Friends and Psychology

Ahhh, I love friends. I've been reconnecting with some friends lately and it feels good :). I need more friends in my life.

I'm like my dad in that social things do not come naturally to me. I have to think about it and work on it. I mean, I'm not rude or anything, but it's not like I go out of my way to do things for people or spend time with them.

I'm breaking that habit.

I've been battling myself over the years on people just accepting me the way I am or my changing myself to make other people happy. I've learned that there's no one road or choice and I shouldn't have limited myself to that. Really, it takes people accepting me for who I am and my changing some aspects about me to be more personable.

Compromise.

When I was 15, I went in for a psychological evaluation to see if I had ADD (...and I did haha). In my psychological report, I read that I do not "play well with others". What? I can laugh at that now, but back then it was true.

Speaking of psychology, I'm reading this book called

Psycho-Cybernectics by Maxwell Maltz.

It basically says that everyone, from childhood, creates their self-image based on the reactions they get from other people and things they experience in the early stages of life. If people have a negative self-image they'll find things to prove it. An example was if a person failed a class he should say, "I failed math." Instead, he usually says, "I'm a failure." Then he does or finds things that prove his self-image. It can go the same way with a positive self-image. Maltz says that if a person figures out how to change his self-image, he can change his life.

It's a very interesting book and I'll probably blog more about it when I get further into it. I recommend it!

Summer Thoughts {part two}

(I can't believe I spent the first half of my summer wishing it was fun. But that's okay because now I'm making up for it.)

To make good use of my free time, I'm volunteering at the Germantown Animal Shelter. It's a small shelter and when I got there I felt like they didn't really need me. I walked a couple dogs and played with some cats.

It's a pretty good stress reliever, surprisingly.

As of next Monday, I'll be taking ballet lessons! I'm really excited about that! I've wanted to start taking lessons again for over a year. I know I'm a little old to be beginning ballet, but this is something I want to do. Sadly, I'll only take four lessons before I go off to college, but supposedly there's a dance studio in Searcy.

I wonder if I'll be kicked out of Harding for taking dance lessons...... :P

I've been hearing about a website called www.formspring.com. I finally checked it out and it's very good for when you're bored. Here's my link:

http://www.formspring.me/SamanthaJayne7

Also, in other web news, I've made a YouTube account! I have three videos uploaded and hopefully more to come. Link:

http://www.youtube.com/user/healthys0ul

While I'm at it, here's my deviantART link:

http://im-a-bird.deviantart.com/

Well, I've finally almost got everything I need for my dorm room! I'm getting so ready for college, but it really hasn't hit me yet that I'm going. Still.

I've changed my mind about my major again, but this time I know it's what I want. I'm going to major in nursing to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. And I'm minoring in Spanish and hopefully music. I'll be able to:

pay the bills

travel

like what I do

incorporate music therapy

and actually DO something about my patients instead of just listen to them

I understand just listening is sometimes all people need, but it'll give me more satisfaction knowing I can prescribe medicine. Also, I'd be in high demand. I know it'll be hard work, but I'm getting pumped about it!

I think I'll end with asking:

Is there anyone else out there in the blog world?

Thank you and have a nice day.