"Strength in numbers" - Bullying/confidence TAG

Hello guys! I hope you're having a good day or night. As you guys know, bullying is one of the worst issues we're facing today. I'm glad we're finally doing something about bully, although we still have more work to do, because we are no where near ending bullying. I see it all the time, either at my school or on social media.

Few years ago, Bethany Mota did a bullying/confidence video and tagged all of her fans, viewers and subscribers. Since I'm all 3 and I would like to join in the fight against bullying, I decided that I want to do this tag.

CONFIDENCE:

- Have you ever felt unconfident before and why?
Of course I have felt unconfident before! I think the cause of this, is that I'm always comparing myself to others and putting myself in a low place and never thinking I'll ever be good enough for people at school, which is silly, because once I graduate high school in less than 3 months, I doubt it I'll ever see these people ever again. While I'm walking to my classes at school or  going through my Instagram feed, I'm usually thinking, "Oh wow she's pretty, I wish I was her..", which obviously needs to stop. I think I will always feel unconfident no matter what I do to make myself feel confident. I just have to remind myself  several times that, I am beautiful and there are people that loves me, because of who I am.

- Do you loose confidence when you don't feel 'pretty'?
Yes, I start to feel insecure and care too much of what people think of me. I worry too much about things that shouldn't be worried in the first place. I start to lose myself and try to become "normal" which is so so boring, then of course I start to compare myself. I have to remember that I am worth more than what people think of me.

- What makes you feel confident about yourself?
To be honest, a lot of things makes me feel confident about myself, I just tend to "forget". I seriously need a bunch of post-it notes, write the things I love about myself and stick it on the walls in my room and my belongings. Anyway I like who I have become, my personality has evolved throughout the past 5 years. I'm open-mined and accepting of others. I'm a listener and I respect people's opinion. I love how I'm able to go out to the public, without wearing makeup. I'm able to spread random acts of kindness. I just love how I was able to stay true to myself during the times when I felt lonely and wanted to make friends. I mean why fit in when you were born to stand out? Take advantage of your unique characteristics.

BULLYING:

- Have you been bullied?
I'm actually not sure. There were times that I've been and felt excluded from groups of friends or people. They never really bothered to notice me. There were times that people had told me that I'm not pretty or ignored me, while I was talking to them.

- Did you every bully someone?
No I don't think so. I was always the bystander, either wondering why we can just get along and move on with our lives or just feeling sorry for the victim. But there were times I have made fun of someone with my friends, but I don't think it was major, but still.. I have judged people without any explanations.
I think it's important to learn from our mistakes and never repeat those horrible actions.

- Whether you were bullying or being bullied, how'd it make you feel?
When I was or if  bullying someone, I definitely felt bad afterwards, because I know for sure that is not who I am or want to be. You always have to remember, how would you feel if someone also treated you in a negative way? Treat people the way you want to be treated.
When I was possibly being bullied, I felt sad. I was just confused. I was wondering why was this happening to me and what did I do to deserve this. I know for sure I never did anything negative towards them for this to happen to me. It is what it is.

- How do you deal with bullying?
One of my favorite Youtubers, Megan Reinks aka meganrosette once said in one of her Dr. Meghan videos, "It's better to be alone, than to be surrounded my s***** people. So I just left them and moved on with my life and tried to find better people that are positive and drama-free. I think the best way to deal with bullying is to tell an adult or a mature friend that you trust and they'll try to help to stop the situation.

INNER BEAUTY:

-Do nicer people seem more 'beautiful' to you?
YES NICE PEOPLE ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ALIVE
Their kindness always seems to make other people feel beautiful too. Spread kindness, we really do need to take better care of our environment. I think nicer people are people that are truly beautiful inside and out.

-Does makeup make you feel prettier?
I actually stopped wearing makeup sometime during my freshman year. Mainly because waking up 5 am in the morning for school was already too much for me and then later on I realized natural beauty is also beautiful. But yes makeup did make me feel pretty and I remembered it gave me a little boost of confidence. I think people need to understand that, you don't always need to wear makeup to feel pretty or just rely on it for pure confidence and feeling 100% beautiful, but that's my opinion.

