Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope each and every one of y'all had a great day filled with food, family, and fun! I got to spend my Thanksgiving at a beautiful beach house right on the beach here in VA Beach, VA! There is so much we should be grateful for not just on Thanksgiving but every day. Here's just some of the things/people I am grateful for!
I am grateful for my family of course and my amazing fiance Rob who I love more than anything in the world!
I am grateful for all of my friends! My best friends Sarah, Ellen, Lisa, Delphine, Asu, Jen, and Lippy!
I am grateful for my cats Angel and Mooch who I will see back home in Florida on Saturday night!
I am grateful for my wonderful water aerobics instructor and friend Annie!
I am grateful for my favorite youtube vloggers Madrosed! Maddie, Janet and the whole family! They give me something to look forward to watching everyday with their awesome vlogs and their Saturday night live show just about every Saturday night as well!
I am grateful for my idols Lucy Hale, Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Melissa Benoist and many others for always giving me a reason to smile and hold on even when I don't feel like I can keep going. I love them all so much!
I am grateful for my favorite shows Pretty Little Liars, Once Upon A Time, Supergirl, Quantico, and many others for being a source of comfort and happiness and giving me something to be passionate about!
I am grateful to have God in my life and to wake up every morning and be healthy and to have food and a roof over my head and clothes to wear.
I am grateful to be on the beach right now and to be able to hear and see the ocean waves right outside of my window.
I am grateful for the little things life that bring the most happiness!
Those are just some of the most important things/people to me that I am grateful for. There are so many people who have less than we all do and we should be grateful for all we have each and everyday not just on Thanksgiving. The state of this country is sad and frightening right now and we need healing, love, hope, peace, and strength more than anything right now. I pray that we all make it through these next four years no matter what happens.
So enjoy this Thanksgiving and all that y'all are thankful for and remember to pass along a smile to someone you never know how much that could mean to someone and also give back when you can as well.
~Peace and love to everyone~
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
My Thoughts on this Horrendous Election
I have not blogged in a very long time I know but I had to blog about this mess of an election tonight. I just don't get it. I sit here shocked and speechless as I type this. It seems as though hate has won in this country and it sickens me. It's so sad and I don't know what to think. I am terrified of this outcome, not just for me but for all the women, non-whites, LGBTQ+, Muslims, ect in this country. I am terrified of what this could bring us and I am ashamed to be an American and a Floridian right now. Proud of my home state of Virginia though. This happened right before the holidays too.
This election has brought out so much closeted hate, bigotry, intolerance, violence and I am terrified that is just going to get worse now. I am terrified for the world. I feel hopeless at this point and I don't know what else to do but pray. I never in all my years ever imagined something so terrifying that could happen. I don't know what is going to happen from here and for the next 4 years all I do know is that there are still good loving people here in the US and even though our voices became drowned out by the hatred and bigotry we are still here and we will never give up the fight. We may be down now but we will never be out. We can't let hate win. We can't give into fear. We have to continue to fight for what is right no matter what happens. There is still love out here. I promise you not all of us white people voted for that orange monster I know I didn't and neither did my fiance Rob who's birthday is today actually and neither did all my idols.
I can't believe this really happened even though it's not over yet it's still surreal to me. How so many people can support such hatred, racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, ect is beyond me. This just shows how much hatred is still rooted here in the US and it's frightening and sad. We are one people, one planet, and we can't even come together to make things better for everyone. I was really hoping to see our first female president get elected tonight. Even though I am terrified right now all I can do is pray. I will pray for a miracle, pray for a better outcome, pray for love, pray for peace, pray for anything to help this disaster.
The only thing I can think of right now that brings some form of comfort right now is one of my favorite shows Once Upon A Time and 2 of my favorite characters Snow White and her daughter Emma Swan. Before Emma was born, Snow White had a bounty for her heart from the Evil Queen (Regina) because as a girl she told Cora (Regina's mom) about Regina's love Daniel and Cora killed him and ever since then Regina wanted Snow White dead basically but Snow White is a Princess she has her kingdom to run and even while on the run she was always there for her people. She protected them and found her true love with David and had Emma but of course the curse forced them to send Emma to our world through the cabinet. Emma is the savior and is always there for everyone. She protects those she loves the most. She and her parents and Regina who is amazing now save their town on the daily from villains and dark ones. It makes me believe that love conquers all and that good will always win. Just thought I'd throw that in there.
So, enjoy the holidays coming up as best as you can because come January which happens to be my birthday month unfortunately we could have an orange monster as our next president even though I will never consider him my president.
