My good cousin Olivia...

I have this cousin who is like SUPER cool. She has tagged me on her blog with some questions. I thought I should answer the best I could so here they are!! Oh and be sure to check out Olivia when you can. :)

1. tell me about someone you love, and why.
*oh man...too many!*
My cousin(s). Totally. One of my cousin turns out to be my best friend and she is amazing. One of them is a beautiful girl who has a way with people. Another cousin just turned 5 years old and he's so cute and loves to give hugs. One of them is a curious girl who loves to read and will be your best friend if you let her do your hair. One cousin is a sport nut who has a way with a soccer ball that I have never seen anyone have. Another loves hockey and he is super friendly and has a competitive spirit. One ALWAYS has a smile on his face and just wants you to be his best friend. I could go on about them but I think you get the point. ;) My cousins have impacted my life even if they don't realize it. LOVE YOU GUYS

2. what is one thing you do that makes you feel all like "man, I could do this forever" when you do it?
Call up Fernando Torres or Eden Hazard, pass me a soccer ball and you'll see. I could kick the ball with my favourite soccer players forever. Have I ever done it? No... Will I? Probably not, but hey, if that were to happen, I would have the biggest smile on my face ever.

3. what do you love about yourself?
I'm gonna try to not get arrogant... I usually let others decide this about me but if I had to answer, I love my hobbies. I love how I have an amazing interest in photography and am always advancing and able to get better. I have a huge passion for archeology/paleontology and meteorology. So much science. I really enjoy most science and have always had good grades on them.

4. what advice would you give to someone who doesn't believe she/he is beautiful?

Everyone was made from and by God. God is perfect. Why would he make something ugly and out of order if he is a God of good works? He made you in his likeness. I would totally tell em that they are special and talented. Beauty is giving to all and someday someone will realize that. Most people who bully someone to claim their 'ugliness' is usually just jealous for the obvious.  It says in Ecclesiastes 3:11 "He has made every thing beautiful in his time: also he has set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God makes from the beginning to the end."

5. what is the best piece of advice you've ever gotten about confidence?

I've never really been given advice for my confidence really. I have always needed confidence for not failing and how I have always been calmed with it in the end is telling myself quotes or Bible verses. Over and over and over again. I have always struggled with possible failure of others because of something I did. Its been hard to overcome this 'fear'.

 

6. If you were your own daughter, what advice would you give yourself? 

Don't feel hopeless or a failure. Don't stay awake hours because you have failed. You are not a failure. I would tell her never to give up and that someone will always be there for you when you fall. When the whole world has walked out on you, God will be there for you. ALWAYS. Don't trust the branch you sit on not to break, trust God's power to keep it from breaking. He will never let you fall.

 

7. a verse, poem, sonnet, ancient-old proverb that inspires you to love yourself and others?

YES! I love quotes. I have always made some up or hunted them down on the internet. Here's my top favourites as of now:

 

'Everyone says the first step to success is failure. But really the first step to success is correction to failure.

'Don't cheat on people. Because the rest of their lives they will wonder why they weren't good enough and it will tear them apart.'

'F.E.A.R. has to meanings: Forget Everything And Run, OR Face Everything And Rise. The choice is yours.'

'There's no better feeling than stepping out on that pitch and impressing them all by showing them something they all thought you couldn't.'

'You've got what it takes but it will need everything you've got.'

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Anyway, thanks Olivia for the questions!

Cya around guys