Friday Frills

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZj3wNPNnfxagUiwQH4NxM4PEH4619FMY3RHI_P8rAXh77NcOkJHyM6u6uXYA74iMQjumk_cmROho3LZCYHqdbo6AXqMXVLzpZU2J6FTMdzTwhbrR-XDRF90NEpRQDCeR3Zy0YR2Ss2bKc/s1600/friday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZj3wNPNnfxagUiwQH4NxM4PEH4619FMY3RHI_P8rAXh77NcOkJHyM6u6uXYA74iMQjumk_cmROho3LZCYHqdbo6AXqMXVLzpZU2J6FTMdzTwhbrR-XDRF90NEpRQDCeR3Zy0YR2Ss2bKc/s640/friday.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape… </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But a woman of strength uses the power of kindness to keep her soul in shape. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A strong woman isn’t afraid of anything… </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A strong woman won’t let anyone get the best of her…</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But a woman of strength gives the best of herself to everyone. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A strong woman makes mistakes and avoids doing the same in the future…</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A woman of strength realizes life’s mistakes can also be a blessing</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">disguise and capitalizes on them.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A strong woman knows how to walk on a tightrope in high heels...</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But a woman of strength masters the art of walking tall after stumbling over. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A strong woman wears the look of confidence on her face…</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">But a woman of strength wears grace.</span> </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the journey … </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong… </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A strong woman is one who gets her heart broken time and time again and still has the strength to gather the pieces to create a new life for herself. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>This is a Salute to you, dear friends, each of whom is a Woman of Strength.</i></span></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">*</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Author unknown, edited by me. Image via Larazo.</i></span><br /><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><br /></div><br /></div><br />

Friday Frills

A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shape…  But a woman of strength uses the power of kindness to keep her soul in shape....

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Friday Frills

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiciGEM4fXKJ2wd4NRV_Y9xjsJjb1QAlN6Yh8myvOUVtlMmjX6Z0OuR1iQrBLvNFesyzscw-HMwmjdOqtOApViyg4NAvDXyfKAngNAqnGusxIMpfBCag6w_HQmsBWkdwMSw740oG5tDidx/s1600/friday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiciGEM4fXKJ2wd4NRV_Y9xjsJjb1QAlN6Yh8myvOUVtlMmjX6Z0OuR1iQrBLvNFesyzscw-HMwmjdOqtOApViyg4NAvDXyfKAngNAqnGusxIMpfBCag6w_HQmsBWkdwMSw740oG5tDidx/s640/friday.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failure doesn’t mean you’re a failure,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
It means you haven’t succeeded yet. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failure doesn’t mean you haven’t accomplished something,
 </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It does mean you have learned something. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failure doesn’t mean you’ve been a fool, </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
It means you have a lot of faith. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failure doesn’t mean you’ve been disgraced,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
It does mean you were willing to try. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failure doesn’t mean you don’t have it,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
It means you have to do something in a different way. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failure doesn’t mean you’re inferior,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
It does mean you’re not perfect. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failure doesn’t mean you’ve wasted your time,
</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It means you have a reason to start fresh. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failure doesn’t mean you should give up,
</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It does mean you should try harder. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failure doesn’t mean you’ll never make it,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
It does mean it will take a little longer. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Failure doesn’t mean God has abandoned you,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
It does mean he has a better way.</span></div><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>*Author unknown. Image via Fashiongonerouge.com</i></span></div><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><br />

Friday Frills

Failure doesn’t mean you’re a failure, 
It means you haven’t succeeded yet.  Failure doesn’t mean you haven’t accomplished something,
  It d...

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Friday Frills

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBomTkqxOm-P6wtSvbXEXRYgczRS_gOO3RzAZmUitPdTkc02yzcc0i2aDt7__Mra6PxscfyczjZNoDcHLTGIXUGuhS1fiu2lnnU-2XQiUJFi5B8HboC0I5f8xMqf3Jc1g0wsrm0uMZeiE/s1600/fridayfrills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBomTkqxOm-P6wtSvbXEXRYgczRS_gOO3RzAZmUitPdTkc02yzcc0i2aDt7__Mra6PxscfyczjZNoDcHLTGIXUGuhS1fiu2lnnU-2XQiUJFi5B8HboC0I5f8xMqf3Jc1g0wsrm0uMZeiE/s640/fridayfrills.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Real women have lines, wrinkles, and flaws.
</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Each one earned with experience, perseverance and determination.
</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There’s no computer to airbrush your mistakes.
</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let them make you who you are.
</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Love every mark, every scar and every extra curve you wished to go away.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What you deem as an imperfection is what adds to your unique beauty.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Accept what you can’t learn to love,
 </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then let go of what you can’t accept.
</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Treasure them for their memories.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
Like a worn love letter or an old family heirloom from generations ago.
</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Each line and blemish comes with the wisdom only years of life can give.
</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And life is not to be hidden or covered up.
</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For life is how a girl grows into a woman
.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And real women don't conceal their flaws, they proudly embrace it.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>*Author unknown, quote adapted by me. Image via Tumblr.</i></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br />

Friday Frills

Real women have lines, wrinkles, and flaws.
 Each one earned with experience, perseverance and determination.
 There’s no computer to airbru...

