In response to Halley Wong's Weekly Letter:

Hello!
This assignment goes as follows:
Think of an unfortunate or unlucky situation in your past. How did you deal with it and what attitude did you have? How would you react now, and what would you do differently?

I have decided to select a memory that is very small however it remains in my mind. About 2 years ago I was babysitting a family for the night. The kids were very sweet, a family that I babysit for frequently. Everything was as typical as could be on a Saturday night when the youngest girl looked to me and said that she refused to go to bed until I took her to see her friend.
Now, I figured this request was something that did not mean much if I said no, so I did.
To my surprise, this adorable little girl turned to me angrily and began to scream.
Don't worry, I am not saying this was the first time someone has done this to me, a matter of fact this isn't even the first time a young girl I was babysitting had done this to me. However, this time, she was threatening to run away if I did not let her.
See the conflict was that if I said yes, I would have to leave her siblings and if I said no, I would probably have to leave her siblings trying chase her.  Loose-loose. However, by saying yes I was going against what the parent said and if I said no, I was putting their child in potential danger.
I know this is no Battle of the Marne in WWI nor is it a challenging exam that I am studying for in a class. To be honest it was much different, but not in a sense that it was so very simple.
This would be my first time truly making a decision that mattered because whatever happened to her, was all under my watch.
I realized I had to feed her angry and puzzled face with a response, but which way was I supposed to act?
Do what my mom would do?
Do what my old babysitter may have done?
Or do what her parents may have done?
Quickly, I decided and looked at her.
"Does your friend have an ipad like you?"
"Ya, duh. We all have ipads because her mom has one. Now that I answered can I PLEASE go? If you say no, I'm gonna go anyways. Haha. Answer???"
"Last week, when I needed help with some homework my friend called my over FaceTime. It's pretty cool and I suggest you use it tonight with your friend."
To my surprise she agreed and the situation was fixed.

I used this example because of the way I responded. In stead of reacting frantically or the way people I know would react, I reacted the way that I knew would work on me. Success.

Looking back I feel like there are too many times in my life that I don't listen to me, and only me. What would I do differently? In this situation, nothing. In many others in the past and thousands to come, I want to utilize this, and apply it for my benefit.

Thanks for reading this Blogging By Talia! I hope you choose to take a moment to listen to what you have to say, and use it to correct conflicts in the past and fix some in the future. I bet you will find yourself a lot more helpful than you thought!

In response to Audrey Phan's Weekly Letter:

For this week, our assignment is to write about 3 things that make us happy and 3 that makes us unhappy. As for the unhappy, we are supposed to follow up with how to make them less un and more happy. But before I get to that, I would like to begin with the happy.

In no particular order (because I truly cannot decide) :
1. Reading/ Obsessing over books
2. My friends, family, and my dog
3. Making other people happy
4. Doing well in school

(OK sorry there are 4 I need them all... ooops!)

All of these listed bring endless levels of happiness to me. I feel special,  just by doing and being surrounded by who I love.
There is a smile on my face just thinking of them so there you go!
In all seriousness, these listed, especially #2 have made me the person I am. When being frequently told how happy I am or act I believe the thanks on my part and recognition should go solely to the people and actions that make up my character.
So thank you, 1-4, for making me who I am, filling me with sheer joy, and for being unique to myself. I' very proud.

As for 3 things that make me unhappy...
1. Disappointing my friends/family
2. Not doing well in a class at school
3. Hurting someone's feelings (even the unintentional)

As I am looking at this list, I see that is very similar, if not the direct opposites to the things that make me happy. I feel like this shows my honesty behind this story, specifically the numbers.It would only make perfect sense that the opposites to my happy lead me to sad or unhappy. In order to change 1-3 I know a factor very important. I must treat others with love and respect, work hard, and when those are both in place, my unhappys can become easier to deal with.

I inspire you, bloggers, to do this project. You will find it much more rewarding than anticipated. Thanks Audrey!

Hope you enjoyed this week's: Blogging By Talia. Bye : )