Once upon a time

"Stories. We all spend our lives telling them; about this, about that, about people. But some, some stories are so good that you wish they'd never end. They're so gripping that we'll go without sleep just to see a little bit more. Some stories bring us laughter & sometimes they bring us tears.But isnt that what a great story does; makes you feel? Stories that are so powerful, they really are with us forever."

Life's one big story. The story of us. And it's full of millions and millions of other stories which are constantly unwinding all around us. The whole world is one massive, intricate, beautiful, terrifying, magnificent, terrible, wonderful and exciting story. Millions and millions of people are carrying on in their lives as I type, and in years to come they will sit down and tell their story to their children, grandchildren, friends. They will look back on it and remember the good times and the bad, and recount everything that happened.

They will remember the friends they made, the people they loved, and the people who broke their heart. I want my story to be full of good times. I want to be able to say that I lived it to the full, and right now, that's not what I'm doing. I'm letting stupid things get to me, I'm stressing over things that won't matter in a year's time, and I'm living in a routine that just isn't very interesting.

So here's to spicing things up a bit. No more unnecessary freak-outs, no pretending to be who I'm not, and no more of this boring routine. I'm still going to go the places I usually go, but I'm going to enjoy myself!

It's not all going to be giggles, smiles and happy times, and there probably won't be a fairytale ending where I end up living happily ever after; but it'll be a story nonetheless. One full of love, happiness, smiles, heartbreak, tears, fears, success, failure and friendship. I'm excited.

birds can fly so high and they can shit on your head

Well the stars up in the sky
And the leaves in the trees
All the broken bits that make you trip up and grassy bits inbetween
All the matter in the world
Is how much i like you

Wikipedia: "Friendship is the cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis"

Friends are cool things, and we take them for granted WAY too often. We just assume they'll be there, and I guess they will, but life's a funny thing. It can take anyone away in the blink of an eye, and we've gotta realise that our loved ones might not always be there. Sure, they'll drive us mad at times, and we often feel like we could throttle them- but they're the ones who put up with us when we drive them mad. Other people would just walk away or give us a swift blow to the face.

My friends are great, and their greatness is further ephasised by the shit they've put up with from me. I'm pretty good at messing things up, and they've told me to wise up when I've needed it and I really appreciate it. They're amazing, and I should really tell them more often, but knowing them they'd be like "Of course I'm amazing, tell me something I don't know," or "Haha, shut up." They make me act crazy, but they keep me sane.

Appreciate what you've got, you might not have it forever.

text messages, youtube and a big lump of cheese

Of all of the things I carry
And all of the things I know
I know that I will be loved
No matter where I go

 *Warning. Cheese Factor*

Got a nice wee text today telling me that I'm not worth shit. Pleasant, yes? I thought so too. Gotta love "friends". But later on in the evening having felt completely crap all day, my friend Bethany let me listen to a song written by Meghan Tonjes called This Year (definitely worth the listen). So the verse I've written above really caught my attention & I just thought to myself: I'm not worthless. There are people to love me, even if the person who sent me the text doesn't. And no matter where you are, someone in the world loves you.

So don't listen to those scumbags who try to make you feel like shit, you're you. Like, human life is amazing (don't worry, there'll be no God rant here). There have been billions of people living on earth and not one of them has been exactly the same as another. There's an endless amount of DNA combinations (I'm no scientist, so please correct me if i'm wrong), and it completely blows my mind. I love it. 

Don't get me wrong, life can be a complete ball of crap at times, and it melts my head; but there are so many mind-blowing things in the world and there are many good times to be had. Just gotta get out there and enjoy it.

But yes, the point of the blog- nobody's worthless, and nobody has the right to make you feel as if you are.