My Name Is Mia

My Name

   My name to everyone shouts out confusion, so confusing that the original meaning is not significant. It was supposed to be my grandmothers name, but it is now a puzzle. Maria Teresa, that is my name, or is it Maria-Teresa, or Maria...Teresa, or even Maria Theresa. I don't know. My parents don't know. Nobody knows. This name is absent, it's only present when I have to say "here!" in class, then it gets replaced to Mia. The puzzle gets hidden in our minds, never solved. When my parents have to do legal things, the puzzle comes back. They debate and debate the same controversial topic since I was born. 

"Is Maria Teresa her first name?" says my mom.

"Isn't Teresa her middle name?" says my dad.

"Isn't it pronounced TUR-E-SA?" says my dad.
"It is TUR-EH-SA!" says my mom.
"Wait, isn't her middle name your maiden name? says my dad.

   My name will never be known. It will never be understood. It will never be my identity. It is not me. Maria Teresa is not my name, my name is Mia.

   

I. Never. Thought. I. Would. Work. In. A. School...

   In school we took a "personality" type test and I think it is somewhat inaccurate, but we had to somewhat reflect what our test meant and what job in a school would we be in for it.
 
   First of all I thought of 3 jobs I could be and I have perfectly good reasons for them.

   The first job I might be is a P.E. teacher. My test said that I was the type of person to be better with sports and hands-on and  stuff like that, which is accurate. I love sports and things that you can interact and be involved in. Plus I also would love to play with the children and make them happy.

   The next job I would pick is an art teacher. For the same reason, I like doing interactive things and art fits in there. I love art because you can be creative and express your feelings. The only problem is that you need to know how to draw...

  The final job I thought of is being a lunch lady. The reason for this is that school lunches are not that good. I may not be the best cook in the world, but I think I can cook better. Having 26 hairs in a chicken (true story) is not acceptable. If I was the lunch lady I would make good and fun lunches for the kids, end of story.

   I honestly never considered working for a school because my mind always tricks me saying "You are so bad at every subject!" or "You are failing everything," but I would always consider doing a job that would make me happy and others happy, and that is what I found.

Thanks!

Gratitude List

    There is a lot to be thankful in our lives, you just need to sit down and think about it. We take everything for granted, like how much we truly have, saying that, I would like to make a gratitude list for this Thanksgiving.

   1. I am thankful for basketball, for without it I would be at home sitting down watching T.V. lonely

   2. I am thankful for my family, for they care for me very much.

   3. I am thankful for the people who have been in my life, for they have shaped me through the tough times.

  4. I am thankful for all the gifts I've had in my life, for all I really needed was love and care.

  5. I am thankful for all the dark times, for they have made me a stronger and smarter person.

  6. I am thankful for all my haters, who motivate me to be the best me and to prove them wrong

  7. I am thankful for all the people who believe me, who make me feel like anything is impossible.

  8. I am thankful I have a home which gives me safety, comfort, and love.

  9. I am thankful for my classmates, who have been with me since day one. 

10. I am thankful that I persevered, for without my perseverance, I wouldn't be here today.

Haribo more like HariNO

    People might hate vegetables, asparagus (shout out to Alex), tomatoes, etc. But I am different... I hate Haribo Strawberry and Cream Gummy Candy with a passion.
    
   Have you ever had that feeling when you eat something and your stomach knows there is something wrong with it? Have you ever had that feeling where you like the taste something, but you have a feeling there is something wrong with it?  Well for me, I had a mixture of both. Here is my story...
   
   My mom and I went downstairs after my martial arts class, the martial arts class was on the second floor, and the building below it was a mini store. I remember my mom saying "lets go try something inside, it's so interesting! It's not like it can do any harm!" So we walked in, the first thing I saw was a whole rack of different Haribo gummy bears so my mom and I decided to buy one, the one we bought was the Haribo Strawberry and Creme Gummy Candy. We looked around a little more and then we payed for the gummy candy then left the store.
   
   Once my mom and I went into the car we decided to try the gummy candy. We both took one and was amazed, the flavor of these gummy candies were amazing! We kept eating a few more and I started to get that feeling that something wasn't right. I asked mom if she noticed it, but she said everything tasted normal. My mom and I just kept eating the candy and I thought my stomach was just hungry or gassy.
   
   We finally made it home and at this point and I knew something was wrong. I instantly ran to the toilet and started barfing out the candy. From that point on I realized there was something wrong with the candy and for two weeks I had food poisoning.
   
   Those gummy candies always remind me of that sick feeling that I had that day, not only those Haribo candies, but the ones with the little sugars on top. Even typing about the candy is hurting my stomach. The funny part is that I still remember my mom saying "It's not like it can do any harm!" and us going into the store for the first time not knowing that it did actually do harm. After that day we never went in there again.

HAHA CHILDHOOD?!

   Literally 40 minutes ago, I was overflowed with a bunch of throwback memories. I was one of those typical kids who would watch Drake and Josh, Zoey 101, and Dora the Explorer. There is too much I have to say. I remember eating my Yogos (you may not remember these, but when you google them you'll remember they were the jam) and watching T.V. the whole day, then pretending I was a superhero. I have so much to say, I am speechless. I can't talk about in one blog, it too much, stay tuned for more.

10 Years From Now

   10 years from now I will be 23, that's a long way from now. Who knows what will happen, who knows what I'll be, but the only thing that I know is what I want to be and how I want to do it.

   10 years from now, I want to be happy with what I do and I want to be very successful in it. Either if I become some sort of Doctor, Motivational Speaker, Basketball Player, YouTuber/Director, MMA Fighter, or something else. I want to be successful and be known. I want to change the world, I want to make history, I want my life to have a purpose, and I especially want to inspire and impact lots of people. No matter what happens from now, I know I will do whatever to do what makes me happy and to work as hard as I can to get it. I hope one day I can come back where I started and say to everyone "I did it." knowing how much it took to get there and all the doubters that I proved wrong, one day, one day.

