QOTW #15: The Aftermath

I feel like I need to talk a little bit about last Saturday's post and then put an end to this topic, for now. As the quote says, everything we do has an aftermath, and it can be loads of things. This time, I took a big chance by writing that post, and I've had quite a good aftermath.

I've learned that it's okay to talk about things, that they don't need to stay silent or concealed just for some to see. I've learned that opening up can free you further than you thought it would. I've learned that talking is important, because it keeps the conversation going. Maybe I'm just a small engine. But the machine keeps working and working.

I went on to write that post without having planned it in advance, I actually had a different post ready. I didn't think about it a lot, I just wrote. And I waited a little to post it, mostly because 1) I was waiting for more people to read my previous post and 2) I was really, reaaaaaally scared. Then, I did it. And for a while, although there was just one comment, the views went up and up and there were some +1s on Google+.

I want to thank you all for your lovely comments, especially Jolien Nathalie for giving me the courage and Beth May for her amazing reaction towards the post. I want to thank those who related and those who didn't. You all had an amazing response and I couldn't be happier about it.

We have a lot of choices. We choose every day who we want to be next, what we want to do. Our life is full of those moments in which we decide. Some of these choices are big, and some are small. But they all have an aftermath, they all have consequences. And that's an overlooked part, sometimes.

So I invite you to tell your story. We all have one. And they all are worth being told.

A big big hug,


Acqua

QOTW #14: On Birthdays and Loneliness

Hi there beautiful people! How are you today? As you know, I'm currently on holidays in Italy, so I haven't been able to use my computer until right now! I'm sorry if I owe you comments!

I was going to write a "Day in the life" post, I had my photos ready and everything, but... it turns out today is my birthday and it led me to a lot of thinking I thought I could share with you.

This quote is very important for society nowadays. As someone who works with children I can say they grow up too quickly. They don't stay as kids for long enough, they miss that opportunity. And speaking for myself, I always try to have something kid-like in my heart, like the excitement for things, the will to be active all the time and not lose a single minute... I always, always try to look at the world through the eyes of children, and it becomes a bigger, scarier and way more wonderful world.

This year, my birthday doesn't come at an exactly good moment for me. A few days ago there was a concert I went to with my friends, and I felt really, really lonely because they all seem to have someone better than me to go with. This has been happening for a while, and I always leave it for the next day and then it doesn't seem that important. But it hurts too much and happens too often for it not to be a concern. I can't conceal it any more.

I know I have moments when I'm better and moments when I'm worse, and I accept it. I know I've been way worse than I am right now. But I still have that voice in the back of my mind telling me I'm not enough. And God, it hurts. I know it's not true, I swear I do, but it's still there.

This is not a "poor me" post, don't take it like that. It's just some thoughts that came to my mind. I will be better and I know it. But some times, loneliness just takes over and some factors pile up and it only makes matters worse. It's okay for that to happen. And it's okay for us to feel bad. Suffering is human. And suffering means it matters, it means you're feeling, you're not numb.

What wouldn't be okay would be to give more power to that voice. We're human and we feel insecure about ourselves, so little voices are bound to come. Those voices aren't what matters. What matters is how you act upon them, if you allow them to control your life or you don't. That's what ultimately affects your life.

I have many great pictures I can't wait to share with you, and... a LUSH haul coming soon! I went to the mall next to where I'm staying and I swear I screamed when I saw the shop. I rarely have the opportunity to go when I'm home! I've decided my present to myself will be a bag of LUSH goodies ^^ And what better present could there be? (Apart from a pile of books which may or may not have been ordered on Amazon!) Any new products you've tried lately and loved?

Have a great week!

A big big hug,


Acqua

QOTW #13: Let's Get Political

First of all, let me say sorry because of this post. I know it's not the kind of post I usually write, but I really need to get this out of my system and I swear I'll try to make it entertaining for everybody.

The quote is funny and everything, but it talks about something that I really think is true. My older readers will know I live in Spain, and we had the Presidential Elections yesterday, Sunday 26th of June. If you watch the news they said it in some countries, but the thing is the ones who won were the ones already in power and I DO. NOT. GET. IT.

