• Sappy Sunday Quotes
  • December6th

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    This week was really a crazy one. I had so many things go wrong but after complaining about it for so many days I realized things could have been 52 times worse. It seems even though bad things happened to me all week, someone was still looking out for me because I walked away safe. I had two situations that could have definitely ended with me seriously injured if they had gone just a bit different. It is wild to know that life is a constant test, after the initial shock of bad events I try my best to sit myself down and review the message. What is being taught to me? What can I learn from this? Almost always you will extract a positive from the negative.

    We must also always remember that there is tons of good happening to us as well, don’t forget how good you have it the majority of the time! Like everyone says, sometimes you gotta make it through the rain to appreciate the sun. If you are going through a similar situation, really try to see the good in the bad, I promise it’s there.

    So, even though this week was crappy, I learned my family & friends will come to the rescue and it was nice to know that no matter what happens I have that support. I am lucky to have it :)

    Thanks to everyone who helped me out this week I LOVE my Fam & Friends so much! Was a great weekend!

    megan clady amanda jo swulius

    “We have no right to ask when a sorrow comes, ‘Why did this happen to me?’ unless we ask the same question for every joy that comes our way.”

    “The best way to appreciate anything is to imagine yourself without it.”

  • October25th

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    Lately I have been dealing with people suffering from serious envy and jealousy issues. Correction, not people, but friends. I am jealous of my friends often, but not in a bad way, if my friends have something cool or different, and I want it, I am not afraid to tell them. After all, they’re my friends… there shouldn’t be unhealthy competition amongst friends, I surround myself with motivated, smart people for a reason, because they inspire growth.

    I often come across cool opportunities which my friends know I share with everyone. I want my friends to succeed, to be the best, to be happy, to experience awesome new things so I never leave anyone out. I really do offer my connections to all my friends, but lately I have had friends not giving the same. You know you all have that one friend who sneaks off to the cool stuff, and doesn’t invite you?

    mean-girls

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  • October11th

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    This Sappy Sunday really isn’t Sappy at all, instead it is about having fun! Lately I have been all over the place but I wouldn’t have it any other way. So many times I have cool opportunities that I invite my friends to, and almost always they say no! I don’t understand it? I always say YES!

    I know people have priorities and other things going on, but I personally want to experience as many cool things as I can. I love spontaneity and randomness. Your goal for this week? Do something you normally wouldn’t and have a blast doing it :) Hang out with someone you might not usually hang out with, try out new things or places, step out of your comfort zone… Sleep in, eat dessert, put off a bit of work for a day, it’s ok! (Don’t do these things every day of course ;) but once and a while it is ok to break the rules!) Enjoy the present and don’t worry about the future, forget tomorrow’s test, carpe diem!

    “Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don’t try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.”

    “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.”

    “As you grow older, you’ll find the only things you regret are the things you didn’t do.”

    “You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted.”

    “Most of us spend our lives as if we had another one in the bank.”

    “When your life flashes before your eyes, make sure you’ve got plenty to watch.”

    So far so good, I have plenty to watch, and can’t wait to add more… do you? :) carpediem

  • September28th

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    It really is true, in life, you get what you give, but sometimes I think people fail to realize their own worth. More and more people I see are settling for jobs, boyfriends/girlfriends, friends etc… below their worth. But until you recognize what you deserve from life you probably won’t get much more… today’s Sappy Sunday quote:

    “Life gives you exactly what you tell it you’re worth.”

    Simple as that. Unless you are asking for more, working for more, wanting more, you’ll probably end up with less. Most people get too comfortable/lazy with what they have currently and accept it out of fear of failure or rejection. Think about the things in your life, the people, that boyfriend, that job… if you know you’re settling, take a risk, ask for more, show people your worth and how bad you want it and most likely you will receive it, or be one step closer to it at least :)

    Happy Sunday aka Monday shhh oopsi love me shirt

  • September21st

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    This week my lesson was realizing that it is ok to let some people in your life go. I always struggle to walk away from people I am close to, but I finally have come to realize that life can be much better if you eliminate the people who constantly bring you down.

    “All things that aren’t meant to be come undone, let them go, let them run. Keep steady & you’ll see love stays when you set it free.”

