“All doors open to courtesy”

Feminism from how i perceive it, for one among many things is to break the barriers of things labeled as male or female.
Today on the bus, while sitting i watched a woman or two stand right over men who didn't offer their seat. Now, one could say they are not offering their seat because wouldn't that go against the false idea that women need seats more than men? Would a woman be offended that a man offered her a seat purely based on the fact that she was female. No, i don't think so. Although some people can classify more actions under feminism than it really is supposed to stand for I think we should still consider the importance, or at least the value in chivalry. Chivalry; knightly virtues, honor, courtly love... modernized.

Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image”

Social media is probably the worst thing ever invented. All I know is that im glad im not 14 and in this time of Facebook fame and twitter etc. Even myself, I find it daunting, the photos, the self portrayal. Social media offers a certain amount of notoriety to the self, offering an opening for people to witness your paramount of 2 am, and your most confrontational photos. I can only imagine how young girls feel pressured to make themselves up on such a social media platform. Compulsively binding to trends and offering as much provocativeness as a young person can to keep up with what we all know to have followed, the stuff in the magazines, the things we see on tv. The damage that can be done is unsurpassed from the whispers behind ones back which could be left to the school hallways and muted out of homes. There is a certain amount of manipulation that can happen with only a few hits of keys and electronic actions disseminated on a personal page. I don’t know what we did before, or what maybe I would be doing instead as ive never lived without it.

“The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.” -MM

Its always a good idea to be two steps ahead. That can apply in alot of contexts however, whichever one you choose to associate it to, always try to know your next moves, and you'll be ahead of the game.
Often though, it is not a good idea to plan too far in advance. I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday about moving to a new town for work, something which we have both have considered doing. For him it is approximately a 12 hour flight, where as for me it may only be a 1hr flight. His concern was being away from "home" and all the things that home means. But it came to my realization that whether you are 12 hours away or 1 hour away, you are still away and does it make a difference? If im 3 hours away I cant always jump on a plane everyweekend to fly home and see my family just the same that he cant often with a 12 hour flight. We would probalby equally use the internet and phones to stay in contact with friends and family. So we came to ask ourselves is how far is far when your already gone?
Another thing I thought about was when you plan to move away, how long should you stay? For example you plan a trip to mexico for three days, you are going to have to have as much fun as possible. Example 2: you plan a trip to mexico for 1 year, less fun, and, you will probalby want to go home sooner than later just because you know you are stuck there for a while. So sometimes moving away, for an undetermined amount of time might be more healthy on the mind than knowing your there for the next five years. And so, being two steps ahead rather than twenty might be a good idea.