p e r f e c t i o n {reblog from ~lola autumn~}

Hey guys, I’m super sorry I haven’t posted in awhile, I’ve been feeling kind of down lately and don’t want to have to take it all out on you. Anyways, today, I’m reposting an incredible post I found while flicking through Pinterest (surprise, surprise.) There’s this incredible user on there, Keep Calm and Stay Strong, whose goal is to help those who are suffering with suicidal thoughts, depression, eating disorders, anything. She pins a lot of great stuff, she leaves super sweet comments on people’s posts, and she’s just overall a huge inspiration to me. ❤ Just today actually, I realized she had a blog, ~lola autumn~ so I decided to look at it, and even though she only has one post so far, I decided to read it, and I fell in love. I love the writing style, I love the message, I just love it sooo much. So I thought I’d share it with you guys. Please make sure to visit the original post and leave comments there, too, she really deserves it. Okay, Chloe, enough rambling. POST TIME!

p  e  r  f  e  c  t  i  o  n

imagine a world where everything is perfect.

imagine a world where everyone was valued for the beautiful people they are

where nobody would be judged

by their weight

or their height

or the color of their hair

or the way they

l  a  u  g  h.

imagine that world for a moment. imagine it with all your might.

are you imagining it?

good.

now, take a deep breath, and delete it.

delete it.

d  e  l  e  t  e    i  t.

delete that world, because, let’s be honest, it’s not

r  e  a  l.

not yet.

maybe one day, with a little love, it can be.

but not today.

i want you all to know that even though this world isn’t perfect

it can be.

i mean, we already have a full cast of beautiful people

lovely people

perfect people.

but there’s also a lot of distress

hate

depression

sorrow

grief.

a lot of which gets taken out on the innocent

which is just so

s  a  d.

because nobody deserves to feel unwanted.

nobody.

nobody.

n  o b  o  d  y.

this is a blog for those who do feel unwanted.

those who do suffer on a daily basis.

from bullies

from depression

from hate

from self-harm

a  n  y  t  h  i  n  g.

because you’re still beautiful

even if you are a little

b  r  o  k  e  n.

this is a blog for those people who just need a smile

just a smile

just a little reminder that they don’t need to change who they are for anybody

because you’re already amazing.

you’re already good enough.

in fact, you’re beyond good enough.

you wanna know what you are?

ok.

i’ll tell you.

you are…

p  e  r  f  e c  t  i  o  n.

Today…

So, today is March first, and that means a lot of different things for different people.

Stay strong. ❤

If you’re a fan of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, as am I, happy Ron Weasley’s birthday! I believe he’d be turning 34 today. 🙂

If you’re a history buff, lots of important events happened today! I, unfortunatly, am not fascinated in most of these things, because they’re mostly related to war and conquering, but if you’re into such things, that must be exciting. 🙂

If you’re getting tired of this long, hard winter, also like me, the beginning of March is a sign that it will surely end soon. 🙂

All of those things are important, of course, but there’s one thing I especially need to talk about. Something that I don’t want to talk about. Something that I wish would just trickle down the drain until the sink of the world had not even a drop of it left. But, unfortunatly, unless we take action NOW, the water will just keep rising instead of falling.

This is a post about Self Harm Awareness Day.

I know, I know. I just posted something like this. It’s a harsh topic. I’m too young to know about stuff like this. It doesn’t fit in with my blog. But, honestly, guys?

This is real. 

Every forty seconds, a teen dies of suicide. People are burning and cutting every day. The world has turned into a graveyard for the broken, the breaking, and the breakers, no longer the safe and innocent haven it used to be. Society tells us we’re not good enough, so we hand in our mirrors for shards of glass and begin to destroy ourselves, even if we don’t want to be destroyed, because we’re too afraid to realize that their spiteful words don’t define who we are, and even if one person thinks we’re worthless, it doesn’t mean we have to agree.

What can we do about it?

Well, I think one of the most important things to do is to spread the word. Most people don’t realize that their family member/friend/classmate/colleague/other is fighting a war against the darkness until reading their tear-stained suicide note when it’s all too late. So, talk to people. Hang posters. Go online. We need to help people realize that no amount of ignorance will cause self-harm to go away, and that if we don’t take action now, the world could dissapear before our eyes in a swirl of blood and pain. If you reach out and tell the world that you want to help, chances are that you’ll be able to help. Maybe even save a life.

