Facial Problems

I don't brag about this at all, but I was born with really good facial skin. I didn't ever pay real attention to it until I turned fourteen. I'm not saying I've always had amazing, clear skin, because of course there would be a pimple every once in a while. And I get embarrassed about it.

So, back to being fourteen. My mom had shown me how to "exfoliate". Ever since then, I've been obsessed on doing it almost every day... even though I knew it could be bad under certain circumstances. So now I'm trying my best to stop exfoliating, and bringing that down to once a week.

I've searched for so many natural ways to keep the skin healthy. I can't remember everything, but I'll touch a few things that I have learned.

Consuming ZINC is good for your skin and hair. Kidney beans contain lots of zinc. DARK CHOCOLATE (90-100% cocoa) is not only great for the skin, but (if you eat properly) tastes delicious and promotes the brain. PLAIN YOGURT is my replacement for milk, and helps the skin with wrinkles! I've even tried applying it externally. OATMEAL on the inside and out is great! Although I am whitening my teeth, I'm going to try and drink GREEN TEA. It's high in antioxidants, reduces redness and inflammation. One cup a day (through a straw for me). Vitamins A, E, C, and B are key as well. Further information on these vitamins here: http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/vitamins-minerals/4-essential-vitamins-for-great-skin.html
Peppermint, alfalfa sprouts, red grapes, dark berries, brown rice, raw nuts, avocado, kale, garlic, broccoli, tomatoes, eggs (especially the yoke), sweet potatoes (yams), fish, and pumpkin/watermelon seeds... these are all good!
I researched that TOMATOES (the juice and pulp) are promoting for the skin. Personally, the taste is horrible. I applied some to my face for a time.
TEA TREE OIL, - no, you do not want to consume this - something I have been using for a year, only helps when you DO NOT touch your face. Just wash it in the morning, apply to spot/pimple, wash your face before sleep, and apply it again. I find that's the best way for tea tree oil to help.
I have faith in RAW HONEY, which is tied to many more health things. I spread it on my face (just enough so that it's shiny, sticky, but not drooling) and leave it for the day or over night. It makes the skin really soft.
I suggest to research about raw honey, because it helps with excess weight, wounds, the immune system, and many other things!

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO CONSUME IS...

~WATER~

By the way, bodies of water are typically blue because it reflects the sky.

Why is the sky blue? Because it reflects the earth's aura. ;)

I heard that a celebrity was asked about her skin. She explained that she drank fifteen fluid cups of water a day. It's totally doable and easy!!! Now I just need to drink more than ten...

Water helps repair skin cells, and our body is, as well known, made up of about 70-80% of this stuff. SO! Drink up, my friends. :)

WHY >> Avatar: The Last Airbender << MAKES ME CRY

I have no idea how a KID'S show can make me cry so much!!
If I'm watching it alone, at least a couple of tears escape my eyes every single episode.

My Favourite Episodes of Season One:

I can't choose any favourites. Although years ago, I became obsessed with Episode 14 (The Fortuneteller) for some reason.
I guess the ones I like the most are the last two episodes. (The Siege of the North Part 1 & 2)

Moments When I Cry in Season One:

(Technically, if you count the intro - before Episode 1 begins, that makes me cry a lot.)

In Episode 2, when Zuko shoots fire and it almost hits the villagers, and they scream. When Aang goes into the Avatar state.
In Episode 3, when they find the room of statues. When Aang goes into the Avatar state.
In Episode 6, when Hyru gets taken. When Katara makes that epic speech. When the people fight back.
In Episode 7, when Aang meets Roku's dragon. When Aang gives Hei Bai the acorn and the people return.
In Episode 8, the whole time Aang is with Roku. When Roku fights Zhao and the temple dudes.
In Episode 10, when it shows Sokka heroically saving the villagers.
In Episode 12, when it shows Aang's past. WHEN IT SHOWS ZUKO'S PAST. <(That has me balling.) When Zuko

and his captain save the man on the ship.

