My Home.

Florida is where I was born, where my dad grew up, where I grew up, where I know, where most things I love are.
So when you decide that it's the place you are going to land your insults on please, go else where.
"the place where old northerners go"
"not the south. not the north"
We get it.. super original.
So we have old people. So does your state.
the difference?... nothing else was bad enough to make fun of in Florida unlike your state.
Not all of Florida is old people and I bet you'd trade any day of walking through snow to come lay on the beach in my state.
And if we are the north or the south, you're probably not very intelligent.

People need to realize that some times what they say goes deeper than they actually know.
You hate on someones town, someones home, someones car, or shoes, or shirt, or hair or anything..
But it could mean a whole lot more than just that to someone.
Maybe someone special got it for them, or it has significant meaning more than the eye can see.
Maybe that state you are making fun of is the place that I am missing more than anything and would do anything to be in right now.. with my family.. where it doesn't snow.

To me Florida is everything I know.
Florida made me who I am.
Florida is where I was raised.
And I will rep my state till I die.

Think of not only what you say but also how it will effect the people around you.

<3 Be Peaceful

Next.

3 weeks have gone since I got back to the CIA.
It has been fun to say the least.
topping last year by far. 
And I have done well so far in L block.
But moving on from the CIA is in the not so distant future.

So today.. I started a list of potential schools to further my education.
I feel as though I am a junior in high school.
Only this time for real...
Last time I only had a few choices since I was looking for a culinary school.
Now I don't know what major or where to even start looking at schools.
hmm... this should be interesting.

I better make a decision soon since applications for next fall are already being accepted.

The world is mine to be had... and I cannot wait!

<3 Be Peaceful and move on.


P.s. What does everyone think about a craft blog?

Motivation

"Motivating is the management process influencing people’s behavior based on the knowledge of what makes people “tick”."

This was the topic of my management course today and honestly I couldn't help but to think into it a little bit.
People always think of making a person "tick" as a bad thing almost like the saying  "pushing their buttons"
But in reality the tick or pushing of ones buttons if you actually think about it, for the most part always results in an outcome.
If there is no outcome then the lack of an outcome was coincidentally an outcome.  
An outcome of some kind is an action of some kind.
Therefore you Motivated them in one way or another to do, say, or act.
Now in which way you are motivated is up to you.

I think the knowledge and thought process of things like this are extremely important for a positive outlook on life.
If say, I am pushed to my limits in turn will that not motivate me to make my limit bigger, longer, better?
Motivation is key in productivity.

Set your goals and limits.
Let yourself and others motivate you to reach them.
Once you have reached them..
make bigger ones, making it more challenging for yourself and others to get you to your limit and/or breaking point.
If you aren't motivated to take action today.. when will you be?

<3 Be Peaceful

Too much time.

Life is never easy..
and there is too much time to make it harder for yourself.
If people could just leave things be it would probably make it less complicated.

and this is where being the bigger person comes in.

The way it works at CIA is that you stick with the same group for pretty much your whole program.
This gets complicated.
And this has been testing my bigger person abilities.

But I know that being able to keep my thoughts inside and walk this world with my chin held high will pay off in the end.

I don't want to make this life harder for myself..
I want to slide through and be happy go luck about life.

To help me.. My lovely boyfriend<3 I don't know what I'd do without him. 10.10.10

<3 Be Peaceful

My Druthers..

With new days comes new things...
I decided an overhaul of peace of cake was necessary since I am feeling like I am in a different place in my life..
I am in a happier part.
Don't get me wrong my bad days come...but then they go.
And that is the important thing to remember, a day is only 24 hours. It'll be a new one before you know it and 20 years from now I won't remember the crude remarks or the stress level of L block.
I will just look back and see those who where there for me and all the nights I stayed up until ungodly hours of the morning doing nothing.. absolutely nothing but having fun while I did it.

I came back to New York with intentions of second chances and I feel like I have done ok, but I know I should try harder.
Mind you there is always an exception.
And sometimes that exception leads to others and so on and so forth.
Before you know it you are back where you started.
So with this new face of Peace of Cake I will turn my cheek.
I will look at the good.
Forgive but never forget.
Because in the end every breath I spend discussing the failure of others is a breath I could have be expressing the love and fun in life.
Another breath I could have used to laugh instead.

I'm glad this overhaul has happened now because I know I am going to need this to keep peace of mind in the coming weeks.
But I will embrace it, showing fun no mercy.

A thoughtful quote today while I was in Rhinebeck exploring with lovely friends...

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. -Thich Nhat Hanh

If I had my druthers I'd be Peaceful anyway<3

The problem with food.

Actually the problem with having a food related degree...
When you graduate with said degree there are so many fields and areas of work you can go into not to mention the abundance of education paths you can continue on after.
Now it's time to decide which path I want to take....
How can I decide? I don't feel like I am old enough to make such an important decision.
But I can't just keep going to school for random degree..I am going to have to put them together into one career sooner or later.

HELP!

<3  Be Peaceful

Scrabbled.

I got a fridge today. It has a wrap and apple juice in it.
I'm playing scrabble with my boyfriend..over the phone. <3smart phone apps.
I got a lot of homework done and will continue on that path tomorrow.
Everythings ok.

-Be Peaceful