Month: January 2024

“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, when one only remembers to turn on the light.”

This quote to me means that, when you feel down, struggling, stressed, or upset you just have to push through your problems and find a way to be happy again. I also think it means that no matter what the situation your in you can always find a way to be happy, it is okay to be upset, stressed, or even worried but if you want to live a good life you should always stay positive and be happy. This quote relates to me because I am the type that when I am not doing well or am upset, I can encourage myself to find a way and do something I enjoy, or makes me happy. It is always good to be happy and that’s how most of the time it should be. I really like this quote and it stood out to me, happiness can be found even at the hardest, most painful points in our life, you just have to turn on the light.

My hero is my dad. He is just the best, and helps me with everything. He works so hard for me and my whole family. I really appreciate him and he always wants the best for me. He would wake up at six ‘o clock in the morning to take me to my baseball games and have everything ready. He would always want me to be happy and he wouldn’t ever want me to feel left out. Due to how hard my dad works our family always gets to go on so many fun trips and vacations. If it weren’t for my dad I wouldn’t be where I am now. He pays for my baseball lessons, basketball lessons, club teams, and accessories although it is very expensive. This just shows how selfless he is. I could name so many reasons but these are a few reasons why my dad is my hero.

My word of intention for 2024 is hardworking. I chose the word hardworking because even if you’re not the best at something you have the choice to be the best worker. The harder you work the more you will grow and improve in the subject you work on. My goal this year is to work hard in baseball, basketball, and strength. If I’m the hardest worker I will pass the kids that were always better than me. If I do fifty pushups, one-hundred squats, and one-hundred curl ups per day I will get stronger than most kids my age while most of them will be playing video games or messing around. Whenever they’re working I’m working, whenever they’re playing I’m still working. Eventually I will start to see changes in myself and will pass every kid that was at first, better than me. If I am hardworking I am setting myself up for success later on in life. In any job you do, you have to be hardworking, I figured getting used to it at a young age will help me later on. If I work hard it will pay off and I can play video games after all the hard work, but I have to work hard first. This is why hardworking is my word for 2024.

In December I read the book The Scorch Trials by James Dashner. It is about the gladers, and instead of getting freedom they have another trial. They have to cross the Scorch, the most burned section of the world while arriving safe in a haven. They are required to do this in two weeks. While already being hard enough Wicked has made it more difficult for the gladers.

I really enjoyed this book because, there are parts that can scare you or catch you off guard, while also having thrilling parts, walking through the dessert was a journey for them, for most readers they may say it was boring. But I believe it has tons of action and thrilling moments at the perfect times to make the book unique and suspenseful.

My favorite character from The Scorch Trials is Thomas. He is the protagonist of the story he is a brave and determined boy from group B. He was supposed kill, and his name is written everywhere around the scorch. Thomas faces many challenges, but he remains smart and uses his brain to stay out of trouble. With this he was able to keep group B from killing him, he is a well educated person and a good talker. One quote from the book I liked Thomas said was “Anyone else wanna pee their pants and cry for mommy?” I like this quote because it shows Thomas leadership and bravery to say that to his group he took control while being wise with his words.

One of my favorite quotes from the story is, “False hope,” she said. “Guess that’s better than no hope at all.” I like this quote because they’re trying to be positive trying to make themselves feel better. This quote can show that we should be grateful and not being so greedy all the time when these people are just happy with “false hope.”