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"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do,something to love, and something to hope for"
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It's A New Year

Happy New Year everyone. 
Generally I don’t feel much excitement about New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day – after all, it’s really just a new number to end the date with. I can’t say a huge amount ever changes as you enter a new year, but it’s always a good excuse to try and better yourself as a person, whether that’s by making silent changes or publicising your resolutions. 
We welcomed 2016 in…
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10 Days Till Xmas: Christmas Traditions

Everyone has their own Christmas traditions that they like to follow each year. I’m only 23 and I only moved out of my parents home in 2014, so I’ve not been away from the family Christmas…well, ever.
Our plan for this year is to go to my parents on Christmas Eve. They have got family friends coming over for nibbles so we’ll be there for that and then we’re staying over as it’s easier than…
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5 things blogging has taught me.

  I’ve come to realise that blogging for the best part of 9 months has taught me quite a few things and made me realise a few others.
1. It’s a tough old world.Throwing yourself out there into a huge amount of very successful bloggers is hard work. There are times you will feel disinterested, unmotivated and downright useless and feel like giving up. I’ve stopped blogging and restarted again…
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Will I ever be good enough? 

When I was younger I assumed that when I was older, everything would be easier. In some respects they are. For instance, I can now do mental maths and spell long words and cook more than just victoria sponge or scones. However, there are some things that I just can’t grasp and just cannot get my head around.  I’ve always had very few friends, not many people liked me for whatever reason and as an…
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The whole world is not supposed to love you. And that is not something you need to strive for either. If you try too hard to be something that everyone loves, you will forget your essence, the very part of you that makes you yourself. Please stop breaking yourself into thousands of pieces to fit others all the time. Instead, let yourself be loved by those who love you despite your flaws. Instead appreciate the love of those who know you best of all.

Daily Reminder 1 | Nikita Gill (via meanwhilepoetry)

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Sometimes I wonder what the point of having friends is?

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