spread the love

Winn Claybaugh

 I just got done reading Winn Claybaugh's book "Be Nice (Or Else!)". I got it at school, and although we are not required to read it I thought that I might as well since a majority of the Paul Mitchell culture is based off it. 
I thought that it was amazing. Really motivating and inspirational. The lessons and ways of life that Winn explains in his book are what everyone should follow. What an amazing world this would be..
Here is a link to the Be Nice website if anyone is interested in learning more about the book: http://www.beniceorelse.com/


Anyways in one of the opening chapters of the book Winn talks about Paying it forward. He tells a story about always paying for the car that is behind you in the drive through. Whether that be at Starbucks, Subway, Burger King. It's just a nice little "to do" that makes you feel amazing about yourself and makes the person that you paid for feel like he/she is worth something and that there are still good people in the world.
Just the other day a girl was having a bad morning before school so she went through starbucks to get a coffee to start the morning out better and she paid for the vehicles behind hers drinks too. 
Another day a guy at school went to mcdonalds after school for supper and he paid for the trucks meal behind him.
Then I heard a story about one of my leaders teachers getting there coffee paid for in the drive through at starbucks a couple mornings ago..
This way of paying it forward is really spreading.
So after weeks about knowing about the whole "paying it forward in the drive through line" thing I decided to try it out for myself. I went to McDonald's for supper tonight and I ordered just a 1$ McChicken and decided to pay for the Van that was behind me. I told the lady at the window Here's my money and tell me the total of the vehicle behind me too, I'd like to pay for them. She laughed and said "oh, did you cut them off or something?" I said, No, I am being nice and spreading the love. She looked at me like I was crazy and then told me the total of the vehicle behind me and I paid. When she was giving me my change back she said "this is the nicest thing I have ever seen anyone do, you didn't even ask how much it cost, you just wanted to make someone happy" I said Merry Christmas and drove ahead and got my little mcchicken sandwhich and made one mom of a van full of hungry kids the happiest lady ever.
So, this is me.. telling you.. PAY IT FORWARD. SPREAD THE LOVE... it's called Karma. I'm telling you.
peace & love.

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enjoyyyy :)

chocolate pudding on a white shirt

is no big deal, as long as you enjoyed the pudding and have stain remover...right?! Life is too short to worry about making a mess. Live like there will always be a stain remover for you mistakes. Don't worry about screwing up, failing, or disappointing people. If you live with out fear of failure you will go farther in life then the people who don't like disappointing there peers.
You have to be responsible, trustworthy, honest and dependable to succeed. We have been told to have those traits ever since we got our first job at age 14 or earlier. My question is, why didn't anyone tell us to be funny, outgoing, loving, unique, and happy? I think that although the first four characteristics is incredibly important, the last five are just as valuable.
Funny people get remembered. If you make someone laugh, you break the ice, you make them comfortable, you make a good first impression. People with a good sense of humor see the funny side to everything, which is an incredible characteristic to own. Life is too short to take serious.
Outgoing individuals always get the best opportunities. It's always the people that step up to the plate to try something new that have the best life experiences. They are the ones that give the best advice because they already have tried everything. They are not scared to live life to the fullest and take chances, they are leaders and are willing to make mistakes and find a way to fix them.
Loving people have the best relationships. Not necessarily only romantic relationships but all interactions in general. Loving people come off as warm, welcoming, inviting, understanding and calming. Loving people are the ones that have clients/strangers/friends come to them for a pick me up, a smile, a hug. They know that they can count on a loving person to be there for them and give them support when they are down. Loving people make the world a better place.
Unique men and women are always the one's that get stared at. They have a different style, a different personality, a different view on life. They are the misfits, the originals, the leaders. They don't care what people think about them, they do what their mind and body tell them to do and are great at expressing themselves.  Unique people get remembered, they get recognized, and get praised for going against the grain. They are the ones that bring new ideas to the group and are always pushing for change in the world.
Last but not least, Happy people are true hero's. Happy people smile when every one else is frowning. Happy people stay optimistic when things start going down hill and they never let the little things ruin their day. Happy people are the ones that smile at strangers on the street and are truly day makers in the community.
So, this is me..telling you.. to be funny, outgoing, loving, unique, and happy and you will succeed, make people smile, and be remembered by all.

just some quotes to keep me going....

