When I Look In The Mirror

The mirror. It can be a girls best friend, or worst enemy. For me, it is a little bit of both. Everyone has their days where they just look Friggin' Gorgeous! And there are the days where we ladies don't really feel like putting on all of our makeup, and trying to dress up to impress. So why is it that men are soo superficial on those days? It's like we have the Black Plague when we aren't looking our best! Well I'm here to say that we all need to embrace our inner beauty! Without the makeup, without the fancy clothes, and without the put-on face that we show the world to gain just that much more recognition from the greater public to boost us up one or two notches.

If we 'Normal' people are allowed to go out with no makeup, in sweats, and hair a mess...why are stars put under such a fine toothed microscope? Why are we allowed to get away with fashion murder and they are ridiculed and "Spat on" (metaphorically of course!) for releasing themselves, and taking a day off? I know exactly what you are all thinking..."They are STARS! They HAVE to look good all the time!" Well maybe that is why so many of them have so many problems. Maybe that is why there are so many unhealthy stars who turn to anorexia or bulimia because someone in somewhere-ville tweeted that they were getting a little heavy. This is wrong. And I will be the (Maybe not first, but I like to think I am!) first to say that these people who we all Idolize and look up to and think we have to be like in every way, are beautiful whether they have on every concealer known to man, or they want to let the world be the world! Peace and Love!

Love Is Like A Trust Fall

People say you don't know what 'Love' is until you are older, or until you are out of high school. But in all reality, who are they to tell someone else whether they know what love is or not? I mean does really love really make sense after you pass a certain age? I will agree that some High School relationships aren't the smartest, or the greatest idea for many different reasons, but when you know....YOU KNOW! Take for instance a couple who goes to my high school. I found out that they have been dating for three years now, and are as strong as ever! They really care for each other and I see nothing wrong as I see them walk down the hallways like true lovers.

Love doesn't have an age limit. Love is the one thing not wrong in the world. It is pure and truthful. But when you think you love someone, but it isn't mutual, what do you do? If you love them, you can't just cancel and move on. You can't just pass by them everyday and not say anything, but on the inside you are screaming for their attention. Losing love SUCKS! It hurts, and it's hard to handle. But in the light of things, you almost have to get a mentality of a 'Cancel and Move On' thinking of things. Not that anyone should be afraid of love, or scared, or frightened. You should embrace it! Also not saying that you should love every person that passes by you on the street, but that you should keep an open mind and not be afraid.

Life is Beautiful. Beauty is Lovely. Love is True.

XOXO---SarahBecca

The world as I see it

Lately after all of the recent Bullycide performances I have really been thinking about how much love a person really has in their life. Take for instance the performance that we did in Cadillac, the hometown of Alex Harrison. I was holding it together pretty well during the show and I was proud at how strong I was for not breaking down. Well after the show I eventually did, and it wasn't pretty in the slightest. But during bows while we were in the audience, I looked around me at just how many people were really there in support of Alex and of the entire show. But as I looked around at everyone who was in attendance, 500 people to be exact, it really struck me how much people really loved Alex and the Harrison family. Not just his amazing friends, and not even just his family, but the other 488 people in attendance who were sporting 'In Memory of Alex Harrison' bracelets and the many 'Remembering Alex' T-shirts. It didn't occur to me until I stopped and really looked, and I mean REALLY looked at all of the faces of the people there, that it was one person. One group to ruin all the years of love and happiness Alex had shared with every single person in attendance. One person to make all of the love and support that he had ever felt and received and given, to make none of it matter. One person. Like you, and me.

I also thought how different the lives of not just me, but of the world, would be if one person could stand up to the bully and really make a difference. That one person is someone like you or me. That one person needs to find it in themselves to stand up and not let others discourage them. If that one person stood up to Alex's bully, would he be here today? That is the question I ask myself a lot these days. That is the question that I feel that needs an answer and I will do whatever I can to find the answer.