~Peace and Love to everyone~
This election has brought out so much closeted hate, bigotry, intolerance, violence and I am terrified that is just going to get worse now. I am terrified for the world. I feel hopeless at this point and I don't know what else to do but pray. I never in all my years ever imagined something so terrifying that could happen. I don't know what is going to happen from here and for the next 4 years all I do know is that there are still good loving people here in the US and even though our voices became drowned out by the hatred and bigotry we are still here and we will never give up the fight. We may be down now but we will never be out. We can't let hate win. We can't give into fear. We have to continue to fight for what is right no matter what happens. There is still love out here. I promise you not all of us white people voted for that orange monster I know I didn't and neither did my fiance Rob who's birthday is today actually and neither did all my idols.
I can't believe this really happened even though it's not over yet it's still surreal to me. How so many people can support such hatred, racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, ect is beyond me. This just shows how much hatred is still rooted here in the US and it's frightening and sad. We are one people, one planet, and we can't even come together to make things better for everyone. I was really hoping to see our first female president get elected tonight. Even though I am terrified right now all I can do is pray. I will pray for a miracle, pray for a better outcome, pray for love, pray for peace, pray for anything to help this disaster.
The only thing I can think of right now that brings some form of comfort right now is one of my favorite shows Once Upon A Time and 2 of my favorite characters Snow White and her daughter Emma Swan. Before Emma was born, Snow White had a bounty for her heart from the Evil Queen (Regina) because as a girl she told Cora (Regina's mom) about Regina's love Daniel and Cora killed him and ever since then Regina wanted Snow White dead basically but Snow White is a Princess she has her kingdom to run and even while on the run she was always there for her people. She protected them and found her true love with David and had Emma but of course the curse forced them to send Emma to our world through the cabinet. Emma is the savior and is always there for everyone. She protects those she loves the most. She and her parents and Regina who is amazing now save their town on the daily from villains and dark ones. It makes me believe that love conquers all and that good will always win. Just thought I'd throw that in there.
So, enjoy the holidays coming up as best as you can because come January which happens to be my birthday month unfortunately we could have an orange monster as our next president even though I will never consider him my president.
~Peace and Love to everyone~
Monday, July 11, 2016
We Need More Love In Our World!
This is the first blog post I have done here in a long time I know but recent events have made me feel like I need to blog and share my thoughts. Our world and my country (USA) is headed down a very scary path right now. There is so much tension, division, hate, violence and it needs to stop. Nobody is born full of hate, hate is taught. There are good people and bad people in every race, sexuality, religion ect. Labeling an entire group of people based on the actions of a few bad people of said group just causes more problems and hate. We need to come together and listen to each other. We need less judgement and more acceptance. Answering violence and hate with violence and hate is never the answer. STOP spreading hate and START spreading more love to EVERYONE!
To my fellow white and cis straight people, White and Straight privilege does exist. It has always existed. We all need to acknowledge that it does exist. Being able to walk down the street and not be targeted, beat up, or even killed because of our race or sexuality is White and Straight privilege. Being able to hold hands and kiss our SO's without judgement is Straight privilege. This doesn't mean that we don't have our own unique struggles and hardships because we do, this just means that our hardships are usually not due to our race and sexuality. We are the majority in society. We are seen as normal, beautiful, and who everyone should be. We have representation every day. We don't need a White Pride or Straight Pride because that is everyday for us. We are not oppressed because of our race and sexuality. We will never understand what it's like to be a minority in society, but we can empathize with everyone, we can listen to everyone, and we can acknowledge that certain privileges do exist and that we benefit from them and probably always will. We can be allies. We can stand in solidarity with everyone. We can lift others up who need it most. Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Everyone deserves equal rights. Everyone deserves to tell their stories and be represented by people who look like them. Everyone deserves love and kindness. It doesn't always have to be about us white and straight people and that is ok. It is really ok. We need to let others have their chance to shine and be seen. I always say if all lives really do matter then there wouldn't be a need for Black Lives Matter and Gay Lives Matter ect.
It does scare me however reading peoples comments about killing all white people and/or straight people though.We are not all bad and hateful. Most of us are loving and peaceful. We need to learn to not judge a book by it's cover. Our world is spiraling to a very a bad place and it scares me. We need gun control. We need more love and kindness. We need more acceptance. ALL love is beautiful. ALL skin colors are beautiful. ALL sexualities are beautiful. ALL genders are beautiful. EVERYONE is beautiful in our own ways.
