Quote of The Day

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined"

Henry David Thoreau 

Kiss in The Rain

... and 38 other ways to live life.

I was feeling a lil down and blue at the beginning of the week so I did a lil Google search to find ways to cheer myself up and I came across this site that listed 39 ways to live life.

Peep some of them below.

Love. Perhaps the most important. Fall in love, if you aren't already. If you have, fall in love with your partner all over again. Abandon caution and let your heart be broken. Or love family members, friends, anyone -- it doesn't have to be romantic love. Love all of humanity, one person at a time.

Get outside. Don't let yourself be shut indoors. Go out when it's raining. Walk on the beach. Hike through the woods. Swim in a freezing lake. Bask in the sun. Play sports, or walk barefoot through grass. Pay close attention to nature.

Savor food. Don't just eat your food, but really enjoy it. Feel the texture, the bursts of flavors. Savor every bite. If you limit your intake of sweets, it will make the small treats you give yourself (berries or dark chocolate are my favorites) even more enjoyable. And when you do have them, really, really savor them. Slowly.

Create a morning ritual. Wake early and greet the day. Watch the sun rise. Out loud, tell yourself that you will not waste this day, which is a gift. You will be compassionate to your fellow human beings, and live every moment to its fullest. Stretch or meditate or exercise as part of your ritual. Enjoy some coffee.

No matter what never give up!

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So I've had this idea that's been floating around my in head for the longest time now and couldn't wait to get started on it. But when it came to getting it down on paper I felt like something wasn't right, so I decided to give up on it and toss it to the side.

But after having a good talk with my friend yesterday, I decided to once again to pick up my pen and give my project another go. Thinking back on that conversation, it made me realise that you should never just give up on something just because you don't think that it's a good idea. My friend made me realise that 'you' may see that 'thing' as rubbish, something small but to someone else it might be simply amazing, something of huge significance; you know the saying, one man's junk is another man's treasure. So if you give up, you will never get the chance to see how others may see it, you may never see if that idea grows and flourishes into something that is so much more. You never know, that idea that you may think is so small may go on to change the world.

If Alexander Graham Bell gave up you wouldn't be walking around right now with that flash smartphone you have. If Thomas Edison had given up we wouldn't be blessed with so many of the amenities we take for granted everyday.

So class today's lesson is that we should never give up. No matter how we feel about an idea. Like the saying goes no idea is to small.

So from this day onwards no matter how I feel about something. I make a vow that I will always try and continue with it.

Dream Big

Dream Big by Jazmine Sullivan is officially my anthem, especially when I’m feeling down or have the leather crocodile blues. I can relate to the song because I am a big dreamer. I know if I change my attitude to certain things then I know that I can get to the place that I want to be in my life and achieve the things I want.

In the past I’ve had that passive attitude where if I have certain barriers  or things aren’t going the way that I want I get frustrated sometimes even giving up.

I look at certain idols of mine and I think to myself, if they gave up like I do then they wouldn’t be where they are now. I know I need to give up my self defeatist attitude and if things are blocking me, find a way around them and never give up; because if at first you don’t succeed try, try, try again.

I know that at this moment in my life I have reached a certain standstill. But I will overcome and I will get to where I want to be.

So every time I hear ‘Dream Big’ by Jazmine Sullivan, I get a boost to move closer and closer to my dream.