A perfect life?

If you had the chance to live a perfect life, would you take it? You'd live a life that misses nothing and is always going the way you want it to. I sometimes wonder if I'd like to live a perfect life, and the answer would be a simple "no". I don't think that I'd ever start over and take back the mistakes I made. I made them for a reason and I learned from them. Everyone makes mistakes, but it's up to you to learn from them. A life that misses nothing doesn't sound so great. I wouldn't like to live a life that it just" perfect". What's the point? I think that too much of a good thing can be bad, at times. Too much chocolate, for example,  isn't going to end well.  A perfect life, in my opinion, wouldn't be all that perfect.

What if you had the chance to live your life over again. You'd just stop everything right now and start over. Would you do that? Life your life again and go back and redo the moments where you wish you'd said what you wanted to say, or talked to the sad, lonely person in the corner, or volunteered more of your time helping others less fortunate. What would you do differently? Would you be nicer to your siblings? Would you flash a smile when your mom asks you to wash some of the dishes? Would you spend more time reading your dusty Bible? Would you gossip less and accept everyone the way they are? I think that starting over could be an interesting experience, but why start over if you don't have anything that you'd want to take back? I think that if you realize that you want to take something back, you've also realized that you didn't do the right thing , and you learned from your mistake. If you want to redo something, I think that you've already gotten to the point when you know that you've messed up.

So, live your life to the fullest. Don't try to live a perfect life. I'm not saying that you should make a ton of mistakes. But, what I mean is that any mistakes that you've made, were made for a reason, and you should accept them and learn from them. Don't dwell on the past errors because you can't take them back. Worry is a waste of time because it doesn't change anything. "All it does is taint your mind and steals your joy." But, in the end, speak to that sad, lonely person in the corner. Spend more time reading your Bible. Be proud of the life that you're living. 

~Amanda

Have you ever wished for blue eyes (if you don't have them already)? Well, your wish can come true thanks to a new eye treatment.

I've met a few people that use color contacts because they're unhappy with their "boring" eye color.  How can a color be "boring"? I always thought that it was weird for people to go to the extreme of  buying color contacts (which are not cheap by the way) in order to have different colored eyes that are fake. I use contacts, but it's because I have horrible eyesight and I don’t use colored ones. And, let me tell you something. It's a  hassle to wake up in the morning and put on your contacts. You have to make sure that your hands clean and you have to have a mirror. You also need to buy solution to keep the contacts wet. It's just an extra step in my morning routine. I don't know why anyone would want to put contacts on every morning if they didn't have to and the only reason why was because they have a "boring" eye color. But a new eye treatment might come out that permanently changes brown eyes to blue . If the new treatment receives FDA approval in 3 years, as planned, then your dream of blue eyes could come true. "How does it work?", you may ask. Well, a special laser destroys the brown pigment in your eyes, which stimulates the color change to happen over the next few weeks. So yes, your eyes would be changing colors for a few days. The treatment lasts about 20 seconds and will cost $5000. The procedure is supposed to be safe, but it isn't reversible. Apparently, there are no side effects, but I'm not so sure. Putting "destroy pigment" and "safe" in the same sentence just doesn't cut it for me. What if you ended up with a shade of blue that you didn't like?

My thought about this is "I don't think so". I personally like my brown eyes. I might look weird if you changed my eyes to blue, because my skin tone is suited for my eye color. I think it's amazing what people will do to be "pretty". What's the point of doing that procedure if it's not even your natural eye color? I wonder if people with blue eyes want brown eyes. Would you do this procedure? Would you spend that money to get blue eyes that your not even sure you'll like in the end? 

The Beach

I went to the beach last week and was able to snap a few good photos. Here are a few of them.

This photo reminded of the shire from Lord of the Rings.

So, I hope you liked the pics. All of them are edited on Picnik and/or Gimp. 

~Amanda~

Life is a promise, fulfill it

These are my latest edited pictures (there aren't many). Most of these are simple pictures that, after being edited, really stand out. 

I edited these on Picnik.com. I'd love to know what you think. Which one is your favorite? Comment!

~Amanda~

When life throws you lemons...well, you know the rest

I went to a hotel this week for a conference. I made lots of new and awesome friends. But, the scenery was gorgeous, so I thought that I'd share some of the landscape pictures with you. Enjoy!

Random animals outside the hotel room window.

So, I hoped you enjoyed the photos. All of these pictures were taken by me.
~Amanda~

Edited photos

I love taking and editing pictures. I used Picnik to edit these pictures that I took. Enjoy!

Which one was your favorite? Comment!

~Amanda~

It's a small world after all...

So, here are some photos that I took in the last month. I hope you like them!

Is the grass greener on the other side?

Well, I don't see any grass.

It's a jungle out there.

A bird cage minus the bird.

I took all of these photos. I hope you liked them. What do you think? Which one is your favorite? Comment!
~Amanda~