Forgetting...

"I see you driving 'round town with the girl I love and I'm like forget you!"-Cee Lo Green

This is fun song to sing when you are really pissed off at someone. Fortunately, this doesn't have much to do with me.

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I recently finished the book The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. This series is about four friends and a pair of magical pants. The four friends names are Tibby, Carmen, Lena, and Bridget (or as everyone calls her, Bee). I will let you read about them if you want to in the books but for the purpose of this post, I should explain some things about the girls.

This post has to do with the fourth book in the series Forever in Blue. And for the quote I am going to write to make sense, you need to know about two characters: Lena and Carmen.

Carmen is the dramatic one in the group but she sometimes gives the best advice.

Lena is the artistic one. She loves art and she is patient. She is also trying to forget about a boy she met in Greece named Kostos.

"I have this weird premonition that as soon as you forget about Kostos, you are going to see him again."-Carmen

This becomes true later in the book but that isn't the reason I used this quote for this post.

Have you ever forgotten about something and then remembered it unexpectedly?

This is common because no matter how hard you try, you won't forget most things.

An interesting fact about remembering is that the sense of smell triggers the most recollection. For instance, I have this perfume that reminds me of my childhood. I don't know what the smell it's from but it brings back memories. Once I can smell it anymore, I forget the smell.

But its hard to forget. Especially the bad stuff.

Enjoy!!!

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

I can already tell what your first guess was about this post. No, this post is not about the hilarious TV show. It is about what being a friend means.

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This is a great acronym. It really defines what being a friend means. Everyone needs a friend who does all of these things:
F: Fight for you. Friends should always be willing to take the blame if they know that their friend really needs them too.
R: Respect you. They respect your space, thoughts and dreams. No matter what you want or need, they will respect you.
I: Include you. If you are being excluded from a project by the other people in your friend's group, your friend should help you to be included even though it might mean that they will be less popular.
E: Encourage you. Not only will they respect your goals, they will help you reach them even if they are silly.
N: Need you. A true friend will call you at any hour of the day if they need something. They will call and talk to you because they need someone who will talk, help or even just listen to their problem.
D: Deserve you. A friend should be someone that proves that they will be a good friend. This means that they won't ditch you for other people.
S: Stand by you. If someone teases you, your friends should be there to stand up for you no matter what the situation.

A true friend should do most of these things. But you also have to remember that this has to go both ways. You can't expect someone to be very respect you if you don't respect them. Treat others how you want to be treated.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this post. I will post more next week.