Friendship (inspired by SGP)

It continues to amaze me how much SGP and the blogs they post inspire me.

Hil posted a new blog today about an awesome friend who got her through a rough time. I just had an awesome weekend with my best friend and after reading that and spending time with her it has caused me to reflect on our friendship.

In the past I have had friends that have hurt me and used me. It caused me not to trust people and to pull away. I told myself that I would never have a really close friend again. I couldn't deal with the rejection and pain again.

All of that changed when I decided to change my life. I was depressed. I never got out of bed, avoided my friends and family, and basically fell of the face of the planet. I wasn't proud of myself at that time and I was walking across campus on the rare day that I did go to class because of a test or something and noticed a sign for the Disney College Program. 

I decided to apply because I needed a change and to get out of NWA and move on with my life. I was accepted and moved to Orlando in January of 2006. By that March I was working 60-70 hours a week and my friends were becoming the people I worked with. I never knew that I would find that one person to completely bring me out of the darkness there. Lindsay was the kind of friend I had always looked for. She helped me when I moved back home and started slipping again. She helped me when I had to face my past head on. She helped push me towards this dream of mine.

We have lived on opposite sides of the country since we left Disney but that doesn't stop us from being good friends. I know that if I need her she is always a phone call away to help me handle whatever crappy situation I'm in.

Good friends are hard to find but once you have them they can change your life forever.

Sunrise.

When you don't sleep you discover new and interesting things. 

• Tea has more caffeine in it than given credit for.
• You can accomplish so much when there is nothing to distract you.
• Many people think you're crazy.
• Inspiration can come at all hours of the day.
• And finally that Sunrise is a truly magical time of day.

I hadn't ever noticed the sunrise until recently, mostly because I was never up then. But with my new lifestyle of not sleeping I have seen more and more sunrises. They are wonderful events everyday. No 2 days are the same or feel the same.

This morning I saw a sunrise that had such a deep color of orange that I couldn't help but be inspired to accomplish something today.

And that is what I did. I completed my first vlog, did all of my homework for the week and even started editing my screenplay.

Sunrises signal the start of a new day, the start of a new adventure. Take the time to enjoy the little moments in like like a sunrise.

First Vlog

Here is my first ever vlog.

Please don't mind the appearance, I had just gotten back from the gym.

OTH Podcast and SGP Voicemails

It's amazing to me how much impact one person or one group of people can have on an entire community. They can change people's lives without even trying. That is what SGP has done with their blog and the community that has grown from it.

This became very evident to me in this weeks OTH Podcast. Props to Podcaster Denise for coming up with the idea of letting the fans give a little back and leave the messages for SGP and just give them the support and encouragement they deserve. 

Listening to everyone's words was just another example of the continuing inspiration I get from SGP and the "family" that has grown out of it. 

There is a support base for this company that has grown in a small amount of time but has become a community that supports the company and each other. The bases of the company is heart and through opening their hearts they have touched ours. 

Thank you Denise for the podcast, it truly was an amazing thing to be apart of.

Thank You.

I have been struggling to find something to blog about all day. Nothing seemed important enough or relavent enough to talk about.

I haven't felt inspired today and I couldn't figure out what it was.

That was until I finally made my way to SGP. Rereading the posts and talking to people in the chat reminded me of something, it's all about heart.

The people who I have met through SGP have the biggest most open hearts of anyone I have met in a long time.

From SGP's team members to the "Street Team" in the chat we are our own little community. Almost like a little family.

This group has become a very big part of my life in a very short time and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Thank you to everyone that I have met for helping keep me inspired and focused and allowing me into your world.

[Posted on my iPod touch]