First of all, these were the second elections we had, because after the result 6 months ago the politicians just couldn't agree to form a government so we were sent to new elections. The ones who won have completely failed to run the country on the 6 months they've been the temporary government. They've done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

Furthermore, the amount of corruption cases of that particular party is ridiculous. They've been involved on the most scandalous stuff and 1) The main media of the country have blatantly hidden it and 2) They haven't even apologised, let alone resign from their job. An audio tape has been leaked where the Interior Minister has admitted how they have fucked up completely the healthcare in Catalonia, the region I live in, and he doesn't even deny it. Or apologise. He's just so mad because it was a private conversation between two polticians and it was part of their job, why is everybody going so crazy over it? They have some important people from the party in jail. They are extremely right-wing and conservative, completely old-fashioned and closed to change (luckily my vocabulary in English is not wide enough to say everything I'd want to...)

And finally, the head of the party. He can't even speak. He just babbles stuff that makes no sense whatsoever. His best quote to date has been "The Spanish people, very Spanish and a lot Spanish!", something along these lines. If he can't even speak Spanish... other languages are out of question. It's so shaming that he represents Spain internationally when he can't utter a word in English. It's like when we were in high school and we voted for the most stupid one just for the laughs.

In other words, this party has been destroying the country for four years and six months, and MORE PEOPLE HAVE VOTED FOR THEM. MORE. It's not like they're still the biggest force but they're falling behind, which would be atrocious but acceptable. They went up. And they're just laughing at our faces while the people they have destroyed vote for them. It's so bad.

I swear, if Spanish people were dinosaurs, they would vote for the asteroid.

The way so many people are going to the extreme right-wing all over the world, even with evidence like the one we have in Spain about corruption, is scaring me. Mostly, it is a vote of hatred. Hatred to new things, to opening up and accepting everybody. It means closing in an age where it's about opening. With globalisation, people get scared, I guess. It's such a great opportunity and I'm really excited about the challenges it means. But they don't want to take the opportunity. They just want to lock up in their own world getting what they need and not worrying about the needs of others. I just hate it.

Okay, I think that's enough for today. I'm quite discouraged... things won't change if people don't want them to. But we'll keep fighting. What other option do we have?

A big big hug,


Acqua

QOTW #12: Freedom and Respect

Guys, I'm not sure how this post will go down, but I feel like I have a lot to say and there's a lot inside of me that needs to come out, so please bare with me.

Two of the things I'm a huge fan of are the singing competition The Voice and Youtube. And two of my best friends are part of the LGBTQ+ community. So this has been a hard weekend for me emotionally.

Like most of you will know, Christina Grimmie, youtuber and contestant on the 6th season of The Voice US, was killed last Friday at her meet&greet with fans after a concert in Florida. On the following evening, over 50 people were killed on an LGBT bar, also in Orlando.

Apart from being a fan of whatever and friends with whomever, what I am to begin with is a human being. Both this events struck home, and they were quite painful, but there have been other news lately about people dying, and dying, and dying. And as a human being, I can't grasp the point of it all.

Why do people think that they even have the right to decide who lives and who dies? It's bad enough that people die of illness and accidents, but why do humans have to increase that tragic number? Christina was such a beautiful soul. Someone so grounded, so positive. She was one of those people that make the world slightly better. Why isn't she here anymore? And apart from the guy who worked at The Wizardring World of Harry Potter, the people who were killed in that bar might not have a name for us, but that doesn't make them less important. They had families, and a future. They mattered. And they're gone.

I don't get why it all is so pointless. I wish we could think more about the others. I wish we could let go of the differences and start treating others with respect.

Here's where I want to go with the quote I chose, which was an excuse to write this post but that doesn't make it less relevant. Freedom is important. You are entitled to have your freedom, but your freedom ends when the other people's starts. Freedom without respect is dangerous. If you're free but with no boundaries, you start acting like you're a god. And you're the only one who can put those boundaries.

I'm so upset. The world is upside down. I don't get it. I don't get why we can't all live with respect.

Go to your loved ones. Tell them they're important. Make sure nobody feels worthless.

I want to share a song with you, a song that Connie Talbot wrote as a tribute for Christina Grimmie and had me balling my eyes out. I hope you'll like it, here are the lyrics:

Sailing Safe [Original] – Connie Talbot
A Tribute to Christina Grimmie

Heartbreaking all around, 
We speak but there’s no sound. 
Black stains upon our cheeks, 
Our tears come falling down. 
Cry a river over you, 
And drown in its despair. 
I know I didn’t know you, 
But I know it isn’t fair. 

