Sunrise or Sunset?

I realized that I have never really made a "laid back" post that was not about something important or something I thought was wrong that I had to write about, etc. That is something I should do more from time to time.

So taking another prompt from my '300 writing prompts' book, do you guys prefer the sunrise or the sunset? This one was a toughy for me because I love both when the sun is rising and when the sun is setting. This one was really hard despite being a simple question.

In the end, I decided to write how I do love both and I cannot pick one because when I see the sunrise it tells me that it is time to get up and go out. It tells me that I have so much time and I have a day ahead of me to get done as many activities and/errands that I see fit.

When I see the sunset, it is telling me that is it time to head to bed. It tells me that it is time to rest after a busy day and to recharge for the next day.

I appreciate the sunrise and the sunset because it is the times of the day that are the most relaxing to me. When people wake up, they wake up soundly, hopefully, to a calming sunrise which can be very relaxing. The hues of oranges and yellows in the clear blue sky if that day is sunny is all very soothing when I think about it.

When it comes to the sunset, you get to see all the hues of purples and blues mixed together with the shades of yellows and oranges. Also, the sun isn't as bright when it is rising and setting so most of us can look towards the sun without our eyes burning; the sun is most easy to gaze at during these periods of the day.

Anyway, I plan to make more posts like this because honestly, there is so much going on in the world right now that it is nice to get away from all the injustice that are going on right now to recharge for tomorrow and continue the fight. But for now, relax, watch some TV and eat your favorite snack.

Everything I say here is merely a suggestion. No matter what I suggest, you can make the final decision in what you think is best for you. Please follow me on TWITTER @midnighthuee and tell me which you like better? Sunrise or Sunset?

Smile. Try to do one good deed each day and until next time, Take Care <3

300 Writing Prompts Book

I bought this book that has 300 different writing prompts as another way to keep myself inspired when it comes to my writing. I know my writing is good compared to others but I never want to be cocky when it comes to my writing. 

As of late, I have been making some moves I've never saw myself making. I have actually made more accounts on websites that focus mainly on writing and how to improve our writing skills. I actually cannot believe how motivated I have been feeling when it comes to writing. I have been consistent for quite a couple weeks now and of course I have had days that includes no sort of writing because that is what happens when we make goals for ourselves; we eventually tire out and don't want to touch anything having to do with our goals.

Is that bad? No. Not in particular.

It does not mean that we have given up. It mainly means we're tired and want a break to recharge and rejuvenate our creative fountains. Being creative, in my opinion, can be so difficult, tiring, and sometimes even demanding if you have a fan-base and if you have an extremely large fan-base things may be highly demanding. 

For those who are interested in buying the book, you can buy it here on Amazon for about 10 dollars. It has been a great tool for me thus far. Even on days I don't write for my posts I don't feel as guilty because I have a book that is full of ideas; some creativity is bound to come from somewhere in my infinite mind.

A prompt I wanted to talk about is,"Why do you think some people are successful and others are not?" I recommend this prompt for anyone who is willing to take a wack at it. What I wrote in my book is, "There is the Google definition to the word 'successful' which is accomplishing an aim or purpose. When it comes to the synonyms, words such as leading, thriving, brilliant and triumphant mean successful as well. What it personally means to be successful is all up to the individual. Why some people succeed and other don't? They didn't want it. I'm not going to say enough because either you want it or you don't. When you want something you pursue until the day you have it or something similar even. When you're hungry, you're looking around until you find food."

Keep in mind, this book has the prompts and the challenge is you are either given a page or half a page to answer the prompt. This one is half a page so my answer does not sound well. But I ended up getting inspired to elaborate some more and here we are.

I wanted to give a definition of the word 'success' for people to keep that in mind when reading my prompt answer. Going off the definition, what it means to be successful means to accomplish an aim or purpose. If someone feels their purpose is to be a writer and they become one, they're now considered successful. We as "ordinary" people see plenty of celebrities, those on YouTube for example, who are considered successful to us because we see them thriving and living comfortable lives - more comfortable than us we feel sometimes. 