What is our purpose in life? It is a different answer for everyone. But for me, it is to preserve life. To not let someone take that away, and to not just stand by and watch. I admire the pure strength of PK, and Tom Harrison, Sydney Maresh, and The other caring and truly loving people that I have met through this project! You are all the people who I admire most. Not just because you are all funny, loving, kind, caring, unique, and just plain awesome; but because you are all the kind of people who young kids look up to, and aspire to be! I love you all and hope to see you all soon!

XOXO---Sarah Becca

Wait for it.....Wait for it......

Well ladies and gentlemen, it is finally here.....I AM FINALLY 16!!!!! Yes I know!!!!! I can't believe it either!!!!! AHHHHH! Today was truly great :) I got a big bag of candy from my best friend in the world, and a giant card that all my friends signed :) Adorable right! I know! Well that's all I really have time for unfortunetly, I have to study for exams :/

Peace and Love!

A Change In My Life

Have you ever thought about how one person, one thought, one idea can change your life forever? Leave a permanent mark on your heart and your soul? This person can be alive or dead, they can even be older or younger than you. In my case, it was the story of a 12 year old girl who changed my life forever. It was her personality, her jokes, her friends, amazing family, and story that took hold of my heart and has stayed there since I first read her story. This little girl's name was Kimberly Eileen Linczeski. She was a 12 year old girl who loved her friends and loved to laugh. She was the kind of person to stick up for herself, and not let people get to her. She was a strong willed and kind spirit. She has ulitmatly showed me that I can be strong too. That I can take charge of my life and not let people walk over me. I honestly believe that Kimberly is looking down on not only me, but her mother and family and friends and is smiling because, even though she has left, she is still here living through us all. She is greatly missed, and loved by everyone she touched. She will always be in our hearts, and her spirit will forever be by us as we go on in life. I can say honestly and truly that I didn't personally know Kimberly, but she is the one person who i will always keep in my heart. Her mother and friends will always be in my heart as well, and I will never forget the things they have all told me about this amazing girl. We all miss you Kimberly! You will always be in our hearts!

xoxo- Sarah Rebecca Cubr

He looks at me,

I look away and smile,

He says hi,

I smile and nod,

He gives me a high five,

I want to give him a hug,

He waits for the right time to lean in,

I want that moment to have been long ago,

I get butterflies,

He has no idea,

I think it's funny,

He wants to know,

I will never say,

He says it first,

I want to be with him,

He can't picture it,

He loses me,

I cry.

Love is lost.

Never to be found again.

The World Through My Eyes

After looking into Kimberly's Story, I have realized how rude and cruel the world really is. Especially the people who inhabit it. I walk down the halls at school and I hear what people say and it baffles me to just hear how people talk about each other. I mean what makes one person better than another? Hair color? How many friends you may have? What kind of music you listen to? It just doesn't make sense to me.

I, myself, have been on the butt-end of some cruel remarks. But that more or less stopped in 6th grade because no one really cared anymore. Or so I thought. I was in lunch one day sitting with my friend Mary. Our friend Shelby was sitting a couple tables away, and I wanted to say Hi. So I went to her table and said Hi and gave her a hug, then as I was walking away, a kid who I haven't talked to since the last day of school last year says 'Yeah walk away you fat B****.'......Ok.....The next day in zero hour, I say him and I wanted to find out what his problem with me was. But when I went up to talk to him, he walked away like he was scared. This happened two weeks ago. Last night was our Homecoming dance and he was there. The people in my little group called him over and I rolled my eyes and ignored him. Then he looked at me...

And apologized. His reasoning for why he said that to me was that he is just an A**. Which is true, but that isn't a logical reason as to why he would say that. And I just wanted to have a good time, so I said it was forgotten and left it at that. His apology doesn't totally excuse what he said in the SLIGHTEST, but it does put him on the right track.

This little event made me really upset because I didn't understand why he would say something like that to me, without me doing something to him in the first place. It just goes to show that not everyone in the world is like the actors and actresses of Bullycide, and that not everyone thinks the same as we all do. That is one thing I hope this play changes, is the way people talk about each other because they don't realize how bad their words can hurt and sting.

Come and see Bullycide on October 29th, 2010 and the Masonic Temple in Flint, MI. This is a public performance so seats are limited. This will truly change how you see other people.

See it. Hear it. STOP IT.