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Friday Frills

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4BwXhFENuM7w4bFx8A97Db8gmFTu2x9E8cKZJ3d0HWL55A_H4yuYSOBMgeYnWLKh-VZiuwfa4UH_HGdDWP63YyzSHfacnqyaHJ1qXczuC5YL-s-LIIpfdA14hj_ygYlfBTuZ1h0KnjG8/s1600/fridayfrills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4BwXhFENuM7w4bFx8A97Db8gmFTu2x9E8cKZJ3d0HWL55A_H4yuYSOBMgeYnWLKh-VZiuwfa4UH_HGdDWP63YyzSHfacnqyaHJ1qXczuC5YL-s-LIIpfdA14hj_ygYlfBTuZ1h0KnjG8/s640/fridayfrills.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If there was ever a time to dare, to make a difference,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To embark upon something worth doing,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">IT IS NOW.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not for any grand worldly cause, necessarily...</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But for something that tugs at your heart,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Something that's your inspiration, something that's your dream.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You owe it to yourself to make every single day count.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">SO HAVE FUN. DIG DEEP. STRETCH. DREAM BIG.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Know, though, that things worth doing seldom come easy.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There will be good days. And there will be bad days.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There will be times when you want to turn around,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pack it up, and call it quits. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those are the times that</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> will challenge you, </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And it will prove that you're not afraid to learn by trying.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PERSIST.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because with an idea, determination, and the right tools,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can do great things.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let your instincts, your intellect and your heart guide you.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">TRUST.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Believe in the incredible power of the human mind.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of doing something that makes a difference.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of working hard. Of laughing and hoping.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of lazy afternoons. Of lasting friends. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of all the things that will cross your path this year.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The start of something new brings the hope of something great,</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And remember, with a little hope...</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>*Author Unknown. Image found via Tumblr, both edited by me.</i></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br />

Friday Frills

If there was ever a time to dare, to make a difference, To embark upon something worth doing, IT IS NOW. Not for any grand worldly cause, ne...

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Happy 2013!

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBlsJbeHvqqMT8GJQy85DCi72GrDvvxhZqe3iutcn00MBwc06TzBmyloPGJidBWlMCGp2WPBWZCQTSBrOkjjCB29s8-EJgBQFwwBWLIma3ylHvJ2AQe_9aueA2BFwRAsPPf1gPEsQcr1L/s1600/newyear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBlsJbeHvqqMT8GJQy85DCi72GrDvvxhZqe3iutcn00MBwc06TzBmyloPGJidBWlMCGp2WPBWZCQTSBrOkjjCB29s8-EJgBQFwwBWLIma3ylHvJ2AQe_9aueA2BFwRAsPPf1gPEsQcr1L/s1600/newyear.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vuXGPOLJjhDCh5s6Q26Tv32ewAR3u0N5ZV0VY-Lo1HaB7eM9BlqrRqYUkbevcLx74pSjwhhvNzrPNAY13Hep9WhCiOsB-UltWoS07KQpVYhXVdnXNl1RL3TqSrOP67f8-j8UNFWP5NmX/s1600/newyearswish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vuXGPOLJjhDCh5s6Q26Tv32ewAR3u0N5ZV0VY-Lo1HaB7eM9BlqrRqYUkbevcLx74pSjwhhvNzrPNAY13Hep9WhCiOsB-UltWoS07KQpVYhXVdnXNl1RL3TqSrOP67f8-j8UNFWP5NmX/s1600/newyearswish.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4aJxtuRB27_taE3wwCXGXCE5VXKrMJqlDDTdBklYrlQedy85e4-c7z59lFNLfOCefzGI55i_Si2gOx_2kFKIzgQHwvojMoTGzr6wFBh2N_Lvl7mDltNz-fFF7egDg8WMQjt9gi3z-7-R/s1600/New+years+2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4aJxtuRB27_taE3wwCXGXCE5VXKrMJqlDDTdBklYrlQedy85e4-c7z59lFNLfOCefzGI55i_Si2gOx_2kFKIzgQHwvojMoTGzr6wFBh2N_Lvl7mDltNz-fFF7egDg8WMQjt9gi3z-7-R/s1600/New+years+2013.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And finally, the last stylish thought of the year. The <a href="http://frillsandthrills.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-best-street-style-icons-of-2012.html">votes</a> are in. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Your favourite street style icon for 2012 was...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Poppy Delevingne!</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2cQZf5LcVvtcH_ph_YiaBvNzqqzR3MYCrY9qSkFukfzK2JKEnD4FyOQx2Ovid21CwuZFM2eMTTlqR9ivaaLM6m2l6RWrp1fqecEZ3sNiFGKXj68MP5JMP4weffWOn9BAlMHCpKabHnm_/s1600/poppy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2cQZf5LcVvtcH_ph_YiaBvNzqqzR3MYCrY9qSkFukfzK2JKEnD4FyOQx2Ovid21CwuZFM2eMTTlqR9ivaaLM6m2l6RWrp1fqecEZ3sNiFGKXj68MP5JMP4weffWOn9BAlMHCpKabHnm_/s640/poppy.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I look forward to sharing more <i>Frills & Thrills</i> with you in 2013! </b></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Thanks for all your kindness and support during the past year.</b></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;">*My Resolutions are inspired by a list I found on Tumblr, to which I added my own thoughts and aspirations.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>