    I thought this was an interesting way to look at failed relationships. Whether it be friendships or romances, if things are falling apart, they most likely are not meant to be. Instead of trying to understand why they fell apart, or trying to hold on over and over, people need to be more willing to simply let it go. Sometimes it is easier to just drop it. If it comes back to you then you know it was meant to be. So the Sappy Sunday lesson today is to recognize those people you must let go and just let them go :)

    Gonna go cry myself to sleep now considering my Chargers lost today, gn xoletting-go-of-butterflies

  • September15th

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    Sorry I have been lagging at my Sappy Sunday quotes, I have been busy over the weekends! Hopefully this weekend I can stay more on track :) Anyway, this weeks Sappy Sunday quotes relate to relying more on yourself. I put so much effort into my friends, sometimes I need to take a step back and put that energy into bettering myself. Here are my favorite quotes on self improvement :)

    “Maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves.”

    I feel like my world kind of got messy for a second. Too many things happened at once, but it showed me who I can and can’t count on, and also taught me to rely on myself before anyone else. I had to break everything to really start rebuilding myself.

    “The thing is, we have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging, to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want. Until we do, we are hamsters in a cage chasing our own tails and wondering why we aren’t getting the results we seek.”

    “Look upon  every experience you’ve ever had, and everyone who’s ever played any role in your life, as having been sent to you for your benefit. In this Universe, there are simply no accidents.”

    I like this one a lot, it is good to reflect on every single person in your life and to determine the lesson they are teaching you. Whether it be a heart break, a lost friend, a random new friend… what is their purpose? Take the lesson and move forward.

    “The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.”

    And my ALL time favorite?

    “You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. The single relationship that is truly central and crucial in a life is the relationship to the self. Of all the people you will know in a lifetime, you are the only one you will never lose.”

    I think too many people rely on others for happiness. Life throws curve balls at us non stop and at the end of the day you must have a solid core to hold yourself together. What are you going to do when your marriage ends? Your husband leaves and never comes back? Your best friend betrays you? Someone close to you passes away? We all should really strive to exist alone at some point in our lives. You gain insight on what is important and learn fast that the solution is simply to invest more in yourself :)

    self-improvement-month

  • September8th

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    I never loveeee loveee movies but I loveeee The Notebook, it will always be one of my all time faves, (me and everyone else on this planet I know…) the ending is just the best. I lagged a bit on my Sappy Sunday quote this weekend so I wanted to do it now! I saw this quote and loved it, it reminded me of the Notebook movie. It took them so long to finally figure things out but in the end it was worth it.

    “A soulmates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego, show you your obstacles, addictions & break your heart open so new light can get in.”

    I think you can find this in anyone, not just a boyfriend or girlfriend. I have friends who have torn me apart only to make me a better person in the end. I think the relationships that tear you apart are the best kind. They are so real and they force you to reflect and grow. Of course they are only the best if you walk away with a valuable lesson learned. Think about it :)

  • August30th

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    My goal for this week is to take nothing for granted. It is so easy to get caught up in life and to totally forget what matters most. That job you hate going to, your girlfriend nagging you, your car needing an oil change, your messy room… as annoying as all those things are they are tiny, tiny problems in the overall picture. Besides, if that is all you are worrying about you are lucky! Here are a few of my favorite related quotes:

    “When something does not insist on being noticed, when we aren’t grabbed by the collar or struck on the skull by a presence or an event, we take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude”

    Value the friends you have while they’re around, you never know when they’ll be gone.”

    “There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.”

    I have realizations, like that life is bigger than us. People forget that, but I’m always aware of it. Like when I’m in the bathroom looking at my toilet paper, I’m like ‘Wow! That’s toilet paper?’ I don’t know if we appreciate how much we have.

    “We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness”

    Appreciate me now, and avoid the rush”

    “It is only after a fair portion of one’s life that one really knows what are the things that matter, the things that will remain until the end.”

    “Appreciate everything in your life good or bad. Extract the lesson from every bad situation, learn from it and move forward.”

    I hope everyone has a fabulous Sunday! kids holding hands