A good piece of advice can change your life. Do you agree?

Throughout my life, I, most likely like you, have been given hundreds (maybe even thousands) of pieces of advice. These wise words, given by friends, family members, teachers, strangers, and those who I look up to, have changed my life in unimaginable ways.

One important thing I’ve learnt throughout my entire 14-year life, is the importance of friends and friendship.

When you’re down, your friends should be the first people asking you if you’re okay and listening to you rant about your problems.

When you’re at your best, they should be the ones cheering you on from the sidelines, making fun of you in any blank moment.

They should make you laugh, make you smile, push you, inspire you, and teach you something new every single day.

In everyday life, it is so important to look after yourself! Your mind, soul, and body all deserve the nurturing that comes from self care.

Despite what you may think, self-care does not need to be a luxurious experience that happens once in a blue moon, it is something to be experienced as often as possible, every day ideally.

Self care has helped me in so many ways! It has benefitted every aspect of my health as I continue to partake in it every single day!

We all strive to be happy. It’s human nature.

However, sometimes being happy is harder than it looks.

While many factors can negatively affect our happiness, including our mental health, genetics and current living situation, there are also ways we can boost the positive vibes!

In this day and age of social media and judgement, it can be super freaking hard to love yourself.

You are told by society that you are beautiful, then told by society that you need to change your body.

You are told by society to be confident and expressive, then told by society to cover up and stop asking for it.

Life is short; It’s something we don’t realise until there's not much left of it.

As the days, weeks, months and years fly by, many of us easily get caught up in the excitement of day to day life, and forget to stop and show appreciation for each moment they have been given.

Have you ever noticed how much a single act of kindness can positively affect your entire day?

After the year we’ve had, everyone is looking for a restart in 2021, myself included. 

And in my opinion, I think it’s really important that we start 2021 on a positive note!

Gratitude allows you to see the upside of life; even when life seems horrible. 

On days where you think, “How could this day get any worse,” writing about your gratitude helps you heal.