Sunshine Blog Award. Yay!

Thank you to Morgan at http://booknvolume.com/ for the Sunshine Blog Award 😀

Keep shining!

Smile! its Friday :)

So i thought we’d shake things up a little and make Fridays all about my favourite things. Books, foods, places to visit, people I’ve met… my favourite quotes… lyrics… poetry, blogs! Things i want to share with you.

One of my favourite things, in the whole world, is to smile. I’ve been told its my best feature, my winning trait (and apparently the perfect distraction from my big nose)….

It’s a universal language,  a conversation starter, an act of kindness, one that costs you nothing… It’s bigger than you think and far more powerful than you give it credit for. It changes lives, opens hearts, makes you new friends and helps you keep your old one’s. It’s the fine line we cross before laughing, the barrier we break when we want to try harder… the (temporary) solution to every problem and, undoubtedly, the prettiest thing to wear…

“Laugh, even when you feel too sick or too worn out or tired.
Smile, even when you’re trying not to cry and the tears are blurring your vision.
Sing, even when people stare at you and tell you your voice is crappy.
Trust, even when your heart begs you not to.
Twirl, even when your mind makes no sense of what you see.
Frolick, even when you are made fun of. Kiss, even when others are watching. Sleep, even when you’re afraid of what the dreams might bring.
Run, even when it feels like you can’t run any more.
And, always, remember, even when the memories pinch your heart. Because the pain of all your experience is what makes you the person you are now. And without your experience– you are an empty page, a blank notebook, a missing lyric. What makes you brave is your willingness to live through your terrible life and hold your head up high the next day. So don’t live life in fear. Because you are stronger now, after all the crap has happened, than you ever were back before it started.”
― Alysha Speer