Cause we lost an angel, 
We lost an angel on Earth as well as Heaven. 
We lost an angel. 

And with this grief won’t you take our prayers with you please 
Now you have wings, you can teach the angels how to sing. 
And with our tears won’t you build an ocean back here. 
Sailing safe… 

You heal the broken hearts with your own melody, 
Taught us that it’s okay to not follow society. 
This world never deserved you so I say goodbye tonight. 
Good night, God bless you, rest in paradise. 

And with this grief won’t you take our prayers with you please 
Now you have wings, you can teach the angels how to sing. 
And with our tears won’t you build an ocean back here. 
Sailing safe…



A big big hug,


Acqua

QOTW #11: To Love Something Despite

“It had flaws, but what does that matter when it comes to matters of the heart? We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.” 
― Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear


I've started re-reading The Name of the Wind and Oh My God... I had completely forgotten how brilliant it was. I remembered I loved it, that I could remember. But there was no way I could remember the level of its greatness.

For those who don't know, The Name of the Wind is the first book of the saga The Kingkiller's Chronicle, written by Patrick Rothfuss. I can honestly say that, even though it's not my favourite book, it's the best fantasy book I've ever read and it's going to take something reaaaaaaaally good to top it. It's situated in a world similar to The Lord Of The Rings, and it follows the story of the main character, Kvothe. I won't give anything else away, I'll just pray to every single bookworm reading this post: PLEASE go read it. Please. If you like fantasy books, this is a must. I swear. I've never seen anything like it.

Given my newfound love for the saga, it only felt right to dedicate a post to my favourite quote on the books, particularly from the second one, The Wise Man's Fear. I think it's one of the most beautiful quotes I've ever read. Although I'm quite a rational and logical person when it's necessary, the most important things to me are the ones that come from within.

When you love someone or something, it's never perfect. There are mistakes and we fall down, because we're unstoppable, stupid, messy, beautiful humans. And it's so easy to love something loveable. The good things about someone. Everyone could fall in love with them. But when we love the whole package, filled with good and bad... that's when we really love. And it's something that can never be calculated.

The fact that "unwise love is the truest love" is so interesting, though. When you don't think about it, when you cannot regulate it and make it logical... that's when it's true. There is nothing logical about love. You either love or don't. And you can't choose it.

I love this quote and I love this book. I hope that, if you read it, you'll love it as much as I do.

A big big hug!


Acqua

QOTW #10 Like There's Only Today

Hi guys! Today's Quote Of The Week will be a little bit different, and luckily you'll have guessed what I'm talking about because of the title. If you don't, you will in a second!

One of my favourite youtubers is Grace Helbig, and on the past weeks I've found out her boyfriend is fellow youtuber Chester See (I know, I'm quite late, but I've just gotten Snapchat!) Anyway, they did a collab on Grace's channel and said he would be posting videos again after almost a year. So I thought I could drop by and check it out.

On his first video after the hiatus, he included a performance of a song of his, and I was IN TEARS after I heard it for the first time. I've had it on repeat since that day and I love it so much. I thought I could use a quote of the song for this post, but... well, I just couldn't decide which one. I kept going back and forth and changing the quote I wanted to use, but I couldn't make up my mind.

Finally, I decided to share the song as a whole. Here's the video (the song starts at 2:50), and the lyrics are below. It's called Love Like There's Only Today

What if you found out tomorrow
that you’d have to say your goodbyes 
Who would you love? What would you do? What’s the first thing that comes to your mind?

Cause lately I find myself wondering
where everyone’s rushing off to
searching for the next thing to happen
but what if life is just happening for you?

I know it’s easy to say
yesterday’s past, tomorrow’s a guess, you might as well live for today
and love 
cause there’s too much at stake
and love like there’s only today

I know there’s a dream you’ve been dreaming
where everything’s finally right
you got all that you need, with all that you want, it will just take a matter of time

but what if your dreams have been waiting
while waiting has been your excuse
cause time won’t deny you the moments
they’re just yours to lose

I know it’s easy to say
yesterday’s past, tomorrow’s a guess, you might as well smile for today
and love 
cause there’s too much at stake
and love like there’s only today

What if we lived in a world where we tried to just smile a little more everyday, what a world that would be, a world I’d like to see
So take a deep breath, put your worries aside and try to start smiling with me

and love, love, love
cause it’s all that we need.