Vacation story

   One of my other favorite things to do is travel, I've already been to about 13 states/countries. Either with friends or family,  I have a great time and love spending quality time with them, since it's the only time I really get to spend time with them. Here is one of my experiences.

   My family was taking a trip to Hawaii and we had an eight hour flight. I was so excited because I loved planes and this plane was different from others and we got to have our own T.V.!

We finally started ascending into the air and I started to pick out a movie to watch. I started to feel something coming out of my nose so I took a tissue a wiped it, it was blood. I thought it was a small nose bleed,  but no. My whole ride, the 8 hours I had this nose bleed.

   I fell asleep on the plane and when I woke up we were in Hawaii and I looked at my orange shirt and myself. My shirt was not orange anymore and my hands were not normal looking. They were all bloody, fortunately my nose bleed stopped and I could clean myself, but before I could, everybody was staring at me like I just murdered somebody.

  The rest of the week I had a great time with my family at the Disney resort, we did fun family activities and got to search Hawaii. I have many memories and other stories to tell, but that's for another day. (Story time Saturdays coming soon) 

Mia's Motivational Monday

 Sorry that I didn't post last  Monday, but this past week I have been very busy with basketball and school that I've been only getting 7 hours of sleep. This is inspired by my CCD class

Choices

Life is all about choices, especially since we are about to graduate from middle school, choices are important. The older we get the more choices we have to make and the more the consequence is. One small decision can impact your life forever, that's why you have to be conscious of your friends, actions, and choices. The only way to avoid having consequences is to make the right choices and the only way to make the right choice is to try to be the best you. If you do the best for you your life will definitely change. For example all my life I wanted to be the best at basketball, I want to make it, I want to be big, but I had to make the right choices and I have sacrificed a lot, like my free time, friends, but I had to do it to make me better. I started to play basketball for 2 hours everyday, and exercise for another 2 the rest of the time I have to do homework or I have church or take care of my family and I have to do all of that within another 1-2 hours. We have the free will to do whatever we want, so it is our decision to either take in that peer pressure or to do the right choice. This also applies to being successful,  if you want to be successful in anything you need to make the right choices. Usually they are the hardest,  but If you want to be successful you take the hard route. So in the long run life has choices and consequences,  but it is your choice if you choose the good or bad. You determine your life by what you do, you determine your future. Its never to late to start, but if you want to regret nothing then start from the beginning. So  don't complain to others on your choices,  fix them. It's all up to you.

Mia's Motivational Monday

"I'd rather hustle 24/7 than slave 9-5"

   I would rather work really hard for something difficult, but something I love than to work for somebody else from 9 to 5. Personally when someone says "spend your childhood wisely, you'll never get it back," I don't agree because if you think about it, if you work really hard when you are young in school or in a sport or with a dream and you work almost every single hour. Than the rest of your life you will live your "dream life" because you have the education or money to live it. Most of the people who I see say "live your childhood" are the people who got to enjoy the 18 years of their life, but now they have to repay all of the work they missed and now have to work for 50+ years. If you started when you were young and were really successful at the age of 18-30 then you could live the rest of your life living however you want. I also noticed that most of the people who "lived their childhood" regret not going to school the extra 4 years or hanging out with that group of people because they could have been better. Think of it like this, every single parent of ours has said "Priorities first, no video games before you finish your homework." or something on those lines, well life is kinda the same. Priorities first.

"Work hard in silence and let your success make all the noise."

This reminds me of another quote "72-10 doesn't mean anything without the trophy" ~Scottie Pippen. It reminds me about that quote because no matter how much you talk or say, nothing will count unless whatever you say matches your action.

        "Do it for the people who want to see you fail." 

People always think of me as an underdog, but it gives me the motivation and drive to prove them wrong. You might fail once, but don't give up. Failure is a learning process where you can learn about your mistakes. The more you fail, the more you will learn and the more you will be able to succeed.

"Winning a trophy merely collects 5 minutes of pride & a shelf life of dust. But giving 100% and finishing what I started, collects a lifetime of irreplaceable confidence in myself. I decide."

Would you rather win a trophy for cheating off of someone else's ideas and thoughts or would you rather earn everything and take pride for something that you worked 100% for. You don't want to be known for winning something that you didn't create, you want to be successful in your own ideas, thoughts or work. Lesson is Never Cheat Yourself, its worth it in the end. 

"The 8 to be great"
Do the most you can for your dream, if it was your dream, you would do anything for it, and the most you can do is everything. You have no limitations, the only limitations you have is yourself.

"Work until your idols become your rivals."

In order to get better you need someone to look up to, but to be #1 you have to eventually go against them. You could never beat them though without hard work. Use them as your push. 

"When you feel like quitting, think about why you started."

Whatever you started, you started for a reason. Either you had hope or knew you or it would be the next big thing. Never quit, never give up. You started for a reason and you didn't start to get "this far" you started to "finish the job." Of course whatever you are trying to achieve is going to be hard, but nobody said it would be easy. Keep going, it will be worth it in the end.

"Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard then succeed on purpose."

Life is about improving, but the only way to improve is to work. Work hard, no matter what you want to do. If you dedicate your time to what you want to do in life and work hard, you will eventually get there. 



If, you got all the way down here Thank You! To explain this page really quickly is that this is my "words of wisdom" page and I will write motivation almost every Monday (I'm usually busy on Mondays.) Every week try to expect a new topic or theme, this week were quotes. My goal for this is to motivate you for the start of the new school week :) Enjoy! ~ cool.aid_woman