April 30th 2017
Nostalgia…
It’s been a long time since I’ve written a post… way too long! Lots of things have happened in my life since my last entry, some tough and some great! The tough times made me think of all the things that I want in my life. Things i want to change about myself that will make me a better person and really be the person I always strive to be! The great thing is I got a cutie little puppy. A rottweiler named Otis 🙂 I’ve always wanted a dog, my mother never wanted animals “pooping in her house”. Been a lot more work than I anticipated and if that’s any indication of how kids are…….. ummmm…… Lol All in all it’s been amazing, lots of early mornings and patience, but amazing!
I have always kept a journal, since I can even remember. I was reading through it the other night after writing my latest entry. So this blog is all about nostalgia, clearly, from my opening statement!
I’ve been blessed to have so many great experiences and memories to look back on! One of my favourites was reading about my adventure in Thailand for three weeks. That diary entry just took me back as if I was sitting in the exact spot i was in when writing it! That excursion was the best experience of my life!! Appreciating the beauty of the world, roughing it in a third world country without phones or anything we’re lucky and too use to having. Witnessing these incredible people living in poverty and just loving life regardless!! That definitely changed me and how I view my life. I never was the type of girl to need extravagance, but just the little complaints us as humans have are so wasteful of the great lives we’ve all been granted! Thailand was a changing point in my life!
Reading back on my entry of my year in Australia, it was all about how the grass is never greener! Well the weather in the winter there is obviously better than our Canadian snow embellished winters, but home is where the heart is! In most entries I wrote about how much I missed my family and friends. They are who make my life worth living, not beaches or heat! Well, maybe clothes and sugar make life worth while too!
Nostalgia: A sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
Looking back on all my entries made me very nostalgic, my 32 years up til now have really been truly amazing! Yes some definite downs, we always have them, that’s just what makes us stronger! Ex boyfriends, high school, family issues, work life, personal relationships… there’s always something to learn about in the course of tougher times. Made me think of all the things I want for myself in the future and all the things I don’t want! Life goes by so fast, especially once you hit 30! For myself, I always need love and laughter, those have always been my two main things in life! Love in all counts, my family, friends, partnership, career. Love for strangers. I recently watched “13 reasons why”, a must watch for everyone in my opinion! Not going to spoil anything for those of you who haven’t watched it yet but to make a long story short, the way we treat others has a small or large affect on them! Some don’t care but most do, that’s why I have always tried to be kind to everyone. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you! I have never been one to form my life around what others want me to do, maybe just my parents because I never want to hurt or disappoint them. Me as a person tho, the way I dress, the colour of my hair, my likes or dislikes, hobbies, thoughts etc have never been influenced by anyone else but me. I am not a wallflower, a flower child on the other hand is how I like to think of myself! Reverting back to nostalgia, I have to thank my uncle Joe for that! Now our lives are very different. Those who know his story know that I am not one to not work, have made the personal life choices he has or am a hippie to his extreme but I found a love of the hippie life from him and an extreme love for old school Volkswagen vans as well!! Joe lives like that still til this day, day by day, no worry of what’s next, money or a stable job and although i’m totally opposite in the working aspect, the early moments of my childhood with him instilled the hippie at heart I am today!
Hippie: A group of people who possess a core belief set revolving around the values of peace and love as being essential in an increasingly globalized society.
My intentions for life have always been to be filled with peace and love. Friends and family. Silliness and laughter. Core relationships. Incredibly happy moments. New adventures. Knowledge and stability! Sadly, this world has turned into being very disposable. 50% of marriages fail nowadays, I feel it’s because people don’t keep on nurturing and communicating within their partnership and think the grass is always greener. As a person that has moved all the way to the other side of the world, with its tropical weather and beautiful scenery, I eventually wanted to be back home with my loved ones. So the grass is never greener, even if it seems more appealing! We truly need to appreciate all the things we have in life and keep working to keep them thriving, because everything takes work! Especially when it’s really important to us! I have an old hippie soul and re-reading my life experiences made me extremely thankful for all the things i’ve done, the people I have in my life and the life I live. So to end this nostalgic blog, my main focus is the improvement of myself as a person! To let go of the things that have hurt me in the past and view them as lessons. Try to fight off the negative thoughts that creep in from time to time. Yes we are all human and will always have negativity at points in life but I will try my hardest not let it affect or change my present! I will have a future filled with laughter, peace and love and all my dreams will come true! Positive thoughts turn into positive actions! I recommend on this rainy day to make a cup of tea or coffee or a mimosa 😉 and just sit and be nostalgic! Think of all the great things you have done, the things you want to change to better yourself. All the great relationships and things you are thankful for and want to keep forever! Everything in your life that makes you truly appreciate the person you are, where you came from and where you’re going!
Peace & Love to everyone xoxo
