Your Sunset..My Sanity

For as long I as I can remember I have always been fasinated by the sunset. I dont know what it is about it that mystifies me most; it may be its colors of gold, bronze, and magenta that catches my eye or the slow and beautiful process of the sun receding and going into its peaceful slumber, but I believe its the fact that the sunset is the same to me where ever I am. Growing up I've moved more than eleven times and each place was even more different from the last but the sky and the sunset always stays the same. It doesn't matter whether the sun is setting along side sky scrapers in New York, above trees in Africa or behind apartment buildings in Memphis the way I see it remains the same. This has been the only consistant thing in my life and thanks to the amazing sunset I am sane.

Decisions... Decisions..Decisions

With college right around the corner it is difficult for me to grasp how far I have actually come. Not too long ago I entered the doors of Sheffield High School as a freshman and now I will be graduating next year. All I can say is "WOW". But before I can celebrate my victory, I still have an aboundant amount of decisions to make. These decisions will affect my life in college as well as the future that I wish to live. The problem is however, how do I know If im making the right decisions? Should I consider my parents' advice, the counslors', my teachers', my own or my peers'? Its hard to ponder now because the college scene is so new to me but I hope that I will soon make up my mind. I know that in the end Assiatou Barry is who matters and the path that I choose to take now is the one that will get me to my destination of sucess, which ever one that maybe. 

The dangers of procrastination

Procrastination to me is a mental illness. this illness is not harmful to the body it self; however, it does a great deal of damage to the life of that body. Procrastination is almost a mental drug that is emitted in the brain to help soothe the worries of that lazy body. With life being the overwhelming struggle that it is procrastination comes in handy. It lies dormant until stress is upon the lazy body and waits for that mined to become overwhelmed with tasks; it rears its ugly head and begins its soothing, yet dangerous healing power. This power however, is only healing to a body that has also contracted procrastions compliment: Laziness. What ever task this body must accomplish will be pushed and shoved to later dates and times no matter how important. All with the excuse of "I'll just do it later, I have plenty of time to get it done."  This is the soothing ability of procrastination, because with these excuses softly floating about in ones lazy mind they are at ease and can comfortably continue on with their lazy day of NOTHING. This may not seem so bad at first because its just a few tasks pushed to later dates, but as time goes on important task begin to pile up and that once lazy body is now in a frenzy to accomplish more than they can handle. By this time stress has increased immensly and all because procrastination came to the rescue. If one is suffering from procrastination I prescribe a hefty dose of Productivity!