-What do you think of the expression 'beauty comes from the inside?
Spreading kindness to others, loving yourself, feeling like you can take on the world, positivity, and just being completely ourselves.

If you're reading this, then I tag you to do this. Thank you, I love you all and don't forget to be the reason behind someone's smile.

Quote of the day:

Your value doesn't decreased when based on someone's inability to see your worth. - unknown

Music

Hey guys, today I want to express my thoughts about music. I have to admit, music is my true love, well so far haha. I tried my best to not have each playlists to be too long, but if you knew me then you would know that it would be a difficult task for me.

Music literally gets me through the day, it's basically my lifesaver. I say that, because I get insecure while walking through the hallways of my school. Music also blocks out the negativity and just puts me in a positive mood. I actually like every type of music, from hip-hop to country. Believe it or not, as much as I love music, I have never been to a concert. Shocker, right?! Although my goal is to attend as many concerts as I can. But for right now I've been jammin' on Spotify. Well I hope you guys enjoy few of the songs from each playlists down below and I even provided a link for you guys! Love you all <3

My Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/seabelle


SONGS

sweet, thoughtful, and cute

Sometimes music can only describe that feeling.

Jack and Jill by Katie Herzig
Play It Again by Luke Bryan
Starlight by Taylor Swift
All Your Life by The Band Perry
Springsteen by Eric Church
Fool For You by Phillip Phillips
Your Body is a Wonderland by John Mayer
Starry Eyed by Ellie Goulding
Hello Beautiful by Jonas Brothers
Oh My Love by The Concretes
Sweet Disposition by Temper Trap
Bubbly by Colbie Caillat
Yellow by Cold Play
So Easy by Phillip Phillips
She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5
Feel So Close by Calvin Harris

guilty pleasure

Hahaha yikes these songs do make me smile.

Clumsy by Fergie
I Got Nerve by Hannah Montana
Pursuit of Happiness by Kid Cudi
Amazed by Vanessa Hudgens Feat. Lil' Mama
Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson
Bang Bang by Jessi J Feat. Ariana Grande and Nikki Minaj
It'z Just What We Do by Florida Georgia Line

scream it at the top of your lungs

YES HAVING NO CARE IN WORLD AND BEING FREEEE
Ahh I can see myself shouting out the lyrics in a jeep, on the way to the beach.

Since You been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson
Ain't It Fun by Paramore
Don't Stop Believin' By Journey
Best Song Ever by One Direction
Get Your Shine On by Florida Georgia Line
Picture To Burn by Taylor Swift
Cinema by Benassi (Skrillex remix)
Float On by Modest Mouse
Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jenson

fun and party

Tuesday by Drake ft. Makonnen
We Found Love by Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris
Summer by Calvin Harris
Hey Ya by Outkast
Don't Stop The Music by Rihanna
Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Turn Down For What by DJ Snake and Lil' Jon
Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper

something to think about

Meaningful lyrics, possibly inspirational, and actually important.

We Are Here by Alicia Keys
Only Prettier by Miranda Lambert
Pray by Justin Bieber
Simple Song by Miley Cyrus
Car Radio by 21 Pilots
Fix a Heart By Demi Lovato
The Fear by Lily Allen
Super Rich Kids by Frank Ocean
Ain't No Rest For The Weekend by Tame The Elephant
Change by Taylor Swift
Mean by Taylor Swift
Pretty Hurts by Beyoncé
Strange Things Will Happen by The Radio Dept.
Fix You by Coldplay
Gunpowder and Lead by Miranda Lambert

confidence

IMPORTANT

I think these are some of the songs that we should be listening when we wake up and get ready for the day to take our next step to reach our stars (goals).