This song just speaks to my heart. It's exactly the song I needed at this point of my life. It has such a powerful message. Let's get rid of our burdens, doubts and fears and start living and loving as if it were the last day of our lives. We don't know when that last day would be, but let's live in a way that we won't have regrets. "I wanted to write a book but I didn't, I wish I hadn't put it on hold" is not something I want to say on my last hours.

As the song says, we all have a dream. Bigger, smaller, it doesn't matter. And I don't think we'll regret having done it if we fail. We'll regret not even trying. Putting our waiting as an excuse. That's what we'll regret.

And we'll regret not giving enough love to the people who are important to us. I remember the look on my dad's face when his brother, who he hadn't talked to in years, died. It wasn't his fault that they hadn't been talking, it was his brother who decided he didn't want to have contact with him anymore, and the reason has always been nonsense to me. But this didn't matter. What mattered was that his brother had died and he hadn't seen him in ages. Although he knew he wasn't the one to blame, he still felt guilty. And I was so sorry he had to feel that way.

Love. Don't waste your time on hating others, it's only a burden. If you don't like someone, be indifferent. Love those who deserve it and simply ignore those who don't. Hatred is such a poisonous thing, and it spreads like wildfire. Don't start it. Live, love, smile. You never know how good that will be for you and those around you.

That's all I have for today. I hope you'll like the song, and I'll see you on Friday!

A big big hug,


Acqua

QOTW #9: Short Wisdom

Hi guys! I'm back! I arrived yesterday at 11:30 pm and I'm absolutely exhausted... I have loads of posts to read and comment, so I thought today's QOTW could be a little different. That's the reason I decided to do a compilation of short quotes I really like :) I'll leave you with them and I'll see you on Friday!

A big big hug,


Acqua

QOTW #8 Dreams

Good Monday darlings! How are you today? I hope you're full of energy and ready for a new week!

Today's post is special and scary for me... and you'll see why! I think today's quote speaks for itself, and it's so true! Think about how many times you've given up on your dreams because you failed in achieving something. And now, think about how many times you've given up on your dreams because you were scared or you kept doubting. I bet the second option will bring more memories to your mind; at least, that's what happens to me.

And it's so ridiculous! I keep encouraging people to follow their dreams and then I'm too scared to follow mine. Hypocritical, I know.

That's why I'm here today.

You know for sure that my biggest dream is to become a writer. But there is something else I really love to do, although I'm usually too scare to share it. And that's singing. I've had the experience to perform in a musical and it was just meant to be. When I'm on that stage singing it's like I'm where I belong. I don't think it's what I want to do for a living, I don't want it to be a full-time job, but I'd like it to be a bigger part of my life than it is right now.

I actually have a youtube account where I post videos of me singing, although I've only shared one of them with my friends and they don't know there are more. I have loads of videos and audios on my phone, but I never seem to be able to make them public. I've started to take singing lessons this year and I almost fainted on my concert (don't think there was a lot of public, 50 people maximum!)

This blog is my "safe spot", and I tell you guys so much about me I felt like I needed to share this huge part of me with you! It didn't make sense to leave it out of this, it was like me hiding a huge part of who I am... and if I can't share my music with you here I don't think I can do it anywhere!

I think you've realised where this is going... I've recorded an audio of me singing one of my favourite songs ever, Gravity by Sara Bareilles, and it would mean the world to me if you listened to it. The audio is not the best because it was recorded on my phone, and I couldn't hear the background track very well, but still...

So this is me, putting my doubts and fears away and jumping off the cliff. I can't spend my whole life being scared. My dreams will pass me by if I do. And I won't let that happen.

I hope you won't either!

I leave you with the song for now. I hope you enjoy it and I'll see you on Friday!



A big big hug!

Acqua


PS: I was asked if I had twitter today, and I don't have a "blog twitter", do you think I should create an account?