In Episode 13, when the Blue Spirit is saving Aang. When Aang takes off the Blue Spirit's mask, and when he says

that they could be friends.

In Episode 14, when Sokka states that Aang is "a very powerful bender", and Katara realizes it.
In Episode 16, when Aang burns Katara.
In Episode 18, when Katara fights Master Pakku (Gramp-Gramp).
And basically all of the next two episodes. I love it when Aang goes to meet the Face Stealer and how Zuko opens

up to his unconscious body.

"My father says my sister was born to be lucky. He says that I was lucky to be born." -Zuko

My Favourite Episodes of Season Two:

Episode 6 (The Blind Bandit), Episode 7 (Zuko Alone), Episode 15 (Tales of Ba Sing Se), Episode 19 (The Guru), and Episode 20 (The Crossroads of Destiny).


Moments When I Cry in Season Two:

Episode 1, when Aang goes into the Avatar state.
Episode 3, when King Bumi tells Aang that he won't teach him.
Episode 4, when they hallucinate. When they talk at the heart of the swamp.
Episode 5, when Avatar Kyoshi comes out and tells of the past.
Episode 6, when The Blind Bandit shows for the first time. When Toph, alone, fights the guys who captured her.
Episode 7, THE WHOLE EPISODE. (Episode title: Zuko Alone)
Episode 10, when Appa is being stolen.
Episode 15, when Iroh sings to the crying boy. When Iroh sings under the tree to his dead son.
Episode 16, THE WHOLE EPISODE. (Episode title: Appa's Lost Days) See? Even an imaginary animal can make me sob!!!
Episode 17, when Jet gets injured and has to die. When Zuko drops the Blue Spirit mask.
Episode 18, when Zuko wakes up from his dream and touches his scar.
Episode 19, when it shows Aang freeing all his chakras. When Aang does not complete the crown chakra

to save Katara.

Episode 20, when Aang gets shot down in the Avatar state. When Katara revives Aang.

"It's time for you to look inward, and begin asking yourself the big questions!

Who are you?! And what do you want?!" -Iroh

My Favourite Episodes of Season Three:

For some reason, I was pretty attached to Episode 2 (The Headband) and Episode 5 (The Beach). The last four episodes have been observed by my eyes definitely more than three times. (18 - The Phoenix King, 19 - The Old Masters, 20 - Into the Inferno, and 21 - Avatar Aang.)

Moments When I Cry in Season Three:

Episode 1, when Katara cries and talks to her dad. When Roku and Yue talk to Aang and he gains confidence.

When Aang sticks his glider in the mound and it burns.

Episode 4, when Sokka receives his sword (Master Piandao's speech).
Episode 5, when Zuko is in his old vacation house and puts his hand on the mold of his baby hand.

When Zuko confesses at the campfire.

Episode 6, when the sages announce that Roku is the Avatar. When Roku and his dragon die.

When Aang is being shown as a baby. When Iroh talks to Zuko.

When Toph asks if friendships really can last generations.

Episode 8, when Hama talks about being captured.
Episode 10, when Aang shaves his hair again.
Episode 11, when Aang is crying and says he'll make it up to the people who have to stay behind.
Episode 12, when Aang says that the group can never trust Zuko. When Zuko says that he knows what his destiny is.

When Aang says he wants Zuko to teach him.

When Zuko remembers Iroh telling him that he'll find his own destiny one day.

Episode 13, when the dragons come out and dance with Aang and Zuko. When they blow out the beautiful fire.

When the sun master talks about Iroh.

Episode 15, when Hakoda and Sokka hug.
Episode 16, when Katara remembers the raid on her village. When she says who her mother was protecting.
Episode 19, when Roku comes out of Aang. When Avatar Yang Chen says, "Yes, all life is sacred."

and when she gives Aang her wisdom. When Zuko apologizes to Iroh.

When Iroh says Zuko needs to be the new Firelord and when he talks about his own destiny.
Episode 20, when Zuko valiantly takes the lightning for Katara.