We also need to help the known fighters out there, people who you know for sure are teetering on the edge. Remind them in any way possible how beautiful they are, how beautiful life is, and how nothing would be the same without them. I’ve made a little list of ideas off the top of my head on how we might be able to help them. Please comment with more suggestions for me to add on.

• Hack onto their computer, smartphone or tablet (I know, not very nice, but listen) and do a little customization. If they have Siri, tell Siri to “call me ‘beautiful'” (then, whenever they talk to Siri, she will adress them as ‘beautiful’). Make daily reminder notifications that say things like “You are worth it” and “Keep on fighting”. Screenshot inspirational quotes, make videos for them to watch, whatever. If you don’t know their passcode, just text/email them reminders, videos, and quotes.
• Make fun times together. Just go out and let them forget their troubles for awhile, even if it’s just an hour or so.  Remember to remind them of these fun times.
• Compliment them often. Don’t let them brush it off.
• Give hope. Give hugs. Give love.

And, most of all, don’t let them go through this alone. Self-harm is really serious, and it’s best to tell an adult you trust about it before it’s too late.

So, I hope this post inspired you to help make a difference. I have to hurry up because it’s nearing March 2nd, and then I can’t post this, so… Bye!

Oh, and guys?

I want you all to know that I will always love you and believe in you, no matter how scarred you are. Please feel free to leave a comment if you should ever need to talk, I will always be here.

A Beautiful Post I Found on Pinterest

Quoted from gingerprincess7 on Pinterest, who left this comment on a girl considering suicide’s most recent pin, 

“Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera.

“Princess. Please listen to me and every word I’m about to say. There’s nothing more on the world that is more precious than the life that you were given. There’s nothing more than could be taken away so easily too. What I’m saying is you decide. You decide how you look at your life, glass half full , glass half empty. You chose. Nobody needs to out ideas into your head that you don’t agree with. You’re a strong woman. Soon, women will be the voice of the ones hiding on the dark. We will be the voice of millions. We are stronger than most people can beileve, ecapecially men. Because we can handle things. We have so many things on out shoulders that most men would crumble with the thought if the weight. Some of the best people do not think that their strong. You are one of those best people. You chose to go left or right. You chose. This is your life. So live it. The time, that you’ve been so desperately waiting for. How many times do u really get a second chance? I mean really. Rarely right? Exactly. Taking your life is not the answer. Now, don’t get my wrong suicide is not the answer. Never. And neither is it cowardly. You’re drowning but see everyone breathing. Your heart just wants he good things in life when sometimes their just in front of you if you just let yourself stand up. Beileve in yourself. Beileve that this darkness that veils the maturing women, will become the light that empowers her. The little girl that grew up so fast over the cruel words they said, how many open wounds they’ve given you , and how they never seem to heal. How one thing can just trigger a shotgun of emotions inside that pretty little head of yours. It’s tough, beileve me I know. You can hear rumours but you can never know them. What they say, is just them saying what they feel about themselves. They take it out in you. It’s not your fault. They can take their nasty words and shove it. Stand up for yourself. Be calm, I mean they make you stronger, your building more walls that protect you from the worst. Now. Those thoughts inside your head. The girl that scares you so much because you know deep down this isn’t you. How did you get here you think to yourself? Society. People. Self hate. Lies, that have just as much truth in them as the words that never escaped your mouth. The words that you’ve been dying to say but come to realize that no one will listen. Your cries for help. Baby. I’ve heard them loud and clear. Let me in and I can help you get out of there. This is not the end. Do not let yourself go. The only way you can fly if you allow yourself to fall. Let yourself be yourself. Accept yourself . Then those scrutinizing hours you spend picking apart your so called flaws. They make you unique. I think you’re beautiful. Please don’t take your life. Your parents? The ones that will find you? The thoughts of horror and nightmares that corn after the day . The tears of a mourning mother and a father. There is no other feeling like loosing one of your own. Someone that they brought into this world only to find they hated it here. And how they’ll blame themselves. Still thinking your safe in your bed.Suicide and closure, they don’t come together. There’s no sense of closure, no reassurance, there’s always the simple question. Why? Your best friend can bare to go on without you. She’ll cry every night. She’ll not share a smile for years because suicide doesn’t go away. It haunts you. Your siblings. Not a smile. Not one single smile since you left. They cry themselves to sleep, and wish so desperately to see you one last time. To hear your voice. So desperately bad. Don’t do this. Please don’t. This isn’t the answer. Your story is not over yet. Beileve. Stay strong.”

