The article "18 Truths to Start Telling Yourself" is nothing new but in many cases, it is hard to swallow. This is because it is easier for us to see the negatives rather than the positives. Our focus on ourselves is not of importance, rather it is secondary to many. Our lives are lived worrying about everyone else but ourselves and because of this, we are put in an awkward predicament where our personal needs are disregarded. Tell yourself these truths allows for us to embrace that we are but humans and that we ourselves are amazing people. I feel like these statements reflect many of the lessons that I have learn through the various mistakes that I have made or advice that I was given. I feel my strengths are be that "broken promises destroy relationships" and "everything, good or bad, is a life lesson". These resonate most with my personality and the person I am. Through experience with various types of relationships, I have found that lies are the most effective way to end any relationship where as honesty builds trust. Secondly, the good and the bad both make up life. To think of the bad as just that and nothing more is missing half of life's experience. Seeing everything as a lesson allows for every moment to be appreciated. The area in which I need the most improvement is that "a few real friends are all I need". I frequently deal with this issue because I do not want people to have a negative connotation of me. With that being said, that are cases when I try too hard to impress everyone. As they stated, it is much healthier to have a few close friends that accept me for me.

Similarly, the article "15 Ways to live, and Not Merely Exist" had many inputs that reflected lessons learned from prior instances. These tips are essential in life because they allow for you to live life to the fullest and not just cruise along. When i reflect, these no longer come to mind. This is because I have learn to incorporate many of these into my every day route. As events happen, many of these tips are embedded into me. However, the tip to "choose to listen to your inner voice" I partially disagree with. This is because in some cases, living your life to the fullest means taking risks, risks that you otherwise would not have attempted. To be able to live life to the fullest, you must attempt things regardless of the odds. You will be more haunted by what you didn't attempt than by your shortcomings.

The video project is coming along very well. I find the idea very clever and I am excited to see our work come to life. This is going to be a huge success for us. My opinion on STARS LEAD is that it has been a wonder experience. It has taught me a lot about being a social justice advocate and way that I can help out the community. It has far surpassed my expectation. STARS LEAD has also pushed me to take several leadership roles on campus to help and unity our communities. I would like to see more social justice work actually being done however, rather than talking about it.