Brokenhearted? Who hasn’t been there! Right?? 

Well for me to love unconditionally is a pretty big deal! Giving your whole self to someone with the risk of them not feeling it back or it not working out… bloody terrifies me! But in those moments to feel the high of being in love, is more than any drug in the world, so I’m guessing that’s why as humans we do it.

That’s the point of this article… to talk about something that we as a world go through and if you haven’t all ready, inevitably one day you will. Sorry to sound so horrid but even someone like myself who doesn’t love so easily, still gets caught out when that bloody heart wants to feel whatever it wants!

Depressed and living in my dressing gown for the first few days… yes! Being maybe boarded line Bipolar? Erratic behaviour is an understatement, with the most extreme highs and the most horrid lows! Not being driven to do anything!! Crying at EVERYTHING!!! All sound familiar? Don’t worry we’re all in the same boat! But it does end!

It’s in these moments though that I started to realise, that this not going to help! Nice to get it out my system but lets face it how long can you mope about for?!

So how did I do it? Well with some pretty out there strategies if I’m honest, my favourite being my “dream board”. (Ha , yeah I know) Anyway I like to be creative at the best of times, so I went and brought myself some craft stuff and built it. I stopped and said to myself what do I want to achieve over the next 6 months and away it started. Of course covered in the usual marlarkie of “You Got This” and Today is going to be a Beautiful Day” sort of stuff, because that’s another thing I stand by, subliminal messaging! Works a bloody treat! Put silly notes everywhere! Because there in fact not silly and so very, very true! (That’s probably the most embarrassing one but bollocks to it, you know now!)

Exercise and Yoga! Oh what a blissful way of life this, in the moments of not being driven, of course why would you want to go the gym or in my case Crossfit, but far out that feeling is just all to good after! I did terrify a guy when I was walking home, shouting “Whooo Hooo” not realising he was there, but that’s another story!

Make the bloody ‘Pros and Cons’ list! Yep I know you’re shaking your head like oh what a cliché but do it about yourself and realise your own self worth.

Get a calendar and fill your time with stuff… anything you want but something! I do love structure and when I have it, my mind doesn’t work over time!

Meditate in my case works a treat! I find it hard to stop and think about nothing, my mind works at speed all of the time and that when I’m hurt, is a horrid game! Slow your breathing down and enjoy the you time! 

These have been my main vices but I’m sure there are a hundreds other things you could try! Would love to hear them?? 

The biggest thing I’ve realised is my own self love – if you can’t love yourself then I believe you can’t truly love someone else and even though I did in my situation, I sadly forgot about loving myself.  It’s easy to get lost in relationships, easy to loose yourself and if you have got lost the heartache only hurts more. So be the boss and learn to love yourself again! Remember who you are and what potential you have as an awesome person! “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger!” Right? There I bloody said totally tried to avoid it but in this situation is just to true!

Find positive in everything, especially the bad situations! This one once I pulled my head out my arse, is probably the most positive energy I’ve ever felt and that’s a good thing!  The mind is a so powerful and as long as you’re in control.. Life is bliss!

I know it hurts now… but use this energy to create something wonderful!

Would love to hear any thoughts on this?? What other things have helped people?

P.S … I hope you found the cover photo as funny as I did!

 

 

On a side note  … With all this positive energy, I’ve decided to start creating online yoga videos for beginners, I’ll be going through Pranayama, Meditation, Asanas and Philosophy. Going through my introduction to yoga and that is a pretty interesting story! I want to help all the people that are in my position, when I first started. Don’t be fooled by the pretentious wanker side of it! It truly helped me through so much and I just can’t wait to help others in the same way!

I’ll be setting up teaching in Taupo, NZ where I’m currently living, so you can follow my trials and tribulations over the next few months with that.

I’ll be back on the road towards the end of the year and can’t wait to be traveling again and living out of a backpack! Also I’ll be doing some more yoga TTC  #girlswhotravel #travelasia

This is just the beginning and I can’t wait to get stuck into this journey!

Enjoy Guys!