Episode 21, when Aang's lightning wound brings flashes of the Avatars. When Katara helps heal Zuko's wound.

When Aang cleanses Ozai from his bending.

When Hakoda says he's the proudest father in the world, and that Katara and Sokka's mother would be proud too.

When Zuko gives his amazing speech. And I'll have to admit, when Aang and Katara kiss.

"Today, Destiny is our friend. I know it." -Iroh

Overview

Wow. This is literally the best show that I will ever encounter. None other can beat it. I will  love it forever, and make my little brothers watch it when they grow up, my friends, my own children, and their children, and turn it into a legend.

However, I cannot go into the movie(s) Mr. Night Shyamalan produced (is producing). All I can say right now is that I am very disappointed with the first movie.

Now I have to go into Korra... Should I do a review on that? ;) We'll see.
Thank you for reading!

Colours Affect Our Beings

My mother and I were sitting on our porch in the afternoon sun. "Did you know that looking up into the blue, blue sky can help cure arthritis?" She asks. "Just five minutes out of the day."

I am surprised. "No. Who told you that?"

"Oh, I used to do a lot of research when you were young. Some of it has stuck with me over the years. I do believe that looking up into the sky does something. I believe that we were made to look up. Our spirits were made for 'up'."

Now I tried looking it up on the internet, and there are a bunch of drugs/pills references. But I scroll down the page, and find "Arthritis - Heath - Science - Spirit", and I see my search words in the paragraph under the link. So I definitely click on it.

Here are a few excerpts:
"Minimize wearing glasses, frequently look without glasses at the blue sky and green surroundings; be outdoors as much as possible. Walk barefoot on moist grass"
"If you like to experiment with color therapy, you may shine a strong blue light at close range onto a painful or inflamed area, while for chronic weakness and stiffness use an orange light. ..... Expose the affected area for about 60 minutes at a time with a colored light bulb as close as possible to the skin but far enough that excessive heat is not a problem. Eliminate other light sources during this time, for instance by covering the colored light source and the irradiated area with a blanket. It may be more convenient just to wrap the affected joint or area with colored cellophane and expose it to normal daylight or sunlight or electrical light."
(Cellophane: A thin transparent wrapping material made from viscose. Viscose: A thick, sticky orange-brown solution obtained by treating cellulose with sodium hydroxide and carbon disulphide.)

So we see it says ||||||||||| - the colour of the sky! If you're curious as to why the sky is blue, you're gonna have to research that on your own.

All of us spiritually interested / open-minded people know about chakras and what they are.
This topic is key to my title; because chakras are connected with colour!

 

(Picture of Chakras)

Spirit Science is a really cool channel and I suggest you check out all of their thought-provoking clips. But I warn you to have a mind not too open, because some of the stuff in there is kind of ridiculous. If it doesn't agree with the Bible, don't believe in it. But they're understandable and have loads of good. This video is essential:
http://youtu.be/LhX6LoNZdAc?t=1m10s
That link will bring you to the part of the video I want you to see. Watch it to the end, because it's awesome all the way through.
In the video, the guy mentions sun charging. I don't know about you, but I love being in the sun! Who cares if it's not good for my skin? Older people are supposed to be wrinkly! (I'm not old yet, and I won't overdose on the sun.)
I do believe that it greatly boosts your chakras.

Now I'm only touching this, when I wish I could dig into it, but I can only write so much.

Here is another link to the same channel, but another video. This one is awesome, I've seen it more than once, but it's a lot longer. (Half an hour.) It's definitely worth to watch, though. (If you plan to watch the whole series, don't watch this till you watch all the others.) There are some things he talks about that you may not understand.
This is the "Crystal Movie":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6pYAiRqhio
Hahha, I'm starting to watch it again... Augh, let me get to my point here.

COLOUR SYMBOLISM:
http://crystal-cure.com/color-meanings.html
There's a link to a page where colour is described. It seems legit to me. When you see the "(more)", click on it to go to a page further describing the colour.

