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Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Friday, April 19, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Playground Eyes
This is a quote that really has me thinking lately. I'm actually really surprised I haven't seen it around more, because it really means a lot to me. And since I couldn't find really anything about how beautifully meaningful it is, I decided to make a tumblr-esque picture about it like most meaningful quotes have, and elaborate a little bit about why it means so much to me. ♥
So, I stumbled upon this quote when I was listening to My Chemical Romance's song S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W, and as I was listening, the term "playground eyes" really caught my eye. Lately I've been kind of revisiting my childhood, revisiting memories of warmer days of innocence. And writing an essay about To Kill a Mockingbird didn't really help either - the whole book seems to be based on childhood nostalgia. So I decided that for this post I was gonna incorporate a list of little things that bring me back to my childhood and remind me of the days I've been missing for so long. So without further nonsense, here's a list of the beautiful things that remind me of my childhood:
1. Listening to a CD you used to hear as a kid
2. Seeing moments happen in slow-motion
3. Playing with your old favorite toys
4. Eating your favorite food as a kid
5. Summer
6. Hearing the flapping of a flag
7. hearing your parents call you for dinner
8. Watching the birds and the butterflies in Spring
9. Roadtrips
10. Staying up late with your friends
11. Ice cream
12. Popsicles
13. going swimming
14. finding that one toy that just made your life better
15. stargazing on summer nights
16. catching fireflies
17. BBQ's
18. Hopscotch
19. Hearing your parents sing
20. Bubblebaths
21. Scavenger hunts
22. Finishing an amazing book
23. Buying new clothes
24. Riding bikes
25. Hide-and-seek
26. Going to the arcade
27. Birthday Parties
28. Tire swings
29. Building "forts"
30. Watching cartoons
31. Drinking cocoa after a long cold day
32. The first snow shower of the year
33. Getting presents
34. Play-Doh
35. Baking cookies
36. Wrapping things in newspaper
37. Making "time capsules"
38. Jumping off swings
39. Vacations to the beach
40. Your first rollercoaster
41. Making sandcastles
42. Hiding things in your yard
43. Easter egg hunts
44. Making your parents breakfast in bed
45. Chasing birds and squirrels and lizards
46. Your first time ice-skating
47. Taking pictures you'll remember forever
48. Going camping
49. Playing in the rain
50. Being free
I really hope you enjoyed my list.
Remember, when you're feeling down, just take a moment to see the world through your playground eyes.♥
~Evie
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Beneath the Surface
Advice #9
Beauty.
How many times have you looked in the mirror, and looking back at the person staring at you, just given up? So used to the let down of seeing somebody you don't truly feel like walk around as the mask you show the world?
Well look beneath that.
I know you've heard this before. We've all heard this before. But I don't know about you, but I've never been called pretty by a three-year old in Wal-Mart. I've always struggled with my image, being the younger sibling of somebody whom I've always seen as the pretty one, because not only was I told that by my mom and everybody around me, but it's what I think too. Not what I thought, but what still, to this day, believe in my heart.
But I know that true beauty isn't what you see at first glance. It never had been, and it never will be.
When you look at somebody, first glance, what do you see? Even if it's only for a split-second, you already have an image of what they look like, an opinion about them. You see their hair, or maybe the way their nose is shaped. But they look away, you look away, and you carry on.
But what you've just done, is taken somebody clean apart, analyzed them, and put them back together. In that split second that you saw them, you've completely judged them. And that's exactly what you've just done. You've judged somebody you know nothing about, except for what you've just seen.
Now I don't care if you're a saint, a priest or a monk. You're judging people constantly, and this is a part of natural human instinct. We judge people; and what it is, is that there's so much mystery around us, so much that we don't know--how the world was made, why we're here, what humans are, how we came here, what created us, or even if we're real-- that we're desperately trying to figure it out. You may be doing it subconsciously, but you're trying to figure out one of the only things you have even a little bit of power over. You're trying to figure that person out by first glance, taking in as much information about them as readily available.
But who are you to judge somebody?
