Time

"You should see yourself, you think that you won't stumble like everybody else, but I got time just watch this space yeah, you just wait."

It's easy to jump straight into something without thinking just because you get the opportunity. If you wait you get to see the whole picture of the situation. Sometimes it is best to just go for it, but you have to think before you do. Time can be such a great thing, but also one of the worst.

Laura.

Song: Up With the Birds by Coldplay

Actions not words...

"You're going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times. But in the end, it's always their actions you should judge them by. It's actions, not words, that matter."

Laura.

Song: I Can't Make You Love Me (Cover) by Adele
It's probably one of my all time favourite covers, link 'here'

Dreams and Nightmares

"They've promised that dreams can come true, but forgot to mention that nightmares are dreams too..."
- Oscar Wilde

Laura.

Song: Science and Faith by The Script

Changing Advice

It's easy to give out cheesy advice to somebody when they're facing a problem, anybody can do it - I have in the past. I've realised now though that just giving cliched advice to somebody doesn't make much difference to them. Sure, the message you're trying to put across may have some value - but right at that moment, that person's mind is just lost in the problem or situation they're in and it's the last thing they want to hear. Although words are one of the most powerful things we have they don't always help solve a problem. If they want your advice or opinion on something they'll ask you. Sometimes it's enough to just be there for somebody when they're going through a bad time because the chances are you can't fix their problem anyway. Listening, in my opinion, is usually more important than speaking. There's a difference between being a good friend, listening and being there for somebody, and just spewing out pointless words that don't really help anybody - it's just something you have to realise. Now I leave my cheesy advice and cliches to my blog posts rather than using it to 'solve' other people's problems.

Laura.

Song: Hell and Back by Greg Holden
Video: I think everybody should watch this, I've seen it happen so many times - 'Exiting the Friendzone' link 'here'.

Fire Away

With my AS exams looming, I've been feeling a bit down recently - worrying about what I'll get in my exams. It feels like I don't have enough time to revise everything well enough. But realistically worrying about not having enough time isn't going to give me anymore time, so I'm just going to do what I can in the time I have left. If the exams don't go so well, it certainly isn't the end of the world. Things always seem more important and potentially life changing when you're living through them, but afterwards you realise although they probably were important, they weren't life or death situations. I'll go into my exams hoping to do well but what happens, happens and as with so many things, only time will tell. Roll on the exams... and the best of luck to anybody revising for exams in the next few months.

"Take your aim, fire away, fire away. You shoot me down, but I won't fall..."


Laura.

Song: Titanium - Covered by Carrie Fletcher, the link is 'here'
Film: The Hunger Games - I saw it yesterday and it was amazing, I loved it.