E is for Edit

I don't know about you, but I'm terrible at editing. As you've probably noticed from my posts, I write run-on sentences and begin lots of them with and and, but, and because. I'm not fully sure why.

Lack of vocabulary, maybe?

I guess I just like the flow of it better. What about you?

~Mikaela

D is for Digital

I have to admit, digital things are nice. I have my iPod Touch and a cell phone, and I love them. I can take tons of music and books with me wherever I go, and it helps that (especially a teenagers budget) digital versions of things are less expensive. 

But... 

I also don't think anything can compare to holding a real book in your hands. Flipping through the pages, seeing how much you have left to read, and going back to read parts over. Reading a book just isn't as fun digitally. I also love having the actual CD's and movies. 

Your thoughts? 

~Mikaela 

A is for Architect

Yep, architect. I love this word, because whether we acknowledge it or not, we're all architects. Sure, maybe we don't all build huge buildings that graze the skyline of famous cities, and maybe we don't know the first thing about actually designing a building.

Maybe you do make skyscrapers. Or maybe you're building a home. Perhaps it's that Microsoft Word file that builds up, paragraph by paragraph, sentence by sentence. Or that painting, that you spend all day working on.

Sometimes it's easier to see progress with some things than it is with others. That's why I love jogging--I can go five miles and look back to say, "Wow, I did that."

Immediate payoffs are nice, but most of the time we don't get them until far after, if ever. Like building a family; you won't see results from that for a while, but when you do, they'll bring you so much joy.

Or touching peoples hearts through everyday acts of kindness. You might never see the smile on that persons face, the strength your advice gave them, the nourishment that food gave him. But those are the things that, at least I think, leave the most legacy. Because they go beyond you. It's sort of like a pay-it-forward type of thing. Now, I'm not saying that every person you open a door for is going to take that and change the world... But I am saying that when all those little things add up, it's a spectacular building (whether we see it or not).

So, we're all architects in some way. The question is, what are you building?

~Mikaela