A Day in a Life Defined by Me

18. Just a girl who needs a place to vent her feelings and days on a blog that no one will ever read. 

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Day 135, May 15th, 2015

“You have the capability to change your life all with a simple shift of perspective.”

Goal: Start a daily gratitude notebook. List ten things you are most grateful for on a daily basis

- My friends

- My family 

- My boyfriend and the fact I’m in a healthy relationship

- My job

- Music

- My puppies :)

- My recovery

- The fact that my dad is still with me

- My education(high school is almost done...2 days and counting!)

- Lastly, the fact that I’m alive and breathing everyday

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Day 134, May 14th, 2015

“Change is never painful, only the resistance to change is painful.” - Buddha

Goal: Embrace the changes going on in your life whether they’re positive or negative. They’re all moving you forward and starting a new chapter in your life comes with change. It’s okay to be thankful for blessings 

I have so many changes going on right now. I’m working more hours at work, I’m coming to the end of my senior year, I have prom this weekend and I graduate in a little less than 3 weeks. Towards the end of August I’m starting college. Of course, I’m scared. I’m also very excited to see all the opportunities I’m going to get though :)

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Day 133, May 13th, 2015

“Don’t torment yourself with jealousy. It’s a silly illusion that someone’s life is better than yours when the truth is that each one of us is on a different path.” 

Goal: Release any jealousy you have for someone else’s life and allow yourself to feel deep gratitude that you are living your own life.

Being jealous all the time isn’t healthy, especially if the person you are jealous of surrounds you in your everyday life - a coworker, a peer, a friend, or even a sibling. We were all born to do different things and to be different people. Not one of us are exactly the same, and that’s what makes all of us beautiful. With all of us being in different places in our lives, there’s always going to be people ahead of us, behind us, and even right next to us. Never compare yourself or your life to someone else, because you have never endured every step that they took to get where they are today. 

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OKAY

I am so sorry for the lack of posts lately. I’ve been really busy with work, school, and prepping for prom and graduation that I am barely doing my schoolwork, let alone posting daily to this blog. I’m going to pick up today and hopefully not have to go through this again! Sorry again :( 

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Day 128, May 8th, 2015

“Sometimes, it’s okay to be selfish. Being selfless all the time can be detrimental to your mind and body.”

Goal: Do one loving thing for yourself today. Treat yourself to a massage, sleep in, or meditate.

After working all week, I’m treating myself to nothing the next two days besides relaxing outside and binge watching Netflix, and I couldn’t be more excited for it! :D

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Day 127, May 7th 2015

“Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent to throw it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” - Buddha

Goal: Write down all the things you are angry about on a piece of paper and burn it. 

I’m not really angry about anything besides so friend stuff and working 5/7 days out of the week and being at the end of the senior year is extremely stressful, but i’m making it out alive, and all of you will too :) 

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Day 126, May 6th, 2015

“Don’t ever settle.” 

Goal: Take a moment to realize your worth.

p.s. if i ever use the same songs i am so sorry. i’m trying to do different music. 

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Day 125, May 5th, 2015

“Gay, straight, lesbian, bi; No one is better than anyone else.”

Goal: Help spread tolerance in your community

Here’s a great story. A few weeks ago, I was walking my dogs with my sister. We pass this man who was dressed like a woman. Everyone was staring at him, and wouldn’t even talk to him. When we came up by him, he asked us what kind of dogs we had. So, instead of staring at him, I talked to him. Why? Because he’s a human being and there’s nothing wrong with being who you are. The  conversation continued to him asking if they were brother and sister(yes, they are), and then he told my dogs, my sister, and I to have a fabulous day. How great is that!? People need to realize that our sexual orientation is only a part of our identity. That’s like not talking to anyone who has blond hair because you don’t like blond hair, and you think it’s evil. This could be so much easier if people would just accept each other for who they are, and allow everyone to live their own lives. Once we start worrying about what other people are doing in their free time, maybe acceptance and tolerance will be more abundant. We’re all the same at the end of the day. 

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Day 124, May 4th, 2015

“Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together,  we won’t have as much censorship because we won’t have as much fear.” - Judy Blume

Goal: No matter what age, make sure you nurture and inspire others. 

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Day 123, May 3rd, 2015

“ Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” - Martin Luther King Jr

Goal: Stand up for the things  you believe in, live a life that is meaningful to you, and make sure you can sleep at night knowing you’re doing your part to make this world a better place. There is no better time than the present.

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Day 122, May 2nd, 2015

“Respect your mind, body, and soul. You’re WORTH it.”

Goal: Stand in front of the mirror today and tell yourself you’re a beautiful person.

I went to my boyfriends house and he told me I was beautiful repeatedly. I’ll show y’all a picture from the family fire we had! & keep in mind for yourself, you guys are worth a landfill of diamonds and so much more. 

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Day 121, May 1st, 2015

“Be curious, not judgmental.” - Walt Whitman 

Goal: Be an explorer today. Don’t take anything you see, hear, or touched for granted. Be willing to look more closely at everything and become a student of your environment. 

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Day 120, April 30th, 2015

“Singing is a way of escaping. It’s another world. I’m no longer on earth.” -Edith Plaf

Goal: Find what makes you happiest and allow yourself to soar beyond the clouds even with your feet planted right here on earth. 

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Day 119, April 29th, 2015

“One of the greatest joys in life is watching a child laugh.” 

Goal: If you have the opportunity, make a child laugh today.

How could I not?

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Day 118, April 28th, 2015

“Most of us, I believe, admire strength...sometimes, though, I wonder if we confuse strength with other words like aggression and even violence.” - Fred Rodgers, “Mr. Rodgers’ Neighborhood

Goal: Be strong today for yourself or for someone else

You need to be strong for yourself. No one can stand up for you, and no one can take better care of you than yourself. 

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Day 117, April 27th, 2015

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” - Arthur Ashe

Goal: Whatever you feel when you wake up is good enough; just start with that and make the most of today. 

Happy Music Monday! This song may make no sense as to why I chose it, but I read this and thought of a certain song. 

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Day 116, April 26, 2015

“It’s so important to listen and be open to the wisdom of our ancestors. We should respect the teachings and word of those who came before us.”

Goal: Open up a history book or find a historical figure online that you know nothing about and learn something new. While you’re at it, ask someone in your family about one of you great-grandparents -- find out who they were and what they believed in.