But they do not consider themselves to be successful because they feel that they have yet to accomplish their aims and/or purpose. That is why I wrote, "what it personally means to be successful is all up to the individual." We all have goals we want to achieve. But are we considered successful as soon as we hit that goal? We can consider ourselves successful by definition because we accomplished an aim.

Our society has taught us that we are not considered "successful" until we have some form of thriving business, known around the world, make a bountiful amount of money or have a successful career where we no longer have to worry about our finances. Even by society's definition there are more than one way to become successful. But why do I think some people become successful and other's don't. I put because they didn't want their goal and that is how it is for some people. 

They set a goal, say they'll do it and never get around to it. They didn't want it.

What about for those who try all the time and never achieve? They probably did achieve said goal and didn't notice. I know that is something that happens sometimes. Again, with the successful YouTubers. They're very well known throughout the web and are offered opportunities every once in a while. I consider that to be successful because they don't really have to worry about money as much as I do. Some might not feel as if they are successful because they haven't reached a specific goal. But that does not mean they aren't successful; it probably just hasn't hit some of them how successful they really are and it happens sometimes.

Some people get so caught up in pursuing their goals that they're not sure where to really stop or when. Some know they don't want to stop pursing but others genuinely don't know how to stop pursuing a goal even after they've achieved it. Just feels weird to some because they got so used to putting so much time to getting to their goals and one day they are there and what is next? 

Make a new goal? Maybe? The next thing can be whatever they want it to be.

Overall, if you want something, you will keep going until you get to it if you really want it with all your might. Why I think some don't? There are always so many reasons why someone does not become successful but I still round back to what I said previously, they didn't want it. People who become successful wanted to reach their goal so bad that they made sacrifices they thought they never make. Even if it's losing hours of sleep or losing time socializing; those are sacrifices. They're not big to some but are to others. Sacrifices vary among the individual.  

Those who don't succeed, they always come up with some excuse not to work towards their goals. They didn't have time, they were tired, their kids got in the way, work was too much this week, their spouse wanted a date night, the internet was down, there was no electricity so they couldn't type, their keyboard got too dirty because their kids spilled something on it, it was their best friend's birthday, they had to go to a wedding and etc etc etc.

Those actives and events are part of our everyday lives and successful people do all of these things too so what makes those who are not successful so special that they couldn't pursue their dreams while successful people are doing the same things as them if not more? What is their real excuse for not pursuing their dreams? There are none. Either you want to pursue your dream or you don't. It's that simple. You start somewhere and go from there but you have to work towards it or else you'll never get it.

You don't have time? Find it. You were tired? Take a nap and do something right after you wake up. You kids got in the way? Tell them you have something very important to do, they'll understand. Work was too much? Do something before or after work, heck, during lunch do something to go for your dreams. You spouse wanted a date night? Do something after you get home. There was no electricity? We have pen and paper, jot something down. You keyboard was too dirty? Hurry the fuck up and clean and keep working! You best friend had a birthday party or someone got married? Do something after or before! There was time to do all of these things so how come there is no time when it comes to your dreams or goals? You have the time. You're just not giving it to your dreams because you think it'll randomly come true one day if you keep thinking about it long enough. That is not how making dreams come true works. 

You have to want it and envision it with all you heart. If you don't know which way to walk you're not going to walk down the path that is best for you. Find you path! Envision it! Next, work... After you figure out what you want, work towards it. Wanna be a writer? Write. Want to be a doctor? Study medicine. Want to be a dancer? Practice and exercise almost everyday and put yourself out there. Make videos of you dancing and go to dance places and ask around for dance companies to apply for and meet the supervisors there. Ask to talk to the people in charge and tell them how passionate you are about your dream. But you have to get up and go somewhere towards your dreams!