This really struck me when a couple days ago I went out looking terrible. I was sick out of my mind that day, and normally I don't go in public unless I look (at least to my standards) good. I cannot tell you how many people stared at me for that second too long, trying to figure out why I looked that way. I cannot tell you how many people looked at me in disgust for having my hair messed up, sniffling around the store barely able to move because I was in excruciating pain just walking. I was getting medicine, but these people didn't care. They took me apart, judged me, and walked away with a negative opinion about me, right in front of me. Just because I was sick. And you know, half the people that saw me probably didn't even care enough to bother thinking I might have been in some kind of pain. They just judged me by what they saw, which was an unacceptable human being to be seen in public. Nobody cares about your story, all they care about is the benefit they get by seeing somebody pretty.
Now let's be honest - we've all done this, we all do this, and we're all going to do this. But I want you to take a minute and be honest with me. Have you ever seen somebody walking on the sidewalk, who's severely overweight? What did you think about them? Most people would look and say "ew, get a life you pig", but what they don't know is that this person has a severe auto-immune disorder that prohibits them from exercising because most days they're in so much pain they can barely move. For this person, it's miracle that they're even walking, but you, just looking at the surface, all you care about is that they're fat.
So what I want you to do for me, is that when you see somebody, don't just take that first glance and think that's enough. Look at that person. Really look. Watch how they move, look at how they think about things. I want you, no matter who you're looking at, to go below the surface of their face. Look at their features and how they hold themselves. Are they lost? Are they confident? So this way if you judge somebody, you can at least give this person a little effort. You never know what you might find.
A couple people I know always tell me I have horrible taste in men. But what they're looking at, again, is just the surface. They're looking for pure eye-candy. But I'm looking for that person, that when their face is angled just right, they're the most beautiful person in the world. Not when they walk around, but somebody that takes effort to see the beauty in, so that way I never stop looking for it, and I'll never stop finding it.
I really hope this advice will be useful to you. This is one of the biggest ones I stress, because looking at people like I mentioned before like Benedict Cumberbatch and Jared Padalecki, these are people who you have to really look to see how beautiful they are. But once you've paid somebody enough attention to find them in their best moments, I can assure you the world will repay you by giving you the same respect. ♥
And also, don't forget to find this beauty within yourself. I don't care how low your self-esteem is, I can assure you there are 100 things I can find in you that are beautiful, just in the way you handle yourself.
Keep your head held high, stranger.♥
-Evie
Beauty.
How many times have you looked in the mirror, and looking back at the person staring at you, just given up? So used to the let down of seeing somebody you don't truly feel like walk around as the mask you show the world?
Well look beneath that.
I know you've heard this before. We've all heard this before. But I don't know about you, but I've never been called pretty by a three-year old in Wal-Mart. I've always struggled with my image, being the younger sibling of somebody whom I've always seen as the pretty one, because not only was I told that by my mom and everybody around me, but it's what I think too. Not what I thought, but what still, to this day, believe in my heart.
But I know that true beauty isn't what you see at first glance. It never had been, and it never will be.
When you look at somebody, first glance, what do you see? Even if it's only for a split-second, you already have an image of what they look like, an opinion about them. You see their hair, or maybe the way their nose is shaped. But they look away, you look away, and you carry on.
But what you've just done, is taken somebody clean apart, analyzed them, and put them back together. In that split second that you saw them, you've completely judged them. And that's exactly what you've just done. You've judged somebody you know nothing about, except for what you've just seen.
Now I don't care if you're a saint, a priest or a monk. You're judging people constantly, and this is a part of natural human instinct. We judge people; and what it is, is that there's so much mystery around us, so much that we don't know--how the world was made, why we're here, what humans are, how we came here, what created us, or even if we're real-- that we're desperately trying to figure it out. You may be doing it subconsciously, but you're trying to figure out one of the only things you have even a little bit of power over. You're trying to figure that person out by first glance, taking in as much information about them as readily available.
But who are you to judge somebody?
This really struck me when a couple days ago I went out looking terrible. I was sick out of my mind that day, and normally I don't go in public unless I look (at least to my standards) good. I cannot tell you how many people stared at me for that second too long, trying to figure out why I looked that way. I cannot tell you how many people looked at me in disgust for having my hair messed up, sniffling around the store barely able to move because I was in excruciating pain just walking. I was getting medicine, but these people didn't care. They took me apart, judged me, and walked away with a negative opinion about me, right in front of me. Just because I was sick. And you know, half the people that saw me probably didn't even care enough to bother thinking I might have been in some kind of pain. They just judged me by what they saw, which was an unacceptable human being to be seen in public. Nobody cares about your story, all they care about is the benefit they get by seeing somebody pretty.
