The Power Of Encouragement

"You Cannot Expect Victory And Plan For Defeat." ~Joel Osteen.

Don't ever underestimate the power of Encouragement. 

You may think 'What's the point?' or 'Just because I tell someone to do it doesn't mean they will.'

But you're so very wrong. And to demolish the possibility of waffling, here's a little poem to sum up exactly what I'm talking about.

I could.

I would have done,
What I should've,
If you told me that I could've.


But you said that I shouldn't,
So unfortunately I couldn't.
I wanted to, but I wouldn't.


If I knew I could,
Then I would,
Because I should.


But I can't,
So I shan't
I'll never get what I want.


But I should,
And I would 
If you told me that I could.

Think. I'm not going to explain it, I want you to think about this poem and exactly what the word 'Encouragement' means to you. Once you have, I want you to know that this was my attempt to encourage you to go and encourage someone else. They may need it a lot more than you think. 

~Kayla. 

Being Confident And Feeling Confident.

CONFIDENCE.

If you have no confidence in yourself, you are twice defeated in the race of life.~ Marcus Garvey

Everyone can be confident but that doesn't mean you'll feel confident. To be and to feel are two different things. A lot of people ask me 'why/how are you so confident?' I guess the 'how' part is because I just simply don't care. And when I say I don't care, I mean that I don't care about what others think or say about me. At the end the day, thoughts are thoughts and words are just words. And as for the 'why' part, my family is why. Being brought up in a family full of strong confident individuals makes me a strong confident individual.

I had always been confident when i was younger, now that I'm older though, i also feel confident. So I'm going to share with you, five things that made me feel confident as well as being it :)

#1-Its all about you!

Maybe words can sting you but they can't physically hurt you though. Who actually cares about what other people say about you? You're YOU! And only your opinion should matter to YOU! Like words an thoughts, opinions are just opinions, only your your own opinion should matter. Don't let anybodies opinion put you down. As Steve Jobs says "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your inner voice."

#2-Talk to new people!

Talking to everyone boosts your confidence and makes you feel good, even if its a simple 'hello' or 'how are you?' just try talking to loads of different people. Don't be scared about it, if your one of those socially awkward people like my dear friend Kayla here, then set goals for yourself. One day you could set a goal to make conversation with random person (e.g in school or in town) and the next set a goal to make a new friend. After a while it will make you as though you can talk to anyone.

#3-Show off your talents!

If your good at something, like say...Art, show it off a little...or a lot. Showing off your talents and getting good feedback will make you feel great. But don't get too cocky!

#4-Embrace your flaws!

Stop being so damn insecure! Your beautiful and whoever says your not then they're talking rubbish! Love yourself! without your flaws you wouldn't be you, so stop tying to make yourself perfect, because nobody is, embrace who you are and feel good about it

#5-Do something different!

Change your style of clothing, change your hair, stand up for yourself, don't be a push over, speak in front of crowds, do something different to help YOU, because no one can help you but you. Once you've done something different then you'll realise that you can do most things.

So those are my top five things on how to feel confident as well as being confident.

Be who you are and say what you feel because the people that mind don't matter and the people that matter, won't mind. ~ Dr. Suess.

Stop caring about what others think of you, because if your care for what they think then believe me when I say, its going to take a long time for you to build your confidence. Remember not to let anyone knock your confidence down, they're probably jealous of the fact that your an awesome individual.

Love your self, stay cool. stay fresh and wear that crown like a pretty princess....And boys be a prince we'll never forget.

~Rielle.

Stay Curious and let the Oreos be with you!x

10 Reasons To Smile Today.

Smile.

Life is full of ups and downs. Everyone knows that.

Believe me I've had my fair series of unfortunate events and I know what it feels like to forget to be happy. I know the feeling of being alone. And no I'm not going to sit here and type out a bunch of  lies like, 'It gets better!' Because I honestly don't know if it does or not. I can't pretend to predict your future and tell you that everything is going to be fine because it probably won't be. Life wouldn't be fun if everything was great, would it? But for those moments when you feel like frowning, believe me, happy grins are the best medicine! 

You're alive and surviving whatever life is throwing at you. So you must be strong enough to carry on. That should be enough to put a smile on anyone's face. But if that doesn't do it, I present to you my 10 Reasons To Smile Today:


~ Smile because you're beautiful and you know it. It's impossible for beauty not to be inside a kind soul. So go look in the mirror and tell yourself that your beautiful, even if you don't believe it yet!

~ Smile because you survived that apocalypse back in 2012. *phew*

~ Smile because you're not the worst of us. Think about it. There's going to somebody out there that has it harder than you do, so say a prayer for them and be grateful that you're not in there shoes.

~ Smile because you have access to the internet right now, which is the greatest gift you could ever receive. Oh come on, what's better than a good old cup of  Wi Fi?

~ Smile because you literally have the power to go and make someone else's day.  Which, in effect will make you happier.

~ Smile because there's someone out there that probably wishes that they were you and had your privileges, so be grateful for what you do have and don't sulk over what you don't have. 

~ Smile because you can literally do whatever you want right now. You're free! You could go play tennis with a three legged alpaca right now, if you so desired. (Well maybe not but you get what I'm trying to say, right?)

~ Smile because you have a friend. Someone that you can talk to and trust. And if you can't think if anyone then I'll be your friend!

~ Smile because you, as a human being have a purpose. Having a purpose is one of the most important things in this world in my opinion. And if you can't think of what you were put here for - if you think you have no purpose, then go out and find one!

~ Smile because I love you. And if it's that easy for me to love you then maybe anything is possible!

Smile because there's air to breathe, Smile because frowning is too much effort, Smile just because our incredibly short life's are being waisted on things like waiting for public transport, sleep and procrastination and this may be the last time you'll be able to show the world those pearly whites!


~kayla. 
Stay Curious Munchkins.

We All Have Curious Mindss

Curiosity:

A strong desire to learn or know something.

Curiosity didn't kill the cat,
The cat fell into an obvious trap.

Quite often I sit on my bed and wonder about the benefits of curiosity. I mean, without it we wouldn't be able to: 

            -Learn.
            -Live.
            &Love.

The three things we need in life the most are fuelled by curiosity. So consider it as a strength not a weakness! 

Wake up everyday and think to yourself, "I'm going to try something new!". Because a repetitive life is not a life lived at all. Without curiosity life is kind of, I don't know...boring? I get it that people may think curiosity is dangerous, but isn't almost everything? 

We're all curious whether we like it or not, but we can either HATE it or EMBRACE it.

So we say, cherish your flaws because they belong to you.

They're the only thing stopping you from being somebody else.

Curiosity is a GIFT. Use it to the best of your ability.

Stay Curious Munchkins <3 xxx 

~Rielle & Kayla.