QOTW #7: Being alive

I've put quotes from my favourite books and musicals, but a thing I haven't talked about a lot is my favourite TV series - and believe me, I'm almost as obsessed with it as I am with LesMis. It has to be Doctor Who. I love the amazing job it does with praising humanity, the small brilliant things about the human condition. I love how it brings hope, joy and pain equally. I love how it underlines the importance of small abilities that one may have, and how they can save the world. You get REALLY invested emotionally with it and it has helped me through so much.

And this is my favourite quote from the whole series. It's actually not the first one I've written, because I managed to fit one into my last post, "We're all stories in the end. Just make it a good one!", remember? Doctor Who just manages to speak to my soul!

This quote is SO important to me and I live my life by it (I did even before having heard it!). I've told you before how I think feeling everything deeply is a huge part of my personality, and it explains a lot about me. When I'm happy, I'm really happy, and when I'm sad, I'm really sad. I don't stay in between. And everything gets me all the time; maybe that's why when I like something I'm quickly obsessed with it!

I used to see this as a curse, because I kept wondering why I seemed to be sadder than most people I knew. But then I realised there was a beauty in it. I was sadder; but I was also happier. I was living EVERYTHING as much as it could be lived. I was giving life my all. And that meant I was so alive. When this quote came to me, it was like heaven-sent. If feeling everything deeply is being alive, boy do I agree that this is the best thing there is! And letting it get to you is exactly that. You feel pain because it matters. And allowing yourself to be vulnerable enough for something to matter this much is taking a risk, but in the end, I also find this a huge part of life.

You can't live your life halfways. You only get one chance. And you have to give it your all. At least, that's how I see it. And at least, that's what I'm going to do.

A big big hug!


Acqua

QOTW #6: World Down Syndrome Day

Hi there! How are you? I hope you have had an amazing Monday and it will lead to an amazing week!

This is probably one of the most honest, heartfelt and emotional posts you'll see me writing, and I'm already tearing up just at the thought of it. And that's because I'm going to talk about a topic that really touches my heart and that I'm really, really passionate about.

Today is the World Down Syndrome Day. If you read my last post 50 Facts About Me you'll be aware of the fact that my best friend has Down Syndrome, so yes, this is a special day for me and I'd like to share this part of me that's so important with you.

First of all, let me start by saying that she IS my best friend. I don't say it so she will feel better. I don't say it out of pity. And I don't say it to look good. She is my best friend because she has taught me so many things. She is my best friend because she makes me a better person.

I can't even find the words to describe it, so I'm going to switch to the quote. And this quote is so important. My best friend has Down Syndrome, but she ISN'T Down Syndrome. This affectation is a characteristic about her, the same way we all have our particularities, but there is so much more to her that you could miss if you just look at that extra chromosome.

And it's not even like it only happens with Down Syndrome. I have anxiety, but I'm not anxiety. Other people have other things, but they're not that thing. And I find it really sad that some people can't go beyond that, because there is so much greatness they aren't seeing.

The only thing they want is to be treated equal. To have friends, to go out with them, to have a job, to have rights, to decide for themselves, to feel like humans. Because they feel the same way we do. They get happy, sad, upset, angry, nervous, excited... and then, why do we treat them like they're so different than we are?

I read a quote of a father directed to his daughter, who had Down Syndrome, and I thought it to be so brilliant: I have the feeling that I think more, but the question still stands: what things are more worth thinking?

I feel like this quote leads me where I wanted to go. People keep thinking she's lucky to have me, but honestly? I'm the one who is lucky to have her. She saved me in so many ways. She has taught me so many important things. She makes me better. She makes me more human.

And in the end... what is a disability? She finds it more difficult to get to some places, but she works as hard as it gets to reach her goals. And honestly, in the years I've been on this Earth, if I've learned one thing, it's that the only thing that matters in the end is being able to love.

When it comes to that, the disabled ones are the rest of us.

A big big hug,


Acqua

QOTW #5: Being Light

"Being light" and hope is something really important to me, it's kind of my mantra, what I put in the center of my life!

I had a time in my life when I became my pain. And because all of me was pain, I started to focus on everybody else who might have needed help and left all of my problems hidden. Then I realised I was only hurting myself, and I wanted to change it. So I started to work on it. On that time, I was broken, and I kept complaining about everything I'd been through. "If I hadn't..." became my most said sentence. "If I hadn't been through all of this stuff, I wouldn't have all these problems now."

