The Beautiful Exchange.

You were near
Though I was distant
Disillusioned, I was lost and insecure

Still mercy fought
For my attention
You were waiting at the door
Then I let You in

Trading your life
For my offenses
For my redemption, You carried all the blame

Breaking the curse
Of our condition
Perfection took our place

When only love could make a way
You gave Your life in a beautiful exchange

My burden erased
My life forgiven
There is nothing that could take this love away

My only desire
And sole ambition
Is to love You just the same

When only love could make a way
You gave Your life in a beautiful exchange
When only love could break these chains
You gave Your life in a beautiful exchange

Be happy. Frowning uses more muscles than smiling.

PLEASE, ladies and gentlemen...

stop with the negativity. Ok? Ok.
Life is still amazing, no matter what happens during your lifetime.
We need to remember that we don't have much time here.
So forget getting even, forget worrying what others say, forget the conflicts and misunderstandings and all negativity in general. No matter what we do, it will always exist.
But so what? there will always be positivity too.
So which one will you choose to focus on?

Dear Meggie,

i love you more,
OFCOURSE you can help me with my list :3
And we shall definitely both start with number ten.
Your blog is beautiful, and it makes me smile also :)
I miss you poop loads!
When i read your post, i actually giggled like a small child -.-
Don't worry, we will have MUCH more ridiculous things to talk about than eye flaps :D
love cassie -xx-

I don't believe in Limitations.

Why do we always doubt ourselves?

There is no telling how many miles you may have to run while chasing a dream.
But remember, keep running no matter how hard it gets. Every time your foot strikes the ground, you are one step closer than before.

When you feel like stopping, run two minutes more. After those two minutes, you may feel like stopping. And when you do, repeat what i just told you to do.
You will be surprised how far you can get if you keep going.

Let's be the generation who is rid of couch potatoes. I'd much rather be a more appealing food, like Blueberries :D
But yes.

TAKE A STAND, AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. YOU ARE NOT JUST LIVING BECAUSE YOU WERE BORN, YOU WERE BORN TO LIVE.
Let's have faith in our generation, yes? :)

TO-DO LIST:

1. Learn to play accoustic guitar.
2. Go on a HOLIDAY holiday, meaning somewhere i can relax and get away from everything.
3. Decorate my bedroom.
4. Become more organised with EVERYTHING.
5. Show my appreciation to my parents in a big way, somehow.
6. Start writing songs again.
7. Get driving.
8. Put better songs on iPod.
9. With everything, Be at peace. Life is OK.
10. GO TO SLEEP.

I think i'll begin with #10.

Divine Love.

And i'm feeling a little frightened, but you will always protect me.
And i'm feeling a little insecure, but you know me by name.
And i'm feeling a little worn out, but you're still here, you will always be here... just waiting for me to remember who you are.

I will remember, i promise.

KJERSTEN :)

To Kjersten,

You have mentioned that you read my blog frequently, well, quite frequently haha. So i thought i shall write a special post for ye, and see how long it takes for you to notice it :)

Today was FUNSIES, i love you a lots.
You always cheer me up, on my worst days.
I love running away from pedestrians and hiding in my driveway with you when you should be home.
I love sitting in the shower for four hours (in our BATHERS, people.) having D&Ms in Merimbula.
I love our adventures that find us in the most ridiculous situations.
I love how much we embarrass ourselves in front of people every single day.
I loved running up the down escalators and running down the up escalators with you in year seven that day i hardly knew you.
I love running through tropical resorts with you dripping wet in our bathers because i cut my knee in the spa, not having a clue where we are going.
I love our all-night talks in Meggie's bed.
I love our different bus stop-countries and our Pepsi trees.
I love our thousands of horrible photos and all the ridiculously embarrassing videos.
I love our early morning walks and the after school times spent in the 'retarder' with Reuben.

BASICALLY, i love everything we've done together. I love our inside jokes, our memories, and i know that what's to come will be so much fun.
The Urban Dictionary is right about the beautiful part, but nowhere near correct with anything else it says haha.

So, even though you're most likely gonna read this tomorrow or after that, i shall see you tonight and have more funs :)
-xx-

We Are Once In A Lifetime.

The world begins with new born skin
We are right now
You're needle girl in a haystack world
We are right now

You're breathing in the highs and lows
We call it living

In this needle and haystack life
I found miracles there in your eyes
It's no accident we're here tonight
We are once in a lifetime

Don't let go, don't give up hope
All is forgiven
You're breathing in, you're breathing in
We call it living


All is not lost, all is not lost
Become who you are
It happens once in a lifetime

Erik Johansson is amazing.

Funsies :D

Jinsei Wa Utsukushii :)

Life truly is a beautiful thing. Everything in existance is so complex, it's crazy... and sometimes, a little gross.
Today for instance, my maths lesson consisted of Reuben and myself being weirded out by the tendons in our hands lol. We are THAT cool.
But if what's inside a minute part of us is so amazing that we could spend 75 minutes staring at it, then think of everything else in this world, and beyond. I try to comprehend life and it drives me insane.
There are so many small facts in life that always freak me out.
Like how when you look at someone else's eyes, you are seeing a part of their brain.
Or how i can remember thousands of song lyrics perfectly fine, even ones from when i was 5, but i forget most things i learn in maths or science.
I know there are perfectly good explanations, but the fact that our brains can contain that much memory is crazy!
And yet, that's only our brains.
Look around, look at the room you're sitting in, the walls surrounding you, all the appliances and decor, even your computer. A person made that. A person, just like you or me, with a brain similar to that of your own.
But everything has to have come from something right?
So all this, the skyscrapers, the pyramids, the satellites, were all made from scratch. All made from the natural land. WEEEEEEW!
It's insane :O
But yes, once again i am ranting and raving about nothing in particular. I'm sure everyone has thought about these things many times before, so don't mind me.
I'm having a moment.
haha :D

BUT, yeah. Life is beautiful, like i always say. That sentence has been the title for my post about three times already, but you possibly have never seen it.
Maybe because it's always written in japanese... Oh well. I'm gonna write it again, because it's as true now as it was before :)

Quit Jiving Me, Turkey.

