, several years ago, I was a girl that was attempting to blow a note out of that black/white instrument. It was a pretty crazy performance, beautiful t rumpet solo, in-tune notes, "special musical moments." I couldn't have asked for more...       By blowing through the clarinet, I have learnt that:  I must have confidence in myself Always Try

Several days ago, in photography class, I asked a guy to help me hold the reflector in order to capture a photo for my portrait assignment. He looked at me like I was joking and said, “F^@k you!” I was surprised because nobody has ever said that to me before...but I was also angry that he was so disrespectful. Flashbacks came back to me from Winter Camp when I was in Grade 8. That day, we gathered in the living room for a session. If anyone looked around, you would see all the girls on the floor and all the guys on the couch. My counselor instructed to all the guys that this world works with the “Ladies first system.” Quickly, all the boys sat on floor... This society has been revolving around the “Ladies first” mentality but I think it should still exist today. Little things like holding the door, or helping ‘set up’ are things that guys SHOULD help out with. This ONE camp was a drastic change for the 8 guys that attended. After that, they were a lot more respectful toward gi

With a bizarre family like mine, we are always laughing, smiling and having fun ALL THE TIME...actually...we rarely express the emotion sadness... This Mother's Day morning, we had. It's hard now to regroup my thoughts and start working again, one always used quote just popped up in my head.....and that is... Life is precious. ~ch And Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly I say to you, if you have and do not doubt, you shall not only do what was done to the fig tree but even if you say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it shall happen."             -Matthew 21:21

  "And it rains in your bedroom, everything is wrong, it rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone, 'cause I was there when you say forever and always"    ~Taylor Swift I remember one day in the smallest bedroom in my house, I was a seventh grade that cared about two things: grades and boys. It was a vivid memory that starts when my cousin told me to go into the room and had me read a text from a guy from my fellowship. It was something about being his girlfriend and all that... At that moment, I told my cousin to reject him..and that is exactly what she did. I always wonder in my head, what would have if my cousin said yes...how would that change her life? Would he be dating my cousin/another girl? All in all, I believe that “love” was/is/will be “forever and always”.  ~ch   I will never be able to grasp on to the future but I know that God has his marvelous plans...

         Today, my close friend texted me wondering what happened to a friend from many years ago. I sat in my math class and asked myself a lot of "I wonder..." questions. Grade 7 was a year when a close friend decided to avoid me to seek for popularity. She later left the school because of certain 'reasons' We didn't say goodbyes and she simply just left. I don't know where she is on the phase of this Earth but I hope she remembers how much she hurt her "true friends."            I wonder if she holds any regrets for leaving "our group' and searching for popularity. Friendship has become a huge part of my life but this proves that friendship doesn't always exist in cloud9. *sigh* This person has taught me what I should value in a friendship and most importantly, how to forgive.  Princess Diana. C.W. Muskoka.                                   [three things that defined our friendship] ~ch A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 1

        Other than Bethany Hamilton, Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir, Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence ..and other famous people around the world...I have been heavily influenced and admire a lot of different people for their accomplishments in their own respective careers but...one person has affected a lot too. My dad. I once wrote a piece called 'Behind the Sunset' that really touched upon this relationship we had. He's cool and I bet that there are many people in the world that would want to have a male role-model like him.          I have a a lot of friends that don't have the GREATEST 'daddy' role model...but the truth is, my dad isn't perfect either. [and I have certainly inherited his bad habits too :/] But there will always be one perfect dad out there, and that is God. Although He may not be physically there, as long as you trust Him, He will be guiding your life, highs and lows... :)         Although I genuinely seem like a happy person, I have tim