You're probably wondering why I'm spelling 'color' like "colour" because you're not Canadian/French.

ANYWAY, colours truly affect our beings. You won't understand till you watch that chakra video. The crystal video is my favourite because it has really awesome information. I've always been interested in rocks... How strange that I be attracted to such an useful gift from God.

You will find that this stuff is literally life-changing. No more drugs, pills, and checkups at the doctor's office. These things (drugs/pills) might help the problem, but do not, I repeat, do not heal the root problem. Instead, they can also create more problems for you. True/smart doctors give good advice, such as exercise, eat healthy, rest, and all the NATURAL good things. Anything unnatural will HARM your body.

NATURAL is how you came. NATURAL is how you should live. NATURAL is how you should go.
Peace and health to you.

P.S.: Just research things on natural ways. Natural is the way of God. Unnatural is the way of man. And man is not so great as some make him out to be.

"Call You Out" ~ Flyleaf

Happy 20th post~! Now on to the subject...

I was reading my Bible and I noticed a phrase. It popped out at me!
(KJV) Luke 13:32
"Go ye, and tell that fox,"

Now all who have watched Flyleaf's "Call You Out" video, have seen that it consists of rabbits, a bear, a fox, and a certain crow.
People have interpreted what the lyrics mean:
"I think maybe this song is about sin and Satan. The person is living their life in sin and not living for God. They are close with Satan and fulfilling his wants and needs. But finally, they realize the truth and love in God and are turning their back on Satan. 'Shut up, get out. Truth called you out.' God is the truth and he is telling Satan to get out of their life. Just my loose interpretation."-autumnrome (songmeanings.com)

Now the video shows the bear going after the rabbits. He is obviously a symbol for hatred, evil, and Satan. The bear traps the rabbits in a cage and destroys their homes. Meanwhile, the crow is flying over the forest. It speaks to a fox, supposedly telling him about what's going on. The fox starts to run, finds the bear, and stalks it.
They get to a mountain (cliff), and the crows distract the bear. The fox takes the cage and frees the rabbits. Now everyone is against the bear. The edge of the cliff breaks, and the bear falls down to his death.

The bear is a symbol for hatred, evil, and Satan.
The rabbits are a symbol of innocent people, vulnerable to sin and evil.
The fox is a symbol of a righteous and good person; saving the rabbits from "Satan".
The crow is a symbol of an angel (or God), speaking to the fox  and telling him to help. And at the end of the video, hundreds of crows help the fox and rabbits by distracting the bear. Obviously, God always helps in these situations.
   At least, this is what I believe. ;)

"The video was directed by Brad Scott who has this to say about creating the clip: 'Our team has been a fan of Flyleaf since the very beginning, so working on a music video for the album ‘New Horizons’ was a great honor. Flyleaf’s new song ‘Call You Out’ is about the power of truth rising against evil.'" (loudwire.com)

TRUTH rising against EVIL.

Now what brought me to write this is that verse. "Go ye, and tell that fox,"

In verse 31, it says: "That same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee." (to Jesus)
"32And he said to them, Go ye and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected." (Jesus to the Pharisees)

I'm not sure about how this may relate to Flyleaf's "Call You Out", but I was shocked when I read "and tell that fox". Because that's exactly what the crow did. Oh well, just what was on my mind recently.

No Time All the Time

It's almost like I have all the time to do what ever I want. It's summer time, I'm a teenager, and there's no summer school for me because I'm so decently smart.
I turned 16 eighteen days ago, and yet I still haven't taken my driver's license.
I reluctantly went to a camp for four days and found out that I really enjoy sports. But I can't play sports because I've never been on a team, don't have a gym class, and don't have any friends (as of now).
My mom is dating a famous (in the state) _____ coach and he could teach me if they ever actually marry.

