A New Year

Hey I know it's a little late because we are already a few weeks into the new year. But even so I thought I would put out some goals and tips to help this year go a little smother. Cause let's face it every time New Years rolls around we get all excited to have a fresh start, but do we ever really stick to those "resolutions"? I had a great start off to the New Year with some really great people. I am excited for this New Year, because I decided to leave the past in 2015. I left all of my baggage behind where it needs to be. I feel like a "fresh start" was exactly what I needed to get my life going again. I am enjoying finding myself (even though it's extremely hard, and stressful) and figuring out what I want to do. Finding yourself can be a very hard thing to do i am slowly figuring out. It's hard to start over, but I feel like a New Year is the perfect time to do that. Okay well let's get into a few of my "New Years resolutions" 

1. Leave the past in the past.
2. Pray more.
3. Live healthier.
4. Read more.
5. Meet new people, and make new friends.
6. Figure out who I am. 
7. Go out and enjoy this beautiful earth the lord has given us.

Okay well those are some of my New Years resolutions, let's talk about them. Number 1: I feel like it's something that is hard for a lot of us, hopefully not just me. So I decided to make that something I am going to work on.  Number 2: praying is extremely important and I feel like I don't just sit down and talk to God enough. Number 3: pretty much everyone puts this in their resolutions somewhere. I truly do want to eat, and live healthier. Number 4: I want to read more and just grow my mind. Number 5: I am a very outgoing person and I absolutely love meeting new people, but I also want to make new friends. Okay Number 6: is a really big one, but I feel like i am ready to figure myself out. I want to learn who I am, and well, find myself. Number 7: I want to go out and live more. Put down all the gadgets and go live life in this beautiful world.

Now for a few "tips". Okay if something goes wrong Don't Stress! Just leave the past in the past. Because if we dwell on something for too long it could end up destroying us. Basically do a frozen and •Let It Go•  sorry that song will probably be stuck in your head the rest of the day.  Something I am going to do, and I encourage you to do the same, is write a letter to yourself. You can't open it till New Year's Eve though. Write a letter about yourself now, so you can see how far you've come in a year. My last little tip is don't think about everything so much. Just go out and live your life and if something goes wrong just remember, that it will one day be a lesson and a story. Super cheesy I know, but it's true. But hey we are going to get through this year together! Until next time my lovelies

-Liv

The Truth About Broken Hearts

Do you remember as a kid you would dream of your Fairytale moment, where your true love would sweep you off your feet and you would live happily ever after. Come on we've all had those dreams, but you never really dreamt about the part before your true love found you huh? You never really thought about everything before that one moment did you? When you were a kid you never really thought about how bad a broken heart would feel. I have an older brother, and i have seen him with a broken heart a few times. I remember wondering why he was so sad, how can your heart hurt? I never quite understood, he had no scraps or bruises so how could he be hurting? I don't think you ever truly get how bad a broken heart feels until you get your heart broken. It's hard to understand how much pain and anger you feel for what seems like forever.

 I realize as i am writing this, people don't really talk about this topic very much. But people really should because everyone has, or will have a broken heart sadly. After a while you just learn to deal with it. I know how ridiculous that sounds but it's true, you still have those emotions but you just learn to deal with them. You lay in your bed looking at the ceiling listening to sad songs. When you feel this way there is no amount of money or stuff that could make you happy, it feels like you will never be happy again. You feel like your world has just come to an end, but it will get better. This is where i tell you a bunch of stuff you don't want to hear. 1: It takes time " See, already stuff you don't want to hear."  but everything takes time. I know it's hard to see that everything will work out when you feel like you're dying, but it will be okay.

2: Don't lay in your bed listening to sad songs feeling bad for yourself. Yes you do need to feel sad for a little while, but not forever. 3:It's not the end of the world, i know it feels like it but it will get better. It's hard to look at it that way right now but it takes time. It will never completely go away, you will always have that pain. But it will get better. I promise. 4:There is a perfect person out there for you. You don't have to be looking it will happen when you least expect it, trust me. Last but not least. 5: Learn to love yourself! It feels so good to have that power again, like you feel new. It may be like you have a really good day then you have a bad week, but it will get better. Just take this time to be a whole new person and love yourself.