MY FAVOURITE THINGS

.. LONG TIME NO BLOG..

..life is crazy busy with uni..both my girls formals in the next 2 weekends..

..and been sick..

..BUT when you are feeling 'blah'..

its great to think about a few of your favourite things..

..definitely puts a smile on the face..

LIKE.......

...journaling..

..kisses..

..laughing..

..baking..

..taking a drive..

..days in bed in my pj's..

..beach days..

..days with my girlfriends..

..shopping..

..holidays..

..getting my nails painted..

or painting someone i loves nails..

(Tay & Holly the other day x )

..picnics...

..reading a great book..

..watching 'gifted' people enjoy their talent..

(my niece Ellie x)

..finding a sensational pair of shoes..

..a great cup of coffee..

..spending sprees..

..acting like a big kid..

..like the song..

when i am feeling sad..

i simply remember my favourite things..

and then i don't feel so bad =)

x

GRIEF..

..death leaves a heartache no one can heal..

..but love leaves a memory no one can steal..

..today some beautiful friends say goodbye to someone they love..
..and they are in my thoughts and prayers..


..and may the love around you help you through the days and months ahead..

..someone so special..can never be forgotten..

..the risk of love is loss..and the price of loss is grief..

but the pain of grief is only a shadow..

..when compared with the pain of never risking love..
- hilary zunin..

..for i am someone that has dealt with grief..

..i would have rather loved and lost than to never have loved at all...

..grief is hardest for us that are left behind..

..for those we luv may be gone but will remain close to our hearts..

..take one day at a time..don't be afraid to cry..

..or ashamed to laugh..

for those that have gone..want us to continue living..

..and do so in remembrance of them x

WORLD GRATITUDE DAY

..today i just want to say how grateful i am..

..for all my beautiful family and friends..

..following are just a few pics of some of the people that fill my life with so much

..fun..love and laughter..

..i truly am grateful for all of you in my life at the moment..

that give me so much support and encouragement..

..I LURV U..

..i am also grateful for all the new friends that have come into my world lately..

..for all my family that i may not get to spend time with..

and all of my old Friends that i do not see on a regular basis..

..i am grateful that you have been a part of my life at some time..

..for each of you has helped me be the person i am today X

some stories don't have a clear beginning..middle or end..

..life is about not knowing..having to change..

taking the moment and making the most of it..

..without knowing whats going to happen next..

..delicious ambiguity..

- gilda radner

LOVE

..inspired by one of my favourite authors Nicholas Sparks..

..love is like the wind..you cant see it but you can feel it..

..true love means..
..caring for another persons happiness more than your own..
..no matter how painful the choices you face might be..

..nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy..

..sometimes you have to be apart from the people you love..

..it doesn't make you love then any less..

..sometimes you love them more..

..passion and love go hand in hand..

and without both..any happiness is only temporary..

..because there is nothing to make it last..

..the best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more..

it plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds..

..love means seeing the one you love happy..

..love is fragile..we are not always its best caretakers..

..we often just muddle through..

..and do the best we can..hoping this fragile thing survives against all odds..

..we need to take care of it..
..nourish it..treasure it..

true love..

..is always patient and kind..

..it is never jealous..

..love is never boastful..concieted..rude or selfish..

..love takes no pleasure in other peoples pain..

..it is always ready to trust..to hope..

..and to endure whatever comes along..

x

FAR FROM WHAT I ONCE WAS..

NOT YET WHAT I AM GOING TO BE..

..its really important to believe in yourself..

..to know there is something inside of you that is greater than any obstacle..

..so promise yourself to be so strong..

that nothing can disturb your peace of mind..

..to look at the bright side of everything..

and make your optimism come true..

..to think only of the best..work only for the best..
and expect only the best..

...to forget the mistakes of the past..

and move forward to the greater things of the future..

..to spend so much time on the improvement of yourself..

that you don't have time to criticize others..

..and live in faith that the whole world will be on your side..

as long as you are true to the best that is in you..

- Christian Larson

..it's all part of our journey..

and remember that the journey is just as important as the destination..

..for as far as i have come in my life.. i know i still have a very long way to go..

..the difference now is i take one step at a time and really try to live in the moment..

..instead of worrying about what might be..

..because as you all know..life is full of surprises..
..so continue to..

..live..love..laugh..

and enjoy life's journey x