Feel Good Friday

Happy Friday!! The weekend is here and we've made it through another week! This was a pretty good week for me. It was a slow week but it gave me a chance to relax at home. I spent a lot of time playing The Sims 3 and marathoning some good TV. The summer camp I'll be working at this starts next week so I'm making sure I get some rest now.

This Friday morning, I'm starting my day off drinking a good cup of coffee and listening to some beautiful music. I just played "Put Your Records On" by Corrine Bailey Rae. Here, listen:

♥

Here's some more inspiration for your Friday, a quote that I love.

"Just because someone desires you, it does not mean that they value you. 
Read it over. 
Again. 
Let those words resonate in your mind."

- Nayyirah Waheed

I hope you have a wonderful day and a beautiful weekend.

You are loved.

Monday Morning Yoga

Good morning beautiful! It's the beginning of a new week! Before you start your week off. How about starting your week off by setting a few minutes aside to focus on yourself. Take deep breaths and just think about whatever your heart desires. My suggestion this morning is yoga. Yoga is great because it's relaxing and it's good for your body. It can help increase flexibility, improve balance, reduce anxiety, and lower stress levels. Here is a cute routine I found on pinterest that I love. While you do your yoga, I would suggest playing music that you like and find soothing. I'll add some recommendations below the yoga poses.

Recommended Music/Noise:

• RainyMood.com
• Private Party
• He Mele No Lilo
• Thinkin Bout You
• The World's Greatest
• We Are Young
• We Are the World
• Ain't No Mountain High Enough
• Stronger
• Don't Stop Me Now
• What a Wonderful World

I hope you have a beautiful day and a wonderful week! ♥

Motivation Monday!

I love how this song just makes me want to smile and dance around. I also can't help but love all the videos of people dancing around happily, especially this one below from Howard University. I just love how this song has motivated people to celebrate being happy and sharing their happiness with the world!

Motivation Monday!

Motivation Monday

Private Party by India Arie is definitely my inspirational song of choice at the moment. Enjoy! ♥

Anthems!

Check out these songs that have been keeping me going lately. I call them my anthems. I feel like you need different anthems for different moments and situations. There have been songs that were an anthem in a different part of my life when my experiences and challenges were different but they still sound perfect to me now. They still fit because they are reminders of my life and of the challenges I've overcome and the happy moments that I will cherish forever.


Fun- Some Nights

• This is my current anthem. It describes how I'm feeling right now. I'm stuck between the things I want to do to chase after what I'm passionate about and doing the things I need to do in order to graduate. This song can be interpreted in so many ways. I think that anyone can find an anthem in this. It really speaks to you.

India Arie- Beautiful Flower

•  This song is my forever anthem. I don't think that I'll ever grow out of it. The words are so beautiful. The song gives me power. It lifts me up. It reminds me that I am beautiful and special. I am important and I deserve to be here. I can't forget how important it is to believe in myself. Believe in yourself! There is nothing that you cannot do when you believe in yourself.

Nine Days- Absolutely(story of a girl) 

• This song never gets old. It was my anthem when I graduated from high school and was trying to heal. I had stop cutting for a while and things were looking up for me. I thought that depression was in the past. I know now that depression is much more than something I can just let go because I moved to another town. This song makes me smile.

These are just a few of the songs that have become my anthems. What songs speak to you? What songs make you feel special?

Motivational Mondays

Here are some quotes to get you going this week. Monday's can be hard. I know I had some trouble leaving the house this morning. Here is something sweet to help you make it!!

• "With a new day comes new strength and new thoughts." -Eleanor Roosevelt 
• "Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you choose, if you first get to know who you are and are willing to work with a power that is greater than ourselves to do it." -Ella Wheeler Wilcox
• "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." -William James
• "If you can dream it, you can do it." -Walt Disney

I hope you have a great day!

Happy Sounds!

Sometimes you hear a song that just makes your heart happy. The voices are beautiful. The words are perfect and you just can't get enough. Perhaps today you need a song to pick you up or some beautiful voices and soothe you; this is the song for you! Right now it's on my study/paper writing playlist and it really motivates me to relax and focus. You're going to love this song. Just Press Play! :)

inspiration

Some days....

