Just remember.

Just remember that the bad times will pass by eventually. Just remember you're only one person, you can't change the world. Just remember sometimes you have to go through tough parts before it's going to get better. Just remember not to give up easily. Just remember to think before you speak. Just remember time can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Just remember your worst critic will always be yourself. Just remember actions can speak louder than words. Just remember not everybody is going to be your biggest fan. Just remember, to be you - that's all that you ever need to be. Just remember...

Laura.

Song: On Your Side by Thriving Ivory

The last day of year eleven.

Well we all knew this day would come sooner or later, and I'm not going to ramble on too much - I'll try and keep this short.

At first glance this day seems like the end, but really you could say it's the just the beginning. There has been so many memories during the past three years and so many friendships along the way too. Even though we all expected one more day to come to terms with the reality of leaving year eleven; perhaps it was best to leave with something unexpected. We left as we came, together and unknowing of what is to come. I wish everybody the best of luck with whatever they are going on to do in the future! I hope you stay in contact with everybody you want to, and if worst comes to worst, there's always facebook chat. That's amazingness of the Internet for you...

Laura.


Song: Good Life by OneRepublic

Losing.

Sometimes losing people in your life is necessary, but sometimes you have to do everything you possibly can to prevent it happening. You just have to decide which one it is... ''I'm just scared of losing all that we have left.''

Laura.

Song: Panic Chord by Gabrielle Aplin

The Rapture!

Surprisingly, everybody survived the rapture and are still alive. Shocking! But it made me think... Even the concept of death was enough for some people to say sorry to friends they'd argued with and had held grudges against or do certain things like that. Surely we should do this without the threat of death? I think Nickelback's song explains what I'm trying to say quite well, I've linked it below. Congratulations to everybody who is still living!

Laura.

Song: If today was your last day by Nickelback

The whole picture...

Sometimes you need to see the whole picture to understand things, not just a small part of them. When you can only see a part of it, you can't see the truth; the reality. You try and make the part you have fit in with what you want to be true - not what's actually there. When you have the whole picture you can see what's real and what's not, what matters and what doesn't. This can be related to so many situations and it all comes down to piecing together the small parts to create bigger picture.

Laura.

Song: Starlight by Muse

Fear?

Well I'm one of those people who isn't scared of the 'normal' things like the dark or spiders. When I was younger I was terrified of lifts because someone on the program Fireman Sam got stuck in one... And to be quite honest I'm still not a big fan of them. I'd rather walk the stairs than go in one if possible. I have other things I dislike a lot, such as other people dying and so on but there's nothing else I particularly 'fear'. I think fears are strange things, they are all based on possibilities and what could happen. Maybe it's just because we like to be in full control of our own lives and sometimes we can't control every little thing? Life can be an uncertain thing. So yes. This was a pretty pointless post... let me know your fears in the comments if you feel the urge? Haha, hope all your exams are going okay too!

Laura.

Song: 20 Miles by Deer Tick

The Exam.

The last minute revision lining up. The sick feeling you get that rises up inside you. The realisation of what you're about to do. The final steps you take to the seat. The scrapping of chairs and shuffling of papers. The murmur of the last few voices. The orders. The silence that drifts away as thinking takes over. The time that passes. The relief. The waiting to leave. The eruption of chatter afterwards. The sharing of answers and discussion of questions. The ones who feel they have done well, the ones who feel all is lost. The feeling that it's one more off the list.

It's just another day of exams.

Laura.

Song: Unfriend You by Greyson Chance