http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer feel the warm breeze Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:58:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I personally think that in our daily lives the responsibilities involved in our choices affect millions of other individuals. When I make a decision in my life I try and consider how my choice will affect my family, friends and even my country. I honestly do not think that a ... http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2009/01/05/responsibility-to-ourselves/ I sincerely cannot imagine how celebrities can spend millions on mansions, and flat screens while children are going to sleep wondering if they will get food the next day. When I look at my life I am just starting to realize how lucky I am. Humans always want more then ... http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2008/12/15/a-chance-for-a-better-life/ I have grown up in a generation where humans are starting to worry about their effects on the environment. I have traveled across Canada and seen the ocean, mountains, flatlands, badlands, and prairies. It is unbelievable how beautiful the world naturally is. In the poem “Pastoral” by D.G. Jones he ... http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2008/12/15/the-world-from-a-distance/ When I think of magic my first thought is magicians, fantasy, and illusions. I grew up wishing magic was real, that I could fly, or make a person disappear. I now understand that magic in the sense of magicians and movies is completely phony. The magic of God though is ... http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2008/12/15/magic-in-our-lives/ I personally think that happiness is important in human lives and as individuals it is our responsibility to create happiness in our own lives and to those around us. Happiness is found through hundreds of different realities and what makes me happy may not make my best friend happy. Leonard ... http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2008/12/15/personal-responsibility-for-happiness/ As individuals we look for faith in order to find answers. I have grown up as a Catholic but my parents have also opened my eyes to other thoughts on beliefs. Faith matters to human beings because it allows us to feel safe knowing there is a higher power looking ... http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2008/12/15/faith-what-matters-most/ I honestly cannot understand how the world could lie to an individual about their entire reality. Free will is a right that is given to all individuals and I personally cannot imagine having my life planned out for me. Truman was not given the opportunity to have free will. He ... http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2008/12/01/do-we-control-our-lives-as-much-as-we-believe-we-do/ [polldaddy poll="1106033"] http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2008/11/14/focus-questions-involving-the-truman-show/ I cannot personally imagine watching my family and friends go off to war, knowing they will most likely die at war. Currently there is a war in Iraq and even though I know it is happening I feel so distant from it. I admit that if I am not personally ... http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2008/11/11/the-battles-of-war/ I am so exited to be seeing the historic moment of an African American being elected as President of the United States. I have never enjoyed politics or government. I remember when my class would start talking about elections and whom they wished to win and I would just randomly ... http://iblog.stjschool.org/csommer/2008/11/07/barack-obama/