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Showing posts with label music and media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music and media. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Girl + Fake Pregnancy = Astounding Social Experiment!
Check out Gaby Rodriguez... her elaborate plan rocked her school and brought many to tears.
The Butterfly Girlz are all about stepping out of our comfort zone to affect the lives of the people we have contact with. Gaby sets a good example AND inspires many to take a risk!
What would YOU stand up for, if you had Gaby's courage?
The Butterfly Girlz are all about stepping out of our comfort zone to affect the lives of the people we have contact with. Gaby sets a good example AND inspires many to take a risk!
What would YOU stand up for, if you had Gaby's courage?
Monday, April 18, 2011
What are YOU seeing? Media Literacy Monday
Walt Mueller of the Center for Parent-Youth Understanding says “Ten years ago, music was the biggest outside influence on teenage culture and worldview. Today it is marketing, because it has become so incredibly pervasive. The average teen in America sees between 3,500 and 6,500 marketing messages every single day! They don’t buy most of those products, but they are increasingly buying the worldview that is being sold along with the ads.”
3,500 to 6,500 marketing messages EVERY day?! Call me crazy but that seems like an awful lot. If someone told you 3,500 today that you weren't thin enough, pretty enough or "anything" enough...would you start to believe it? Of course you would!
So, what do you do? Mueller's advice is good advice...
1. Know the motivation behind the ads you are seeing...what is the motivation? The almighty dollar!! When you see an advertisement for clothes, do you get the impression that you would be "cooler" if you wore those clothes? Yes. Do you TRULY...and I mean TRULY... believe those clothes MAKE you cooler? I ask you again, do those CLOTHES make you cool? Who makes you cool? YOU DO! Those clothing companies are after the money in the wallets of the people who fall for that tactic.
*so think of something you recently saw on TV, heard on the radio, read in a magazine that made you feel you could "improve" yourself - follow that thing back to the origin...is it a company that is trying to sell you something?
2. Take a media break. For (Mueller says, one week, but let's start simple) two days turn off all media. Yes, that means TV, radio, internet. Don't open a magazine. Spend some time with yourself and your thoughts.
*keep track of whether you feel more comfortable in your own skin on that day. You might be surprised!
So, in the comments below, let's chat about this.
How do you feel when you walk into Hollister? Sure, they have cool clothes, but do the models on the walls make you feel GOOD about YOU?
3,500 to 6,500 marketing messages EVERY day?! Call me crazy but that seems like an awful lot. If someone told you 3,500 today that you weren't thin enough, pretty enough or "anything" enough...would you start to believe it? Of course you would!
So, what do you do? Mueller's advice is good advice...
1. Know the motivation behind the ads you are seeing...what is the motivation? The almighty dollar!! When you see an advertisement for clothes, do you get the impression that you would be "cooler" if you wore those clothes? Yes. Do you TRULY...and I mean TRULY... believe those clothes MAKE you cooler? I ask you again, do those CLOTHES make you cool? Who makes you cool? YOU DO! Those clothing companies are after the money in the wallets of the people who fall for that tactic.
*so think of something you recently saw on TV, heard on the radio, read in a magazine that made you feel you could "improve" yourself - follow that thing back to the origin...is it a company that is trying to sell you something?
2. Take a media break. For (Mueller says, one week, but let's start simple) two days turn off all media. Yes, that means TV, radio, internet. Don't open a magazine. Spend some time with yourself and your thoughts.
*keep track of whether you feel more comfortable in your own skin on that day. You might be surprised!
So, in the comments below, let's chat about this.
How do you feel when you walk into Hollister? Sure, they have cool clothes, but do the models on the walls make you feel GOOD about YOU?
Monday, April 11, 2011
Monday's MUSIC! Britt Nicole, Group 1 Crew, Jamie Grace, Hawk Nelson!
Some of the local Butterfly Girlz and I attended The REVOLVE Tour this weekend and we had a BLAST!
The speakers were AMAZING...
We all LOVED Chad Eastham he knows A LOT about guys - and isn't that what we girls wanna know?!
You can connect with Chad and read more about him on his AWESOME WEBSITE!
The Girlz fell in LOVE with the music that we rocked out to so I thought since today was MEDIA/MUSIC Monday, I would share that music with you! We have been singing it since we left the arena on Saturday!
Introducing BRITT NICOLE!!!!!!!!!
Double click this video to get to YouTube and check out all her other videos! She is AWESOME!!!!! We all thought she looks and sounded a lot like Carrie Underwood!! She was SO MUCH FUN!
Then we all giggled with JAMIE GRACE! LOVE HER!
Toby Mac found her on YouTube...and ended up producing her NEW SINGLE!! GO JAMIE! WE LOVE YOU!
We had a BLAST dancing all around to GROUP 1 CREW!!