Can I just say how beautiful I find this? It looks like it took her hours to post this. Just to help one teen girl who was leaning on the edge. Well, the girl did commit suicide, but she put up quite a fight, 

Inspirational Song Shoutout~Wings by Little Mix!

Official cover for the single “Wings”

This ISS post is in honor of  one of my favorite songs at the moment, also sung by some of my favorite artists, Wings by the British pop band Little Mix. Unlike the last song I did a shout-out for, We Can by Jesse Ruben, this one is probably one you’ve already heard, as it’s one of their most popular songs, and they’re quite a big band right now. One thing I just adore about this song, besides the outstanding vocals, is the message that Little Mix is trying to say. It can be different depending on how you take in the song, but to me, the voices are encouraging us to “stand tall, be proud, and don’t let the bullies get us down, because nothing they say can change who we are.” I’m going to cease the flow of my words now and add theirs.

Mama told me not to waste my life
She said “spread your wings, my little butterfly,

Don’t let what they say keep you up at night
And if they give you shhhh…
Then they can walk home, bye.”

My feet, feet can’t touch the ground
And I can’t hear a sound
But you just keep on running up your mouth, yeah

Walk, walk on over there
‘Cause I’m too fly to care, oh yeah

Your words don’t mean a thing
I’m not listening
Keep talking, all I know is

Mama told me not to waste my life,
She said “spread your wings, my little butterfly
Don’t let what they say keep you up at night
And they can’t detain you
‘Cause wings are made to fly”
And we don’t let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say – it won’t hurt me
Don’t matter if I fall from the sky
These wings are made to fly

(Hey, hey, woo!)

I’m firing up on that runway
I know we’re gonna get there someday
But we don’t need no “Ready. Steady. Go!”, no

Talk, talk turns into air
And I don’t even care, oh yeah

Your words don’t mean a thing
I’m not listening
Keep talking, all I know is

Mama told me not to waste my life,
She said spread your wings my little butterfly
Don’t let what they say keep you up at night,
And they can’t detain you
‘Cause wings are made to fly
And we don’t let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say – it won’t hurt me
Don’t matter if I fall from the sky
These wings are made to fly

I don’t need no one saying hey, hey, hey, hey
I don’t hear no one saying hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
You better keep on walking
I don’t wanna hear your talking, boy’d
You better keep on walking
I don’t wanna hear your talking, boy’d

Your words don’t mean a thing
I’m not listening
They’re just like water off my wings

Mama told me not to waste my life
She said spread your wings my little butterfly (my little butterfly)
Don’t let what they say keep you up at night
And they can’t detain you
‘Cause wings are made to fly
And we don’t let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say – it won’t hurt me
Don’t matter if I fall from the sky
These wings are made to fly

And we don’t let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say – it won’t hurt me
Don’t matter if I fall from the sky
These wings are made to fly

I hope you guys liked this song shout-out! I encourage you to check out not only Wings, as is featured, but also some other of Little Mix’s many inspirational songs, like Little Me and Change Your Life.

Thank you for being the wonderful and amazing person you are! I love you guys! <3<3<3

“I am who I am… And I’m not ashamed”

You know what I’ve noticed lately? People have lots of secrets. I’m not saying secrets are bad, because we all have things we’d rather not share with the class! That’s just human nature. No, it’s not the prospect of secrets themselves. It’s what people keep secret that I’m worried about.

One of the most common secrets that I have heard from my friends is, surprisingly, an interest. It’s amazing how many people hide things that really don’t need to be hidden. Things like “I actually don’t like pop music,” and “Pink is my favorite color.” You wouldn’t think that those sorts of things would be secrets. I mean, sure, you might not go door to door screaming “I like to wear eyeshadow, even though I always say that I hate makeup!”, but it’s nothing to be ashamed of.

I was thinking about this for a little bit last night, when I couldn’t sleep, and then, all of a sudden, I realized why. It’s because we all have an ideal person who we want other people to see when they look at us, even if that ideal person is not like them at all. We all have something that we want people to think when they look at us, like “She’s so artistic!” or “He’s so smart!” We don’t mean to, but we make stereotypes for ourselves. We seem to want to all be perfect, have all of our interests coordinate, to not be considered as an oddball. Of course, we know that it’s O.K. not to be considered normal, because we all have our little quirks. But often times, people keep things about themselves secret because they don’t want those things to be true about them. It doesn’t fit with the person that they want to be.

