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Becca's Manifesto

Freedom is just another word for "nothing left to lose."

- Janis Joplin

For as long as I can remember I have been fighting for my freedom.  I don’t like being told what to do, nor do I like being told what not to do; essentially, I’m trying to say that I hate being restricted in any way, shape, or form.  Every person who knows me will say that I am a very free spirited and lively person.  I truly value my independence.  Recently, however, I stumbled upon the above quote by Janis Joplin, and it resulted in a tsunami of enlightenment crashing into my head.  I can never be free!  While the adjectives above really do describe me, I am also, on the contrary, passionate, caring, and devoted.  I could never ignore the people I love for my own gain.  While I want to forever travel the world I could never abandon those that I love, and while I would like many riches I could never take away from the poor.  My family and friends mean the world to me, and I am a firm believer of karma.  Doing harm unto others will only bring harm onto you.  In order to be loved you must love in return.  If you want to earn thanks you must give.  You must listen before you are heard.

The art of dance has pulsed in my bones ever since I could walk, and I’ve tried to use this talent as much as I can.  Last year, however, I took the season off to rediscover my love for the sport.  It was this time away that made me realize how much I have taken for granted, and, like the song says, “You don’t know what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone.”  Since returning to the studio for this season, I have been working my ass off to make up for the lost time.  In life, you can’t go backwards and change the past.  Regrets only hold us down, so if one does choose to miss out on an opportunity, one will have to work twice as hard to make up for that loss.  When I was out of my routine, I became lazy and sloppy.  Now that I’m back with it, I feel energized and complete.  This experience of time lost is valid for more than just dancing; I learned to appreciate a lot more in my life.  While you can’t have it all, I’ve learned that that I have more than enough.  Life’s not fair, but just as much as that is to your disadvantage it is to your advantage.  Inner peace will come if you learn to follow your heart and do what makes you happy, because in the end, you are all you have.  Life will go on, until it doesn’t anymore.

In order to be irreplaceable, one always must be different.

- Coco Chanel

Tre's Manifesto

We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
- Harrison Ford

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What is everything to me? I’ve always been told, go to school and play sports. And that’s what it has been, school and sports, since I can remember at least. But that can’t everything for the rest of my life. I mean my body can only play for so long, and I have to graduate sooner or later, so then what? When this happens, will somebody tell me what to do? Or do I finally have a choice. What will happen to all the talent and knowledge live gained the past eighteen years. Do I even care for that knowledge? Will I miss the talent? I really don’t think so. I’m sure I will stroll down memory lane countless times but something will come up. The world is a sphere of endless possibilities that I must exploit. Taking all chances and grasping every opportunity will eventually lead to me ideal oasis. What is everything to me? I cannot tell you now, but as long as I am happy, then that is everything I need.

Everyone's values differ between another, but everyone's values are their everything

- Wilson Hadfield

Wilson's Manifesto

You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it's alright.

- Maya Angelou

A home is a place where one lives. Not necessarily a house, but a place where someone can feel safe and in harmony. A home is an area where you can learn and obtain values of what you want and need in your life.  While in a home you don’t need a reason to be there, it’s somewhere you can be when you are not doing anything, or need some time to rest. Within a home you can find love, whether the love is for another being, or if the emotion is directed towards an individuals values. I find that human’s work like gravity with their homes.  Where or what ever their homes may be is the earths core or heart. Humans, being the gravity may float around in the atmosphere doing what ever it is they desire, but naturally, they will always be dragged back to their home. The home may have changed location, but humans will discover their new home and return. Even if it is just for a few brief moments we will always come back.
“I want to go home” is a phrased used so commonly used in the English language, but when we say it we really don’t realize what we want. When someone states they want to go home they are usually scared, uncomfortable, tired, bored, sick etc… People don’t want to go home because of the homes physical qualities. They want to go home because there is a psychological and emotional attachment to their habitat and that is where they are comfortable. Some may argue I don’t mind being away from home for long periods of time, I enjoy being on the road and travelling. Well besides the fact you’re a hippy, this means that the road is your home, because you feel comfortable when you have less boundaries and limitations, nothing to restrain you from doing what you desire. Christopher McCandless from the true story of Jon Krakauer’s novel Into The Wild lived his life with no limitations and his home was constantly changing. He travelled all across the United States in search to find his harmony and what he valued. He eventually settled in Alaska for two years, he lived out in the wilderness with no more then a pound of rice, a rifle, some Wal-Mart boots, a jacket, a fishing net, a machete, a long sleeved shirt, a pair of jeans and a lot of courage and hope. Christopher believed that he had finally found what he was searching for deep in the wild of Alaska. It was happiness, which is what made him feel like he was home sweet home.

Home is not where you live but where they understand you.

- Christian Morgenstern