Right now, I can do anything. And it's like I have no time to do it.
I sleep, of course. That takes up about 7-8 hours if I don't sleep in. I eat, I read my Bible, I drink tea, I pray, and I read and write. Maybe I'll do some random things on my computer (FaceBook, picture editing, posting stuff, replying to people, etc.) or maybe I'll read for a while. Then, if it's a good day outside, I'll lay in the sun and soak up that two hours of beauty half-sleep. I might water the garden as well, and get the mail.
Now I always put "Workout" on my to-do list, but never end up getting around to it. Is playing a game really more important than removing toxic waste by sweating for a little bit? : /
THEN I'll write for a few hours, eat eat eating, maybe edit something, work on finishing a bracelet, and if it's time to have a bath, I'll have a really hot, steaming bath. :)
I'll try to drink lots of water and eat healthy. Stupid mom, buying stupid ice cream...

My dad and I planned to write my resume two months ago. Is it even started on?
No.

I don't have enough time, when I have all the time in a day. I can't stay up all night because that's unhealthy and my batteries just die when I hit two a.m.

Ugh, this is so infuriating. :(

Twenty Minutes of Solid Laughing

Okay, this is no joke. Twenty minutes of solid laughing, and craughing, so let me tell you why I experienced this gasping-for-air moment.
Let me keep you in suspense a little more; I wish I had a video camera in my eyes and an audio recorder in my ears. You could never understand it otherwise, but let me try my best to explain.

So my mom comes home around 11:30pm or so, bearing gifts for her two-days-absence. She buys us movies (even a 60$ Harry Potter complete movie series), clothes (we're going to a camp which has a strict policy/law/code), and some... junk food (crescents, doughnuts, macaroni and cheese --for my pasta-loving brother, etc.) Grrrr I ate one doughnut, and I didn't even deserve it! My mom needs a few hundred frugal lectures.

So by now, it's 11:40pm. I've been wanting to get to bed and finish with my computer time. I forget how it even started... but I began to laugh at something. Yes, but something small that would've become humorless the next minute.
Then, all of a sudden, my brother (he's the oldest of my two younger siblings) starts to imitate me. He's done it before, but to my mother. So I was surprised when he started to copy me. This is the part where he laughs like me, copies my gestures and body positions, and tends to over-exaggerate on the whole thing. And maybe add in a few things of his own.

A few things about him: He's really camera shy, he's 14, his voice cracks when he makes funny voices and I love it, and he's super good-looking. (Always has been, now that I think about it.) The only downfall about him is that he has aspergers. He's normal! Just has a different point of view in life and doesn't understand things like I do. Plus he can be really really annoying.

So here I am, hunching over in my baggy shirt because I have no bra on (I was expecting to go back to bed), wishing for my camera (but feel stuck to get it; afraid to leave because the funny stuff might leave, or he'll stop when I record), and desperately laughing my face off.

You could never understand. He makes the weirdest faces, exaggeratedly copying my face, and does an amazing job at imitating my gestures. I literally cried more than twenty tears.
Maybe I'll holding onto the bottom of my shirt, he's doing the same. I'm hunching over, he's doing the same. Oh my goodness, I cannot explain! Whenever I think about it's freaking hilarious.
The way he moves his body when he copies me is just hilarious.

My other brother got my mom's phone and did a somewhat horrible job at recording, but he caught my brother smashing his head on the box of crescents. <<(one of the best moments)

My laughing was really weird, too. It was like a combination of screaming, gasping, sobbing, and laughing (that's when I've been laughing for awhile). My jaw was pretty much locked slightly open, so ten minutes later it's like, shivering/vibrating. He even imitated that! I feel like I'm gonna pee, but that ends and now I'm gonna puke. Tears are running down my face, my mom watches us cracking up, which makes it even funnier, and augh!!!!!!!!!
I cannot cannot cannot explain! I wish he would do this in PUBLIC. He would become famous on Youtube or a famous comedian if he just imitated me (or my mom) laughing. He would get a large audience roaring!

Not this time, but all the other times, my brother would copy anything we said in a very very hilarious voice. It gets us laughing again, and he starts to imitate us, and then it's just a huge cycle.
I'm sorry I can't describe this well, but I wanted to write this down.