I eventually took a more positive attitude, but there was something I was still wrong about. I kept saying that because I was broken, I had to mend myself before being of help for others. It doesn't mean that I didn't want to help any more. It means that I thought I wasn't... qualified.

I thought, innocent me, I would heal completely. But that never happens, does it? Even if we get over it, there are always scars. And that's good; they are part of ourselves, and we have to embrace them. I also feel like even if we might be hurt, we can still help. If we wait for ourselves to be completely out of it, we might be waiting forever. We have to keep doing things. It isn't "help yourself or help the others". You will always need help, and the others will always need help. The importance is in finding a balance.

In late December, I was in kind of a meeting, and all 7000 of us lit small candles. It was beautiful. But before this happened, when I was given my candle, I broke it while sitting down (I'm just that clumsy). And I was mad at first, but then I realised I was like that candle. Small, and broken, but still willing to give light. At least... willing to try. I think this is what's important, in the end.

Do you have any quotes you'd like to see my viewpoint on? I'd love to talk about your favourite quotes! Also, on Friday I have a collab with Rosie coming up and I'm really excited about it! Make sure to come and read it! ^^

A big big hug!


Acqua

Quote Of The Week #4

Hey hey heeey! How are you today? I come here after a hectic weekend, so forgive me if I haven't read and commented all of your posts... I'll try to do it as soon as I can! And by the way, I have Bloglovin now, so you can follow me there!

But it's this weekend I want to tell you about. These two days have been reaaaaaaally busy, but also reaaaaaaally happy. Me and some more people from my village have been working on a theatre play for a while and we did two shows this weekend. Also, because there weren't any other weekends in the world, I also had a huge concert in which 400 people took part. It's the most exhausted I've been in a while, but I swear I've barely ever been so genuinely happy! The success in both things was amazing, I couldn't believe it.

And here we get to the quote. "Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy." During the rehearsals, especially for the play, I did have a rough time. I just can't seem to get along with some of the people. They're irresponsible and selfish: they don't go to the rehearsals, their attitude when they go is awful, they don't know their part... I was so tired I just wanted to get this done with.

Then, when the play started, the director (who, of course, was the most tired person there), told us something. "Don't let anyone take this moment away from you." And my mind took a turn I didn't expect. He was so right. I love being on the stage. I'm a really nervous and shy person, but when I'm up there? I feel invincible. I feel like I can do anything. I can be whoever I want. I can feel whatever I want. And most importantly... I can make people feel what I'm feeling.

It's such a beautiful thing! I've made people laugh. I've made them cry. I've laughed, I've cried. It's like all the feelings I'm always holding in go out, and when they see it... they just connect. And then they come, and they tell me, and they thank me. And somehow, everything falls into place.

The thing is... in the end, almost all the time, things end up working out all right, and it makes you happy. And then it's hard to know if the struggles were worth it. A choice comes. The choice of what to do with your life. I was so sure of what I wanted to do until this point. I wanted to be a Translation student, and that's what I've done. But what happens later? I'd love to write, that's for sure. And I also love being on the stage. I love translating. And I know that whatever I decide, whatever my path ends up being, it will make me happy. Not other people. Me. That's what matters in the end.

A big big hug!


Acqua xx

Quote Of The Week #3

Given that yesterday was Valentine's Day, I looked for a quote that featured an aspect of love, so I came across this one and it was perfect in so many ways.

It was perfect, first of all, for the book it comes from. It's The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky (a must-read if you haven't read it!). It's a book that turned my life upside down, honestly. I questioned everything I thought about myself, and it was so good for me!

I'm gonna say something I haven't said before in this blog. I've been reaaaaaally broken at some points in my life. And I've hated myself more than I can even imagine now (thankfully, because it means that I don't anymore). I once had a friend who was very mean to me. I felt like he understood me because he had been through serious stuff as well, but he was actually using me to feel better. By making me miserable, he felt better. And honestly, I couldn't see it right then. Another friend was telling me all the time "Get rid of him, he treats you like shit." However, I wouldn't listen. I just said "But that's his personality, it doesn't mean that he hates me! He just needs to say that to get the stress out, it's okay."

