I had a traumatic experience

I saw something yesterday that really freaked me out. I am still kind of in shock. I saw an accident where an old woman fell directly on her face on the concrete. ON HER FACE.

I heard her head hit the pavement…it was a loud slap. I ran over to see if she was ok. I was trying to talk to her, but she was just having convulsions.

I don't think I've ever seen someone have convulsions like that. It was really shocking for me to see. 

I didn't know what to do

Thankfully, a bunch of people came over to help and sort of took over the situation. I'm glad other people were there to help because I didn't know what to do.

I am still in shock. I'm having a really hard time dealing with it. I don't know how to handle it. I've just been trying to take it easy at home and give myself time to try to deal with this.

I was really messed up for a couple of hours after I got home

I am still messed up. I have the image in my head too…that really sucks. I don't want to think about it.
I guess in time I will be ok, but I don't feel very ok right now. 

UPDATE 2023:

I honestly don't think about the moment that much anymore. I forget about it most of the time, actually. It's funny how time can really heal things. I think I'm probably over the trauma part of it. Or maybe I still have scars, but I just don't think about it much.

Time really does heal all. So give things time, it will get better. And you can't dwell on things. The more times goes by, the more you will heal from things. 

I'm feeling very tired (vlog video)

Feeling very tired. Just a quick little vlog sort of thing. In this short clip, I'm talking about being tired. Specifically..have you ever been tired but you can't figure out if it's because you're doing too much or not doing enough?

I have this problem sometimes. Doing too little can make you lazy sometimes and tired but doing too much can also make you tired for sure.

There's a good balance I think. You want to get enough done where you're productive but not burn yourself out. 

Just having a schedule really helps. You do the things on your list and don't do more than that. That's a good balance.

There's always hope (inspirational blog post)

There is always hope…never despair…things always work out! Sometimes your brain will lie to you and say there isn't hope.

You have to realize that this is a lie your brain is trying to convince you of. Our brains can sometimes be really negative.

But the truth is, you've gotten through everything in your life up until now. You will make it through anything.

There's always hope

There is always a light at the end of the tunnel. If you have faith that everything will work out, you'll be just fine.

Think about it, you're here reading this, which means you've survived everything up until this point. So don't ever despair, things will always get better.

There is always a light at the end of the tunnel. After every storm, there is sunshine. And miracles happen every day.

That quote will save you

So no matter what you're going through, know that "this too shall pass". Keep going no matter what in life.

There's always something good right around the corner if you just believe and keep putting one foot in front of the other. 

On the other side of your pain is something amazing just waiting for you. Keep believing.

Why I love youtube and blogging

YouTube and blogging are both very similar in my opinion…in that…you are expressing yourself…either through text or video.

For example, a blog and a "vlog" are basically the same thing…just through a different medium.

Two great mediums

Both YouTube and blogging allow me to express myself and put myself out there. They are both arts for me and I enjoy them both very much.

Do you love YouTube?

They both allow me freedom of expression

That's why I love them both in a nutshell. I'm pretty sure I'll keep doing them both, as they both have benefits.

YouTube is great in its own way, and blogging is great in its own way as well. 

We're very blessed to have them both

Think about the way they've both allowed us to connect with the world through sharing our thoughts, opinions, etc.

We can now entertain people as well, and cheer people up by making them laugh and stuff like that. YouTube and blogging are both a blessing.

How to build youtube channel authority

I will quickly summarize what it takes to grow a YouTube channel and gain rankings and authority. There are a lot of factors that affect your video rankings…and your whole channel ranking.

These factors are things like CTR (click-through rate), audience retention, watch time, shares, likes, comments, views, and so on.

It's a combination

To put it simply, the more of these things you have on your channel, the better. So the more views you accumulate, the more likes, shares, etc….then the higher you will rank on YouTube.

If you can make custom thumbnails too…and get a high CTR and audience retention…then you will grow a lot faster, and you will build channel authority organically.

Feeding the algorithms

It's basically just giving the algorithm what it wants. So you need a combination of all these ranking factors built up over time…the good news is you can get the ball rolling and build these up yourself until your channel starts growing on its own momentum.

It takes time to actually build channel authority, but as you build your channel, you will see the results of your hard work, and it will all be worth it. You can work on things each day that will move you closer to that goal.

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I'm so glad it's friday

I'm so glad it's Friday. I love the weekend. Life is good. God is good. I hope this weekend is really awesome.

Fridays put me in such a good mood. How could they not? It's the best day of the week. I feel like most people are in a good mood on Friday.

It's just good vibes all around

Fridays are something that pretty much everyone loves. We all are just glad it's the weekend. Most people go through enough stress throughout the week. 

When Friday rolls around, you're just glad the week is over.

Sometimes a week can be really stressful, for sure. Life is enough to go through, that's why weekend breaks are so amazing.

We all need a break sometimes

Taking a break is good for the soul. That's why I love weekends, you can just relax and have some fun. That's good for your health as well. So let us all take a break and enjoy life once in a while!

Making a dog shape out of my hand (funny video)

Just a video I made. 

I'm really just messing around with you guys, if you couldn't tell. This is funny. Haha. I love YouTube, I love doing funny stuff like this. I decided to make a dog head shape out of my hand. We've all seen this trick done before.

I like making funny videos on YouTube like this. They're just fun to make. The whole reason I started YouTube was to promote my blog. But then I started realizing how fun it was just to mess around. Making videos really helps me express myself. Making videos is an art form.

I love making people laugh with my content. Hope you guys enjoyed this one.

UPDATE 2022: 

I still love making funny videos. I like to think I've matured a little bit, but I still find myself doing random things in videos. I just love making my viewers laugh.

I feel like that's what separates me from a lot of bloggers and YouTubers: I just love to have fun and make random content. 

I try not to take myself too seriously. I don't think any of us should really do that in life. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed the video.