I will end things here. I got very passionate with this post and I think this is a good place to take things down a notch and breath. I just want to become a writer to some extent so badly. I have to keep writing. I know one day I will work in the mental health field but I don't know if I'll ever be a writer. Which means I have to keep writing until I do. Follow your dreams guys. Everything I say here is merely a suggestion. No matter what I suggest, you can make the final decision in what you think is best for you. Please follow me on TWITTER @midnighthuee and tell me what your dreams were when you were younger.

Smile. Try to do one good deed each day and until next time, Take Care <3

My Internet is down

When I'm trying to finally be more consistent but my Internet decides not to cooperate.

My Internet is going to back down for who knows how long. Spectrum is "working" on it. I'm sorry to those who actually read my stuff. Until then, try to enjoy my precious post until I can post again hope fully by next week

Different Writers

I wanted this post to be for writers like me. Writers who have been writing for a very long time, or even writers who have just started or who want to start writing, but has showed their work to barely anyone. Those writers who when they were growing up, they might not have had the best time in school or in any particular place they were at often that they can’t help but to hold onto just because they can’t forget. Any writer that was experiencing a tough time when they were older and felt that they wrote their best stuff at that time or they felt they could have written their best stuff at the time and didn’t. I am both. I feel like I have written some of my best stuff when I was a bullied child and teenager. I also feel I have written some of the darkest stuff at the time too. Some of the poems I had written, the place where it was written from, was in now an old file from my memory; that time in my life feels almost erased.

It was not very long ago now that I had gone back to my old writing in an older computer and some of the stuff was very dark, disturbing, and mainly concerning. I think what I was going through at the time showed and sadly I just never noticed because of the faith I had in myself.

I also think I had a very hard time transitioning from being bullied all the time by almost everyone in my classroom to no one at all. My mind had gotten so used to dealing with the harassment, the name calling, the pushing, the hurtful teasing, the belittling and humiliation; my mind had gotten so used to it that it thought it always had to happen because it always did. I still remember having a moment when I thought, “No one is going to bully me?...”

It’s beyond sad for a kid to be bullied so much that they thought it was weird when they weren’t being harassed in some way or form; what became their norm.

Despite everything I was going through at the time, for some reason, I never lost faith in myself or what I was capable of doing at the time. I felt if I did lose hope in myself, then I would have lost myself completely and who knows what else could have happened to me. I guess no matter how many people said they didn’t like me or didn't want to be around me, I showed myself, in a way, that I wanted to be with me and I should keep being around because who else was going to be with me aside from myself? There was no reason not to be my best company. I never noticed at the time but as I’m typing, I loved myself more than I have ever realized.

All of that before, I was able to put into my writing and now that I’m older, I wish I had written more.  Maybe I could have gotten over things faster if I had spent more time writing, if I was able to find a space where I felt I could truly be myself and not have any worries and just write.

I know there will always be people saying that writing is easy, it is just putting words down on paper but there is more beyond writing down some random words on random paper; this is a skill. Not everyone can write well but everyone can definitely write and it goes for almost every skill. Everyone can learn to cook but not everyone will cook well for example.

I know I went in a different direction with this post but we as writers want to bring our readers to a place they have been wanting to go. We want our readers to not only be entertained but to feel their emotions and to be comfortable with said emotions. We want our readers to have a good time and stay for the entire ride. Even if they may not like the ending that’s okay because some are not going to like the ending. Some people are going to hate the beginning and despite the middle and that is fine because they are reacting. It is so bad that they have to react and they have to tell people how bad it is. Similar with movies; they have to tell other people how bad it is. The more people talk about how bad our writing it, the more likely that there will be people who will go and read it for themselves our of sheer curiosity; to truly experience how bad our writing really is.

Then one day, we write something that is really good. Those people who went around saying our stuff was bad, is going to find that good piece of writing and will see how good it is. Those people still have us in mind even we really end up writing some terrible garbage. Once they see that the writing is not garbage, they may be so shocked that they like it so much that they have to go around telling the same friends that the person who used to right poorly is now writing some good shit and they have to tell everyone.