Now let's be honest - we've all done this, we all do this, and we're all going to do this. But I want you to take a minute and be honest with me. Have you ever seen somebody walking on the sidewalk, who's severely overweight? What did you think about them? Most people would look and say "ew, get a life you pig", but what they don't know is that this person has a severe auto-immune disorder that prohibits them from exercising because most days they're in so much pain they can barely move. For this person, it's miracle that they're even walking, but you, just looking at the surface, all you care about is that they're fat.
So what I want you to do for me, is that when you see somebody, don't just take that first glance and think that's enough. Look at that person. Really look. Watch how they move, look at how they think about things. I want you, no matter who you're looking at, to go below the surface of their face. Look at their features and how they hold themselves. Are they lost? Are they confident? So this way if you judge somebody, you can at least give this person a little effort. You never know what you might find.
A couple people I know always tell me I have horrible taste in men. But what they're looking at, again, is just the surface. They're looking for pure eye-candy. But I'm looking for that person, that when their face is angled just right, they're the most beautiful person in the world. Not when they walk around, but somebody that takes effort to see the beauty in, so that way I never stop looking for it, and I'll never stop finding it.
I really hope this advice will be useful to you. This is one of the biggest ones I stress, because looking at people like I mentioned before like Benedict Cumberbatch and Jared Padalecki, these are people who you have to really look to see how beautiful they are. But once you've paid somebody enough attention to find them in their best moments, I can assure you the world will repay you by giving you the same respect. ♥
And also, don't forget to find this beauty within yourself. I don't care how low your self-esteem is, I can assure you there are 100 things I can find in you that are beautiful, just in the way you handle yourself.
Keep your head held high, stranger.♥
-Evie
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
And even though I'm alone,
I'm gonna win this fight.
May have lost my will to live,
but the world will go on tonight.
And even though I'm by myself,
I've got nothing to lose,
so tonight I'm gonna win this fight,
stand up and drop the noose.
Maybe someday I'll look back today and smile,
knowing that I never gave up,
I walked that extra mile.
So today I'm gonna fight,
for everything I love,
and even though that number's rough,
I'm gonna fight my way back home.
I wrote this a long while ago. I thought I'd share it.♥
-Evie
I'm gonna win this fight.
May have lost my will to live,
but the world will go on tonight.
And even though I'm by myself,
I've got nothing to lose,
so tonight I'm gonna win this fight,
stand up and drop the noose.
Maybe someday I'll look back today and smile,
knowing that I never gave up,
I walked that extra mile.
So today I'm gonna fight,
for everything I love,
and even though that number's rough,
I'm gonna fight my way back home.
I wrote this a long while ago. I thought I'd share it.♥
-Evie
Saturday, February 2, 2013
My Playlist♥♪♫
I think I'm gonna start doing routine song/music suggestions. Music is my religion, and I couldn't live without it. I live, breathe and am music. So before I start doing suggestions, here are the current top ten on my playlist:
1. End of the Dream - Evanescence
This is the suggestion of the week. I've been an Evanescence fan ever since my big sister played The Open Door on a loop over and over when we were little. At the time I didn't want to admit that I liked it, but we both knew I did. This is off of their new self-titled album, and I thought it was beautiful. It's a little more hardcore than what I usually listen to, but something about it definitely gets to me.
2. All Too Well - Taylor Swift
You call me up again so you can break me like a promise, so casually cruel in the name of being honest..
The lyrics are so beautiful and poetic. I love this song.
3. Free - Haley Reinhart
I'm currently learning the piano part. This song is beautiful, and even though she didn't write it herself, she completely makes up for that in vocal delivery.
4. Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla
This song is just awesome. Downright well put together. I was going to perform this for my talent show, but I chickened out. :B I love it. :3
5. Give 'Em Hell, Kid - My Chemical Romance
I love this song, mostly for personal reasons. If you, were here, I'd never have a fear, so go and live your life, but I miss you more than I did yesterday...
