Inspiration Time

So I have finally updated my blog haha! It's been forever! Anyways, I figured since school is about to be starting for some people, I would do some inspirational quotes! I'll be off to college in the fall so I'm all over the inspirational quotes right now! Here's a few for you guys! I hope you enjoy!


"If ever there was a time to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, now is certainly that time!"

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." -Helen Keller

"Either you run the day, or the day runs you." -Jim Rohn

"If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it!" -Wanda Skyes

"The best way out is always through." -Robert Frost

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." -Alan Kay

"If not us, who? If not now, when?" Hillel the Elder

"Success is not key to happiness. Happiness is key to success. If you love what you're doing, you'll be a success." -Albert Schweitzer

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." -Confucius

"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile." -Albert Einstein

Random thoughts....

What a crazy month this past month has been and what a roller coaster it's been. I love roller coaster moments in life. They may be crazy, but they are worth it in the end...at least for me. They help shape me more when I go through those roller coaster moments. Yes, they can be exhausting and frustrating and hard, but they are needed in my life and I don't know who I would be without those roller coaster moments. This past month I've thought a lot about this family I was close with that moved back in February. I didn't realize how much they meant to me until this month when I needed them most. I love and care for that family and always will! Stott family...you guys are amazing and I can't wait to see you all again! Love you guys. Well that's enough of me rambling on I guess. I'll get to those quotes.

"It's time now to let go of the past and embrace all that awaits you!" -Unknown

"You can erase someone from your mind easily, but getting them out of your heart is another story." -Ritu Ghatourey

"Thanks for the friendship, thank you for the smile. Thanks for the love you showed even though it was only for a while. True my heart was broken, my eyes did cry. But the pain is all over now cause I have learned to say goodbye." -Unknown

"The future is what we make of it, not what someone says it will be. Our lives are not predestined by fate, or set down in a book, or determined by a set of cultural rules, animal signs, or movement of the stars. The future is not written for us. We must write it well." -Unknown

"You're alive for a reason. If you don't know that reason yet, keep living to find it." -Unknown

"Be who you are even if nobody likes it." -Unknown

"Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else." -Ritu Ghatourey

"From every wound there is a scar and every scar tells a story. A story that says, 'I survived.'" -Craig Scott

"Don't allow your wounds to turn you into a person you are not." -Unknown

"Forget about what everyone else thinks and says. If it makes you happy, go for it." -Unknown

Tough Times Will Come

This week has been a really hard one for me. All since Monday I have really been shook up and I haven't really been myself. First off...I feel bad to any of my friends, family and to my boyfriend for having to deal with me the past couple of days. I've been a wreck. I know it. I'm beating myself up inside and it's made things even worse. I'm sorry to all of those who may be feeling like I don't like them or that I'm just mad at them or something. I'm not. I promise you. I am not angry towards anyone but myself. I'm trying to switch gears a little and start being happier...it just takes time. Thank you to all of you who have told me they understand and are patient. Andrew, if you ever read this...I know I've been a little vague with you this week and I apologize for that. Don't worry. I want you to know I love you. You have done nothing wrong and I don't want you to even think you have. This is all me trying to figure my life out. I've been overwhelmed and I'm sorry if you think I'm pushing you away...I'm not trying to. I love you.
Okay...sorry that got a little personal but it needed to be said. Like I said it's been a hard week. I have been tearing myself down and it kind of spiraled out of control in my head. Here are just some quotes about feeling bad...but they are "pick me up" quotes. I hope you like them and find one that helps you out in the situation you are in.

"Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day." -Unknown

"There's nothing wrong with feeling bad about your past but you should also be proud of yourself for being strong enough to make it through it." -Sonya Parker

"I am my worst critic. I will tear myself down over all the stupid things that don't matter. There comes a day when you have to stop criticizing yourself in a negative way and start looking at yourself in a positive way." -Alissa Lopez

"You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by feeling bad about the future." -Unknown

"Sometimes you feel bad about yourself when there's no reason to." -Alvin Ailey

"Just remember; someone loves everything you hate about yourself." -Unknown

"Some days you just need somebody to tell you, 'Stop. Look in the mirror and see how beautiful you are.'" -Alissa Lopez

"I am proud of my flaws and mistakes, they are the building blocks of my strengths and beauty." -Allie Jensen

"When you think you're not good enough to do something, you're always wrong. Because when you really want to do something, you're always good enough to do it." -Unknown

"Fall in love with yourself and everything will fall into place." -Autumn Kohler

"You were born to be real, not to be perfect. You're here to be you, not to be what someone else wants you to be..." -Unknown

"Believe you can and you're halfway there." -Unknown

"You cannot dream yourself into a character: you must hammer and forge yourself into one..." -Ritu Ghatourey

"...Listen as I say this, you are stronger than you believe and smarter than you seem. You are special, you are something else, be proud to be yourself." -Francine Chiar

A single quote...

So I've been soooo busy, and I apologizing for not putting up quotes lately. I found this quote the other day and I love it. I'm only going to put up this one quote but it's really good. I'll put up some more quotes hopefully really soon. I hope you all are doing great! Love you all!

"Your skin is not paper, don't cut it. Your face isn't a mask, don't cover it. Your size isn't a book, don't judge it. Your life isn't a film, don't end it." -Unknown

One step at a time...

Hey guys! It's almost summer! I cannot wait! I'm soooo excited! I'm so tired of school right now. I need a break! It's so weird to think how old I'm going to be...I mean yeah, I'm not too old...but still to me...I'm growing up WAAAAYYYY TOO FAST! So these last few weeks have been insane! My sister left for her mission and will be flying out to Richmond, Virginia this Wednesday! This will be the longest that she has been away from home! A year and a half...which isn't too long, but still...she's my sister. I've lived with her my whole life, and even when she did move out, it wasn't like I still couldn't see her...whereas this...I won't get to see her till that year and a half is over. Well, I'm sure she will learn a lot and she'll have a blast! Oh, last post I mentioned that I was doing One Acts for my school...well we did really good. I'm really proud of everybody who was in it. We got in a three-way tie for Judges Choice of Best One Act! I want to just really quick thank my director for all she has taught me through it all. She is so amazing, not just as a director, but as a friend too. I had a blast being a part of her One Act. I am so grateful for the experience she gave me. Thank you so much Bonnie! I'm really going to miss you! As well as the rest of the cast from my One Act! I had a lot of fun with all of you! You all are amazing! Oh and guess who got to skip Drama 2 and made it into Drama 3! Yup, this girl! I'm so happy and sooo thankful! The end of this school year is finally starting to work out! It's exactly what I needed to keep me going. I have learned a lot this year, and have been through a lot...but I'm grateful for all the good moments, actually I'm grateful for every moment, whether good or bad. I know myself a little better, and know what I can handle a little more than I used to know. This is what life is about. You are given trials to learn. You are only given what you can handle. You just have to take it all one step at a time. Hope you all have a great week, and for those who are getting out of school this week like me...YAY! Now...onto those quotes!!!


"One step at a time, there's no need to rush. It's like learning to fly, or falling in love. It's gonna happen and it's supposed to happen, that we find the reasons why, one step at a time." -One Step At A Time ~ Jordin Sparks


"Sometimes all you can do is cry and that's okay, just know that when you cry, I'll be there to comfort you." -Alissa Lopez


"When we encounter challenges and problems in our lives, it is often difficult for us to focus on our blessings. However, if we reach deep enough and look hard enough, we will be able to feel and recognize just how much we have been given." -Thomas S. Monson


"Life is too short to be anything but happy. So kiss slowly. Love deeply. Forgive quickly. Take chances and never have regrets. Forget the past but remember what it taught you." -Unknown


"A friend will stop you from overreacting, but a best friend will walk beside you, giggling 'someone's gonna get it.'" -Unknown


"Life is not the amount of breaths you take. It's the amount of moments that take your breath away." -Unknown


"The most beautiful we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and  an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen." -Elizabeth Kubler Ros