Happy 2013!

And finally, the last stylish thought of the year. The votes are in.  Your favourite street style icon for 2012 was... Poppy Delevingne! I ...

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My Life As A Movie

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I recently watched an outstanding advert on our local TV screens & had to share it with you. Beautifully scripted, magically inspired & true to life, the <i>M-Net</i> ad campaign is entitled 'My Life As A Movie', and portrays one's life as if it were lived as a silver screen Hollywood production. </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The thought-provoking trailer reminds us of the fine line between life and film. They both their fair share of drama, adventure, love and romance, joy, sorrow, the thrilling moments and the scary ones. Every person who plays a role in our lives are like cinematic characters; each with their own conventions, charms and quirks. I hope you will find this video as memorable and heart-warming as I do...I've included the script below.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UsFgpHxVF4E?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In my life...</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've beaten the odds,</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been the star of the show</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the loser no one wants to know.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've known heroes and villains;</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Heroes who turned out to be villains.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've known true love...</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and lost it too.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've lived in fantasy worlds</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Been written out of stories,</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Written off.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've lost my way...Lost myself...Lost<br />the plot</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And had entire conversations without<br />saying a word.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've had second chances,</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Third ones too</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I've come back again.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've found myself in complete darkness</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And I've seen the light</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I fought with the director....He<br />humored me.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used to think that magic only<br />happened in the movies</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But then it happened to me.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This inspired me to ask the question: </span></i></b></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If there were a movie made of your life, who would you pick to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">best portray 'You'? </span></span></i></b></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I look forward to hearing your casting choices.</b></span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></b></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>*Video fully credited to M-Net, Ogilvy and Picturetree Productions.</i></span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></b></div><br />

My Life As A Movie

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Friday Frills

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-CgnxFw54SxVo3zVzL-aDKWrLReR87cL0El88NudrYvrS_mFNSpQ_iHIlN4_8eJjRhNs_qAwn9bdlni47m-xPGDPStvhOAESr7-BR7IDH6qGGLBV0lN5vELGdk5i7gt0CYwEkYCEnRNs/s1600/friday+frills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-CgnxFw54SxVo3zVzL-aDKWrLReR87cL0El88NudrYvrS_mFNSpQ_iHIlN4_8eJjRhNs_qAwn9bdlni47m-xPGDPStvhOAESr7-BR7IDH6qGGLBV0lN5vELGdk5i7gt0CYwEkYCEnRNs/s1600/friday+frills.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others, </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is because we are different that each of us is special.</span></div><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important, </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Only you know what is best for you. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cling to that as you would your life, for without them life is meaningless.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or the future. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t give up when you still have something to give. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nothing is really over … until the moment you stop trying. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect, </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It is the fragile thread that binds us to each other.</span></div><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t be afraid to encounter risks, </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></div><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The quickest way to receive love is to give love. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tightly, </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And the best way to keep love is to give it wings. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t dismiss your Dreams. </span></div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">To be without dreams is to be without hope. </span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To be without hope is to be without purpose.</span></div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t run through life so fast that you forget where you’ve been, </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But also know where you’re going. </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored every step of the way.</span></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>*Author unknown. Image found via weheartit.com</i></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><br />

Friday Frills

Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself with others,  It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goa...