Some days are harder than others. I woke up a few days ago not feeling too tough and I felt like I lost a little sanity. Some days are harder than others. Some days you win and some days you try your best and you don't end up with the results you hoped for. It's important to know that this is not a reason to give up hope. Some things take time. The universe will unfold in the way it's supposed to. If it's going to happen it will. Worrying won't make things happen faster. It doesn't get you anywhere, it's like rocking in a rocking chair.

For days like this, take a deep breath, relax and remember how special and important you are. Remember that when you believe in yourself, there is no way that you can lose. Take a break from worrying and write down a list of things that make you smile or that make you happy. Maybe you can list of your goals and aspirations. Maybe you can list all the things that inspire you. We all need inspiration and with a list of things that inspire you, you'll always be able to find some.

Smile, Beautiful,

Inspirational Wednesdays

"Believe in yourself in all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle."

Another beautiful song.

Stay Strong next month. Just keep on going!

A Song I LOVE

Maybe it will inspire you? :)

Long Days...

After a long but great day of volunteering, I just need to relax. So I think I'll just rest my feet, drink some tea, and listen to a few beautiful songs. Like this one:

Day 4 of 366

Our Inspiration #5

Darren Criss

To me, Darren Criss is living proof that dreams really do come true. Darren Criss is such an inspiration to me and to many others and it's not so hard to see why. He's the man behind one of my favorite songs, Not Alone.

Not Alone is one of my favorite songs because it gives me so much hope. It's really a beautiful song. I fell in love with it immediately.

His songs, his voice, his persona, it's all very beautiful and inspiring. It's the kind of situation where just seeing someone's passion and happiness is enough to increase your happiness and warm your heart.

What I really love is that he fights for equality and human rights. When people fight for the people, you know that those are the people that support you. When someone's voice and persona and smile gives you so much hope, it's hard not to love them.

He reminds me to hold on to hope because I'm important, things get better and dreams really do come true.

LOVE

"There's something ironic about thinking someone is a terrible person, and then spending all your time talking shit about them."

-Tyler Oakley

Sometimes Tyler Oakley knows what he's talking about. I want to address cyber bullying. I think that people have this idea that it's okay to be mean and hurtful because you're on some social networking website. It's really not. Social networks allow your voice to be heard by many. Even though this is the internet, people are forming their impressions of you from what you say. There is no benefit from hurting or attacking someone online who has done nothing to you. Just because you say it over the internet doesn't mean it isn't still hurtful. When you talk like this to people, remember that you're talking to an actual person that you don't even really know. People have feelings and just because you aren't face to face, doesn't mean your words have no impact on them. Words can hurt.

To victims,
People just can't see what a precious and beautiful person they're hurting. They just can't see how special you are. You don't deserve the hate. You're much better than that. You are enough. You are strong. Fuck the haters.

You're not alone.

My life is a whole lot brighter after watching the live stream of the red carpet at Trevor Live. The theme of the night is "You're not alone." I love it so much! There were so many sources of inspiration. Inspirational quotes, videos, people...it was so beautiful. I just loving seeing so many people who are getting together to end bullying. I'm going to post some of the inspirational stuff here.

Since the theme of the night is "You're not alone" and because this is something very near to my heart, I would like to let you know that You aren't alone. You are bigger and you are stronger than the rough times that you're going through. Your heart will heal beautiful. You deserve the love and happiness of this world. It is your birthright. Don't give up. Stay Strong. You're going to make it okay?

kiyannaloves@yahoo.com

Reasons to smile: November 29, 2011

These are reasons to smile today:

• I had two exams today and I think I did well on both of them
• I got some excellent feedback on a paper I wrote about the Zero Tolerance Bullying Policy in schools. I love writing about something I'm passionate about and I would really love to see an end to bullying. We all know how damaging its effects are.
  
• I've fallen in love with a new inspirational song. It's "Perfect" by the powerhouse of inspiration and empowerment that is Pink! Today Kurt and Blaine covered it on glee and it was amazing. I loved it. I find Darren Criss (Blaine) to be a great source of inspiration to me so I just loved hearing him sing it. I listened to that song about 10 times this morning when I should have been studying. It's great!
• I need to mention again that I'm halfway through with exams!
• I met some amazing people today
• I have amazing people in my life
• I had a great study break today and I got to catch up with some people I haven't spent time with in a while.
• It was a pretty good day.

Remember how beautiful and amazing you are.

Happy Thursday!

Tomorrow is Friday. We've almost made it through the week!
Here is a fun song. I love it, it's one of my favorites!