Epic Failure Recant

So tonight (saturday night, technically I'm writing this sunday morning...) I tried the whole social thing again. Same group, different activity. First there was a little backyard social-which was really fun. And yes, I actually talked to people! I know, surprised me too. Second, we went to a gymnastics gym. It was REALLY fun! Foam pits, trampolines, bars, beams, bouncy floors! It made me miss gymnastics and realize that I'm a chicken and afraid to get hurt. LOL. And finally, third: went to DEEs and talked some more! For some stupid reason, I actually ate food. That I could have lived without. But also, I think I'm starting to crush...so we will see how things go. But overall tonight was a definite success! I let my light so shine, and had a blast. Hopefully in the future, it will glow brighter and brighter!

Total and EPIC FAILURE

Do you ever look back at your life and wonder where that person went? Over time we all change, sometimes only a little, sometimes alot. I went to a social thing last night (all by myself-bad idea!). I honestly tried my best to be out going and personable. But I just ended up sitting there only talking occasionally...When it was all done and time to go home, I seriously could have rolled up in ball in a blanket and cried-well, if I would have let myself. I could feel myself shrinking. Everyone has a light inside them, right? And sometimes you can control how much you exute. As the night went on, I could feel my light dim until is was only a glowing ember. I tried to fuel it and shine brighter, with no success. Who is this shy person that gets extreme anxiety when it's time to socialize with new people? Where did Cameron go? The guy that was very out going, personable, friendly, talkative? I'm not sure. Have the past two and half years crushed me that much? I wish I knew what to do. I am trying to put myself out there, and I end up getting crushed even more. Last night was a total and epic failure.

Lessons Learned....again.

So yesterday I was talking to people who brought some perspective in my life. They reminded me of life lessons that I have learned before, but should constantly be reminded of:

Live and go by the SPIRIT of the law, rather than the LETTER of the law.
Judgement is a huge negative in any relationship-whether it is established or forming. This should be applied to EVERYDAY LIFE, to EVERYONE you encounter.

Another lesson I learned was "Let your light so shine before this people" 3 Nephi12:16
EVERYONE has light inside them. They have their own talents, compassion, and abilities. No matter who you are, you have something to offer the world. Let your light shine. Whether you believe it's from God to You to Others. Or from You to Others. Just let it shine.This goes along with another lesson:

BE YOURSELF, whoever it is. No one can be a better YOU than YOU!
Be yourself around everyone you meet. Some won't like you, some will. But at least you were honest to yourself and God. Don't hide. Don't change who you are according to which group you are with today. Just be YOU. ALL THE TIME.

Anyway, these are the lessons that I was reminded of yesterday. These are the lessons I constantly need to be reminded of. They are the Lessons Learned....again.

Much Love,
Cameron

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Colors and Cake!

Today was CRAZY busy! First it was the color festival-it was my first time doing and it was AWESOME! You throw colored chalk at each other and then up in the air and it creates this HUGE colored cloud. It's an Eastern Indian Holiday celebrating diversity. I believe it's called Holle Krishna (SP? don't quote me on that...). I'm pretty sure I will be blowing purple snot out my nose for weeks! lol

Next, I rushed home to wish my sister farewell to her Jr. Prom. She looked absolutely stunning! She is growing up so fast I can't even believe it! Her Junior year of high school is almost over! WOW.

After that, I had a good friend's Birthday Party. I went over to her house to give her her present-which wasn't much, but it was pretty awesome. When everone arrived we went and had SUSHI. Absolutely delicious, but I had WAY too much to eat! Not to mention we went to our friends house and had cake afterward (which I helped bake and frost :-) ).

Overall it was a great Saturday. Busy, but filled with Colors and Cake. What else can a guy ask for? :-)

-Cameron

P.S. Pictures of tonights events hopefully coming soon....if my friends post them on facebook for me to copy. haha

Bobcats, Panthers, Bears, and Wolves-oh my! Someone ate the pizza....

So you know the myth about eating pepperoni pizza before bed time? ...It will give you crazy dreams, right? IT'S TOTALLY TRUE! I had it for dinner last night between 10-11pm and had the craziest dream.

My family and friends were staying at this mountain resort place with lots of decks to lounge on. While my family lounged, my friends and I walked around to explore. As we were exploring the resort (people were still everywhere) we saw a WILD bobcat and it was coming right toward us! My friends acted like this a an everyday thing, which I guess was at this resort. Ayway, It walked right by us and so I reached out and started petting it. I could tell it was annoyed by this, but how many people can say they have bet a bobcat?

As the exploration continued we walked into a grove of trees where we encountered a bear. This was no tiny black bear, but a HUGE brown grizzly bear! Which is kind of funny because this is was probably the nicest animal we encountered....So we played with the bear and had a grand ol' time!

Later in the dream the exact same things happened with a black leopard (commonly known as a black panther-if you look close enough, you CAN see their spots). It came right next to us, and I started petting it. The black panther got even more annoyed and was about to swat me with it's huge paw, but I stopped petting it and it just walked off...

Last but not least. The scene is on a deck area at night. My family is surrounding me (still lounging in deck chairs). Lantern glowing from their posts on the deck. I was so excited to tell my family about all the wild animals I encountered today that I touched them! How often does that happen?! Anyway, I was talking with my family and we hear wolves howl.....they seemed pretty close. The next few min we just lisen as the howls grow louder and louder, closer and closer. The next thing we know the wolves are running past the deck. They seem crazed and on the hunt. Obviously my family is scared. And so was I! Suddenly a wolf run up the stairs of the deck and was facing me. I was the only one standing and I somehow had a white metal basket in my hand. The wolf stated walking towards me and I started hitting the basket on the deck floor. This made the wolf hesitant, but it continued forward. It would smell the fear, and that made it even more tempting for him. The wolf lunged, and I took the basket and put all my force behind it! Wham! Hit the wolf right in the head! This happened a couple more times. I finally started to just hit the deck near it and it eventually gave up and ran off.

The next thing I knew my alarm clock was going off.....What a CRAZY dream!

WARNING: Eating pepperoni pizza might cause you to have crazy dreams!

Bobcats, Panthers, Bear, and Wolves-oh my! Someone ate the pizza....yeah I will admit, it was me :-)

-Cameron

Songs from the wedding

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