Goodbye 2013

The end of twenty thirteen is nearly here, crazy.
Recently I've been thinking a lot about time and how important it is to make the most of the time you have with people in your life. I'm so, so glad to still have my amazing friends even though we've been spread across the country for the last few months - plus some new ones. I'm also thankful for my family, who I'd be lost without and they help me through everything. It's been a year of achievement and a year of change but overall 2013 has been good. I hope that regardless of what this past year has been like for you that you'll look forwards and not focus too much on the bad things. I look forward to seeing what the next year will bring and I wish you all a Happy New Year. Have a good one!

I'll being posting my 'Aims of 2014' sometime this week!

Laura.

Song: Right Place Right Time by Olly Murs

Glass of Water

'A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the 'half empty or half full' question. Instead, with a smile on her face she enquired, "How heavy is this glass of water?". The answers called out ranged from 8oz to 20 oz. She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. it depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralysed. In each case the eight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "The stress and worries in life are like that glass of water - think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them for a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralysed - incapable of doing anything." Always remember to put the glass down.'

Laura.

Song: Easy For You by Becky CJ

More quotes

"I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

"She wanted none of those days to end, and it was always with disappointment that she watched the darkness stride forward." - Markus Zusak

"Moving on doesn't mean you forget about things, it just means you have to accept what happened and continue living."

I keep the little sticky notes open on my laptop desktop and whenever I find a good quote I copy & paste it there, so these are a few that have been hanging around there for a while. I thought I'd actually post them on here.

Laura.

Song: Better When You're Gone by Luke Conard