Courage.

Hey there. Mikah here.

Today, my topic is on courage. The trusty old dictionary says that courage is "the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, or pain."
Courage can come in many flavors; like ice cream! You can do something daring and brave like climbing Mount Everest despite your fear of hights, or go on an overseas voage to a distant land, even though your deathly afraid of water, and can't swim.

Nevertheless, courage can come simple and small too. It could be standing up for a friend, even though your friends might think differently of you, or not swearing, even when everyone else is. One of the parts courage can play in our lives is when we are faced with the desicion to stand up for what we believe in.

Sometimes it hurts to have courage to do what is right, but its worth it. When you have courage, you are telling yourself that you can do something despite your fears and pain. You can overcome what you fear most. Thats true courage.

Jesse Jackson said,“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it.” When we tell ourselves we can, we most certainly can. When we tell ourselves we can't, we most certainly can't. So next time your faced with the opportunity of a lifetime, or the small challenges that life gives you, try having faith in yourself. Be courageous.

School.

Hey there. Mikah here.

School is alright. Sweet & Sour. There are awesome parts of it, like Language Arts (believe it or not!), Art, Lunch, etc. Some of the stuff, not so much. I'm not saying I like school, but I don't hate it either. Its a mixture of good and evil, if you know what I mean.

One of the things I wish they would change about school is how much time we get to go to our lockers, get to our class, etc. I mean, I know I don't like to feel rushed when I have to take a tinkle break! Who does? My point is, maybe they could add a couple minutes on. Or, at least pursuade our teachers to be more sympathetic and merciful if we walk in a minute late becasuse we had to get there from the other side of the school! We deserve at least that, right?

Student Council elections are coming up. One of my friends, Sandy, is running for treasurer. I'm one of her campeign managers. I make all the flyers and buttons, hand out cards and candy and other doo-dads to the students, and make the people want to vote for her. But I've got competition. That, I'm not so exctited about. Maybe, just maybe, I might be lucky enough to make it out alive. Sure, I'm not the one running for the actual position- I'd never be crazy enough to do that - but still, there are some pretty mean people who do these things too!

Well, no matter the challenge, I'm ready to take it up (NOT!). Happy Campeigning!!