This never gets old. It's not like an over-used joke. It's fresh every time he does it.
I swear, I can really hate and really love this guy. I wish he'd just mature already and smarten up. He's literally had girls chasing after him. Once he was the only male at girl's birthday party. LOL
Anyway, I'm glad if you read this. Just another random update, but the twenty-solid-minute highlight of my day.

Xena: Warrior Princess!

I don't know if anybody knows yet, but I used to be a lesbian. Let's just throw that out the window of a New York skyscraper and let it fall into the hands of the public eye. I say I used to be, but let's leave that story for another undecided future post.

So one day in late 2011, I'm looking up lesbian movies and shows. I tried the L-Word, it got boring and weird after the seventh episode or so. I watched Elena Undone on Netflix and got in huge trouble because of the cool "Recently Watched" idea. Then I turned to Youtube and found shows in other languages and that got kind of boring. So, I look up suggestions other people had on the internet. Somehow I find Xena: Warrior Princess, and start watching that on Netflix. No, I didn't get in trouble that time. I actually watched a few episodes with my parents in the same room.

I fall in love with Xena like, the first episode. Lucy Lawless is FREAKING GORGEOUS. I'm not just saying that from a lesbian point of view. (Like I said, I'm not lesbian anymore, but at this time I was.) I am saying that because SHE'S FREAKING GORGEOUS. Augh!!!!! I will never get over it! Her eyes, her face, everything! That sounds creepy... but I have a point!

Because I was a lesbian at the time, I'll have to write in that point of view.

I loved Xena and Gabrielle's relationship. Although the random love interests they have are just stupid (especially Gabrielle's). I do not understand, though. They love each other so dearly and sincerely, but why do they kiss each other on the lips?? AND WHY AT GABRIELLE'S WEDDING?! I was mad, because that was the first time they kissed. They were leaving each other/breaking apart because Gabrielle fell in love with (some guy at Troy, I believe). By golly, I am SO glad he died! (How cruel... NOT!)

I'm gonna jump ahead to Gabrielle's hair getting cut. I love the way it happened, (kind of like a Sakura way--- Naruto drama) but I wasn't completely shocked. I had looked up pictures of the characters before, and almost cried when I saw her hair cut so short. You get used to it after awhile into the show...

Xena's voice. I love that too. I love Gabrielle's stubbornness and Xena's stubbornness.
Although that one episode where they are like, fighting because they hate each other SO much. I didn't understand that one...
LOL, it was probably killing all the lesbian fans! I researched and the directors purposefully added hints of stuff because it was popular with the lesbians.

Anyway, I anticipated every kiss they shared because THERE WERE SO FEW!!!!!!! After a long time, I kinda gave up on the show. I don't remember why... but it just happened. I only got a couple episodes into Season 5 I think.
Now I keep yearning to watch it again! I actually started it from Season 1 Episode 1 this last Saturday (I've been making bracelets while watching-- I'm no lazy-ass).

I tend to get excited over little things between Xena and Gabrielle (although I stop myself because I wish not to be lesbian), and mad whenever there's a stupid love interest... and I keep admiring Lucy Lawless! If I could see her in person, I would cry from the angelic light that would radiate off of her.

I feel bad for Joxer as well. I think he's so cute sometimes. (Not exactly in looks, but in personality and actions.) He's a funny guy... too bad he fell in love with Gabrielle. I haven't seen much past Season 5, so I can't really say much more.

Oh my goodness, I laughed my pants off when Gabrielle got drunk (she drank some weird potion I think). I can't wait for that episode!

And now that I'm watching the series again, it's like I remember all the episodes. "Oh yeah, this one's about..." Hehe, sometimes I get future episodes messed up with Season 1 episodes. Some of them are pretty similar, eh?

Anyway, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS is a favourite show just because it's something I watched and really enjoyed. It's actually great for it's time. I don't exactly care for all the "gods" stuff because I'm a Christian. But at least I know the truth, right? Good.

Thanks for reading my take on XWP!