Hi! So, I've wanted to start a blog for a few years now, but up until a little while ago, I never thought I had any reason to do so. Then I met this wonderful man who showed me that I CAN make a difference. That I DO have good ideas, and this could be a really useful tool in getting my message out there.
I have this philosophy in life- I call it The Smile philosophy. I believe that one smile has the potential to change the world. I smile at anyone I see, whether I know them or not. I could be the one person that changes a person's day because it was going really bad. I could stop a person from committing suicide because that one little smile made them feel like people notice them, or that it IS possible to be happy. I firmly believe that I was placed on this earth by God to make people happy and to be an inspiration. That's all I want to do. I want to create art because I love it and I'm passionate about it and I want to spread that passion to others! I live my life trying to be an inspiration. I live a healthy lifestyle, and I love my lifestyle and myself, even when things aren't going perfectly. I want people to see that if I can achieve happiness in simple ways, so can they! You don't have to be rich or famous or own a house or drive vintage cars (no matter how freaking sweet they may be!) to be happy. All you need is to love yourself. And believe me, I understand that is SO much easier said than done. It took me years, eating disorders, being extremely overweight, and finally overcoming all of these things to be happy with myself. I'm not the thinnest or healthiest person , I don't count calories and I eat junk food, I don't "rock a bikini" like many women do. But I'm modest, I've learned to have a healthy relationship with food, I've learned to love fully and to live life to the fullest, and THAT is why I'm happy. But, guess what! It was a LONG process, and one that I still struggle with. I still have days where I think I'm not good enough, or where I feel like I'm just failing across the board, or where I look in the mirror and lose confidence. It's a process, just like everything else in life that's worth living for. But I have faith that if I of all people can do it, so can you. "Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget the ones that don't. And believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. No one said it would be easy. They just promised it would be worth it." -Anonymous. Life isn't easy, and it certainly isn't fair. But I'm promising you, if you can just keep your head up and keep smiling, it's going to be worth it in the end.
Love, Rachel
I have this philosophy in life- I call it The Smile philosophy. I believe that one smile has the potential to change the world. I smile at anyone I see, whether I know them or not. I could be the one person that changes a person's day because it was going really bad. I could stop a person from committing suicide because that one little smile made them feel like people notice them, or that it IS possible to be happy. I firmly believe that I was placed on this earth by God to make people happy and to be an inspiration. That's all I want to do. I want to create art because I love it and I'm passionate about it and I want to spread that passion to others! I live my life trying to be an inspiration. I live a healthy lifestyle, and I love my lifestyle and myself, even when things aren't going perfectly. I want people to see that if I can achieve happiness in simple ways, so can they! You don't have to be rich or famous or own a house or drive vintage cars (no matter how freaking sweet they may be!) to be happy. All you need is to love yourself. And believe me, I understand that is SO much easier said than done. It took me years, eating disorders, being extremely overweight, and finally overcoming all of these things to be happy with myself. I'm not the thinnest or healthiest person , I don't count calories and I eat junk food, I don't "rock a bikini" like many women do. But I'm modest, I've learned to have a healthy relationship with food, I've learned to love fully and to live life to the fullest, and THAT is why I'm happy. But, guess what! It was a LONG process, and one that I still struggle with. I still have days where I think I'm not good enough, or where I feel like I'm just failing across the board, or where I look in the mirror and lose confidence. It's a process, just like everything else in life that's worth living for. But I have faith that if I of all people can do it, so can you. "Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget the ones that don't. And believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. No one said it would be easy. They just promised it would be worth it." -Anonymous. Life isn't easy, and it certainly isn't fair. But I'm promising you, if you can just keep your head up and keep smiling, it's going to be worth it in the end.
Love, Rachel