6. Syndicate - The Fray
This is a great song. It's really nice to start your week off with, because it's just really...nice.
7. Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
I hope they won awards for this song..it's so beautifully put together, the guitarists deserve grammy's for it. This entire song is just epic.
8. Get Back - Demi Lovato
You'll see Demi a lot on my playlists, and this song is the reason I fell in love with her. When this music video premiered on Disney, I was probably nine years old. I already liked her, but this...this was just amazing. She's been one of my biggest idols since I saw this, and I really respect her. She's my biggest vocal inspiration next to Amy Lee, and while I don't like how she doesn't write her songs, they kick ass.
9. Walk - The Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl, you've done it again. This is an awesome song, hands down.
10. Man in the Box - Alice in Chains
I love AIC, and I had a hard time deciding between my favorites. But this week is a Man in the Box week. ;)
Any music suggestions? I'm going to be doing a "Song of the Week" segment, and if you have suggestions let me know!
-Evie♥♪
1. End of the Dream - Evanescence
This is the suggestion of the week. I've been an Evanescence fan ever since my big sister played The Open Door on a loop over and over when we were little. At the time I didn't want to admit that I liked it, but we both knew I did. This is off of their new self-titled album, and I thought it was beautiful. It's a little more hardcore than what I usually listen to, but something about it definitely gets to me.
2. All Too Well - Taylor Swift
You call me up again so you can break me like a promise, so casually cruel in the name of being honest..
The lyrics are so beautiful and poetic. I love this song.
3. Free - Haley Reinhart
I'm currently learning the piano part. This song is beautiful, and even though she didn't write it herself, she completely makes up for that in vocal delivery.
4. Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla
This song is just awesome. Downright well put together. I was going to perform this for my talent show, but I chickened out. :B I love it. :3
5. Give 'Em Hell, Kid - My Chemical Romance
I love this song, mostly for personal reasons. If you, were here, I'd never have a fear, so go and live your life, but I miss you more than I did yesterday...
6. Syndicate - The Fray
This is a great song. It's really nice to start your week off with, because it's just really...nice.
7. Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
I hope they won awards for this song..it's so beautifully put together, the guitarists deserve grammy's for it. This entire song is just epic.
8. Get Back - Demi Lovato
You'll see Demi a lot on my playlists, and this song is the reason I fell in love with her. When this music video premiered on Disney, I was probably nine years old. I already liked her, but this...this was just amazing. She's been one of my biggest idols since I saw this, and I really respect her. She's my biggest vocal inspiration next to Amy Lee, and while I don't like how she doesn't write her songs, they kick ass.
9. Walk - The Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl, you've done it again. This is an awesome song, hands down.
10. Man in the Box - Alice in Chains
I love AIC, and I had a hard time deciding between my favorites. But this week is a Man in the Box week. ;)
Any music suggestions? I'm going to be doing a "Song of the Week" segment, and if you have suggestions let me know!
-Evie♥♪
FOOOOOOD
Advice #8
Sandwiches; now, they're healthy and all, but bread is pure calories. It's okay in moderation, but for school, I recommend something else. Find healthy alternatives, and moderate what you drink too--soda is no bueno, go for water or home-made iced tea. (Not with the powder flavoring though, you might as well eat sugar)
And also, no arizona tea or any other kind of canned "tea". It's delicious and all, but it's no better than soda, which is pure calories, again.
So make your food at home, and find creative recipies that are home made and healthy. Eating like this won't cause you to gain any weight, and if you're overweight, you'll find yourself thinning down, just by eating healthier.
Also, if you're craving a sweet drink, I recommend either fruit smoothies or home-made tea. What we do is we boil water with a tea bag in it for about 10 minutes, then we pour the tea in a container filled with sugared ice water. It tastes really good, plus you can add honey or lemon or anything you want to sweeten it. But again--nothing is better than water, plus it's great for your skin. ;D
Another thing--for breakfast, try to stay away from cereal. It's still just calories. If you want something sweet and easy, make some french toast, and while it's cooking blend up some strawberries so it's a sauce like texture, then sweeten it to taste and put it on the french toast. It's a healthy alternative to syrup.
