Halloween Dance

A sense of mystery instilled within the night as the students gathered for the dance.
No one knew what maybe in store for the remainder of the night.
As the dance began ghosts and goblins alike gathered together.
Songs of past and present filled the air, as the students danced the night away.

Charity

You could be the richest person in the world but that money doesn't mean anything if it just sits around in a bank, it's what you do with your money that defines who you are as a person.
Strive for change, if you don't take it upon yourself to make a difference in this world nothing is going to change.
You have within your power to do so, all it takes is a leader to emerge for the rest to follow.
Don't just sit around, be that leader the one who takes a stand to change the world for the better.

Drawbacks define you

All the drawbacks in my life haven't hurt me as much as they defined me. I remember one time in particular that changed me as a person. I was in history class, we were writing a research paper. We had taken a couple of days of class time to do some research and writing. Well I did do some research and a small amount of writing it wasn't enough. Before I knew it, it was Friday afternoon and the research paper was due on Monday, up to that point I had barely done anything. So on Friday afternoon I stayed after with my study teacher and he helped me compile all the information., Saturday and Sunday I spent researching and practically doing the entire project which became very stressful. I was worried that I wasn't going to do it right and that I was going to get a bad grade because I waited to the last minute. I ended up not getting that bad of a grade,  but I learned a valuable lesson not to procrastinate. If I did my paper earlier the outcome would've been much better as well as grade. Ultimately I've learned not to put papers off, and get them done ahead of time versus waiting till the very last minute and having to rush the whole process.

Come with me

When my mind is open my eyes are closed, I dream of a world were imagination is it's creation.
It's a paradise far from here where one's imagination thrives, and dreams become a reality.
So come take a look, don't be shy, for the only thing holding you back is you.
So come take my hand, and I'll take you there to a world of pure imagination.
 

A Real Victory

Have you ever achieved something and it was not until afterwards; that you realize the significance of this achievement or the impact it would have on your life or future?
For me getting my eagle scout award was just that.
At first I was glad that I had finally completed the project and it hadn't yet occurred to me what this achievement really meant.
Yesterday was when I realized the significance of this award, and it was not until then that my eyes were opened to a whole new world.
At the court of honor itself; there were many people but there was 120 people more than I had expected honestly given it be to a holiday weekend.
When I saw the amount of people who had came not only for me but for the other scouts was when it began to occur to me how much this eagle award really meant.
I don't really know why it took so long for it's significance to sink in, but I think it was just because I was so overwelhmed with emotion that I hadn't really thought about what it would mean for me in the future.
Everything you do in scouting has a greater purpose than what it was originally attended for and before you know it you'll be using a skill you acquired through your scouting career without knowing it.
As for the future I have plans to take on leadership positions and share what I've learned in scouting with those around me.
Also in the future if I ever have a son I want him to be able to experience scouting and get his eagle so that he to can get out of scouting as much as I have.
Ultimately scouting has changed me as a person and if weren't for scouting I wouldn't have became as a strong of a leader as I am today.

 

Eagle Court of Honor Speech

First I would like to thank my mom and my dad, my sponsor Verizon Pioneer, my coach Mr. Longden, and all the scouts and adults who assisted in bringing my project to a completion. When I look at my boy scouting career as a whole I often look back to when I first joined the troop. I remember being shy and I often didn’t say very much. But as I began to mature and increase in rank I began to feel the need to share what I had learned with those around me. As time passed by I became much more comfortable with the troop and began to take on leadership positions. At first I wasn’t entirely sure of how I would help lead a group but I began to realize that this all came from experience. There are many ways on how you could chose to lead a group some ways might not work were as others may work out well. Before I knew it I was a life scout ready to take the next step onto becoming an eagle. The night before I began my Eagle Scout project I found myself amidst a nerve racking feeling. I was worried that I was going to screw up somehow, or not enough people would show up to help. I had some perspective on how I was going to approach the project to a degree, but I was still uncertain about different aspects of the project itself. Before I knew it morning came and I could feel butterflies filling inside of me.  When I arrived at the site I began to unload the supplies and a sense of relief filled inside of me and I knew everything would turn out fine as long as I lead the group to the best of my ability. After the project commenced I soon realized that I had psyched myself out to much the night before and the project was much easier to lead than I had expected. Ultimately from this entire journey I’ve learned the value of leadership and what it takes to lead a team.

Fighting

I often wonder what drives us to fight one another.
I feel like it seems pointless to yell at another person.
We can express our opinion with emotion but yelling isn't getting us anywhere, it isn't strengthening our point nor is it weakening our point.
 I feel like we should have a more civilized conversation and come to a mutual agreement versus resorting to violence because, then again what does that prove?
Just because you might have been the victor doesn't mean your points is the better argument, both sides have valid points and both sides should be taken into consideration.
So next time you feel like fighting someone take a step back from the situation and think to yourself is it really worth it or is there some other way I can resolve this problem.
I promise you , a war on words is a whole lot better than a broken nose.