Daily Doses of Inspiration

Some days are incredibly hard to get through, those days where nothing seems to go right and it feels like the world is crumbling around us and I am bound to have these at least three or four times a month but thankfully I have found a way to combat the oh so regular emotional trauma.

Due to my tumblr addiction, I regularly stumble across gorgeous images or inspirational quotes and these are some of mine that help me through those days. 

My favourite is the first quote; shopping always helps me get through any issues and the fourth image, although it seems weird that a list of words to use cheers me up, but hey, I'm an english literature student, I love words!

The sixth image is something that I use to get through my blogging days, as I do receive criticism from various people which does upset me so this quote from Ralph Lauren really does remind me that I am doing this blog about my style with some fashion; not all of it.

The final image may seem quite odd but the thought of kissing with red lipstick is so beautiful and it kind of reminds me of Marilyn Monroe, and kisses make everyone smile! I hope that this cheered up those of you that may be having a down day! Smile, everything will be worth it in the end. 

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The Little things in Life

National Geographic is one of my all time favourite channels and I am just obsessed with watching various documentaries, however, today I was watching one that crushed my heart.  It was about this slum in Dhaka and was explaining how important education is to the people who live there, it is so important that they would pay whatever they had. Education was a way out of their world of poverty. It provided a road out of their slum dwellings by giving the opportunity for them to get a job and earn their own income. What really hit me was the fact that these people were so pleased to get a job as a cleaner or a construction worker and here I was worrying about whether I would get accepted into one of the top 10 universities in the UK. Although I have been brought up in a different society to these people, it really taught me to appreciate the little things in life. Now whenever I complain about having to get up at six am in the morning to attend one of the top schools in South East Asia, I just remember that this is a dream for some people. Whilst applying for universities and such, I just need to remember that no matter where I go It is up to me to work with that degree and help those who need. 

Our A2 Geography syllabus consists of a topic called Development. We were showed a video where Paul Collier was explaining the two extremities in the world. He explained that initially Europe and America were the rich and healthy countries (population of 2billion) and there were the transition Asian countries (China) and then countries such as India and sub-saharan african countries which were the poor and sick countries. Those living in the 'rich and healthy' countries wanted a car, those in the transition countries wanted a bicycle and those in the 'poor and sick' countries just wanted a pair of shoes. I had never thought about it like that and really wanted to point out how drastic these extremities in society are; the very rich and the very poor.

Now whenever I feel like moaning about my work load or those extra hours of swim training, I remember that I am living a dream compared to so many out there.

So remember, just think about all those things you do have before you complain.

Ciao!

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