A Few Little Things I Learnt About Life

Inspired by a Tumblr post entitled "17 things I learned by 17" I decided to share my words of wisdom and helpful life advice with you. 

Use the internet for good ~

The internet is an amazing invention and has completely revolutionised the way we live, so use it wisely and more importantly use it for good!

As a blogger, I spend a lot of time on the internet. One site I visit regularly is YouTube. It's amazing because you can search for the things you want to watch and are into. If beauty and fashion isn't your thing then why do you waste your time being subscribed to that particular YouTuber? YouTube has a search bar for a reason! Far too many people send pointless hate to big YouTubers like Zoella over stupid things like the clothes she wears or the people she has in her daily vlogs. YouTubers are not your own personal soap opera characters. You can't decide what is good for them and what isn't. Who they hang out with. Who they date. Beneath it all, YouTubers, and in fact any celebrity for that matter, are normal people who have bad days, want to laze around in sweatpants and have insecurities and personal hardships they have to deal with in their lives.

So the next time you watch a video on YouTube you don't like and you think about writing a nasty comment, think of a few things;
- Would you want to be treated like this?
- Will this make you feel better or will it just ignite your hatred?
- Is my comment in any way necessary?

The best thing you can do is to fill yourself with what you enjoy. Trust me, you'll feel a lot happier if you surrounded yourself with the things you like rather than filling yourself with unnecessary hatred for the things you don't. We all have things in the world we dislike and the best thing to do is to not dwell on them. The more we dwell on the things we hate, the more negative our minds get.

Like whatever the hell you want to like ~

If you like something your friend or classmate doesn't, they are in no position to tell you that liking that thing is wrong (unless it's cannibalism)

I'm a fangirl and have been for most of my teenage years. I like to think of it as somewhat of a lifestyle choice. I chose to be so-called "obsessed" with celebrities and I find so much enjoyment from it. I'm not a stalker. Nothing I do is borderline criminal. It's harmless fun and being dedicated and showing love and appreciation for someone has never ever been a bad thing to be. However, due to gross stereotypes, people choose to pick me out for it. Being a fangirl is a completely harmless activity yet because some people despise the singers/bands I like, it is suddenly wrong.

What I'm trying to say is that don't let people tell what you can and can't like. It's your life and only you can decide how you live it.

Also, if you don't like tea and classic novels, please don't pretend that you do so to impress people. People will see straight through you eventually.

You are not pathetic or worthless, the bullies are ~

I know you probably get told a lot that if you are being bullied that you must tell someone but I cannot stress enough how important it is. Sadly, the reason people bully is because they have repressed emotions and feelings they cannot release properly so they have unfortunately chosen you as a target. You are not pathetic or worthless, they are. If they have to pick things out from you that they don't like to feel better about themselves then who really is the one with the problem?

Life isn't a competition ~

There will always be someone prettier, smarter and richer than you but life isn't a race and they didn't win anything.

Friends will come and go ~

The friends you have in your childhood or adolescence will not always be around in the years after. Friendships are not glued down and they do tend to fall apart. People will sometimes turn nasty and say things behind your back and the best thing to do is to move on. Over time, you'll realise that this is petty and these are the kind of people you don't want in your life. A really cliche quote but, don't look back, you're not going that way.

It's okay not to be okay sometimes ~

We all suffer from bad days. We all have those days where we feel like the world has got the better of us and I'm here telling you now that it is more than okay to cry. It is perfectly fine to let those feelings escape. It is better to let them go than keep them concealed, plaguing your fragile mind.

Always look on the bright side of life ~

Rainstorms happen to clear the skies for a better and brighter day. Whatever you may be fighting, whatever hardship in your life you might be overcoming, there will always be a better day on the horizon. Everything gets better with time.

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And these are just a few things I've learnt about life.

Again this is a lifestyle blog post but I really enjoyed writing it. I feel like subjects such as those covered in this post are important to talk about and really don't get discussed as much as they should. I hope my words can help in some way and maybe send it to a friend or a family member as a pick me up and a confidence booster because everything I have wrote in this post is true.

I will be back to babbling on about music soon, don't you worry.


Hayley x







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