Some people say humans are mysteriously creatures. I disagree because as humans, we adapt to our surroundings in a short amount a time. With adaptions comes tendencies. We have a lot of tendencies and as writers, writers who want to become someone one day, I think it is important to use our tendencies to our advantages to find ways to get our stories out there to said people because when we think something is trash, we tell people. On the other side, when we think something is amazing, we never keep that sort of thing to ourselves. 

The title of my post is 'different writers' because that is who we are, different writers. We are not the same writers we were when we were kids, when we were teenagers, and not yesterday. I know it will not feel like it all the time but we are different writers and we will continue to develop. That is why it is important to continue to embrace our writing and trust in it. We wrote what we wrote for a reason.

So keep writing...

I will end things here. Everything I say here is merely a suggestion. No matter what I suggest, you can make the final decision in what you think is best for you. Please follow me on TWITTER @midnighthuee and share with me how long you've been writing and which genre is your favorite to write.

Smile. Try to do one good deed each day and until next time, Take Care <3

Writer's Block Suck

If any one of you guys out there consider yourself to be a writer of some kind, then you know very well how much it sucks to have writer's block especially when all you want to do is write.

I noticed that the older I get, the more writer's block I am able to experience. It sucks because when I was much younger, I don't think I have ever gotten writer's block, I was always writing some kind of story in my notebook no mater how short or long it was; there was always a story written.

As I've gotten older, gained more responsibilities including sustaining and maintaining my mental, physical, and spiritual health, it can be hard to find some time to sit down for at least an hour and just type or write.

I know I need to be somewhere quiet with just my thoughts and my parents can sound like four loud people even though it is just them two. That is the reason why I usually write when they go to sleep but of course, it is night time and either a lot of my ideas have faded or I am just too tired to get anything down on my devices or paper. It fucking sucks.

I have had nights where I have had some great ideas and couldn't get the down because I'd either be still half asleep and I'm not thinking to write down my ideas, I'm thinking about going back to sleep.

Growing up, I do not think I had a lot of books where I just wrote stories, I remember only having one, big, yellow, spiral notebook that I wrote a bunch of stories in. Everything else I have are just my journals for my personal writing; not for the world to see.

I have tried buying big notepads thinking they would work but I found myself not  really writing in them. I did a few summers ago but sadly, it did not workout well. Then I tried carrying an even smaller notebook around and that didn't work either for me. Maybe I should go back to my roots and d what I did when I was a kid; just carry around a regular spiral notebook; nothing too fancy.

This summer, I want to try to write more than I have in the past few summers. My mentor feels a sense of responsibility to get my foot in a door somewhere that has to do with writing. I'm not sure if she wants me to get published but she wants my writing to be recognized somehow. As terrifying as that is, I do too. I do want to be a published writer at some point. I do want a handful of my books to be a best-seller. I want to be a best-selling author or a best-seller in a category for a while. I would want some of my books and/or novels to receive some form of reward because I'd want my books to feel good and be recognized for who they are; wonderful works of art for everyone to read and enjoy.

I'm talking about books like they're people. They're not people but they're beyond special to me. Whatever I have written since I was young, even if I do not know where they are anymore, they are still beyond special to me. I have been writing for years and it is just a huge part of me and what makes me, me... All I want is for people to read what I have been writing for years, months, days, and to just react to my writing. I know if I get some form of reaction, even if it is a disgusted reaction, my writing is good because it made the reader feel something. Anything...

So if you consider yourself to be a writer of whatever genre, this summer, write something. Even if it's just a poem.

I will end things here. Everything I say here is merely a suggestion. No matter what I suggest, you can make the final decision in what you think is best for you. Please follow me on TWITTER @midnighthuee and tell me what you do when you're experiencing writer's block.

Smile. Try to do one good deed each day and until next time, Take Care <3

Our Fashion Sense

When it comes to fashion, everyone has their own sense of it. Due to everyone being different and brave, we have so many different styles today. We have so many patterns, color schemes and even different styles of denim alone.

