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The secrets of a twenty-five year old heart.

14 Thursday Apr 2016

With just twelve minutes left until the arrival of my twenty-fifth birthday, mixed in amongst all of the excitement is a rather large bundle of overwhelming emotions. Emotions that as always, tell a tale far greater than we ever give them credit for.

At first, I found myself struggling to even comprehend the fact that somehow, the past three years had seemingly disappeared in what was no more than the blink of an eye. However, it didn’t take long for reality to sink in.

One minute I was happily singing along to Tay Swift’s ’22’ anthem with the entire female population and the next, that two of mine had magically grown itself a tail and transformed into a five and just like that, the world as I knew it had changed yet again.

It was about then that my brain started to kick in, relentlessly questioning whether the achievements listed against my name or rather lack there of, truly warranted the number of years I had spent living. Thankfully, it was my heart who answered the question…

You see, despite what the world teaches us to believe is best, for the past twenty-five years my heart has lead the way and honestly, I couldn’t be more grateful.

I’ve played my fair share of hide and seek and I’ve counted constellations in the sky. I’ve skipped breakfast just to have pancakes for dinner and I’ve watched Sweet Home Alabama so many times that even the TV has memorised the words.

I’ve travelled through busy city streets and I’ve camped in quiet country towns. I’ve climbed mountains, swam in beaches and spent entire days curled up on the couch.

I’ve followed my instincts in taking chances and I’ve learnt countless lessons along the way. I’ve said yes, I’ve said no and I’ve had moments where I’ve struggled to simply say anything at all.

I’ve braided Barbie’s hair and I’ve built castles in the sand. I’ve baked a lifetime supply of cupcakes and I’ve seen my fair share of curve balls.

I’ve realised both how quickly and how slowly time passes us by and yet I still haven’t quite grasped the concept of time at all.

I’ve found my once in a blue moon in the sweetest of surprises and I’ve lost my bravest, brightest star.

I’ve marvelled at the beauty in the smallest of things and I’ve fallen head over heels for a beautiful little small thing of my own.

I’ve had twenty-four years with the fullest of hearts beating inside my chest and now, at twenty-five, not only is it roaming freely outside of my body in the lives of the two people who make my world turn, but it’s beginning to burst at the seams.❤️

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A beautiful perspective.

07 Wednesday Aug 2013

Do you know what I think?

I think that the true beauty in life depends entirely on our perspective. I think that the way in which we see the world, be that beautiful or otherwise, depends entirely on how we choose to look at it.

I think that beauty is there for all of us, each and every day. However those truly beautiful days, the ones that completely take our breath away; those are the days that we have to earn. Those are the days that are made worthwhile from the days we’ve endured before hand. The days that we barely struggled through just to make it to this point.

I think that more often than not beauty is comparable and when it comes to our day to day lives, the way in which we choose to compare it makes all of the difference in the world.

I think that beauty doesn’t have to be relative to perfection. With the right perspective, even a day filled with rain clouds and thunder can be just as breathtaking as clear blue skies and sunshine.

I think that while ever we place too much emphasis on one single moment, we risk ourselves losing sight of the bigger picture.

I think that if we focus too hard on the struggles in life we become so consumed that eventually, we wake up one day and our life is indeed exactly as we pictured it; one giant struggle.

I think that we attract what we radiate. Be that positivity or negativity, the universe will send it our way.

I think that every moment in life has the promise to be seen in two very different ways and despite the finer details, it is entirely up to us to decide how we handle that moment.

I think that life struggles don’t just happen and countless coincidences don’t exist. Life teaches us lessons, lessons that depending on how we choose to interpret them, have the ability to impact our world for better or for worse.

I think that despite the endless reasons we may have to lose sight of the true beauty in the world, there will always, always be hope.

I think that some of the worst days of our lives happen for no reason other than to alter our perspective. To remind us to always look for the rainbow that appears behind the darkest of clouds, regardless of how bright it may shine.

I think that despite the obvious imperfections of days gone by, if we choose to wake up every day searching for the beauty in the world then that is exactly what we will find.

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