#lauraloveslife

Right, so lets face it, this is a funny old subject. I personally believe in about finding the time for yourself and stand by enjoying your own company. Don’t get me wrong I’m surrounded by my stunning beautiful friends, who are wonderful and I wouldn’t change them for the world! I in fact love being surrounded by people, but I also bloody love my own time. Now the reason I’m typing this up is because that at this exact moment is what I’m doing. Tucked away in a coffee shop, drinking the biggest latte they have, which if I’m honest is never bloody big enough. My arms are still shaking from the Crossfit at 6.30am, the music that is currently in my ears, is some form of drum and bass, which admittedly is making me want to dance like a tool, I’m typing really loud because I don’t understand how to type quietly and smirking at everything, because I’m a smiler. But the point of this is… Bollocks to it! Yep I maybe sort of look like a dick, but I’m a happy one!

This is the problem I believe, is that people fear doing stuff on there own. I bloody did, until I let go of every fuck I ever gave about other peoples opinions. Ha ok a little extremely put but seriously, if you can’t laugh at yourself then what truly can you laugh at!? Dance like no one is watching , smile until your face hurts and treat everyone how you expect to be treated! Ok going off point a little there, anyway despite if you think you always ‘need’ to be around people, I can’t stress enough to change that ‘need’ to ‘want’ , you choose on your terms and nobody else’s. As I’ll mention this a hundred times thru out this blog, but really truly find the balance between it.

Nope I’m not telling everyone to go mental and bugger the world off, I’m backing the point of being truly happy within yourself. I’m 29 and honestly only just started figuring this out in the last 2/3 years of my life! Ha wish I figured it before but thats also cool! I always thought that I needed people to make me happy, which admittedly I sort of do in a strange way, as I personally feed off peoples energies, the good and the bad, so without going one step to hippy for you all, as I’m sure there will be many hippy articles, I still have heaps of people in my life but I also spend heaps of time by myself.

I appreciate that sometimes life is a bitch and you can’t always find time to wank it about in a coffee shop for an hour or so, I don’t know maybe you’ve got heaps of kids a demanding partner or work 80+ hours a week, also get all this too. So find 5 minutes! Yep 5mins to meditate/stare at a wall or just keep your eyes closed and not think about anything. The point being, its all about that YOU time!! I need a few hours a week some people need days and others just need 5 mins, whatever suits you the best then find it and roll with it!

So this is a strange one… How many of you have been to the cinema by yourself?? Surprisingly people look at me like I’m a raving nutter when I say I’m happy to go by myself and I have, many of times. You don’t really need to go with anyone? Know body bloody talks through it? Right? Don’t get me wrong theres been one or two times where it’s been great film and I don’t have anyone to talk to about it, but again that’s also fine! I just tell one of my mates when I next see them. Seriously though think about it!? I feel like the pressure of the world we live in can also give people a false sense of what is the “norm” and bollocks to that as well. There is no “norm” we don’t have to be married by a certain time, we don’t have to have kids by a certain time and we most certainly don’t have to be stuck to someones hip for happiness.

It’s made me a better person, more confident and truly happy!

Well that’s my morning rant over! Ha but seriously this article isn’t meant to be negative, it’s my own personal experience and I adore the fact that I can now truly give people what they deserve from me. Happiness, Love and Honesty!

Give it a try! XX

I was trying to load a really rubbish pic of my coffee and laptop but thus Apple you win again and I can’t get it over, so this will have to do!

 

Source: Travel

There’s always time to get lost in some SunFlowers! This is in the middle of Laos, in the Xiangkhoang Plateau to the east of the country.

The Plain of Jars they call them. Absolutely fascinating! I adore Laos and love doing the run from Vientiane, Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang but this was amazing, off the “normal” tourist route and a must do! It’s not even that hard to get to, we all know it’s South East Asia and there’s some form of transport going somewhere, well most of the time. Anyway jump on a small and tight compact 16 seater mini van, drive for best part of 8/9 hours through the hills and sharp bends, warning take some travel sick pills if you suffer from it! And then you’re there!