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Friday Frills

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vTVYjc7rnOFSKXX_lAM8pmTFfoCdbCroGrk0n6LvVIlxheYT3njyDbd6GQZ9fxluRheVzNmktccA-uGH2dvGf59WxidCKQ2azFkOby9Qv2b8msiuMzATIpXfDI4oc2ozxUlztY3nqGIi/s1600/friday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vTVYjc7rnOFSKXX_lAM8pmTFfoCdbCroGrk0n6LvVIlxheYT3njyDbd6GQZ9fxluRheVzNmktccA-uGH2dvGf59WxidCKQ2azFkOby9Qv2b8msiuMzATIpXfDI4oc2ozxUlztY3nqGIi/s1600/friday.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to let ever us down, probably will. </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You will have your heart broken and you too may break a few hearts. You will learn that being your own best friend is far more rewarding than being your own worst enemy. You will realise that some things are worth fighting for and others are better left alone. You will say things you didn't mean, make mistakes and lament over how fast time is passing by. So take too many pictures, laugh a lot, apologize willingly, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">forgive freely,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> do what you love and love like you've never been hurt. Tell someone what they mean to you, dance in the pouring rain, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">speak your mind,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> comfort a friend, listen more, complain less, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tay up late, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fall asleep watching the sunrise, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">eat more ice cream,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> be fearless, worry less and smile more. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You get what you give, so give the world the best you have to offer. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. D</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">on't be afraid to take a leap of faith, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">learn to find the beauty in everything </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and let go of the things you cannot change. </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Appreciate the past, plan for the future and relish in the present, after all, it<i> is</i> a 'Gift'.</span></div><div align="LEFT" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 0.64cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>*I rewrote this from the original first few lines. </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Image found via Tumblr</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div></div>

Friday Frills

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<span id="goog_478110438"></span><span id="goog_478110439"></span><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiUMKZk3l-FE3MSmiYngl_O_j_HwvvS3GsdRjeqzQNqWONlVjDHKpAna3Y-_udmurBYDFlETCkNRegq_M4V6tB6hXXJiNMTFB9JwD7NZaarsdgdZ1qS6O5DDh-lf9OXs6PR7OzuEPqYUl/s1600/fridayfrills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiUMKZk3l-FE3MSmiYngl_O_j_HwvvS3GsdRjeqzQNqWONlVjDHKpAna3Y-_udmurBYDFlETCkNRegq_M4V6tB6hXXJiNMTFB9JwD7NZaarsdgdZ1qS6O5DDh-lf9OXs6PR7OzuEPqYUl/s640/fridayfrills.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What matters in life is...</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not what you bought, but what you build; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not what you've got, but what you give. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What matters is n</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ot your fame or fortune, but your philanthropy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not your success, but your significance. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Not what you learn, but what you teach. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What matters in life is not only cultivating the fields of your own happiness,</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But also bringing happiness to those around you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What matters is not your competence, but your character. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What matters is not how many people you know, but how many you have inspired. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What matters in life is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that </span></div><div style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">enrich, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">empower or encourage others to emulate your example. </span></div><div><br /><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What matters are not your memories, but the memories that live in those who love you. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What matters is how you will be remembered, by whom and for what. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It's not a matter of circumstance, but of choice. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Choose to live a life that matters.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>*Image found via Tumblr. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Author unknown, additional lines added by me.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /><br /></i></span></div>

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7O4b-O7sFxeooMucGogFlcVPXx50HuM4c1v1s0z6uuWFo17gjzTt9ioH38QWiuT3shOJ0aEUf5oTzbNtbQvxrGDU2QCknjn1ha4PbD7XYp6jqzTfZaepGz5z0sobf1CdH62SeSOTl72k/s1600/mirror+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7O4b-O7sFxeooMucGogFlcVPXx50HuM4c1v1s0z6uuWFo17gjzTt9ioH38QWiuT3shOJ0aEUf5oTzbNtbQvxrGDU2QCknjn1ha4PbD7XYp6jqzTfZaepGz5z0sobf1CdH62SeSOTl72k/s640/mirror+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have learnt that everything is beautiful, but being beautiful isn't everything.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> </span>Sometimes beauty is an outward display of captivating good looks, but most of the time, it's an inward reflection of a beautiful, benevolent heart, a caring soul and an engaging mind. Beauty isn't measured by the digits on a scale, by the tiara in a beauty pageant or by the shade on a box of hair dye. Beauty doesn't fall within the rigid realms and narrow expectations that society conceptualizes it to be. It lies within you. Within your ability to rise above very obstacle, your belief in a greater good and contribution thereof, and in your capacity to offer compassion without expectancy, and kindness without gratitude. It is found in the flashlight of strength that you're able to shine through life's darkest moments, your courage to face the dawn of every new day, your innate glow, set alight by your unfading optimism and charismatic spirit. It lies in your confidence to be yourself, and not a mirror image of what you see in a magazine. In your willingness to learn from your mistakes. In your patience to accept criticism; and to use it constructively, not destructively. Gazing into a mirror will only show what you want to see; it's your choice to either let that be the best that's within you <i>or</i> the superficial constraints that society places upon you.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Written by Me</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /><br /></i></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>*Picture found via Tumblr. Please do not republish.</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /><br /></i></span></span></div></div>