Amidst all the tragedy, hate, and violence, there are some people in my life that give me hope, make me smile, and make me happy. My fiance Rob, my friends, and my idol Lucy Hale! Lucy is a bright light in this scary world for me and so many others. Listening to her sing, watching her on PLL, and seeing her instagram pictures and tweets instantly makes me smile. I love you more than you will ever know Lucy, you give me hope that this world is not all bad and that it can get better for everyone!
My Light in the darkness, Lucy Hale!
I hope everyone has people like I do in their lives to give them hope that not everything is bad. I also turn to music in these hard and scary times. Here are just a few of my favorite songs that inspire me and give me hope to hang on:
There are many more songs that lift me up during hard times but these are just a few of my top favorites. Enjoy each one and I hope they uplift you the way they uplift me.
~Peace and Love to everyone~
To my fellow white and cis straight people, White and Straight privilege does exist. It has always existed. We all need to acknowledge that it does exist. Being able to walk down the street and not be targeted, beat up, or even killed because of our race or sexuality is White and Straight privilege. Being able to hold hands and kiss our SO's without judgement is Straight privilege. This doesn't mean that we don't have our own unique struggles and hardships because we do, this just means that our hardships are usually not due to our race and sexuality. We are the majority in society. We are seen as normal, beautiful, and who everyone should be. We have representation every day. We don't need a White Pride or Straight Pride because that is everyday for us. We are not oppressed because of our race and sexuality. We will never understand what it's like to be a minority in society, but we can empathize with everyone, we can listen to everyone, and we can acknowledge that certain privileges do exist and that we benefit from them and probably always will. We can be allies. We can stand in solidarity with everyone. We can lift others up who need it most. Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Everyone deserves equal rights. Everyone deserves to tell their stories and be represented by people who look like them. Everyone deserves love and kindness. It doesn't always have to be about us white and straight people and that is ok. It is really ok. We need to let others have their chance to shine and be seen. I always say if all lives really do matter then there wouldn't be a need for Black Lives Matter and Gay Lives Matter ect.
It does scare me however reading peoples comments about killing all white people and/or straight people though.We are not all bad and hateful. Most of us are loving and peaceful. We need to learn to not judge a book by it's cover. Our world is spiraling to a very a bad place and it scares me. We need gun control. We need more love and kindness. We need more acceptance. ALL love is beautiful. ALL skin colors are beautiful. ALL sexualities are beautiful. ALL genders are beautiful. EVERYONE is beautiful in our own ways.
Amidst all the tragedy, hate, and violence, there are some people in my life that give me hope, make me smile, and make me happy. My fiance Rob, my friends, and my idol Lucy Hale! Lucy is a bright light in this scary world for me and so many others. Listening to her sing, watching her on PLL, and seeing her instagram pictures and tweets instantly makes me smile. I love you more than you will ever know Lucy, you give me hope that this world is not all bad and that it can get better for everyone!
I hope everyone has people like I do in their lives to give them hope that not everything is bad. I also turn to music in these hard and scary times. Here are just a few of my favorite songs that inspire me and give me hope to hang on:
There are many more songs that lift me up during hard times but these are just a few of my top favorites. Enjoy each one and I hope they uplift you the way they uplift me.
Monday, January 25, 2016
The Importance Of Idols (My First Blog Post of 2016)
Yes this is my first blog post of 2016. I've been busy and haven't had anything that I wanted to talk about until now.
So, I wanted to talk about the importance of idols in all of our lives because of an incident that happened with mine on her instagram a few days ago. We all have our idols. Mine is Lucy Hale. Idols help us get through tough times, they inspire us to do good and be better, they show us that everything will be ok and that not everything is bad, they make us smile when we feel we can't, and they are the friend that we need when no one else is there for us whether they know it or not. Idols are important to all of us.
A couple days ago, Lucy posted this adorable picture on her instagram:
Lucy was just holding this adorable bunny who happened to be a shade of purple. She was just giving it some love which is what we are supposed to do for animals and everyone. Anyway, as soon as she posted this picture, the hate started flowing from self promclaimed Vegans saying that Lucy was abusing that bunny because it was purple. So many saying animal abuse and others calling her an idiot and stupid for posting the picture, saying that they were unfollowing her and that she was a bad example to others. Then when Halers started to try and defend Lucy they got jumped all over by the haters. They were calling them stupid, idiots, obsessed, need to get a life, just because they were defending their Idol. Like the haters don't have idols themselves. This made me so mad. I posted my own picture of support for Lucy in response to all of this. It didn't get many likes at all for some reason which made me a little sad. The picture was part of a poem I wrote called "I am a Haler" and I thought more Halers would have been interested but I guess not but oh well I stated my support and love for Lucy no matter what and that's all that matters to me. I wish more people would have wanted to read my poem but nothing I can do about that. Anyway, I don't understand why or who would hate someone so sweet as Lucy? She is the best Idol I could have ever wanted. I will be turning 28 on this upcoming Sunday January 31st but I don't care how old I am I will always love and support Lucy.