Secrets by Mary Lambert
Who Says by Selena Gomez
Wake Up by Hilary
Brave by Sarah Bareilles
Drama Queen by Lindsay Lohan
She's Not Afraid by One Direction
Who Said by Hannah Montana
Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
Ready or Not by Bridget Mendler
Run The World (Girls) by Beyoncé
Rush by Aly and AJ

Quotes of the day:

"She's addicted to the song lyrics that spill her heart out for her." - unknown

"Funny how a melody sounds like a memory like a soundtrack to a July Saturday night." - a line from Springsteen by Eric Church

Life Goals

Hello, lovely people. I know it's been a month since I last posted my thoughts on here and I apologize for that, but I hope by this time you guys have found something positive in your life, if not then don't stop looking, it's out there somewhere, meanwhile be yourself and go with the flow, my friend. Today I would I like to share something with you guys; my life goals. Enjoy reading!

 



 

 

 

1) Travel around the globe

 

In a perfect world I want to drop everything and explore what God has to offer to this beautiful world. There are so many places I want to see in person. Since there are so many countries I would like to visit someday, I'm just going to mention the country and the wonders of the world I want to see the most.

 

 

 

Machu Picchu  

Location: Aguas Calientes, Peru

 

 

 

Taj Mahal

Location: Agra, India

 

 

 

The Coliseum formerly known as the Flavian Amphitheater

Location: Rome, Italy

 

 

 

The Stonehenge

Location: Amesbury, Wiltshire, England

 

 

 

The Great Pyramid of Giza

Location: Cairo, Egypt 

 

This is one of the places I want to visit the most, Venice, Italy.

 

 

I apologize if I got any of the wonders' location incorrect. 

 

2) Meet people who inspires me and are the cause of my positive mood

 

Ahhh I admire so many people, but I want to meet these people the most! They always put a smile on my face and feed the positivity into my mind. I  love them oh so much.

 

 

 

Cameron Dallas and Ansel Elgort

 

 

 

Oh I can't forget this

CASH Feat. Nash's cool siblings

From left to right: Cameron Dallas, Nash Grier, Skylynn Floyd, and Hayes Grier

 



 

THE SQUAD 

From left to right: Andrea Russett, Arden Rose, Jenn McAllister, and Lauren Elizabeth

  

 

 

Megan Rienks aka meghanrosette

 

 

 

Meghan Parken aka meganheartsmakeup

 

 

 

Bethany Mota aka MacBarbie07

 

 

 

Taylor Swift

 

3) Find a career that I will enjoy and be extremely satisfied  

 

Fun Fact: Ever since I was eight years old, I've always wanted to be a children's doctor.

 

 

4) Make a POSITIVE impact

 

Like I mentioned on my last post, I'm always up for creating positive change and giving back to the society. Specifically I want go on service trips and be involved with non-profit organizations, that has to do with Women Empowerment, Medicine, Children, Equality and of course I'm always open to learn something new.

www.projectsabroad.com

 

 

www.girlup.org



 

5) Be a supporting mother and wife

 

So much excitement for this goal. It would a crazy and beautiful adventure of a lifetime.

 

I'm in love with this.

 

"WE CAN DO IT"

 

 

6) Literally Live on the beach

 

What a perfect view. This is a must have.

A house by the sea is a house for me.

 

**THESE PHOTOS ARE NOT MINE

 

I hope you all enjoyed reading some of my goals. Please do let me know if we share a goal. So after picking out pictures for each goal, An idea came to my mind.. I'm going to elaborate some of each goals on separate posts. I'm really excited to do this. I hope y'all had a lovely day, much love beautiful people.

 

Quote of the day:

 

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

- Maya Angelou

 





Positive Change

Hey I hope today is going well for you guys. Today was good to me, but yesterday was even better, especially during lunch. As some you some of guys know, I'm a hardcore PeaceJammer. One of the goals to achieve in PeaceJam is to LITERALLY create a positive change in any possible way on this drama filled, yet beautiful planet. And also to present the accomplished idea to the Noble Peace Laureate and our other 250+ PeaceJam friends at the conference in the Spring. Yesterday was the PeaceJam meeting at my high school and we focused on brainstorming ideas on what we're passionate about and what positive ideas we would like to act on before the day of the annual conference. My PeaceJam friends thought of some great ideas in almost every aspect of the key issues, such as showing awareness of LGBTQ, mental health, ending bullying, and so much more.

