Juliana Elizabeth Travis

         About a year ago, I decided to start a campaign to raise money for a charity. I had been looking for a charity to support for a while, but none of them really stuck out to me as the one I wanted to choose. As I was looking one day,  the song Oceans by Hillsong UNITED was running through  my head.  I came across The Water Project and started reading about it.  And I knew immediately that was the charity I had been looking for!         Water plays a huge role in each our lives. Water affects our health, education, and many other things. Nearly 1 billion people across the planet do not have access to clean, safe water. We don’t realize how lucky we are to have clean water in our homes and cities.             My goal is to raise $60,000 and I have raised about $3,000. Watch this video and check out their website to learn more: thewaterproject.org     

     If you follow me on Twitter (@ninjagymnast18), then you know that I am doing the 100 Happy Days challenge.  100happydays.com  The point of this challenge is to appreciate the things in life that make you happy and realize that even on your worst days, there is always something good.       And, for me, that's exactly what this challenge has done. I am currently on Day 33 and I am honestly loving the outlook it has given me. No matter how bad my day seems, there is ALWAYS something to be happy about.       I think it's good for people to realize the good in their life because a lot of it is things we take for granted, such as a roof over our head, an education, and simple things such as food, clothing, and clean water. We are very lucky to live the way we do.       There are two things that keep us from being happy: living in the past and observing others.  Living  in the past can drag y...