All of this hate made me so sad and mad. It had me feeling like this:
It was just so uncalled for. Lucy would NEVER EVER hurt anyone or any animal. She's the sweetest, most kind hearted, loving, beautiful inside and out. She's a great role model and idol for everyone. I love Lucy so much and it kills me that she may never know just how much I love her and how much she means to me. I never got the chance to let her know when I met her almost 2 years ago.
Anyway, there is no reason to bash on anyone's idols. You never know what a person is going through and their idol maybe the only reason they are alive right now as one of my all time favorite quotes says:
Lucy didn't and doesn't deserve any of the hate that she gets. We need more people like Lucy in our world. I would be willing to bet that even that haters have idols that they look up to so hating on Lucy who happens to be so many people's idol including mine is just not funny at all and not something anyone should do. Idols have a very important purpose in all of our lives and our hearts. They are special and precious to us. Idols are important to everyone no matter who we are, where we're from, how old we are, and what have you, our idols are important to us. You are NEVER too old to have an idol and you are NEVER too old to be a fangirl or fanboy either!
I love you so much Lucy! You mean more to me than you will ever know but I hope someday I will get to tell you just how much you mean to me. You have helped me hold on through so many tough times in my life and you will always have a special place in my heart and my life!
~Peace and Love~
So, I wanted to talk about the importance of idols in all of our lives because of an incident that happened with mine on her instagram a few days ago. We all have our idols. Mine is Lucy Hale. Idols help us get through tough times, they inspire us to do good and be better, they show us that everything will be ok and that not everything is bad, they make us smile when we feel we can't, and they are the friend that we need when no one else is there for us whether they know it or not. Idols are important to all of us.
A couple days ago, Lucy posted this adorable picture on her instagram:
Lucy was just holding this adorable bunny who happened to be a shade of purple. She was just giving it some love which is what we are supposed to do for animals and everyone. Anyway, as soon as she posted this picture, the hate started flowing from self promclaimed Vegans saying that Lucy was abusing that bunny because it was purple. So many saying animal abuse and others calling her an idiot and stupid for posting the picture, saying that they were unfollowing her and that she was a bad example to others. Then when Halers started to try and defend Lucy they got jumped all over by the haters. They were calling them stupid, idiots, obsessed, need to get a life, just because they were defending their Idol. Like the haters don't have idols themselves. This made me so mad. I posted my own picture of support for Lucy in response to all of this. It didn't get many likes at all for some reason which made me a little sad. The picture was part of a poem I wrote called "I am a Haler" and I thought more Halers would have been interested but I guess not but oh well I stated my support and love for Lucy no matter what and that's all that matters to me. I wish more people would have wanted to read my poem but nothing I can do about that. Anyway, I don't understand why or who would hate someone so sweet as Lucy? She is the best Idol I could have ever wanted. I will be turning 28 on this upcoming Sunday January 31st but I don't care how old I am I will always love and support Lucy.
All of this hate made me so sad and mad. It had me feeling like this:
It was just so uncalled for. Lucy would NEVER EVER hurt anyone or any animal. She's the sweetest, most kind hearted, loving, beautiful inside and out. She's a great role model and idol for everyone. I love Lucy so much and it kills me that she may never know just how much I love her and how much she means to me. I never got the chance to let her know when I met her almost 2 years ago.
Anyway, there is no reason to bash on anyone's idols. You never know what a person is going through and their idol maybe the only reason they are alive right now as one of my all time favorite quotes says:
Lucy didn't and doesn't deserve any of the hate that she gets. We need more people like Lucy in our world. I would be willing to bet that even that haters have idols that they look up to so hating on Lucy who happens to be so many people's idol including mine is just not funny at all and not something anyone should do. Idols have a very important purpose in all of our lives and our hearts. They are special and precious to us. Idols are important to everyone no matter who we are, where we're from, how old we are, and what have you, our idols are important to us. You are NEVER too old to have an idol and you are NEVER too old to be a fangirl or fanboy either!
I love you so much Lucy! You mean more to me than you will ever know but I hope someday I will get to tell you just how much you mean to me. You have helped me hold on through so many tough times in my life and you will always have a special place in my heart and my life!
~Peace and Love~
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