Fashion is one of my hobbies and I love how inspiring fashion can be to others to create more fashion for our future.

I know some people look at clothes as nothing special but we all wear clothes, obviously, and it is because someone decided to design and make our pants, our hats, and our shirts. Even if your wardrobe isn't full of high fashion pieces, you still picked out clothes that tend to your personality. 

I have heard people say that clothes are whatever and nothing special but for others, including myself, clothes is a very big deal. They show how I am feeling and how I decided to express myself that day. I love having lounge wear, active wear, and special occasion clothes for example. I love having clothes for any occasion because no matter where I go, I want to be able to show a little bit of who I am.

Sure, when it comes to just about everything, there are going to be pros and cons. There are going to be clothes that look stunning while on the opposite side, there are going to be some pieces of clothing that look not so great. Either way, someone decided to make those pieces because they knew, somewhere in their hearts that someone, somewhere, would love to wear it.

I have seen children and adults harassed  for what they were wearing because others didn't think it was 'acceptable'. I don't think it's cool to harass anyone for any reason because there are so many reasons why people picked the outfit they decided to wear outside of their homes. I know there are many people who can not wear exactly what they want to wear so they make due and buy what they are able to afford. Others wear what they wear because they feel comfortable in that outfit that day. Other wear the outfits that they do because that is their work's dress code. There are many reasons, obviously, as to why people choose the outfits that they do and we should respect whatever makes the person feel more comfortable in their skin.

I know for some it may sound silly to even talk about not harassing people over an outfit but others, including myself, can relate to this. I know I used to get picked on because I was not wearing certain brands or if my shoes looked strange to some people but I wore what I wore because I thought it was cool and that should have been it. Sadly, I did not know how to express that confidence to my former classmates in order for them to stop expressing their hurtful comments about my clothes.

For anyone who feels that their clothes is not enough for them, it currently is enough for you. What other think of your clothes should not matter. So long as you are comfortable in what you are wearing and like what you are wearing, that is all that matters 

It is never cool to intend to hurt someone about something that they like even if you did not like it. If they like it, they liked it for some reason. If you want to recommend something you think might look nice on them then approach them about it in a thoughtful way. Just express to them that you have another idea for an outfit and see if they are willing to try it. It is all about making sure we are all comfortable in our skin. We also have to try to prevent any form of harassment and its occurrence should at a minimum. We should not be tolerating any form of harassment anywhere.

Another reason why I wanted to talk about fashion is because it is getting warmer. Wear whatever makes you feel less hot, sexy, and amazing. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. If they do tell you otherwise, walk away from their negatively. Obviously they feel low about whatever may be going on in their lives and they felt tearing you down would make them feel better. Do not give them that satisfaction. Strut.

I will end things here. Everything I say here is merely a suggestion. No matter what I suggest, you can make the final decision in what you think is best for you. Please follow me on TWITTER @midnighthuee and tell me your sense of style.

Smile. Try to do one good deed each day and until next time, Take Care <3

Our Hygiene

Since it has gonna warmer as of recent, I thought it would be a good idea to talk about our hygiene for a little bit. 

We are all familiar with our physical hygiene; taking a shower regularly and putting on deodorant. But there is also sleep hygiene. I did not know that is what having a good sleep habit is called until my primary physician told me about it. I thought it was pretty cool. My physician told me a little about it but I wanted to do my own research to learn a little more about it.

My doctor told me that lighting is very important. If you're the type of person who sleeps better in the dark, then make sure your room is as dark as possible at night. If you're the type of person who prefers to have some light, then maybe get curtains that are not so thick or maybe a little night light even to help soothe you to sleep.