If I had to fit myself into a stereotypical category, I would pick a tie between “school girl”and “artsy girl.” I always try to do my very best on school assignments, I take pride in knowing things that other people don’t know, I care a lot about proper punctuation and grammar, I often correct other people, but I get annoyed when people correct me. I also excel at drawing, painting, music, drama, things like that. But there are some things about me that people don’t normally associate with those two personality types, and those are the things I don’t normally put on my “About Me” list. I often claim not to be the sporty type, but I do really like dodgeball and soccer. I’m much more of a “girly-girl” than a “tomboy”. I like to shop. I like playing with LEGO Friends and American Girl dolls and a lot of other toys. I could play video games for hours on end. Although I don’t often tell people these things, I’m not ashamed of them- they just don’t fit in with the person I want people to think of me as. But, as Hagrid says about being a half-giant in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, “I am who I am… And I’m not ashamed.” I may not be half-giant, but I do know that I’m not afraid of who I am.

Why am I posting this? I guess I just really want people to know that there’s no reason to hide those little quirks about you. You are an amazing person, warts and all, no matter what. 🙂

 

Come True {a work-in-progress song}

It hurts me to see you hurting like this.

You know you’ve always been the top of my list

Cuz you’re the best friend

A girl could have

And I want you to know

I appreciate that, but

You seem to believe

That you’re not beautiful, well

You’re wrong. You’re wrong. You’re wrong.

Chorus:

Oh, listen to me. You’re not worthless.

Listen to me. Please, stop hurting.

You know that I’d walk a thousand miles… For you.

Listen to me. Don’t be sorry.

Listen to me. No need to worry.

Just stand beside me, your dreams, they will… Come true.

Come true, ooh, ooh, Come true, ooh.

Just stand beside me, your dreams, they will… Come true.

 

I found this on the Warrior Cats forums and wish to share it with tou

POSTED BY REWIND, AKA HANNAH Everyone has their ups and downs. We’re all moody and can be really rude, mean, and grumpy sometimes. We all get offended and defensive. But that’s just human nature, isn’t it? As everyone has noticed on these forums, and all across the internet, depression and other mental disorders are very widely talked about and discussed. Many members of the Warriors Forum itself have depression, or ocd, adhd, add, or other disorders mental and physical. These are very serious problems, even if the sufferer himself can joke about it. But, I am also going to say that though not everyone may understand or ever suffer from these disorders, sufferers should not ‘hate on’ them or think of others as lower than them (which many people do) just because they do not understand or may misuse the term. All the same, hate should not be directed towards people who have disorders, because no one chooses to. You don’t want  to have depression. You don’ ct hoose  to have obsessive compulsive disorder. I know this may seem naive to make this, as many have made one of these threads before, but I just want to say, no matter who you are, smile. Smile right now unless you physically cannot and will explode or your lips will fall off when you do, because you are worth it. Let me say this again. I cannot cure depression, but you are worth it to be happy and to smile. If you don’t believe me, please, take the time to tell me why not. I won’t be mean, I promise. Although I have not officially suffered from depression and I don’t have any mental or physical disorders that I know of, I was, for a year or so, more detached than usual. My best friend had just moved away after living with me for nearly eight months, and we had also recently moved. Everyone was intrigued by her and I was just something that had come back. there was nothing interesting about me. And when she was gone, I felt like the world beneath my feet was caving in. That year is still fuzzy to me, but you know what? I know not everyone can do this, and I may not even have had depression, but in the beginning of last year I just “woke up” and thought, Why am I doing this? I’m digging my own grave.  and just let go of my fake friends and started over. through all of that, though, there was something that really pulled me out of my two-foot grave. My family, yes, but also knowing that in the little time that I had known my new friends, they cared enough for me and I wasn’t alone. I may have felt like it sometimes, but I wasn’t. And I had my best friend who, though thousands of miles away, had always been there for me like I was her. Even if I do not know you, or if we would never be friends in real life and will probably never meet, I believe in you. no matter who you are. I love you as a person and you are so great. Beautiful (even you, guys). All I want to know is that you believe me. I know that I cannot help you as much as I’d like to. I feel helpless a lot, too. You know my best friend who I’d mentioned? She has depression and there’s nothing I can do about it as much as I want to. But I will always be there for her, even though it was hard living with her sometimes. If you love something, do it. Even if people will think you’re weird because what’s the point in doing something you don’t love? To make everyone around you happy? If you hate swimming, quit the swim team and if you love football, try out for the football team. Sometimes you have to think about yourself and who you want to be. there’s no point in impressing people who you don’t even like. (Unless, of course, it’s a boss. Then you should probably try to impress them haha) You belong on earth. No one cares about what you look like, what you do, or who you are as much as you think. Take it from me, the daughter of someone who doesn’t believe me when I say it. Everyone else is too busy worrying about what they seem like to people, too. It’s funny how long it’s taking for everyone to figure that out. But, I should probably wrap this up. If you took the time to read this, I applaud you. You’re great and maybe sometime, in a long time, you’ll be talking to me as if you knew me. Maybe. But maybe not, you are the one who makes the choices in your life. What your parents or friends think of you shouldn’t matter, because they’re not going to be the ones living your life. You are, so be beautiful, be yourself, and just know that someone out there loves you even if you will never meet them. There will never be a single moment in this world when every single person on this world wouldn’t care if you’re dead or alive. Someone will always care. Right now, it’s me. Have a good night or morning or day,