SOOOOOO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!
And of course...we were ALL crushing on HAWK NELSON!
Oh my WORD these guys were a BLAST!
So, check all of these AMAZING artists out on iTunes and load up your playlist with THIS music. So, the next time you hear lyrics that are offensive, throw in your earbuds and ROCK OUT to some music that is sure to make you feel GOOD - really GOOD!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Mercy Me - Beautiful
Girls!
Such a lovely message in this song!
You are made for so much more than this! All that drama in your life, don't let it get you down. Walk taller because you have the freedom to CHOOSE who you will become in this life!
I am so passionate about YOU, even if I have never met you, I know I was meant to touch your life in some way. Your life is precious. Take it seriously. Be your best!
You are BEAUTIFUL!
Such a lovely message in this song!
You are made for so much more than this! All that drama in your life, don't let it get you down. Walk taller because you have the freedom to CHOOSE who you will become in this life!
I am so passionate about YOU, even if I have never met you, I know I was meant to touch your life in some way. Your life is precious. Take it seriously. Be your best!
You are BEAUTIFUL!
Monday, April 4, 2011
SNOOKI - a role model? Rutgers University thinks so...
Even if you live under a rock, you know who Snooki is.
Even if you have never turned on an episode of Jersey Shore (which I would advise you not to), you know who Snooki is.
Nicole Polizzi is now famous for her foul-mouth rants, her party-girl tendencies and her inappropriate under-the-covers activities. Apparently Rutgers, a prestigious University, felt that this was the type of woman they wanted to celebrate. WHAT?!
They hosted Snooki last week as part of their optional student activities.
Parents pay a whopping $23,000 per year for their student to attend Rutgers, a University that prides itself in shaping students to become productive members of society.
From the Rutgers website: "As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey’s land-grant institution and one of the nation’s foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people’s lives."
This esteemed university paid Snooki $32,000 ($2,000 more than they are paying Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize-winning author that will be speaking at graduation and almost $10,000 more than the annual tuition) for her appearance where her message to students was appropriately named,
STUDY HARD...PARTY HARDER!
The Rutgers University Programming Association, a student-run committee invited Snooki to speak after polling students as to who they would like to have. The mandatory student activity fee that each student pays with their tuition each year is where the funds came from to host the STUDY HARD...PARTY HARDER event!
Parents are in an uproar. Essentially more than one student's full year's tuition went into Snooki's pocket.
What message is this sending?
Your parents teach you to make wise choices, stand up for yourself and insist on being respected by boys. We teach teens to "Just say no," to be responsible for your actions and a whole world of opportunities will be open to you.
GIRLS BEWARE: This is not what the media is teaching you.
Rutgers is allowing someone with no moral compass to impact a student body with her own twisted view of the world.
Girls, this is where MEDIA LITERACY is so important.
Look closely at what made Snooki famous...
What do YOU want to be known for?
The activities and events you partake in begin to define you. When something starts to define you, it becomes what people expect from you. What people expect becomes the pressure you feel to fit that mold. Then, you become what you invest your time in, those activities and events from the beginning of this paragraph.
What will you invest your time in?
You are worth investing in and that is why I write this blog. It is why I speak and counsel/mentor teen girls. You are worth my time.
You are worth your weight in gold.
So, learn how to SHINE, for the right reasons!
Even if you have never turned on an episode of Jersey Shore (which I would advise you not to), you know who Snooki is.
Nicole Polizzi is now famous for her foul-mouth rants, her party-girl tendencies and her inappropriate under-the-covers activities. Apparently Rutgers, a prestigious University, felt that this was the type of woman they wanted to celebrate. WHAT?!
They hosted Snooki last week as part of their optional student activities.
Parents pay a whopping $23,000 per year for their student to attend Rutgers, a University that prides itself in shaping students to become productive members of society.
From the Rutgers website: "As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey’s land-grant institution and one of the nation’s foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people’s lives."
This esteemed university paid Snooki $32,000 ($2,000 more than they are paying Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize-winning author that will be speaking at graduation and almost $10,000 more than the annual tuition) for her appearance where her message to students was appropriately named,
STUDY HARD...PARTY HARDER!
The Rutgers University Programming Association, a student-run committee invited Snooki to speak after polling students as to who they would like to have. The mandatory student activity fee that each student pays with their tuition each year is where the funds came from to host the STUDY HARD...PARTY HARDER event!
Parents are in an uproar. Essentially more than one student's full year's tuition went into Snooki's pocket.
What message is this sending?
Your parents teach you to make wise choices, stand up for yourself and insist on being respected by boys. We teach teens to "Just say no," to be responsible for your actions and a whole world of opportunities will be open to you.
GIRLS BEWARE: This is not what the media is teaching you.
