Follow Your Instincts

Intuition is something that has helped me when I have a doubt about something. I always do what I feel and if I have a bad feeling about something then I usually don't do it. But sometimes I have not followed my instinct and it has turned out to be bad. Like this past summer we planned a trip to Yosemite and I was just not feeling it. I did not feel good at and just wanted to stay home. I had a bad feeling that something was going to happen but I didn't say anything because they would not believe me. The thing with intuition is you don't have any sort of hard evidence to show that you know something bad is going to happen, they just have to trust you, and you must go with what you are feeling. So I ended going to Yosemite because my cousin kept insisting and I had told her that I was going to go so I had to be a man of my word and I went just to please her. Well when we got there I wasn't feeling it and I just wanted to go home. We were all tired from walking and decided to go home early. I wasn't feeling so good so I decide to take a nap. Right when I was going to sleep I heard my cousin scream and we ended up crashing with another car that had got in our way. We all got scared and we were far from home. While everything got settled we got home pretty late and my dad had to go all the way over there to pick us up. So if I would have gone with my instincts and stayed home, I wouldn't have been through that. I believe in intuition. 

My thoughts on Abortion

Abortion is a topic that is very controversial. In my opinion, abortion should not be allowed. I believe we should not take away an innocent life based on our actions or mistakes. I actually went to protest against abortion in San Francisco and it was a hell of an experience. It was something my catechism class was forced to do and I honestly didn't mind participating. There were probably thousands of us protesting. I just remember it was super packed that I could barely move. People were there screaming mean things at us and I understand both sides of the argument. Some people say it's up to the woman to decide if she wants to abort or not. A woman may be a victim of rape or maybe they didn't plan to have the kid or are not ready. But it's their own kid and it's not the kids fault. It should make you feel guilty taking an innocent baby's life. What If that baby turns out to become someone very important or famous? Regardless of the situation, if a woman is pregnant, she should not even think of abortion. You'll always feel that guilt in your head and you can't dent your own child. It'll change you and make your life better. If you have unprotected sex, and get pregnant, and want to abort, that is not right. You should have thought of that before you did the act. You should have in mind what the consequences are and be ready to face them. I want to have a baby, but right now I'm not ready. And if it happens then it happens. I don't believe in abortion and although I have never been in that situation of getting a girl pregnant without planning it, I will never change my opinion on abortion, well I hope. 

My Little Best Friend

I am lucky to have many great friends that care about me. I have all types of friends and most of us have that one special friend that we call our best friend. That friend is special because you get along with that person and you are really close to that person. My best friend is very amazing. Nobody would expect my best friend to be 9 years old. She has always been there for me and even though she is so much younger than me, I believe she is special and unique to any kids her age. She understands what some don't and she is very loving. Many kids her age don't show affection like she does. She always tells me she will always be there for me and how she cares about me so much. She called me her bff once and I realized I owed her so much for always giving me that support I needed while I was going through a tough time. I realized I had to be strong and focus on being a good friend to her. I knew the least I could do for someone who showed me so much love was at least give them the position as my best friend which is special. I promised her I would always be there for her whenever she needed me. My job as her best friend is to protect her, and to make her feel better when she's down or hurt, and that's exactly what I will do as long as I'm here. Sometimes I'm going through a very tough night and she gives me a call to say goodnight and tell me about her day, and that always makes me smile and makes my night better. 

The Importance of Respect

Respect is something that I believe is very important and must be taught to us at a very young age. Respect is something that kids in today's society have not all learned. I have seen many kids and teenagers be very disrespectful to their elders. Growing up my parents would always try to teach me that respect is important because if I respect others, I will be respected as well. I never cared so much about respect as a kid. I was always a quiet kid and felt very educated. I would always be very respectful to everyone. Once I hit my teenage years I felt myself being disrespectful to my parents. Later on the years I realized that my parents are the people I should respect the most, but I feel like we are so comfortable with them that we sometimes go too far and show disrespect. Throughout my life I have learned that if you respect others, they will have a good memory of you and you'll be liked. I have had friends tell me that their parents really like me because I am respectful and well educated. My little brother has been very disrespectful and from my perspective I see it and I realize that some kids in today's society need to be taught respect. I didn't realize how bad it looks to be disrespectful until I saw other people being disrespectful to their own family. Therefore I believe respect is very important and should be a value we all have.

An Unexpected Weekend

This weekend was different than my typical weekends. I went to sleep on Friday not knowing what I was going to do on Saturday. I was planning on doing chores and doing homework, but it turns out my good friend invited me to go watch her uncle play soccer. He had a tournament in Sacramento and needed support so I decided to drive over there. He had a game at 10 but I woke up at 9 and knew I wasn't going to be able to make it to that game. I got ready and cleaned my car. I left my house around 11 and he had a game around 1. I first stopped at the gas station and filled up the tank. I ended up leaving Ceres at 11:30 and was on my way. I thought I was going to make it right on time, but I did not count on traffic. The traffic slowed me down and I got to the game at 1:20. I got there and the game had already started. They ended up winning that game 3-1. They had another game at 4 so we had a couple hours to relax and wait. The next game started and they also ended up winning that one. The game was over almost at 6 and I had to drive back. That pretty much took up all of my day which is something I did not expect to happen. I did have fun and glad I went.

A Rewarding Effort

I had a game to play at Turlock Indoor this Sunday and for sure it was going to be a hard game. We had already played against that team before and they beat us last time so we really wanted to win them this time. The game was at 1:30 in the afternoon and I got there late because I had another game before this one in Ceres. I was already exhausted from my first game so I knew it was going to be hard for me to run. I got there and we were winning 2-1. It was my turn to step into the field and I was able to score right away. As I scored my first goal, I felt my leg cramp up and I was having a difficult time running back and forth. We were winning 6-2 so I felt pretty confident, but then as I was on the bench the other team started catching up and all of a sudden they were winning us by 1 goal. I felt nervous and anxious, as well as helpless because I wasn't playing. It was finally my turn to go in and play again. The time was almost over and they were winning us 9-8. I got a chance to score and missed it. I was mad but knew I had to score. I got another chance on the last minute and ended up scoring that one. We tied it and the time was up! Although I was tired, I did my best and scored 5 goals. I was able to help the team which made me happy.

Hard Work Pays Off

This Sunday was a very exhausting day because i had two soccer games. I had a game at 1 in the afternoon and i knew it was going to be tough, not only because the team we were playing against had really good players, but because the field was not in very good conditions which made it harder for us to control the ball. It was also very hot at that time of the day so it was going to be very exhausting for us to run up and down the field. I was determined to play good and prove myself, but the pressure and nerves made it very hard for me. I did good during first half but i was so tired i had to get out of the game. I was determined to get at least one shot on target for the second half and that is exactly what i did. I started second half playing attacking midfielder. They passed me the ball and i ran up with it from midfield and took on two defenders. I saw the opportunity i wanted to shoot since after taking on two defenders i had a clear shot. The ball was bouncing and i took a hard shot that the goalie couldn't react to. I had accomplished my goal and scored a goal that gave me satisfaction. It felt good when everyone congratulated me. That goal gave me motivation and i started playing better. Thanks to the support of my team i was able to accomplish this goal which was the highlight of my day. The hard work and motivation paid off and allowed me to help my team.