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfycfAiHMcC3xB0aPvoa2_bpMBOhsKSFdoDprFozgOoYGJo1sXHvQSq_rfMlgWSqikgRdXBw2dsCUzo6dJ-RNXPQQSA9MmkIRoBBiETMv01F5hdl_6nqhgy-lnoTrqFkFub4boEOOLoLN/s1600/florence.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfycfAiHMcC3xB0aPvoa2_bpMBOhsKSFdoDprFozgOoYGJo1sXHvQSq_rfMlgWSqikgRdXBw2dsCUzo6dJ-RNXPQQSA9MmkIRoBBiETMv01F5hdl_6nqhgy-lnoTrqFkFub4boEOOLoLN/s1600/florence.png" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>A Few Thoughts Worth Remembering...</b></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Your presence is a present to the world.
 You are unique and one of a kind.
</span></b><br /><br /><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don't try to be someone you aren't, because then you will never find out who you really are.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Count your blessings, not your troubles.
 You <u>will </u>make it through whatever comes along.
<br /><br />The only way to live happily ever after is one day at a time.</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br />Don’t put limits on yourself.
 No dreamer is ever too small, and no dream is ever too big.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don't be afraid to take risks...if nothing's ventured, nothing's gained.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Know that sometimes promises can be broken as quickly as they were made.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And that giving up doesn't mean that you are weak, it means that you are strong enough to let go.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When things go wrong, don't be discouraged. Instead, take a moment to be grateful for the things are still going right.<br /><br />Nothing wastes more energy than worrying.
 The longer one carries a problem, the heavier it gets.
</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Remember that a little love goes a long way.
 Remember that a lot...goes forever.</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">
Remember that friendship is a wise investment.
 Life’s treasures are the people by your side and not the material things. </span><br /><br /><br /><br />Realize that it’s never too late to make a change.
 Do ordinary things in an extraordinary way.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
Always have hope and strive for happiness.
 And don't forget to take the time to wish upon a star.</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>*Author unknown, adapted by me. Photograph of Florence Welch from Florence & the Machine album art.</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div>

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A Few Thoughts Worth Remembering... Your presence is a present to the world.
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFmC0MW3usQG7aD4cwBU-mlmrc35q88CyR4NPt5MLqweDLDUBuTTUFkWaT5-dnxow6yzTDdcTVDxsb58gc6OViQEPzAnAS1hykZGRVTIWgp_H4ftKUbD5TZ4Mpjas9LRtz_TrJ9-SwOXE/s1600/friday+frills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFmC0MW3usQG7aD4cwBU-mlmrc35q88CyR4NPt5MLqweDLDUBuTTUFkWaT5-dnxow6yzTDdcTVDxsb58gc6OViQEPzAnAS1hykZGRVTIWgp_H4ftKUbD5TZ4Mpjas9LRtz_TrJ9-SwOXE/s1600/friday+frills.jpg" /></b></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes strength to be firm,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">It takes courage to be gentle.</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">It takes strength to conquer,</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes courage to surrender.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes strength to be certain,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes courage to have doubt.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes strength to fit in,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes courage to stand out.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes strength to feel a friend's pain,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes courage to feel your own pain.</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes strength to hide feelings,</span></b><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes courage to show them.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes strength to stand alone,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes courage to lean on another.</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes strength to admit you're wrong,</span></b><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes courage to make it right.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes strength to love,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes courage to be loved.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes strength to survive,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It takes courage to live.</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>*Unknown. Image via Weheartit</i></span></div>

Friday Frills

It takes strength to be firm, It takes courage to be gentle. It takes strength to conquer, It takes courage to surrender. It takes strength ...