(I feel like I'm just rambling on now..haha)
So anyway, this is the same for if you go to work too. You can pack lunches or you can go buy lunch, just make sure it's healthy. If it's greasy, chances are it's delicious--and unhealthy. If you eat healthy, not only will you keep a good figure, but you'll feel like doing a lot more. It's amazing how much you can get done when you feel good.
Another thing;
Skipping meals is just as bad as eating mcdonalds every day. When you skip something like, say, breakfast, your body goes into "starvation mode" and instead of burning fat, your body stores it so you don't feel as hungry. If you don't have time to eat, find something to snack on, anything is better than going without, especially for breakfast.
Also, you're going to want to find some kind of workout you do every week. Chances are, if you never work out, you will gain weight, no matter how healthy you eat. So find something productive and fun!
Any tips/advice that you found useful as far as food/diet goes? Leave it in the comments below!
-Evie♥
"Garlic bread is my favorite food. I could honestly eat it for every meal. Or just eat it all the time without even stopping."
"You'd get fat."
"No why would I get fat?"
"Because bread makes you fat."
"BREAD MAKES YOU FAT?!?"
-Scott pilgrim vs. the world
FOOOOODDDD.
We all like it. Do you find yourself feeling lazy a lot though? Not wanting to do stuff because it'll take too much effort? I understand--that's actually me, right now, which is why I'm blogging instead of doing something with my life. ;)
Anyway...
I'm mainly going to focus on weight-loss for this one. If you're struggling with it like I am, feel free to continue reading.
Now I have no idea how old you are, but whether you're 13 or 64, you need to eat healthy.
So let's say you're a teenager. What do you eat for school lunches? Do you have frozen pizzas? Maybe some kind of macaroni bowl? Or maybe you have a sandwich you made at home. My advice would be to, first of all, stay away from any and all microwavable food. This stuff is purely fat and calories you won't burn off while you're sitting down all day, and your body will store it. Which nobody wants. Plus, nearly anything greasy will reflect in acne on your face.
What I recommend;
Make your lunches at home.
I know that takes effort and sometimes we don't have time to do that, but if you don't have time, have your parents buy you some protein bars for those days you can't pack a lunch. They keep you full and, hey, they're protein! (Get BalanceBars in chocolate craze - they taste just like brownies)
But if you can pack a lunch, pre-make either a salad or a fruit-salad. Salads are delicious and extremely healthy, and if that's not enough to fill you up, stir-fry up some chicken the night before and add it to your salad. If you stir-fry the chicken, it has the perfect texture, plus you get to season it yourself! Don't like salads?
Make some white-rice and stir-fry up some chicken. (Don't forget to cut it into little pieces beforehand) when the rice is done, add it into the chicken, and finish with some green-chillies and cheese. It's amazing cold and hot, plus it's healthy.
Make some white-rice and stir-fry up some chicken. (Don't forget to cut it into little pieces beforehand) when the rice is done, add it into the chicken, and finish with some green-chillies and cheese. It's amazing cold and hot, plus it's healthy.
Sandwiches; now, they're healthy and all, but bread is pure calories. It's okay in moderation, but for school, I recommend something else. Find healthy alternatives, and moderate what you drink too--soda is no bueno, go for water or home-made iced tea. (Not with the powder flavoring though, you might as well eat sugar)
And also, no arizona tea or any other kind of canned "tea". It's delicious and all, but it's no better than soda, which is pure calories, again.
So make your food at home, and find creative recipies that are home made and healthy. Eating like this won't cause you to gain any weight, and if you're overweight, you'll find yourself thinning down, just by eating healthier.
Also, if you're craving a sweet drink, I recommend either fruit smoothies or home-made tea. What we do is we boil water with a tea bag in it for about 10 minutes, then we pour the tea in a container filled with sugared ice water. It tastes really good, plus you can add honey or lemon or anything you want to sweeten it. But again--nothing is better than water, plus it's great for your skin. ;D
Another thing--for breakfast, try to stay away from cereal. It's still just calories. If you want something sweet and easy, make some french toast, and while it's cooking blend up some strawberries so it's a sauce like texture, then sweeten it to taste and put it on the french toast. It's a healthy alternative to syrup.
