Be thankful for what you have

Yesterday I was out with a couple of friends from uni. As we were standing outside McDonalds, a man was playing Gheorghe Zamfir – The lonely shepherd (the soundtrack of the movie, Kill Bill).

While he was playing the song, on his panpipes, an old man without legs, was trying to move on the side of the road.

My friends and I gave him so money and some food, but that didn’t make us feel better.

I personally felt very sad and I teared up. I must say that I hate seeing old people like this. And not only, it makes me feel sick when I hear someone saying that they hate their life and they want to die, but at the same time other people have worse lives than them. It’s just sad.

Thank you for the support

A couple of days back I met up with a friend.. Well, she came over and I don’t know how we started talking about my blog.

I told her how it all started, out of boredom.. how it got all serious, to the point where I would always post things and update it.. until now when I am neglecting it, to an extent.

The reason for this blog was to help. To help myself by letting things out and to help others who could learn from my experience or who could find what I say motivational, inspirational. I did have stupid and useless posts, I know, but hey, maybe others liked them. I tried giving my best by expressing myself well in an easy language. Keep in mind that English is not my first language, although it is the main language I have been using for the past 6-7 years. I don’t and I will not know all the words and grammar rules, as no one could ever know everything. Moreover, I am not a professional writer and I neither claimed it nor will ever do. I write out of passion and nothing can make me stop, despite my sudden and sometimes long breaks. There are million of reasons behind them but I will not write them. I know that I have to get back to blogging because some of you expect more from my blog and I and I really am trying to divide my time well, so I can have a bit for writing. I must say that university is taking all my time and I’m always studying. Anyway.. this blog also helped me. It really did! I was much calmer when I was writing. I was much more open to discussion and different opinions. So why not keep being like that?

Therefore, I want to thank you all for the support. Some show it, some don’t, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is that YOU are reading and YOU like what you are reading.

Thank you!

Very motivated right now

So I’m on my way to the capital, Bucharest.. Why I decided to post right now? One person commented on one of my pictures on Facebook asking for the link to my blog. She also told me that she always kept up to date with my posts. Did it make me happy? You think? I am still smiling!

I’m happy to know that people read what I write. I’m happy to know that people find it interesting too, not just read it to waste time.

I never knew you guys like this. Okay, I knew it, but I never knew that some people like it AS much! I’m happy! Yay! 😀

And to promise again, tonight you’ll have a lot of updates and I will check y’all out. Hugs! x

Thank you!

Life begins each morning!

 

“Whether one is twenty, forty, sixty, or eighty; whether one has succeeded, failed or just muddled along – life begins each morning! The greatest fact in life is that it is never too late to start again. Biography simply overflows with inspiring examples of this truth. However discouraging your days may have been, keep this thought burning brightly in your mind: life begins each morning!“

– L.M. Hodges

 

No matter what happens, don’t ever give up. If things go bad, thank God for the lesson and if things go bad, then obviously thank Him for that. Don’t regret anything. Things will get better in the end and if they didn’t, it means it is not the end.

 

Have a blessed morning! 

I’ve been awarded

 

Taken from: WordPress

 

I’ve been awarded ‘Very Inspirational Blogger Award’ by an amazing and a very inspiring blogger, Eva Tenter. I would like to say that she is a great writer and she always posts great things. Anyone could learn something from her posts and they all give out a lot of motivation.

 

 

The regular rules are (the rules vary a bit with each award, but they are generally the same):

1. Display the award logo somewhere on the blog.

2. Link back to the blog of the person who nominated you.

3. State seven things about yourself.

4. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award and provide links to their blogs.

5. Notify those bloggers that they have been nominated and of the award’s requirements.

 

Taken from: WordPress

Taken from: WordPress

Taken from: WordPress

Taken from: WordPress

 

I’ve decided to do the same thing as her and list out some awards, then list out some people, whom blogs I like to visit and they will then decide by themselves the award they want to pick.

 

Everyone is very good at writing. Everyone is very good at giving advices. Everyone is really good at expressing their feelings/thoughts. Therefore, even if you are not mentioned in this post (intentionally or unintentionally), I want to thank you for inspiring me and other people as well. I want to thank everyone for visiting my blog, following it, liking my posts, as well as comment on them and for those who nominate me for awards.

 

Here are the 15 bloggers:

– http://evatenter.wordpress.com/ – The amazing woman who nominated me!

– http://outsideair.wordpress.com/

– http://into-mind.com/

– http://njpsychdoc.wordpress.com/

– http://lipstickrhetoric.wordpress.com/

– http://knowthesphere.wordpress.com/

– http://iliketheworldfuzzy.wordpress.com/

– http://www.sergiunicola.ro/

– http://faithandfitnessembrace.wordpress.com/

– http://healthdemystified.wordpress.com/

– http://stilishbabe.wordpress.com/

– http://ladyromp.com/

– http://lscotthoughts.com/

– http://umkhaloodie.com/

– http://kayspolish.wordpress.com/

 

And now, 7 things about me:

– I used to play piano.

– I love to sing!

– I like all summer things, tanning, swimming.. literally everything.

– I want to make a change in the world.

– I have two first names and I despise one of them.

– I may seem strong, but I am not.

