" on April 16th, 2013 everyone who self harms, is suicidal, depressed, has anxiety, is unhappy, going through a broken heart, just lost a loved one etc draw a semi colon on your wrist. A semi colon represents a sentence the author could have ended but chose not to. The author is you and the sentence is your life"
This campaign means an awful lot to me, my life could have ended because of the the way I abused my body, the way I made my heart rate go down to a minuscule 29 beats per minute. I was in no state to getting better, In fact I was closer to dying.
My life could have ended right then. But it didn't. My body was strong and it didn't want the sentence to end, it wasn't ready, it wanted more time, it had a lot more to say before the sentence came to a close.
My life is so much better now that the sentence has not ended, I've recovered and I'm so much happier for it.
My sentence is still on going and there is so many things I'm going to do and become before I even think of drawing the sentence to a close, because my sentence is going to be long and full of adventure, and there is no way that I'm going to jeopardise that by putting myself through what I did earlier on in my life.
So drawing a semi colon on my wrist represents all of that, what I've been through to get to where I am today and I won't ever forget.
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Sunday, 14 April 2013
What do you see in the mirror?
I don't know about anyone else but when I wake up I will look in the mirror, when I've finished getting changed I look in the mirror, before I leave the house I look in the mirror. Whenever there is a mirror I will look in it. I don't do it in a vain way, I look to see if I look okay, to check my hair isn't in a state, or I check to see whether there is something on my face or not. But in general I do look in the mirror to see whether I approve of myself.
This needs to stop.
I/you are your/my worst critic. Every time I see that reflection of mine, there is always something I'm not happy with, something I really want to change, like for example my body shape or my face,mostly both. I would like a nice face, I hate the way I look, and my reflection tells me this every time I look at her.
Recently, I've realised that just because I don't like the way I look doesn't mean that other people don't to. I have amazing friends who really don't give a crap about how I look, they love me any ways no matter what (well I bloody hope they do! haha)
So I've made a deal with myself; of course I can still look in mirrors; it's pretty impossible not to, but when I do look even though I know I won't like what I see, I can't tell myself that, I have to walk passed that god damn mirror and not give a shit. I was happy before I seen my reflection so why the hell can't I be happy after seeing it?!
I would also like you to do the same. Everyone has something they want to change about themselves and it gets highlighted whenever they see their reflections, but when you do look in the mirror I want you to forget about the things you don't like, just like what I'm going to start doing. Everyone has their flaws, even the most 'perfect' people doesn't like at least one thing about themselves. You are unique, you can't change the way you are, so accept it and be happy with it, because even though you might not like what you see, other people will.
This needs to stop.
I/you are your/my worst critic. Every time I see that reflection of mine, there is always something I'm not happy with, something I really want to change, like for example my body shape or my face,mostly both. I would like a nice face, I hate the way I look, and my reflection tells me this every time I look at her.
Recently, I've realised that just because I don't like the way I look doesn't mean that other people don't to. I have amazing friends who really don't give a crap about how I look, they love me any ways no matter what (well I bloody hope they do! haha)
So I've made a deal with myself; of course I can still look in mirrors; it's pretty impossible not to, but when I do look even though I know I won't like what I see, I can't tell myself that, I have to walk passed that god damn mirror and not give a shit. I was happy before I seen my reflection so why the hell can't I be happy after seeing it?!
I would also like you to do the same. Everyone has something they want to change about themselves and it gets highlighted whenever they see their reflections, but when you do look in the mirror I want you to forget about the things you don't like, just like what I'm going to start doing. Everyone has their flaws, even the most 'perfect' people doesn't like at least one thing about themselves. You are unique, you can't change the way you are, so accept it and be happy with it, because even though you might not like what you see, other people will.
Sunday, 7 April 2013
Who are you really?
"who are you,
really?
you are not a name
or a height, or a weight
or a gender
you are not an age
and you are not where you
are from
you are your favorite books
and the songs stuck in your head
you are your thoughts
and what you eat for breakfast
on saturday mornings
you are a thousand things
but everyone choses
to see the million things
you are not
you are not
where you are from
you are
where you're going
and I'd like to go there
too"
really?
you are not a name
or a height, or a weight
or a gender
you are not an age
and you are not where you
are from
you are your favorite books
and the songs stuck in your head
you are your thoughts
and what you eat for breakfast
on saturday mornings
you are a thousand things
but everyone choses
to see the million things
you are not
you are not
where you are from
you are
where you're going
and I'd like to go there
too"
-M.k
You are what your insides are, not your outsides. Our bodies are just shells in which we live in. they don't make us who we are, but just what we look like.
You are your favourite things because that's what makes you you and that is how everyone is so different and unique.
You will never find one person who is the exact same as yourself, you will never find someone who has exactly the same favourites as yourself but that's what's so great. It's amazing to think that you are one of a kind, there is no one else anywhere else that is the same as you. Yes you will find people very similar but never the exact same; and to be honest I think that is so amazing!
So that is why you should never change who you are and what you like just to suit someone else because in all reality it just isn't possible; and there will be someone out there who likes you just the way you are (please excuse the cheesy line, I just thought it was very appropriate)
Monday, 1 April 2013
You're being stubborn
The thing with being stubborn is sometimes it's a great thing; it shows that you can stand your ground no matter what other people think, you stick to what you believe is right which is of course great. However, it can also be a bad thing because being stubborn can hold you back, make you miss out on great opportunities simply because you are far to stubborn.
Think about this; you're in a situation and yourself and someone are not talking to each other, normally what would happen is someone will give in and talk to the other person again right?
But sometimes that isn't the case; both people can be stubborn. Then what? it's simple, they never talk again.
Now ladies and gentlemen, this problem with these two people could have been sorted but it wasn't because none of them wanted to talk first.
Relationship destroyed. Stubbornness is a BITCH.
There is a lesson to be learned for all the stubborn people who live on this little planet of mostly water, myself included, sometime you have to learn when enough is enough. you can't be stubborn any longer because really, it's just stupid.
Note to self: Learn when you're being to stubborn and let your walls down a little sometimes, otherwise in reality, you're going to miss out on some great things
Think about this; you're in a situation and yourself and someone are not talking to each other, normally what would happen is someone will give in and talk to the other person again right?
But sometimes that isn't the case; both people can be stubborn. Then what? it's simple, they never talk again.
Now ladies and gentlemen, this problem with these two people could have been sorted but it wasn't because none of them wanted to talk first.
Relationship destroyed. Stubbornness is a BITCH.
There is a lesson to be learned for all the stubborn people who live on this little planet of mostly water, myself included, sometime you have to learn when enough is enough. you can't be stubborn any longer because really, it's just stupid.
Note to self: Learn when you're being to stubborn and let your walls down a little sometimes, otherwise in reality, you're going to miss out on some great things
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