(I feel like I'm just rambling on now..haha)
So anyway, this is the same for if you go to work too. You can pack lunches or you can go buy lunch, just make sure it's healthy. If it's greasy, chances are it's delicious--and unhealthy. If you eat healthy, not only will you keep a good figure, but you'll feel like doing a lot more. It's amazing how much you can get done when you feel good.
Another thing;
Skipping meals is just as bad as eating mcdonalds every day. When you skip something like, say, breakfast, your body goes into "starvation mode" and instead of burning fat, your body stores it so you don't feel as hungry. If you don't have time to eat, find something to snack on, anything is better than going without, especially for breakfast.
Also, you're going to want to find some kind of workout you do every week. Chances are, if you never work out, you will gain weight, no matter how healthy you eat. So find something productive and fun!
Any tips/advice that you found useful as far as food/diet goes? Leave it in the comments below!
-Evie♥
Friday, February 1, 2013
Mistakes
Advice #7
"I don't know you and I'm the last person to be giving advice, but I do know that no one has ever done anything so bad that they can't be forgiven."
-Supernatural, "Free to be You and Me"
Do you make a lot of mistakes? Maybe it's all you think you do. Well let me tell you you're wrong. Because everybody makes mistakes, it's human nature.
My older sister used to make all kinds of mistakes, nearly constantly. Maybe she'd forget to take out the garbage, or she'd break a glass or spill milk. But no matter what happened, our mom would always get mad, and tell her how stupid she is, or how she'd never keep a job, or how worthless she was and that she'd never amount to anything.
Maybe this is happening to you.
1. Forgive yourself
So f*cking what? You made a mistake, you screwed up. Whatever you did is in your past now, so don't let it bother you. You can't change it anyway, so accept what you did.
2. Forgive others
Forgive that person who's blaming you. Forgive your mother who's yelling at you; forgive anybody and everybody who has ever blamed you or accused you of anything, who knows how their lives are. They could literally be going through hell, and so bitter and angry about how their life should have been better, that they take it out on the first person they can. Forgive them, and it'll make forgiving yourself easier.
3. Accept what happened, and fix anything that needs fixing.
Pay your dues and move on. You have no reasons to keep going over what you did in your mind, it's poison. Like the quote at the top says, nobody has done something so bad that they can't be forgiven.
4. Look towards the future
You screwed up. Everybody on this planet screws up, so instead of spending your energy thinking about how it could have been better, look towards the things you can control. Your future is in your hands, and spend your energy doing constructive things.
Stay strong.♥
-Evie
"I don't know you and I'm the last person to be giving advice, but I do know that no one has ever done anything so bad that they can't be forgiven."
-Supernatural, "Free to be You and Me"
Do you make a lot of mistakes? Maybe it's all you think you do. Well let me tell you you're wrong. Because everybody makes mistakes, it's human nature.
My older sister used to make all kinds of mistakes, nearly constantly. Maybe she'd forget to take out the garbage, or she'd break a glass or spill milk. But no matter what happened, our mom would always get mad, and tell her how stupid she is, or how she'd never keep a job, or how worthless she was and that she'd never amount to anything.
Maybe this is happening to you.
1. Forgive yourself
So f*cking what? You made a mistake, you screwed up. Whatever you did is in your past now, so don't let it bother you. You can't change it anyway, so accept what you did.
2. Forgive others
Forgive that person who's blaming you. Forgive your mother who's yelling at you; forgive anybody and everybody who has ever blamed you or accused you of anything, who knows how their lives are. They could literally be going through hell, and so bitter and angry about how their life should have been better, that they take it out on the first person they can. Forgive them, and it'll make forgiving yourself easier.
3. Accept what happened, and fix anything that needs fixing.
Pay your dues and move on. You have no reasons to keep going over what you did in your mind, it's poison. Like the quote at the top says, nobody has done something so bad that they can't be forgiven.
4. Look towards the future
You screwed up. Everybody on this planet screws up, so instead of spending your energy thinking about how it could have been better, look towards the things you can control. Your future is in your hands, and spend your energy doing constructive things.
Stay strong.♥
-Evie
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