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."
— Marilyn Monroe

“‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”

—Alfred Lord Tennyson

“If you really love something set it free. If it comes back it’s yours, if not it wasn’t meant to be.”

—unknown

“Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.”

—unknown

“I’m going to smile and make you think I’m happy, I’m going to laugh, so you don’t see me cry, I’m going to let you go in style, and even if it kills me – I’m going to smile.”

—Lone Star

If you take things for granted here is somethings to ponder about...
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness...you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvation ... you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death...you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep...you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace ... you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If your parents are still alive and still married ... you are very rare, even in the United States and Canada.
If you can read this web-page, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.
Take nothing for granted.
- Unknown

whatta weekend!

AHHH! I'm back, I'm so mad at myself for not posting in like a week; that is not happening again! This week was just so rushed and went so fast that I didn't have time to sit down and write.. terrible.

On Friday morning I left for Fargo at 8AM with Wendy and Dave Fey. They were going up for a hockey game with Brekken and I asked if I could just hitch a ride with them so I didn't have to ride alone. I was very thankful because it sucks paying for gas on your own, and the ride to Grand Forks is a bitch with out someone to talk to!
We got to Fargo around 11 and then we went to went to the hockey rink and that is where KayCee picked me up :)
We had some lunch and went back to her dorm then took off for GF around 4..I was so excited to see little Kim :)
I'm not going to share all the details of the trip becuase I like to think of grand forks kind of like most people think of Vegas... What happens in Grand Forks stays in Grandforks... except nose rings, those will come back with you.
Yup, I got my nose pierced!!! yayyy! I've wanted my nose pierced since I was honestly 14 years old, I am so glad that I finally did it. All my mom said was "Yuck" but that's okay.. because I have had my tattoo for like 8 months now and she still hasn't told me she likes it (sounds super bitchy, but my mom is just totally against it) it's pretty funny. So I did it for me, not her, and she doesn't have to like it :)  Bill liked it though, haha he said nice booger on your nose. I knew that was exactly what he was going to say!
I just have like one little tiny piece of advice... sometimes, it's okay to judge a book by its cover because if you have a gut feeling about something as soon as you see it... somtimes you don't need to see inside of it to change your mind. RIGHT KIM?!

Top 10 things that happened this weekend?
1)We lost the key to slade's house and had to tear kim's dorm apart for it.
2) we couldn't open slade's door and froze until the champ KC just beasted that thing open.
3) We listend to "droid" allllll weekend hahaha so annoying...
4) we called like 7 different tattoo shops, I talked to a maintence guy at one of them for like 5 minutes.. he was awesome.
5)Don't trust a guy named Li'l Rico.... even if there is kids in the background on the phone.
6) Kim is sassy :) :)
7) it's rude to spit your water out at applebees cause you are laughing so hard and it sucks real bad when you order dessert to go and then forget it at the table.
8) Kim and I got our nose pierced!!!!!!! wooohoooo
9) Kim drank... finally!
10) the ATM ate Kim's debt card.... hahahhaha

I just got home from a Discovery Toys party at Tessa's house.. it was cool. The toys were awesome and all really educational. I got Lilly a set of bath toys that are shapes that are colorful and suction to the bathtub wall. She loves her bath and I just feel like she doesn't have good enough toys for in there.. she loves the markers that like write on the wall and stuff. Those are her favorite.. so I hope that she likes theses too!

Well now I am giving Lilly her bath and blogging...sounds like a good night to the weekend! :)