Rutgers is allowing someone with no moral compass to impact a student body with her own twisted view of the world.
Girls, this is where MEDIA LITERACY is so important.
Look closely at what made Snooki famous...
What do YOU want to be known for?
The activities and events you partake in begin to define you. When something starts to define you, it becomes what people expect from you. What people expect becomes the pressure you feel to fit that mold. Then, you become what you invest your time in, those activities and events from the beginning of this paragraph.
What will you invest your time in?
You are worth investing in and that is why I write this blog. It is why I speak and counsel/mentor teen girls. You are worth my time.
You are worth your weight in gold.
So, learn how to SHINE, for the right reasons!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
MEDIA LITERACY - It's Journal Exercise Friday
"Media Literacy" is a big buzz word these days. Know what it means? Well, let's break it down...
So, being Media Literate means being able to READ what you are SEEING and HEARING.
What do you think the media is telling young girls in 2011?
You don't have to look too far before you see girls in way too little clothing in compromising poses with boys. You can see that just walking at the mall and peeking into stores like Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch.
You don't have to flip through the channels for more than a few seconds before you see something that objectifies girls/women as "eye candy." Whether it's a commercial for Victoria Secret or a music video from the newest hit song.
Most of you are Media Literate enough to know that those images you see have been airbrushed and fixed to be perfect but that doesn't mean it is not affecting your self-esteem.
And how about YOUR attitudes toward people who are not perfect? If you do a little soul searching, you may find you are what I like to call "quietly critical" about those around you...even your best friends. "Those jeans make her butt look big, I hope my butt looks better than that." Do things like this float around in your head? Of course they do. The media has TRAINED you to do that.
When I think about how the media has trained us to look at OTHER people and "make fun" in our heads I have to think of GIBBY on iCarly. The poor kid's claim to fame is when he takes his shirt off and his "healthy sized" belly jiggles. Sure, he is an actor - he is acting. But with the "laugh reel" playing every time he does it, it is actually TRAINING YOU to think someone who is overweight is a TARGET for your GIGGLES.
This week's journaling exercise is for you to pay attention to what the media is telling you through ads, tv shows, magazine covers, etc. and write about it...
Happy Journaling!
- to be *literate* is to be able to read, right? Yes.
- the *media* is what you see and hear on TVand the internet and in music and magazines, right? Yes.
So, being Media Literate means being able to READ what you are SEEING and HEARING.
What do you think the media is telling young girls in 2011?
You don't have to look too far before you see girls in way too little clothing in compromising poses with boys. You can see that just walking at the mall and peeking into stores like Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch.
You don't have to flip through the channels for more than a few seconds before you see something that objectifies girls/women as "eye candy." Whether it's a commercial for Victoria Secret or a music video from the newest hit song.
Most of you are Media Literate enough to know that those images you see have been airbrushed and fixed to be perfect but that doesn't mean it is not affecting your self-esteem.
And how about YOUR attitudes toward people who are not perfect? If you do a little soul searching, you may find you are what I like to call "quietly critical" about those around you...even your best friends. "Those jeans make her butt look big, I hope my butt looks better than that." Do things like this float around in your head? Of course they do. The media has TRAINED you to do that.
When I think about how the media has trained us to look at OTHER people and "make fun" in our heads I have to think of GIBBY on iCarly. The poor kid's claim to fame is when he takes his shirt off and his "healthy sized" belly jiggles. Sure, he is an actor - he is acting. But with the "laugh reel" playing every time he does it, it is actually TRAINING YOU to think someone who is overweight is a TARGET for your GIGGLES.
This week's journaling exercise is for you to pay attention to what the media is telling you through ads, tv shows, magazine covers, etc. and write about it...
- What examples did you see? What shows/magazines/commercials?
- How did it make you feel when you saw it and realized how it was re-TRAINING your brain?
- How will you handle this now that you are aware?
- Will you share this idea of Media Literacy with your friends?
Happy Journaling!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday in the Media... REVOLVE Tour for Teen Girls
Well girls, here is your chance to be celebrated and your chance to learn how to be your BEST self. The self God created you to be. Whether you have never stepped foot into a church or you get every week, the inspiration that is opened to you on this Tour will be something that affects the rest of your life.
Check out the details of WHERE and WHEN at THIS LINK.
Watch the video:
Check out the details of WHERE and WHEN at THIS LINK.
Watch the video:
Monday, March 21, 2011
When life says, "Get back on board..." Bethany Hamilton
Being a teen certainly isn't a cinch. It's hard. I think you will all agree.
The Butterfly Girlz Advisory Team has been discussing character traits this week and most of the girls agree that one of the traits they struggle with the most is COURAGE. I think it is safe to say this is a common struggle for most teen girls. There are many forces working against girls that without a strong sense of inner strength, they cave to peer pressure.