"Butterflies don't know the color of their wings, but human eyes know how beautiful it is. Likewise, you don't know how good you are, but others can see that you are special." -Unknown


"Having a rough morning? Place your hand over your heart. Feel that? That's called purpose. You're alive for a reason. Don't give up." -Unknown


"You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have." -Unknown

"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." -Albus Dumbledore


"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain." -Unknown


"Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory." -Unknown


"Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important, capture the good times, and develop from the negatives." -Unknown


"What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it." -Unknown


"Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next." -Gilda Radner


"We need to be the change we wish to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi

Tears, fears and yester years

It's funny how life turns out. Life can be so amazing, but it can also really suck. Lately I've had a lot of things going on in life that have made my life great, and people have made me feel great, but there has been quite a few tears this past month. I've been having the time of my life this week though. So, it's getting better. It's just a little hard, and I feel so helpless. Thankfully I have amazing friends who have been there for me every day this month. I have no idea how I would function if it wasn't for my friends. They have helped me through the tears, my fears, and throughout the years. They all mean so much to me. I may cry, and things may go wrong but they will help me face my fears and make me feel better. So here are some quotes that I like, they don't necessarily have to do with friends, but they have to do with everything in my life at this moment. I really hope you don't mind if I repeat some. Haha, but I hope you find some you like. :)

"Real friends are always going to be there by your side, even at times when you tell them to leave." -Unknown

"Forgive me if I smile, it's just to hide my fears. Forgive me if I laugh, it's just to hide the tears." -Unknown

"Sometimes we say we hate each other, or we get in stupid fights, but in the end I know you and I will always be friends." -Alissa Lopez

"I think we spend too much time wondering why we're not good enough. We waste too much time putting ourselves down that we don't ever stop to see that we are good enough. We spend too much time with our heads down and hearts closed and never get a chance to look up from the ground and see the sun is shining and tomorrow is another day." -Unknown

"Everything in life is temporary. So, if things are going good, enjoy it because it won't last forever. And if things are going bad, don't worry, it can't last forever either." -Unknown

"Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is." -Maxim Gorky

"Sometimes when I say 'I'm okay,' I want someone to look me in the eyes, hug me tight and say, 'I know you are not.'" -Unknown

"Some people think that to be strong is to never feel pain. In reality, the strongest people are the ones who feel it, understand it, and accept it." -Unknown

"I tried to be your friend when no one else would, but you abandoned me when I needed a friend. I kept all your secrets, but you gave mine away. I loved you with unconditional love, but your love was conditional. I tried to believe you, but you told too many lies. I wanted to trust you, but you proved I couldn't. I thought we could be friends, but you said 'no.' I tried to stay in your life, but you pushed me away." -Jacey Danielle

"Live the life you love. Love the life you live." -Bob Marley

"You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it." -Unknown

"Sometimes all you can do is cry, and that's okay. Just know that when you cry, I'll be there to comfort you." -Alissa Lopez

"Sometimes we must hurt in order to grow. We must fail in order to know that sometimes our visions are clear only after our eyes are washed away with tears." -Unknown

"I say stupid things at times, I fall up the stairs, my best friends are my bet and my pillow, I'm way too obsessed with quotes, I cry too often, I laugh at others pain no matter how much it hurts them. I hate but love being the middle child, I wear heels whenever I can get away with it. In fact I practically only own heels. I make mistakes. I'm in love with my best friend. I act, I sing, I dance. I'm not perfect, but this is me. This is who I am." -Alissa Lopez

"You never get used to the idea of someone being gone. Just when you think it's reconciled, accepted, someone points it out to you, and it just hits you all over again." -Unknown