 

Thank you for reading! 🙂

What you think upon, grows

 

“What you think upon, grows! You’ll attract more of what you focus upon.. positive or negative. It’s your choice. Focus on what you have and what’s right, not on what you don’t have and what’s wrong. And say thank you for what you have as often as possible, it will change your life!”

 

This coincides with a post I’ve written a couple of days back. 

Always thank God for what you have, because there are people who would wish to have those things. Your life doesn’t suck because you broke up with your boyfriend/girlfriend and you’re just 15. Your life doesn’t suck because your mum punished you for two weeks for getting bad grades.

 

I used to get angry every time mummy took my phone or punished me, but now I am thankful for all that. It didn’t help me in the short-term but it did in the long-term. I’ve realised many things. I’ve realised that sometimes it is good to have that ‘break’ from everyone, to appreciate things more. Sometimes you need it, to concentrate on the most important things. You never know. 

 

There’s always a reason behind everything, so cheer up. Smile. Life is good. Life really is good! 

I apologise

I know I’ve been absent yesterday and also today but it’s because I’ve had my A2 History exam and my phone has been off for the past two days.

I can’t promise to post anything tonight but I can promise that I will do so tomorrow and I’ll keep that way until my A2 French exam comes up.

Sorry for this and thank you to everyone who still visited my blog. It means a lot to me!

500 Likes!

 

“Congratulations on getting 500 total likes on Lex’sThoughts.

Your current tally is 504.”

 

Taken from: WordPress

 

 

May not be a lot, but hey, it made me smile!

 

 

Thank you everyone for all the comments, likes and follows. But most of all thank you for finding my posts good enough! Have a good day and God bless.

What I think about love

I am young. I am only 18 (and half) years old and I may not know a lot about love, but I have some things to confess.

I never ‘loved’ anyone until last year in September. I never cared about anyone’s feelings. I never cared why they would say. It was all just a waste of time. I know this is normal for my age, but I hate it. I hate that I wasted my time that way, when I could have done something better. I am not perfect. I have my flaws. I have made mistakes. I don’t have ‘the’ most amazing past. But one thing is sure, I have learned a lot.

He was my friend for umm.. about 5 years. We had a thing about 3 years ago but he wasn’t a good boyfriend back then and he knows it. We didn’t talk for approximately a year, then we became friends again. We always played around the idea of getting back, but it never happened. We always had that thing, where we would fight like enemies but when we made up (which most of the time was less than a day) it was like nothing ever happened.

Last September, he picked me up from the airport when I came back to Kuwait. He was drunk and this mean person didn’t even get me flowers! Since then we kept going out and it has been that way since then. He never really asked me out. We just were together. You don’t really need to be asked out to be with someone. It all depends on feelings. The day we became in a relationship on Facebook was the 8th of September therefore we decided to keep that as our anniversary date. Therefore, as you probably realised, this Friday is gonna be our 8 months anniversary. May not be long, but I know it, for a fact that for the both of us, it actually is..

We went through many things. Both good and bad and I can say that we got through them with success. We laughed. We cried. We shouted. We smiled. We were angry. We were happy. We felt everything. And I thankful for all he did and still does for me. I am lucky for all this too. This is why when I read this, I thought of him..

“If you find a guy that is willing to go through hell just to keep the relationship going, don’t take his love for granted.”

He went through hell for me. So I’m not going to take his love for granted. I will always love him because he was, he is and he will always be very important to me.

Dedicated to Mr. Lover. The first and the last to whom I’ve given so much.

Such a productive and good day!

I’ve had a great day! Probably the best I’ve had in the past week or two. I got a whole 260 History book done, I mean, notes from it. I never thought I could get it done, but hey. I did it!

That’s the book and my exam is on the 12th of June. Can’t wait for it! I’m ready and I also have a good feeling about it!

Moreover, boyfriend got his visa today and I’ve posted something about it.

I also had a good day family wise as well as friends wise. This week was surely a good one, but today just topped all the others! I mean, yesterday was good too, because I went shopping with boyfriend, but today? OH GOD, PERFECT!

I say this because it was great from all points of view.

Matter fact, it was so good that I actually forgot that today was Tuesday. I was chatting with dad and I kept telling him that on Wednesday I’m going to school to get some paper work done. And out of no where he broke it down to me ‘daddy, Wednesday is tomorrow..’

Rush! Have a fast dinner and prepare the bag. Now I’m ready for bed, but I’m taking my time posting something because I’ve been rather quiet lately. I hope you can understand me. I’m leaving Kuwait in about 3 weeks, so I need to spend time with my lovely family. The only time I usually post is in the morning while drinking my coffee and at night, before switching my brain off.

I want to thank everyone for checking out my blog and for visiting it quite often. It really means a lot to me and I appreciate it. I never thought that people would actually read what I say. That people would actually find interesting what I think (now write too). Wow. It feels good, you know?

I also want to thank God for everything because without Him, nothing would be possible. I am happy. He makes me happy and I’m honoured by all the things He gives me.

I want to thank my family for supporting me in everything I do. I want to thank mummy the most (of course my dads too, but..) because she always understands me and she always listens to me even though sometimes she may not be in the mood for me and how much I talk.. Yes, I’m aware of how much I talk and come on, I write a lot too. Boyfriend also supports me as well and I’m thankful. Also my closest friends who are not many, but they do what they can.

Thank you all! Each one of you!

PS: God, keep giving me weird dreams, because I’m starting to feel something.