But it wasn't. It really wasn't. It was taking me down without me even noticing. He eventually did something really mean to me and then disappeared. It took me some months to realise of how he had been treating me. It wasn't until then that I saw it wasn't normal, and it wasn't right.

I was accepting the love I thought I deserved.

This quote is just... true. Now, that's a statement hahaha But seriously, it is! I thought I deserved nothing more than that, so I accepted it! Had I thought I deserved more, I wouldn't have taken it. That's what I've done later, and I don't regret it. Some people are like poison. Their words and actions spread so fast, and they can take over your body. You have to learn to stand up and say no. You are a valuable human being (yes, you), and you deserve happiness and love. And that's it. Anything beyond that is just wrong!

I hope this quote made you think :) And I hope you realise you deserve all the love in the world! Oh, and thank you for all your lovely comments on my last post, there were so many and I'm so happy!

I'll finish with an extra quote, my favourite from the book: So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.


A big big hug!


Acqua

Quote Of The Week #2

On to the second quote! I really like this one as well. I'm actually quite obsessed with quotes in general... I think if I had a superpower it would be that I have a reference for everything! You'd tell me something and I would say: Oh! This is like on that [insert random song / book / video / quote / whatever you want]. A friend of mine made me notice this recently and I found it hilarious but pretty accurate!

However, you're here for the quote, so let's move on. "Normality" is a strange concept to me. How can there be one thing that is normal and everything else is weird / different / special? Because we're all different in something, then nobody is normal, but then again, if what's normal is the fact that everybody is different in something, aren't we all normal? I don't know if I'm making any sense hahaha

I think this quote is an accurate depiction of what I feel society understands for "normality". It's not just a point, it's a range. You can be different, but only within it. There are limits. And comparing it to a paved road is really interesting. It's true: being normal is comfortable. You don't take too many risks and it doesn't mean that you won't be okay if you stick to it. But by finding your own individuality and daring to do something different... that's when you add to life. That's when the flowers come out.

Granted, being different isn't always happy. In a society that mocks whatever doesn't fit, it can be difficult. But I think that these views are changing, and as you grow up, you find out you don't care that much. If you hide who you truly are, you are not living up to your potential. If you stick to the mainstream in everything even though your inner self would want to change something, you aren't letting other people get to know you. And it's scary to do, because then you're vulnerable. And you'll find that some people like your true self, and some don't. And that's okay.

Until you unleash your full potential, you won't find out what you can make out of your life. I think it would be a pity not to. Maybe you differ more from the average, maybe you just have slight differences. But everybody should be allowed to be their true self, whoever that may be.

I'll see you on Friday!

A big big hug.


Acqua

Quote Of The Week #1

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise. What a simple yet powerful quote.

As I told on my first post Blank Pages, I have quite an obsession with this amazing musical called "Les Misérables". If you're not familiar with it, you should definitely check it out! I love the raw emotions that you can see, the whole story, the will to make the world a better place, the inner confrontation, the neverending fight, the grief, the pain, the joy, and, At The End of the Day (see what I did there?), this condition that is so human in which even though your life is going awfully bad, you still grasp to something and you keep fighting for a new and better tomorrow.

This quote appears in the ending, a moment that always gives me chills. And it always stands out to me. "Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise". I try to have it in random places around me so I'll never forget it. Because I do forget it some times. There are moments when I think my whole life is the night, and the sun will never rise. And I need to keep remembering that it will, eventually. Because it always does.

If you find yourself in the night, right now, you might think there is no way out. But believe me, I know it sounds like a cliché, but it does get better. I've been there. I know how it feels. And it sucks. I want you to know that, if you need someone to talk to, I'm always willing to help. And I also want you to know that there is a big bright future out there waiting for you. It won't be what you imagine... but it will be so good :)

I like this quote so much I even bought a pendant from Etsy! It's the one in the picture. There's a girl who makes them and she makes them with a ton of quotes, if you're interested you can find it here .

And that's it. This is my favourite quote ever. It helps so much in my life.

I'd love to know your favourite quotes! Make sure to post them in the comments ^^ And I want to give a shoutout to Rosie, who commented on both of my posts! Make sure to check her blog http://rosieauthorwriting.blogspot.com . Thank you so much for the positive response, I hope you'll keep enjoying my writings!

A big big hug!


Acqua