Thursday 27 September 2012

Every day is a good day.


The other morning I woke up feeling like a hail storm had just hit me. I dragged my feet out of bed with a heavy heart and pushed on with my usual routine. Before even taking a step outside my house, I knew that it was going to be a very crappy day. The weather was miserable, my family was miserable and I was just miserable, naturally.

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I then started thinking about all of this and I realised that I was being so unnecessary  so I changed my attitude immediately and I ended up having a really good day. That silly example goes to show that we can fight past the little things.

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We decide the outcome of our days, whether it’s going to be good or bad or mediocre. We decide this by the attitude we have and the choices that we make.  We can all make that choice to be happy. I find it helpful to surround myself with happy people, because for the most times happiness tends to be contagious.  
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Our greatest strengths are our greatest weaknesses.


The thing that drives us is usually what can break us down the fastest. If you care about something very much, you give in to it and allow it to become your weakness. It’s not necessarily a bad thing though, it’s a part of life and it’s human to be that way. Too often we find we want to overcome our weaknesses, which is all good and well, but there are those particular weaknesses that we just need to embrace.

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My greatest weakness is love. I love to love and because of this I tend get attached to the people I meet pretty easily. I believe that everyone that comes in to my life, is here for a reason. For what ever small reason it may be, they contribute towards my character and the person that I will eventually become. 

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Wednesday 26 September 2012

Try a cliché.


Valentines shmalentines the biggest cliché of them all, but most girls (including myself) can’t help but go along with it. The truth is that we all love being spoilt and even though your partner should show his/her appreciation every day, Valentine’s Day is that one (very commercial) day where you get to show your appreciation for your loved one and can go completely off the rails with gifts and surprises all in the hopes of showing them just how much they mean to you.

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Earlier on I was watching a Valentine’s Day episode of ‘Charly’s Bakery’, and it made me think of last year when I had beautiful decorative brownies made for my boyfriend. Roses, cupcakes, teddy bears, perfume, chocolates and cards are just a few of the many Valentine’s Day gifts that are to be given on this special day.  Call me a ‘girly girl’ cliché, but I love Valentine’s Day and I think it’s a wonderful initiative whereby people can feel loved and appreciated; and for as long as I can I will celebrate the life out of it.  

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Feelings follow behaviour.


When I’m having a really crappy day I force myself to think happy thoughts or to think positively, because I believe that if I’m going to smile or act happy, I will soon become happy. It’s a simple trick that works wonders when my days are dark.

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A few years ago, I read a book called “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho. It was a magical fable all about following your dreams and believing that it will come true. That book really inspired me to live in a whole new light, it taught me to be patient, humble and to always have faith that things will eventually start looking up if I believed that it would.
The book has wonderful messages to give, one of them being that feelings follow behaviour. I would recommend that everyone read that book sometime. 

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It’s better to practice a little than talk a lot.


So many times I find myself saying more than I really should, I end up saying silly things that are unimportant, sometimes even offensive or just too much information. This happens when I don’t think before I say something, which happens quite often I must say!

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The other day I was speaking to my mom’s friend, and I came across as knowing more than I should know after saying some stuff, and I just wanted to kick myself in the head.
It's human for us to slip up and make mistakes somewhere along the line. We may say one thing and mean something completely different, so it's important to always think about things before we say them and not just blab on about the first thing that comes to mind. 

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Wedding cake-in-the-middle-of-the-road.


Growing up I always dreamed of my wedding day, it sounds rather cliché but seriously, what girl doesn't dream of their wedding day? Find me that girl and I’ll pay big money. I've envisioned how I want to look on the day; my dress, flowers, hair, makeup, everything. I also chose my bridesmaids and wedding theme a long time ago, so in my mind I've already intricately planned my wedding.

When I hit the age of 21, before my age could even settle in properly, I got asked the infamous question, “When are you getting married?” In my culture, the generation above me would want nothing more than to see me married. It’s funny at first but can be quite annoying, enough with societal pressures already!
Pretending not to care about getting married is easy but it doesn't mean that it is not there nagging me in the back of my mind. Hell yes I want to get married, I don’t want to be an old mom, I need to consider my offspring. I've been in a relationship for 5 years so it’s pretty serious, and before I know it I’ll find a wedding cake in the middle of the road and I’ll get to live my dream. Life goes so quickly, so I’ll just live for now and worry about my wedding when it gets here.

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