TO did the right thing!!

First of all I have to apologize for the lateness of this blog post - but I have been partying like there's no tomorrow for the past 2 days!! haha

The reason is because TO has done the right thing and decided to ban shark fin!!

Way to go Toronto!!

I'm Worth Loving!!

I found this quote today and fell in love:

"Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the bad - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different."
-Stacey Charter

I personally think that Stacey is saying that if you love yourself you will be truly happy!! Accept yourself for who you are and everything else will fall into place. And don't change for someone else. If you want to make a change do it for YOU!! And hey there's nothing wrong with making a little change like eating healthier, exercising more, and loving yourself more!!

Our planet seems to be rampant with low self-esteem and I was taught a little trick to combat this:

Wake up every morning and tell yourself I'm worth loving, I'm worth loving, I'm WORTH LOVING!! Within 30 seconds you will believe it :)

A Precious Human Life

I found this beyond amazing wicked quote today!! Sometimes we are so burdened with the drama of our own lives that we forget to help others, but helping others makes life worth living!!

Click on the picture and be inspired :D

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True Happiness Comes From Within

Most people (I hope) have had at least 1 teacher who inspired, touched their hearts, or made a positive difference in their lives. For me I’ve had several inspirational teachers, and now that I’m a teacher myself I've been lucky enough to re-connect with 1 of those teachers. He taught me about science and life, but mostly he inspired me to be the best that I can be!! He taught me to be the award-winning actress in my own life!! Many of us walk around this world with such low self-esteem and think that we  need a car, job, or money to make us happy, but this definitely isn’t the case. Most of the time our egos fool us into believing that true happiness comes from external things but if we really listen to our hearts and minds in a balanced way we can see past this trickery. If you really listen to your heart and mind you will know that true happiness comes from within!! There isn’t anything external to you that you need in order to be happy!!!!!! Period.

What this means for me is that I make a point of meditating throughout the day and doing my best to remain constantly happy regardless of what is going on around me. I don’t need another person or thing to make me happy, and when it seems like there are chaos and drama around me I choose to remain happy!! Period. When things are chaotic it's easier to choose anger, fear, or sadness, but instead I choose happiness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And yes I will admit this new outlook took a lot of effort and training, but it’s totally TOTALLY worth it!!

Thanks for reading!! I hope you choose happiness all the time too!! oh and Happy World Teachers Day!!