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts, diddly diddly...

...There they are all standing in a row...

Jinsei Wa Utsukushii.

I realised about 7 seconds ago that i have written about the need to stay positive lots, but i haven't really written that much that HAS been positive. So i think i'll start now, with the simple things in life i like to remember.

What I Love About This Life:
-The beauty in everything around me. The colours, the images, the lights, the tones. I am so grateful to have eyes that allow me to see such wondrous sights.
-Music. It's amazing that sounds can match each other so perfectly, and produce a harmonious noise that can alter our moods, appeal to us, and express amazing feelings. I'm very grateful to have ears as well.
-Animals. To think of all the variety of species of animals there are, from mammals to reptiles, insects to amphibians. There's so much more intelligence than just humans.
-Touch. I love the different feel of things we run our hands upon, the gestures we make through contact, the connection we can create just by a handshake. I love all the textures, smooth, rough, furry, silky.
-Smells. The good smells, obviously. I LOVE perfume. I love the fruity, balmy, tropical smell of summer. I love the smell of a bakery. I love the smell of spaghetti cooking. I love the smell of melted milk chocolate. I love fruity, fresh smells.
-Tastes. When it comes to the food my tastebuds agree with, it's such a delicious sensation to go through. I love it when the first bight of chocolate hits your toungue and instantly melts in your mouth, filling it with a sweet taste that we all love. I love fruity tastes, i especially love fruit smoothies. I love my mum's lasagne, my dad's spaghetti bolognaise, both my mum and dad's stir fry, and pasta or rice or pastry of any kind.

I think that's covered the basics... That's pretty much just the five senses.
So almost everything on this earth that i love comes under one of those five categories.
I also love emotions.
I LOVE the feeling of joy. Well, everybody does obviously.
I LOVE laughing, being entertained, finding something funny.
I LOVE remembering good times, re-living past experiences you wish had never ended.
I LOVE loving things. haha.

I Love the diversity of seasons too.
I think i love Summer the most, though. I can't ever get enough of the hot sunny days, bright blue skies and oceans, yellow sandy beaches, ice cold drinks, shorts and singlets, sunnies and sandles, Feel-good music and relaxation, icecream and swimming pools.
Autumn is such a beautiful sight. I love the reds and oranges of the leaves falling from the trees. I love the slightly cloudy skies that hold a light blue memory of what was once summer. I love the weather, how it's not a sweaty hot nor a frozen stiff day.
Winter is so cozy. I love the warmth of sitting by the heater, or snuggled up in 3 covers, i love being wrapped up in warm clothes and the feeling of the cold breeze on my nose, although most people don't like that breeze. I love curling up in a throw rug on my favourite recliner, sipping on herbal tea, watching chick flicks and cuddling my kitten. I love the snow, and skiing, although i have only been once for both.
Spring is the most beautiful. It's such a relief from the cold. I love the fragrance always wafting through the air. I love the bright blooming colours of flowers and freshly mowed green grass. I love the birds chirping and the feeling of the year ending. I love the morning sunshine that warms my face and feet instantly.

WOW - this is a long post :)
But already i feel so much better just thinking about things positively. Ofcourse you can see summer as stinky, sweaty and exasperating, autumn as dull and stressful as we begin getting serious at school, winter as cold and lonely and filled with fights, spring as an allergy-nightmare filled with hayfever and constant sneezing.
BUT do you REALLY want to think of the seasons like that?

I'm going to sleepy-byes now, i realise it's quite past my bedtime. But i know i'll get a very good night's sleep now :)

Cool Bananas :)

Life is quite ridiculous...
But not always a bad-ridiculous.
It can be ridiculously happy, ridiculously fun, ridiculously good too.
As much as there are bad things, there are good things. Otherwise, how could we determine what 'bad' even is, if there is nothing else?

So i guess i need to constantly keep my mind on the positive things, which really, isn't too hard.
When we're in a crappy mood, thinking positive is always harder than when we're happy. .....well, ..duh.
But ya knoowww?
When you're in a bad mood, you wish you were in a happy mood. But when people come along to cheer you up and do things that would normally make you happy, you get annoyed by them.
But why? We become annoyed at them for caring about us, for being in a better mood than we are, or we think they're not noticing how upset we are?
Sometimes it's like we can't believe they cannot see that we 'aren't in the mood' for whatever they're doing.
BAH!
That's the exactly the point!
Of course we aren't in the mood for it, that's why they're doing it!
We should rather appreciate their efforts of trying to make us feel better than scowl at them for their high spirits... even if they do fail miserably.

I dislike bad moods, quite a lot. But i think i've improved in being cheer-up-able.
It seems now it doesn't take too much for me to snap out of my bad moods and lighten up, which is great :)
I would MUCH prefer being happy.

So, in advance, if i ever come into contact with you when you're in a bad mood and i'm being 'too' happy, or annoying in that sense, i apologise. But when you're in one of those moods, remember the better moods and try make yourself cheer-up-able :)

Sooo, that really had nothing much to do about life being ridiculous, but oh well.
Life's ... ridiculous like that :P

Find The Love In Everything.