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Friday Frills

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JkwdlOMNH3Q4AnJIVevbXvlqol5r5WE-Npc6bM8hbdbZAzRolb26EyeXFInmqnpntcsH5VclPdC5s8vBRdstmq5_4GZjdjfqbgfTXmldJ4n1_8rIndRcdRzNeRedYF7n414WWzdGWNVP/s1600/paris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JkwdlOMNH3Q4AnJIVevbXvlqol5r5WE-Npc6bM8hbdbZAzRolb26EyeXFInmqnpntcsH5VclPdC5s8vBRdstmq5_4GZjdjfqbgfTXmldJ4n1_8rIndRcdRzNeRedYF7n414WWzdGWNVP/s1600/paris.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared being alone, until I learned to like my own company.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared failure, until I realized it was a means to success.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared the opinions of others, until I realized people will have opinions about me anyway.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared rejection, until I learned to have faith in myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared pain, until I realized it was necessary for growth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared ridicule, until I learned how to laugh at myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared the truth, until I saw the ugliness in lies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared getting older, until I realized I gained more wisdom with each passing day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared life, until I experienced its beauty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared hate, until I realized that it was nothing more than ignorance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared love, until it touched my heart and uplifted my soul.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared the dark, until I saw the beauty of the stars.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared the light, until I learned that the truth would give me strength.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared the future, until I realized that it's a path to new discoveries.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared the past, until I realized that it has moulded me into who I am today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared my destiny, until I realized I had the power to change my life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feared change, until I realized that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo metamorphosis before it could fly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Author Unknown, modified by me.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div>

Friday Frills

I feared being alone, until I learned to like my own company. I feared failure, until I realized it was a means to success. I feared the opi...

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Friday Frills

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hSFSyQNPtontBmHEdPCFrFL1brvwz_CpSkoGw7CmIzdQVIqBeuFEEZVD3Ue3geiZweiR4bVNsBhbT5OqIIiDHS5iJnq2WwZ7ExdPBhb3jehQLlgHh5zx_Lt8ue7raUAW8NRxjWMImcBu/s1600/friday+frills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hSFSyQNPtontBmHEdPCFrFL1brvwz_CpSkoGw7CmIzdQVIqBeuFEEZVD3Ue3geiZweiR4bVNsBhbT5OqIIiDHS5iJnq2WwZ7ExdPBhb3jehQLlgHh5zx_Lt8ue7raUAW8NRxjWMImcBu/s640/friday+frills.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Life has taught us that...</span></b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can't be all things to all people.<br /><br />You can't do all things at once.<br /><br />You can't do all things equally well.<br /><br />And you can't do all things better than everyone else.<br /><br /><br /><br />So, you have to find out who you are, and be that.<br /><br />You have to decide what comes first in your life, and do that.<br /><br />You have to discover your strengths, and use them.<br /><br />You have to learn not to compete with others, </span></b><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because no one else is in the contest of 'Being You'.</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /><br />Then you will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.<br /><br />You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.<br /><br />You will have learned to live with your limitations.<br /><br />You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.<br /><br /><br /><br />Dare To Believe that you are a wonderful, unique person.<br /><br />That you are a once-in-all-history event.<br /><br />That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.<br /><br />That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Unknown, modified by me.</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /><br /></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /><br /></i></span></div>

Friday Frills

Life has taught us that... You can't be all things to all people. You can't do all things at once. You can't do all things equal...

