Self Help : Take life as a stepping stone ; chapter by chapter

Hey everyone,

Welcome back. 

Life hits us with all sorts of random events - sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad but nevertheless as much as we want to either preserve or fast forward a particular moment, nothing lasts forever. Life moves on. 

Whether it's a bad day or a disastrous day, don't hold yourself down - it's just a bad day, not a bad life. 

Yes disagreements, arguments, people leaving your life, heartbreak moments - these events will leave you feeling nothing but hurtful pain & an emotionally draining mental state of mind but in these moments, it's always important to fight to see the positives in them. 

Because no matter how bad life can be, it'll pass. One day you'll look back & you'll see how it has changed you for the better. Know that, life is like a book - every phase is like a chapter. Every chapter has an aim , has a mini-plot that may seem little but plays an effective role when you consider your very own book (ie your life). So don't take those bad times as a curse, instead let it drive you into a motivated wreck , ;) Let it give you a challenge to prove to yourself that you CAN turn around and you can make your 'book' into a bestseller series. 

However, along the way - don't forget to go out into the world & exchange stories with other people, don't be afraid to meet people. Every story we hear from someone else gives us a new insight into what we could be doing differently. That's because no matter how alike we are, each one of us have different walks of life, we each have our own perspective of life, so don't feel shy towards the world - we live in a world that's so diverse that in order to keep up with it, having an open curious mind is a must!

With curiosity at hand, knowing that the world is so much bigger than you think helps you look at life on a much bigger scale. It affects you so much that sometimes you'll stop and wonder, 'why am I letting all these little things that happens, annoy or stress me out when in reality, it only affects a fraction of my time before I move on with my life when tomorrow comes'. So when you put yourself out there into the real world, first off - huge applause for you for having such courage :) and secondly, be mentally & physically prepared for failures too. For a work in progress to succeed, one must go through loads of obstacles & battles in order to win the war. So when you plan, set up for success & for failures so that way - you've got both sides covered. Once that is all done, the world is your playground.

Last of all, life may not always be full of joy , love & laughter - so in those tough times, it's when you have to push yourself the hardest to smile, to love & to be kind to yourself & others around you. Its in those times that you truly discover how strong you are in the first place. Life will shatter you, life will break you, life will bring you to places you never thought you could be in but if you survive it through, those moments will make you a hero in your storybook that you never thought you could ever become.

So have faith, stay strong & be the best you can truly be through change, through lessons , through happiness & through pain. 

Good luck & sending out lots of love to you <3

G