Hiya!
- Alexa Mintah
- Alexandria, better known as Alex or Alexa, is a strange Christian-fangirl-YA-writer medley tucked away in an undisclosed location in Virginia. She loves creating worlds out of keystrokes, discovering adorable ships (platonic or romantic), and becoming besties with clever characters who wow her with love and brilliance. When only half spellbound by her many worlds of words, she can be found working amongst the stacks in her local library.
Amen. That is so true. We forget this so often but it's so important- things in this time are amazing and great and we need to thank God that we live now.
ReplyDeleteYes! Totally agree! Glad you liked the post! :)
DeleteSOOOOOOOO good. Life is depressing at times. But know what? Saying over and over, "Life is horrid. People are idiots. The world is corrupt and selfish." Doesn't help AT ALL. While this may be true - it's not changing anything. And it's making us feel horrid inside. Don't embrace the evil, but smile and dance and fix things. I just want to tell so many people, "Stop ranting and start doing." Of course I have to remember to do the same myself, and not be a hypocrite ;)
ReplyDeleteWe are the molders of the future - let's make it good :D
YES! "Smile and dance and fix things" and "Stop ranting and start doing." That's 100% what I want to do. :)
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This is such a pure and wonderful post. Needed among all the negativity.
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you! <3 Glad you enjoyed it!
DeleteThank you! I feel like a lot of people get like 'oh life sucks, 2017 sucks', but it really doesn't. At least, for most of the people complaining on the internet, their problems are often valid but also not as big as they are made out to be. It's easy to forget we have food and family and a dry house to live in and things are a-okay. Some political situations might be a mess (reasons not to live i nthe US or UK) but many things are far better than they used to me.
ReplyDeleteBi-racial people like me aren't called 'half castes' and excluded from both sections of society.
Also, it's important to remember that (especially in developing countries) there are lots of people who don't have access to all the amazing things we do. It's easy to take things for granted, but it's good not to.
Exactly! You might have very real and very valid problems, but if you can get on the internet and complain, you're probably not doing half as bad as you think you are. :p There are still reasons to celebrate. :)
DeleteMy thoughts exactly! Glad you enjoyed!
This is so true! I'm also diabetic and I get to live. Heck, because I live in Ireland and am on a medicsl card scheme, I don't even have to pay for my medication most of the time! That's a blessing, I tell you.
ReplyDeleteAnd I can read! And write pretty well and my library is awesome because I don't really feel as much pressure to buy books (unless they're self published :P). I don't really experience racism where I live despite there not being a large amount of black people. Of course, there are some ignorant racist jokes against other minorities (travellers, Romanians, Asians) but I'm just glad that things are better.
Thank you for this post. It's good to have some optimism!
Oh, really? I didn't know that! And yes, I know that's a huge deal!
DeleteAll amazing things to keep in mind and remain grateful for! :) And you're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed. :)
We do live in amazing and stimulating times. Not all is doom and gloom.
ReplyDeleteI love history and so I read it as much as possible. I like the perspective it gives me when I'm considering my century and how I live today. I try to imagine how it would have been in 1100s or 1700s. If I had no other frame of reference, I would probably be extolling the amazing and stimulating times of Henry II or Ben Franklin. Very thought-provoking post today. Thanks so much for it.
Yup! and so true! It can seem like those times were so romantic and amazing, but there's so much that's incredible about this century as well! So much more, really. Like you said, history is great for providing some perspective. :)
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Thank you for the great post! That was just what I needed in the midst of all this craziness going on.
ReplyDeleteOh, you're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful for you! :D
DeleteSometimes I do forget to be grateful for the time I've been born into. Thanks for the reminder. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to do with all the craziness going on these days (in many ways, this post was me reminding myself!). But that gratefulness is always vital to come back to. :)
DeleteYou're welcome! Glad you enjoyed! :D
Nice post! It is SO easy to take all that for granted... But, yes, this century is pretty amazing. :)
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So true! Like I said above, in many ways, this post was me reminding myself!
DeleteThank you! Glad you enjoyed! :D