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Beat The Monday Blues

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's that time of the new year when we're all coming off our holiday highs, and easing back into the throes of reality. Most of us will be returning to school or work, perhaps even both. After a fun festive season, I find it difficult to shake off the vacation vibe and get back into the groove of things. I've thought up a few ideas to take the dullness out of everyday routines and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">make the transition back to normality a smooth one. So grab a brush and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> paint over those Monday blues with a shade of sunshine :)</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLV-IAmn7wwddbbWsirz4luB_gSHaESWA86u24O1JsKNA2CnEwKvzIN0MTR6eb8NxzrJhk4UduDQb9yBtykCOvZcN8myMMtf-qVj8dj5nRQp4DbsPYX-0iAOOqfBhSlmr40OOQaR6SohzP/s1600/blue2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLV-IAmn7wwddbbWsirz4luB_gSHaESWA86u24O1JsKNA2CnEwKvzIN0MTR6eb8NxzrJhk4UduDQb9yBtykCOvZcN8myMMtf-qVj8dj5nRQp4DbsPYX-0iAOOqfBhSlmr40OOQaR6SohzP/s640/blue2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>How To Beat Out the Monday Blues</b></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Start your day with something that relaxes you, especially if you know the chaos that lies ahead. An undisturbed cup of coffee or tea while watching the morning news, try a hot shower with an invigorating shower gel, write in your journal, watch the sunrise, have a hearty breakfast, meditation or yoga, or even just lying in bed for an extra ten minutes.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Change something in your surroundings. Coming back from holiday to a place that looks the same can be a little depressing. Rearrange the furniture in your home, bring a new vase or frame to work, brighten up your living space with a new coat of paint. I find that making your workspace more attractive takes away some of the tedium.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Organize your handbag. Sounds simple, but after the festive season, it can become a bottomless pit of unidentifiable junk. Empty out the contents, edit out anything that's unnecessary, and put things in an order that will be easy to find. You will feel a whole lot lighter, literally.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Wear a bold shade of lipstick. There's nothing like the right shade of red (or pink) that will immediately boost confidence and morale. And get you a few smiles too.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* This is also a good time to start a creative project. Gather all your holiday snapshots and scrapbook them into something beautiful that will be a reminder of the great time you had.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Getting into a kitchen routine after endless days and nights of eating out can be grueling. To make it more bearable, start by whipping up your ultimate favourite dish and really make dinner an event. No lounging around in PJ's in front of the TV with a pizza box. Proper plates and cutlery, a nice outfit, decorative table setting or flowers, and relish in that time with your family/significant other. Or by yourself, remember that scene in <i>Eat Pray Love</i> when Liz Gilbert made a gourmet meal just for herself in her apartment in Rome?</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Exercise = endorphins. As unappealing as it may sound, even five minutes of high-impact exercise will have a beneficial effect. But make it fun. Turn up your stereo and dance around, skip rope, hula hoop, jump on a mini trampoline, take the stairs instead of the elevator, or park furthest from your work/campus entrance (I call this 'unconscious' exercise).</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Treat yourself to something decadent. If you don't have time to make anything, go out and get a treat from your local deli. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even just one cupcake can make the world of difference at the end of a hard, long day.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Make an inspiration board. Collect pictures of all the things you'd like to achieve as well as things you've </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>already</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> achieved. Paste them onto a board on the wall. This will remind you of how well you've done in the past and inspire you to reach your goals in the future.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Take half an hour out of the day just for You. If you don't have that amount of time to spare, even 15 minutes will do. Do something you love: read a chapter of that novel, browse a magazine, take a power nap or relaxing bath, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">watch your favourite comedy,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">take a photograph of something beautiful, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">o</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">r call up and chat to an old friend.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're feeling a deeper shade of blue this Monday, I hope that you will try out one of these tips or share some of your own with me. If all fails, catching up with your favourite blogs is a sure-fire way of cheering up. Works for me :)</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>*Pictures found via Tumblr, Google Images and Flickr. </i></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /><br /></i></span>

Beat The Monday Blues

It's that time of the new year when we're all coming off our holiday highs, and easing back into the throes of reality. Most of us w...

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Resolutionize 2012

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not good at New Years Resolutions. I find myself setting up goals that are far out of reach, beyond the realms of possibility. So this year, I decided to simplify things a bit, and make a list that's sensible enough to stick to...for <i>all</i> twelve months of 2012.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_W9JZoXe2diGrOtF1Bcyc21zcuZhbrwIM9ThUKqn8h4pNvGov063MjhphFHz5OlfcOjNKkBdz7-FQP7-_5GB-nSgaO_1fkEvCYzoVxlNdAvJ1YuQAAyVeXj68CBcd03vfPZrO4XC0HCeB/s1600/2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_W9JZoXe2diGrOtF1Bcyc21zcuZhbrwIM9ThUKqn8h4pNvGov063MjhphFHz5OlfcOjNKkBdz7-FQP7-_5GB-nSgaO_1fkEvCYzoVxlNdAvJ1YuQAAyVeXj68CBcd03vfPZrO4XC0HCeB/s640/2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">*P.S   Check out the travel guest post I did on the lovely Vanisha's blog <a href="http://vanishaslife.blogspot.com/2012/01/perfect-day-in.html">here</a>. </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /><br /></span>

Resolutionize 2012

I'm not good at New Years Resolutions. I find myself setting up goals that are far out of reach, beyond the realms of possibility. So th...

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Friday Frills

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohO0bvCeqCq2xysUDTfII72HLfY5NaZJqde6lT6lJfak7Mb_nwPVMK9aCKplkRsF8mgYFqcRs11mIdni5PSx51BW23aN39QMYFWOmcocRCH_w5dLKVMNlP6BSNcHdj9SQVuqr5zOFmDWd/s1600/emaa+watsn+vogue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohO0bvCeqCq2xysUDTfII72HLfY5NaZJqde6lT6lJfak7Mb_nwPVMK9aCKplkRsF8mgYFqcRs11mIdni5PSx51BW23aN39QMYFWOmcocRCH_w5dLKVMNlP6BSNcHdj9SQVuqr5zOFmDWd/s640/emaa+watsn+vogue.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">There comes a time in your life when you have to walk away from all the drama, and the people who create it. </span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Surround yourself with people who make you smile. </span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br /><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Remind yourself of who you are and where you want to be.</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone.</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br /><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Forget the bad and focus on the good.</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don't. </span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><br /><br /></span></span></b></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">If you get a chance, take it. </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">If it changes your life, let it.</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Because in the end, we will only regret those chances we didn't take, relationships we were afraid to have and decisions we waited too long to make.</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Life is too short to be anything but happy. </span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Hold on to the memories, let go of the regrets.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Falling down is part of life, but getting back up is living.</span></span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></span></div>

