Just be yourself.

I have heard SO many quotes about being yourself. Some of you may not know this, but I used to pretend to be something I wasn't. I had a group of friends who I thought wouldn't like me if I wasn't like them...so I changed. I started doing things, (not bad things) that I wouldn't have done. I was becoming something totally opposite from myself. I hated when my family would tell how I changed or how even some of my real friends told me I was different. It hurt, because I knew it was true. Finally one day, a friend of mine said, "You know, I never hang out with you anymore because you are so different." I had enough, and when I went home that day I found this quote: "Be your own kind of beautiful." I broke down into tears, and knew things HAD to change. I started becoming the person I really was and I felt good about myself. I will say this, there are still things that I am working on because of what I did. It really leaves a mark on you. But I'm getting there and things are getting better. I know it's hard...I mean I've been through all that, but I know that you have the power in you to just be yourself. :) Good luck on that...here's some quotes for ya! Enjoy!
1.) "Be your own kind of beautiful."
2.) "In a world where you can be anything...BE YOURSELF!"
3.) "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." -E.E. Cummings
4.) "Be who you really are. Do not change for anyone, and always, always dream big enough to achieve." -Unknown
5.) "It is better to be hated for what you are, then to be loved for something you are not." -Unknown
6.) "You were born an original. Don't die a copy."
7.) "If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise."
8.) "Be yourself. Because everybody else is taken."
9.) "They laugh at me because I am different but I laugh at them because they are all the same."
10.) "There is just one life for each of us: our own" -Euripides

I love how friends are always there!

At the beginning of the month I did a post about friends. Well, seeing that my friends are such great friends, I decided to do another one. There are lots of friends I don't see anymore and I really miss, so to those friends...this post is for you!

1. "People never know how special someone is until they leave, but maybe sometimes its important to leave, so they are given that chance to see how special that someone really is!" -Unknown
2. "Don't ever be afraid to come to me and cry. Don't ever hesitate to look me in the eye. Don't ever be afraid to tell me how you feel. Remember your my girl and we gotta keep it real." -Ashley Upchurch
3. "Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend." -Albert Camus
4. "When it hurts to look back and your scared to look ahead you can look beside you and your best friend will be there." -Unknown

5. "It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, a hour to like someone, and a day to fall in love with someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone." -Unknown
6. "A friend can tell you things you don't want to tell yourself." -Frances Ward Weller
7. "A friend is someone who listens when you speak, understands when you cry and guides you on your way." -Unknown 
8. "True friends are never forgotten, they live within our hearts and souls.... forever, and always, dancing on our stage of memories."  -Shawn
9. "The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this?" -Henry David Thoreau
10. "Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light." -Jennie Jerome Churchill

Life is full of mistakes

We've all had that time when we wish we hadn't said or done something. That's exactly what I'm going through now. I don't want to make a big deal out of it, but the only thing I can say is "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I hurt you and you disagree with me, but I didn't mean for you to get upset with me. I just wanted you to be aware of it and realize what's really going on. I'm sorry you think I'm being pushy and telling you what to do, I'm just trying to help you. I really am sorry. I feel awful about it all and I wish I just kept my thoughts to myself, but it's too late for that. Now all I can do is apologize. I'm sorry." So...here are some quotes I really wanted to share. 


"If you’re going to do something tonight that you’ll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late." -Unknown


"When you realize you've made a mistake, make amends immediately.  It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm." -Dan Heist


"Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge." -Isaac Friedmann


"An apology is a good way to have the last word." -Unknown


"An apology is the superglue of life.  It can repair just about anything." -Lynn Johnston

Never Give Up!

"Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"A limit on what you will do, puts a limit on what you can do." -Anonymous

"Better a Has-been than a Never-was. But better a Never-was than a Never-tried-to-be." -Anonymous

"No one will ever see me quit, because I simply won't. If I start something, I will finish it and do it well." -Steve Belmarsh 

"Things will happen in your life that you can't stop, but that's no reason to shut out the world. There's a purpose for the good and for the bad." -Crazy Pete
"Never give up. Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working, doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn't have an opportunity." -Bob Parsons 
"You must do things you think you cannot do."-Eleanor Roosevelt
"I never succeed if I've never failed." -Alissa
"Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself." -Sidney Sheldon
"When the world says, “Give up,” Hope whispers, “Try it one more time." -Unknown
"If you're stuck, don't give up. Try something new." -Dragon Tales
"I'm not giving up acting, I'm definitely not going to stop." -Shane West

"I learned from failing, to keep trying. From trying I succeed. None would have happened if I didn't fail first." -Alissa 
"When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place." -Unknown

Labor Day

Hey! I hope you all had loads of fun on Labor Day. Mine was...eh! But still...it was fun not being in school. :) I never really got the point of Labor Day (yeah call me crazy...it's OK) So here are a few quotes about Labor Day.
"Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back to school the next day. It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already taken."
"Without labor nothing prospers."
"If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool."

Quotes found from: http://www.finestquotes.com/select_quote-category-Labor Day-page-0.htm#ixzz1XIuqjPF6

New Month!

     Hey everybody! So it's a new month, as you all have noticed...or at least I hope you have. August was great for me, I'm sad it's over but I'm excited for September! I just want to say, September has already started off on a the right foot. Yesterday, I completed my 1st day of my sugar fast! I will be going of sugary things for a whole month! I'm nervous, but excited! I'm mostly doing it to prove to my older sister that I can go off sugar (I've already went off sugar for about 2 weeks last year for the same reason, but apparently that's not good enough). Today was my 2nd day and I'm doing okay. I just have to keep reminding myself. The hardest thing is that my family isn't helping me out with this, they are teasing me for it. Yesterday they had ice cream...on purpose knowing that ice cream is one of my biggest weaknesses! I did manage to pull through that though. My friends, however, are being a lot more supportive about it. One of my friends is really helping me with it. She wants to make a calendar thing to put in my locker at school that say things like, "2 more weeks" like a count-down thing. She's being really supportive about it. :) Thanks Gabby, you're the best! :) Also, I'm so happy because today I found out I made the call-back list for my school musical. :) It really made my day, since the rest of the day wasn't going to well. Also, even though they won't see it...CONGRATS TO EVERYBODY WHO MADE IT FOR CALL-BACKS! You are so amazing! That's how my 2 first days of September have been! :) It's been fantastic! So, I'm super excited for this month!!! It's going to be a fun one! Now...on to the quotes!
     This month I decided to do some quotes on about friendships, and being there for your friends. I love friendship quotes especially when I'm in a rough spot with my friends (and I'm not saying I am, because I'm not. My friends are great!) But I was looking through my blog seeing if I had a whole post of friendship quotes, and I was shocked to see that I haven't. So, here they are!
1) "Angels exist, but sometimes they don't have wings. We call them friends."
2) "She's always there for me when I need her; She's my best friend; she's just my everything."

3) "Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don't say."

4) "The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch with, never say a word, and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you have ever had."

5) "When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your best friend will be there."

6) "Friendship is the comfort that comes from knowing that even when you feel all alone, you aren't."

7) "Friends are the bacon bits of the salad bowl of life."

8) "Side by side, or miles apart, dear friends are always close to the heart." 

9) "Life without friendship, is the sky without sun."

10) "A friend is someone you can be alone with and have nothing to do and not be able to think of anything to say and be comfortable in the silence." -Sheryl Condie

11) "If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me."

12) "A stranger stabs you in the front; a friend stabs you in the back; a boyfriend stabs you in the heart, but best friends only poke each other with straws."  

13) "I believe that friends are quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."

14)  "I've heard people say that best friends don't last... they do... they are always there you just have to look hard for them." -Alissa

15) "Friendship is like peeing in your pants. everybody can see it, but only you can feel its true warmth."