Sunshine

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I find sunshine mesmerising. 

Everything looks so much more cheerful when it's bathed by sunshine.

The shafts on sunlight creeping through trees and lighting the way.

The warmth that hits your skin when you step outside feels glorious.

The air seems fresh and inviting.

Everyone seems to be much happier when the sun is out.

It has an infectious effect on me and makes me feel ridiculously happy and motiviated.

I love the sunshine and how it makes me feel. 

I hope it shows its face more this year.

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Manic Monday #109

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Hello, hello, hello.

Today's post is very impromptu indeed. 

I wanted desperately to plan a friends night out to cheer up one of my friends after receiving the horrible news from yesterday. 

Sometimes all you need is to be with your friends, if you're your normal self or just want to sit in the corner mulling away, letting your friends steer the conversation. It's just something to be in their presence and know that they understand.

The world seemed to be dishing out bad news after bad news today. So often the media is infiltrated by all the horrors that are going on that I forget there is still some good in this world. 

I don't like to let myself get sucked in to a vortex of feeling like nothing good is happening anymore when I know that there are people fighting every day to make good things happen. 

We tend to focus on the negatives and wallow in the pity that is fed to us by the media, never seeming to celebrate all the wonderful things that happen for every bad thing. 

Don't get me wrong I'm not sitting here on my high horse, in my crystal clean palace trying to ignore the issues the world is currently facing. I just think that every now and then we need to remember that there are still good things going on in this world too. 

On my lunch walk a bus passed me and I noticed Nelson Mandela's face staring back at me, I didn't quite catch the full banner but it said something along the lines of;

'It only takes one person to make a change'

Albeit, Nelson Mandela moved mountains in his time and I don't think I'm on an even keel but still, the banner was right; it does take that one person to make a change. 

It got me thinking about the changes that Nelson Mandela did for this world and the persecution he received for standing up for what he believed in. He endured everything that was thrown at him and still came out the other side standing, still, for what he believed in.

There are unsung hero's like Mandela all over the world who are trying their best to change the world, for the better, one step at a time. 

I think it's time we tried to focus on them a little more and bring their good energy to the forefront of the media. 

What are your thoughts? Do you think the media shine the spotlight on the negative news excessively?

Toodles

x

P.S; I'm not in anyway shape of form trying to say that the media shouldn't report on things due to their sensitive subject matter. However, I do think it needs to be acknowledged but I also think that the good in the world needs to be acknowledged as well.

Fragile

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Life is fragile.

The fragility is both endearing and scary. 

Human kind need to embrace the fragility of life and let certain things slide.

Enjoy your life. 
Tell the people you love that you love them. 
Explore. 
Ask questions. 
Understand. 
Consider other people and their actions. 
Smile. 
Laugh. 
Embrace. 
Cry. 
Think. 
Learn. 
Try. 
See and do. 

Travel and embrace culture. 

An old friend from college was killed outside of a club in the early hours of this morning after a fight broke out. 

My heart goes out to his family and friends in this difficult time.

x

Manic Monday #108

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I had one of those days today where my brain would just not work. Not very handy when I'm answering the calls and emails from today! There were several calls where the person on the other end had to explain to me many times what the issue was and what they needed me to do.

We launched a new job logging system today as well, which didn't seem to help the matter. I think I eventually switched myself on around 3/4 of the way through the day. 

I was meant to go the gym this evening and I'm sure I would have felt better for doing so, but I used my good excuses. I am however punishing myself for not forcing myself to go by forcing myself to organise a cupboard full of useless stuff. I think that's a fair trade off. I also plan on going through some BodyFit by Amy later. 

I have been rather indulgent recently with Easter and Mum's birthday, so I am most definitely getting myself to the gym tomorrow evening. 

Life seems to be settling down again after a mad couple of weeks moving my belongings too and fro. I don't feel anywhere near finished though and want to sort through so much more stuff but I now don't feel so rushed to do it and don't have a deadline looming over my head. 

I've been thinking of possibly switching up the Manic Monday posts and replacing them with something else. I do like writing them but am starting to feel I'm touching on the same subjects more often than not. I feel from my last few posts I must come across as an organisation freak, which I am but...there are so many more sides to me!

What do you guys think? Do you still enjoy reading my Monday posts?

Let me know!

Toodles.

x

May Planning

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In the last couple of days of March I decided I wanted to attempt another blogging month, it was around the 29th or 30th which made me feel I didn't have enough time to plan properly for April. I've decided May will be a good time to do it. 

Thirty One days of blog posts!

This month will be dedicated to pre-planning, more than I have done before. I want to prove to myself that I can post every day for a month without missing a day or making an excuse just to not post and I feel that putting more planning time in will help me to do that. No excuses and procrastinating this month.

In the words of Mr Neistat;

"There's always a good excuse not to do something." 

Toodles

 x