Mean Stinks

Well one of my ideas that I was extremely passionate and excited to tell at the PeaceJam meeting, had to do with ending bullying and mean behavior. I hope my PeaceJam group plans to have the Secret Mean Stinks Nicest. Tour. Ever. to come to my high school. It's Keenan West, a youth motivational speaker and vocalist, who partnered with Mean Stinks anti-bullying program, that causes this event to be amazing and inspiring. He's planning to come to over 100 schools all across the country and this could be your school. All it takes is one email. If you have witnessed bullying in your school and you hate it so bad that you want to do something about it, then hey this is your calling. Give it a try, you never know this could create a positive difference in your school. Always remember, don't wonder why somebody didn't do anything about it.. YOU are and will ALWAYS be somebody. Words can't describe for my excitement and happiness for this upcoming possible project for my PeaceJam group. I really hope this becomes a reality for my school.

 

 

 

Photos are from the Mean Girls Stinks website

Aspiring Youtuber

Ahhh let's not forget Kiana Mohr. So on Sunday, January 4th, I watched her YouTube video about giving back to the community and striving to make the year 2015 even better. Her video made me happy and inspired me even stronger to do something positive, like give back to my community, that would someday create a chain, like pay it forward. She mentioned few ideas, such as random acts of kindness. I really love how she thought of the idea of creating video challenges every now and then. I'm also excited to see what she had planned for the video challenges and this year. You guys should check her YouTube channel. She's funny and definitely has been living her dreams. Thank you, Kiana, I can't wait to see your next challenge video.

Also check out the collaboration she's a part of with her hilarious and talented friends, First Class Collab.

Quote of the day:

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy

Caroline

Hey guys I hope you all had a great day today! I've been feeling bit stuffy and tired, so I ended up staying home today and hopefully I'll better by tomorrow morning.

 

I've been wanting to dedicate a post to the beautiful Caroline Richards, who recently passed away on January 9, 2015 from Osteosarcoma. I hope you guys appreciate this.

The very first time I heard about Caroline was when I saw her pictures with Cameron Dallas, Nash Grier, Carter Reynolds, and Hayes Grier from the FamTour meet and greet. Her and the boys' expression were full of happiness. I was just so happy for her and the boys, that they finally got to meet. It was so thoughtful for the boys to make her meet and greet a bit more special. That moment was so special that we shall think about it every once in a while. She deserved this a lot, more than we can ever imagine. I love how she got to see them again for the second time (Except for Cameron, since he was busy with Expelled). And she also got to meet Taylor Caniff at his RV Tour, which was also exciting.

 

 

 Pictures are from Caroline's Instagram

 

Caroline was an inspiration to all of us and taught us the joy of life. There's always a bright side in everyone's' life, we just have to believe in it and soon the bright side will shine bright like a beautiful afternoon sunshine. Trust me, it's somewhere there. I think the most important aspect of life we have learned from her was to smile and laugh as much as you can, surround yourself with people that makes you happy and let you be you, have strong positive vibes, and most importantly live life to fullest, where tomorrow isn't exactly there anymore. Yes I know, these helpful phrases are cliché', but let's be honest, it's the truth and we need to remind ourselves to put these phrases into actions into our lives. This would be something Caroline would want us to do. She believes in us.

I hope you guys took something away from this. Don't ever forget we are all in this together.

Here's a song we can all enjoy and learn from. I think Caroline admired this song as well. Rest in peace, beautiful. Thank you for everything.

Clouds By Zack Sobiech

Quote of the day:

"It hurt, because it mattered." - John Green