My doctor also mentioned the most important thing, not to have ANY DEVICES in your room. That is the reason why some people do not have televisions in their rooms. Others though, prefer a television to help them drift to sleep. Some people find comfort in the white noise. My doctor stressed not to have any cellphones, tablets, etc in the room because the lights keep you up. Our devices emits bright blue light that we can see them even on the sunniest times of days. But at night, your brain confuses the light with the sun since they release a similar amount of brightness. When that happens, you brains stops releasing melatonin, the hormone in your body that tells you it's time to fall asleep

That is why it is very  important to not to go to bed with your phone, or any device, if you want to get a good amount of sleep at night.

Sleep hygiene is very important, our mental hygiene is very important as well. You want to take care of yourself and try to do the things you love as often as possible. Along with being with the people who makes you happy as often as possible, The hygiene of our body overall is vastly important and I will continue to stress this because we can never talk about being healthy enough. There are so many people who find it easier to be unhealthy than healthy and they are right. In some cases and areas, it is easier to be unhealthy than healthy because of where they are able to purchase healthy products. 

On the other side, when we are able to find products that are healthy for us but can be out of the price range for some. 

In NYC, a salad can be as much as $8.00 meanwhile a double cheeseburger is $4.99. It's outrageous because that price is just about everywhere for ingredients that are not scarce, such as hard boiled eggs, lettuce, spinach leaves, or even some types of nuts such as walnuts and peanuts. Nor are these ingredients hard to find so why charge so much? That is our issue but for those companies that do charge so much for their healthy products do not have a tremendous amount of money to ship out all of their healthy products compared to their competitors who are giving out very unhealthy food but have been doing it for years. So of course, by now, their businesses are wealthy like such companies, KFC or Popeye's to name a couple. They do offer healthier food on their menus but I know I'm not sure how they cook their healthier food. How we cook our food is very important. Grilled chicken for example, is healthier than fried chicken because anything fried just isn't great for us.

I'm not saying do not eat fried foods but do not eat them everything day or once a week even. Eat fried food once in a blue if possible. Foods like fried foods should be eaten in moderation if you do not want to feel slow and sluggish most of the time. Bad food will slow us down, make us feeling lazy along with making us feel sluggish because what is mainly is those foods are grease and fats that weighs up down. That is why it is very important to eat fruits and vegetables because naturally, the give us a lot of energy and strengths and does not weigh us down because there are no fats in fruits and vegetables of course, mainly vitamins and nutrients. 

But of course I do have to stress to please take your regular showers, put on your deodorant, bring it with you if you need to reapply and to please put on your body spray and sprites of cologne or perfumes. The summer is really hot and we will sweat a lot. It is important to stay on top of ourselves because even if three days pass without taking a shower or swapping out of our under garments regularly, we will start to stink. Don't make it unbearable to be around you because you didn't want to shower a second time in the day. 

Also, not every scent compliments you. Make it your mission to find a scent that compliments you and that you love. Go to places where you can sample the scent before buying. Go to places where they have bottles of the products on display so that you can take your time smelling everything and finding one you really love. Do not just buy any body scent and call it a day. You should love it what you are going to put on your skin. That is how you ensure of its daily use. Same with your deodorant!! Not all deodorants are the same nor made the same! I have sensitive skin so there are plenty of deodorants with certain alcohols that I cannot use or else it will break me out and pimples on your armpits are nightmares. Be mindful of the deodorant you use for your skin and that can absorb your sweat so that you are not giving off bad odors in the middle of your day.

Make sure to wash you hair however often as you should for your hair type! Brush you teeth, floss, and rinse you mouth our with mouth wash! Very important to keep your gums clean and healthy! Oral hygiene is another big one! Go see your dentists, dermatologists and primary physicians and actively listen to their advice; they went to school for years to help you to stay healthy as long as you possibly can! Take care of your hair, skin and nails this summer along with your teeth. Clean under your finger nails!  All very important to looking younger longer and being healthy overall!

I will end things here. Everything I say here is merely a suggestion. No matter what I suggest, you can make the final decision in what you think is best for you. Please follow me on my TWITTER @midnighthuee and tell me how you keep your hygiene on point during the hotter seasons.

Smile. Try to do one good deed each day and until next time, Take Care <3