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The Best Advice Ever Received

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Some Good Advice</span> </b></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>From the Friendship Files</b></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We're constantly getting advice from the people around us, regarding different things. But there'll always be one special piece of advice that we treasure above all the rest. Heartfelt words that someone</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> has said to us which struck a note, inspired a dream or changed our lives for the better. Today, my friends and I share the best advice we've ever been given. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQBCYT2sEeYeYveHoD0YRBKHRixtJTd2pgCRHsFQ4gTGRWqnFWxu-MEX9U76ceGVloKH_i0yFO1QNDbE6Ci6tsJQwyD66Pez6QlwgMaBSqE75JXkXKlldDVCQozORJE1LmQ4Zg5TU1u-g/s1600/books+girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQBCYT2sEeYeYveHoD0YRBKHRixtJTd2pgCRHsFQ4gTGRWqnFWxu-MEX9U76ceGVloKH_i0yFO1QNDbE6Ci6tsJQwyD66Pez6QlwgMaBSqE75JXkXKlldDVCQozORJE1LmQ4Zg5TU1u-g/s640/books+girl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /></b></span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>What Is The Best Advice You've Ever Received?</b></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> *When ever I'm afraid to try something new, my best friend always says to me, "You have nothing to lose. Nothing ventured, nothing gained."</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Some opportunities only come around once, seize them so as to avoid a life of regret.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Don't walk away from negative people - RUN!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> *"No one can diminish you but yourself". A friend said this to me and it's my favourite advice.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Forget all the negative comments people give you. Cherish the compliments.<br /><br />*You're not always going to be the skinniest, smartest or prettiest girl in the room. But don't let that intimidate you. Take the best of what you have and learn to work with it.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Chocolate is the cure to everything!</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Don't try so hard to fit in. Your differences make you stand out. How will you make your mark in the world if you're <i>exactly</i> like everyone else.</span><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*My mother said to me, "Remember that one day may be hard but the next day gets better.' Those words have carried me through the toughest moments in my life. </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Don't lose hope if you fail at something. Next time, just have more faith and work harder. But most importantly, make sure that there <i>is </i>a 'next time'.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Listen to your parents, they always know best. (This was said to me by my parents, naturally).</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*A lecturer once said to us in class, "Don't ever be afraid to ask questions. If you don't ask, you will never know. A curious mind is the key to a better education."</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*If the shoe fits, buy two pairs!<br /><br />*I was told: sometimes in difficult times or tasks you have moments when you think you can't do this, it's too much. Just hang on, those moments will pass and you will look back from a better place & think - lucky I didn't give up because its all ok now & so worth it...and it will be.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Be thankful for all that you have because there's always someone out there who has less than you and who will give anything to be in your shoes.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*I've realised in life, that nothing worth anything is easy to come by...nothing. You have to work at it or for it.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Don't sit around and wait for something great to happen to you. Get off that couch and make it happen yourself.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Don't change for anyone, if they can't accept you for who you are then they certainly don't deserve you.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*The most important asset a girl has is her reputation. Its like having a flawless complexion - once its scarred it will always be there every time you look in the mirror.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> *Be true to yourself, only then will you enjoy life.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*A work colleague told me, "Your career isn't everything. Make time for your family, friends & self. Because </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">at the end of the day, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">if things get tough, who's more likely to be there for you?"</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Live each day like it was your last.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> *If you don't believe in yourself no one else will, so stop feeling sorry for yourself, dream big and you will achieve much.<br /><br />*Never judge others because you don't know when you will be in their shoes.<br /><br />*Leave the past where it is...in the past.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*The best advice I've ever received is from my friend, who told me, "Don't cut yourself short. If you don't have respect and appreciation for yourself, no one else will."</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*"Everything you get out of life is what you've settled for." This taught me to not to settle for less than I deserve.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks to all my friends for passing on their favourite bits of advice to us. </span><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dear Lovely Reader, I would love for you to also share the best advice you've ever received.</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></div></div>

The Best Advice Ever Received

Some Good Advice From the Friendship Files We're constantly getting advice from the people around us, regarding different things. But t...

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