I think we all agree that having a butterfly named COURAGE in our net would be beneficial when you need to push away a boy who has stepped across the line or confront the mean girl who us all up in your business at the lunch table.
Girls, you HAVE all the butterflies you need but just like a pet they need to be nurtured. A dog does just know how to sit, fetch or roll over - you strengthen your dog's motivation through training. Your dog senses your satisfaction through your snuggles and praise when he brings the ball back each time. This is how you nurture your butterflies.
Through practice you will get better and better at each character trait in your butterfly net. You will also find yourself inspired by the feeling you get when we use that trait you have nurtured. When you stand up to someone who is hurting you, you get a sense of accomplishment. I urge girls to hold onto that feeling, make it a permanent part of your memory. Relive that moment over and over and over until it becomes part of you. That moment becomes your reward when a similar situation arise. Because when you respond appropriately the next time, that feeling will come again. And again.
Sometimes throughout your teens you will be bombarded with so many different situations that need a BIG response. You might not feel strong enough to handle ALL of them coming at you at once. But burrowing under the covers and giving up, turning to drugs or alcohol to numb the pain, or selling out and becoming one of those people you once tried NOT to be like is never the answer.
Grabbing life by the horns and GETTING BACK ON BOARD is the answer.
I am thrilled to introduce you to Bethany Hamilton, teenage surfing prodigy.
Talk about COURAGE... how about "getting back on..." a surf board after a vicious shark attack that cost you your arm... at 13 years old.
Ladies, please take a moment and meet Bethany (8 years after her accident) as she talks about having the COURAGE to love who she is no matter what her outside looks like.
The Butterfly Girlz Advisory Team has been discussing character traits this week and most of the girls agree that one of the traits they struggle with the most is COURAGE. I think it is safe to say this is a common struggle for most teen girls. There are many forces working against girls that without a strong sense of inner strength, they cave to peer pressure.
I think we all agree that having a butterfly named COURAGE in our net would be beneficial when you need to push away a boy who has stepped across the line or confront the mean girl who us all up in your business at the lunch table.
Girls, you HAVE all the butterflies you need but just like a pet they need to be nurtured. A dog does just know how to sit, fetch or roll over - you strengthen your dog's motivation through training. Your dog senses your satisfaction through your snuggles and praise when he brings the ball back each time. This is how you nurture your butterflies.
Through practice you will get better and better at each character trait in your butterfly net. You will also find yourself inspired by the feeling you get when we use that trait you have nurtured. When you stand up to someone who is hurting you, you get a sense of accomplishment. I urge girls to hold onto that feeling, make it a permanent part of your memory. Relive that moment over and over and over until it becomes part of you. That moment becomes your reward when a similar situation arise. Because when you respond appropriately the next time, that feeling will come again. And again.
Sometimes throughout your teens you will be bombarded with so many different situations that need a BIG response. You might not feel strong enough to handle ALL of them coming at you at once. But burrowing under the covers and giving up, turning to drugs or alcohol to numb the pain, or selling out and becoming one of those people you once tried NOT to be like is never the answer.
Grabbing life by the horns and GETTING BACK ON BOARD is the answer.
I am thrilled to introduce you to Bethany Hamilton, teenage surfing prodigy.
Talk about COURAGE... how about "getting back on..." a surf board after a vicious shark attack that cost you your arm... at 13 years old.
Ladies, please take a moment and meet Bethany (8 years after her accident) as she talks about having the COURAGE to love who she is no matter what her outside looks like.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
There IS positive music out there!!
The Teen Advisory Board for The Butterfly Girlz is comprised of 25 AMAZING young ladies ages 11-17 from across the country.
They make sure I know that there are some really great songs out there for girls. Most of you realize that turning on the radio does not always mean you will get a good message. In fact, I am quite well-known for going on mini rants about how awful the messages are in today's music.
But two of our girls made sure I knew these songs were out there! Thank you Katie and Kayla!
I hope you enjoy!
They make sure I know that there are some really great songs out there for girls. Most of you realize that turning on the radio does not always mean you will get a good message. In fact, I am quite well-known for going on mini rants about how awful the messages are in today's music.
But two of our girls made sure I knew these songs were out there! Thank you Katie and Kayla!
I hope you enjoy!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
This song is for you - SUPERCHICK "Hey Hey!"
I have always loved this song and pass it on to every girl I know.
The band is SUPERCHICK. This is a video a that someone made to share the lyrics. When I watched it and saw the butterflies, I knew THIS was the version for you!
Enjoy!
Comment!
The band is SUPERCHICK. This is a video a that someone made to share the lyrics. When I watched it and saw the butterflies, I knew THIS was the version for you!
Enjoy!
Comment!
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