Rise to the heights...

Everybody has their bad days but some people don't help themselves when things aren't going so well. It's definitely hard to be optimistic when things aren't going your way but some people seem to wallow in self pity instead of doing something about it. Some things can't be helped like a family member being ill or something similar. However, other things can be changed. I think changing your attitude slightly and bouncing back from the things that go wrong is always going to be the better option, rather than waiting for somebody to come along and magically make things better - because that person won't always be there to help. People who keep going regardless of what they go through are usually the ones who tend to succeed. It's easy to sit there feeling sorry for yourself because it is the easier option, and we've all done it including me, but it simply doesn't make whats happened any better.

'Because one must sink to the depths in order to rise to the heights.' - I Capture the Castle

Laura.

Song: The End Where I Begin by The Script
"Sometimes we don't learn from our mistakes and sometimes we've no choice but to walk away."

Update and Mocks

Helloo,

I just wanted to write an update post because it's been nearly two weeks since I last posted anything. This is mainly because I had AS mock exams that I had to revise for and partly because I've been lacking inspiration recently.

I don't think my mocks went very well at all, I didn't revise enough for them and I blanked out completely in at least two of them. I haven't had all of my grades back yet, but I'm not expecting very much from them. I know the grades I'll get aren't what I want to get in the real exams in the summer. But despite this, it has made me realise that I have a lot of revision to do if I want to get the grades I want. I find with A Levels there's a lot of ups and downs and it's easy to be pessimistic and feel like everything's impossible. If I don't do well in the Summer the only person to blame will be myself, and I know that too well, so I'll do everything I can now to avoid being disappointed.

I hope your mocks went okay if you had any, and if not, there's still time to improve if you do something about it now.

Laura.

Song: One Life by James Morrison

Want & Need?

I think it's a shame when people think they have to have 'everything' in order to be happy. Personally I think some of the happiest times can be when you don't have everything you want, because what you want isn't necessarily what you need. Having good friends, a relationship and succeeding at work or school can go towards being happy - of course they help but I don't think you have to have every single one of these things to be happy. It irritates me when people say they have a 'perfect' life purely because they've got all the things they wanted. It's the way you look at what you have that matters, not just what you have. Sometimes the people that have the most in life can be the unhappiest and have more problems than the people that have less.

Laura.

Song: Changes by Greg Holden