The downside...and upside of life

Yes, life is AMAZING. But lately, I don't know...it hasn't been as good as people make it seem. I mean I've had some really good moments this past week, but you know, to tell you the truth...a lot of it has been horrible. Just downright pitiful and I've hated this whole week. I will say, I was glad of some things that happened, but for the most part, I hated it. I don't mean to sound all depressed or anything, I just thought that since I haven't really done a "downer" post, I may as well do one and get it over with...especially since I've been feeling like crap the whole week. Sometimes you need the bad quotes to make you feel better and remember the good things you have. Like after I read through some of these I was reminded about how my old director asked me this week to be his assistant director for his new play. That's one of the biggest things that happened to me, and was probably the best. So, I hope these also remind you of the good things in your life. Yes, life sucks...but it sucks just so we can look for the good things, which takes lots of talent. Believe me! So here I have some quotes about hating life and pretty much sucking, and then some more uplifting quotes about life being what you make it. Hope you like at least one of these quotes! :)


"Some of us are just trying to get through the day without falling apart." -Unknown


"Behind the smile is a hurting heart. Behind my laugh I'm falling apart. Look closely and you will see, the girl I seem --isn't me." -(I'm not sure who said this originally, but I heard somebody say this once)


"I have had just about all I can take of myself." -S.N. Berhman


"More and more, it feels like I'm doing a really bad impersonation of myself." -Chuck Palahniuk


"Ask me how I am, I'm going to tell you I'm fine. Ask me what's wrong and I may start to break down. Something happens when you ask these two questions. The first one, I can take and pretend like I'm okay. But when you already know something is wrong, I can't help but start to relive the moment, and break down all over again. There's no way I can hide that, no matter how hard I try and I'm forced to tell you what's really going on." -Alissa Lopez


"Holding on is tough, much tougher than letting go or simply quitting." -Unknown


"I hate tears. I hate fighting. I hate life at its most right now." -Unknown (haha this one I don't like as much but decided to put on nonetheless.)


"Sometimes I hate life so much, but I try to still smile as much as I can." -Unknown


"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein


"Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're livin'? -Bob Marley


"You have to take risks. We only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen." -Paulo Coelho


"Life is interesting...in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths." -Drew Barrymore


"The difference between life and the movies is that a script has to make sense, but life doesn't." -Joseph Mankiewicz


"Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in rain." -Unknown


"You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, love like you'll never be hurt, sing like there's nobody listening, and live like it's heaven on earth." -William W. Purkey


"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." -Unknown

Learning from your experiences...

Wow, this week has been crazy. I can officially say, probably the worst week yet that I can remember. Lots of tears flooded my eyes these past few days. Thursday though, I felt numb...like I was just running through the motions, not really thinking of what I was doing. Just doing them. I have never felt that way before, never felt the way I've felt this week. I've learned a lot this week. A lot about myself, my friends, and life. I've realized that from these experiences I've had this week, have really changed how I look at other people and I look at myself. Hopefully, tonight will be better, seeing that I'm going to preference tonight. I still have a ton of things to do. I completely forgot the boutonniere! So, we'll see how the day goes. Thankfully, I have the weekend to start thinking clearly again. I been really distracted this week thinking about things. Anyways, time for the quotes.


"I've realized you are never truly prepared for anything. Even if you think you are, you're not. Life always throws something at you that you weren't expecting." -Alissa Lopez


"As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You'll have your heart broken and you'll break others hearts. You'll fight with your best friend or maybe even fall in love with them, and you'll cry because time is flying by. So, take too many pictures, laugh too much, forgive freely, and love like you've never been hurt. Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. You just have to live life to the fullest, tell someone what they mean to you, tell someone off, speak out, dance in the pouring rain, hold someone's hand, comfort a friend, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, be a flirt, and smile until your face hurts. Don't be afraid to take chances or fall in love and most of all live in the moment, because every second you spend angry or upset is a second of happiness you can never get back." -Unknown


"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the one that has opened for us." Alexander Graham Bell


"When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile." -Unknown


"You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel." -Unknown


"You've got to take the good with the bad, smile with the sad, love what you've got, and remember what you had. Always forgive, but never forget. Learn from mistakes, but never regret." -Unknown


"Feelings change. Memories don't." -Joel Alexander


"I've learned that things change, people change, and it doesn't mean you forget the past of try to cover it up. It simply means that you move on and treasure the memories. Letting go doesn't mean giving up, it means accepting that some things weren't meant to be." -Lisa Brooks