Fairytale Endings

Not every story ends with a perfect fairytale ending.

But, you know what? All endings have at least a glimmer of hope, a shimmer of success in them. I believe that everyone deserves a happy ending.

The happiness can start with gratitude. So just be grateful, okay? Be grateful that you are the incredible person you are and that you are alive.

Life is hard. I admit, it’s awful at times. But in the end, it will probably be worth going through the rotten parts of the apple of life.

The moral of this post? No matter what happens on your pathway, know that to me, you shine  brightly, like the sun. And life is always worth living. So don’t be afraid to go out and live for the joy of life!

 

How to get inspired (With the help of my friend, the internet)

Here’s a very simple way to get inspired.

1. Go online. If you are reading this, you have already completed step one (unless, ya know, someone printed this out for you, dunno why they would.)
2. Go on Google or Yahoo or Bing or whatever search engine you like. (I also find Goodreads is excellent for this)
3. Type in something you like (happiness), plus “quotes (happiness quotes)
4. Click on a promising looking result.
5. Read the quotes and get inspired! (or find a new role model who says a bajillion inspiring things.

Here’s an example!

I just went onto Goodreads, which is an awesome site where you can write book reviews, learn about new books, share writing, and connect with friends) and searched the name of my favorite musical artist, Taylor Swift,  in the search bar. Then, I clicked ‘quotes’. Here’s what I found…

 

“To me, Fearless is not the absense of fear. It’s not being completely unafraid. To me, Fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, Fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death.” -Taylor Swift

“Everybody has that point in their life where you hit a crossroads and you’ve had a bunch of bad days and there’s different ways you can deal with it and the way I dealt with it was I just turned completely to music.” -Taylor Swift

“No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.” -Taylor Swift

“Just be yourself, there is no one better.” -Taylor Swift

“Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you’ll regret more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to intentionally hurt someone.” -Taylor Swift

“Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak, sometimes you’re just strong enough to let go.” -Taylor Swift

“Be that strong girl that everyone knew would make it through the worst, be that fearless girl, the one who would dare to do anything, be that independent girl who didn’t need a man; be that girl who never backed down.” -Taylor Swift

“I still love sparkles and grocery shopping and really old cats that are only nice to you half the time. I still love writing in my journal and wearing dresses all the time and staring at chandeliers.” -Taylor Swift

“Life is like walking, you take one step at a time.” -Taylor Swift

Yes, I know, I could go on with these quotes forever. But I shall cease them, as is it getting late and all these Taylor Swift quotes make me want to have a Swiftathon with my iPod before bedtime. 😀 Ciao for now!

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New Moon is a really fun web site made for girls 8+. It has message boards and games,too.  You can share your creativity by creating a ‘room’,  writing stories, poems, quizzes,or polls and uploading photos, videos, and artwork into your stuff. It makes me smile, like in this photo:

If you’re looking for popularity contests, Makeup ads, or Gossip from celebrities, You’ll be disappointed-That is, until you discover that New Moon is better than that old stuff! New Moon supports Inner Beauty-Do you really need to be skinny,wear a certain type of clothes,or go on diets to be beautiful? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Even if you think you’re ‘fat’ You’re probably a healthy wait for your body type. And dieting can be super dangerous!

NMG is also  safe-I mean, It’s all moderated, and anything that could be offencive,shares or asks for personal information(full names,city, contact info, etc.),or is inappropriate for girls aged 8-12 (though girls older than this are welcomed on) is deleted.

New Moon Girls is also a magazine! It’s full of content by girls that are found on the web site, and contains cool topics,fiction, and sometimes interviews with inspiring women(and girls!) Plus, It’s edited by girls! Currently, The Girls Editorial Board (GEB for short) are aged 9-14. I happen to be one of them myself.

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