April Love - Day 15

I was sitting in the dining room with the gas lamp on (load shedding- more on that later), while trying to figure out what to do with the prompt "Yellow". I then realised the yellow glow that the lamp gave off. It got me thinking about the contrast between light and dark. I had a self-relisation, when times get tough (dark), it is pointless to succumb to the circumstances, I have to be the light (even if my light is dim). 

I started googling some quotes about light and these 3 stuck:

we must bring
our own light
to the
darkness

Charles Bukowski


“Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light.”

Yogi Bhajan

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

April Love - Day 12

I sadly managed to get a day behind! I have a test on Wednesday so I spent most of yesterday studying! :( 

Day 12 of April Love is evening rituals. I don't have many evening rituals,and the ones that I do have are rather boring. At about 8-8:30 I have my cup of Five Roses Tea with 1 and a half sugars and milk (I'm fussy with my tea, it has to be Five Roses normal tea, the sugar must be white and the milk is either PnP, Woolworths or Clover 2% Low Fat) . 

Ingredients to the perfect cup of tea!

My last evening ritual includes reading for +/-15 mins in bed before I go to sleep.

April Love - Day 10

My superpower. I think this will be the hardest blog post of this whole challenge, this really is getting into the whole "self-love thing" that this challenge is all about. Personally, I don't think there is anything that is truly unique or spectacular about me. I don't think that I have something in particular that sets me out from the rest of the crowd. I really don't mean that in a whiny "I hate myself" kind of way! I find it much easier to name my weaknesses than to name my strengths. I actually think that is a strength, I can admit my faults. It tends to be easy to pretend that one is perfect but I have a highly active conscience, I admit when I am wrong.

It was actually rather weird, last night I looked to see what today's prompt was, I was rather dismal when I saw it was "My superpower" as I never liked filling in those Life Orientation tasks at school about "My Strengths". After that, I was scrolling through Facebook and found this photo:

I think that is my superpower, I tend to be stubborn and determined. Once I get into the "never back down" mindset, I really never back down! I have faced challenges but I have made it through them, and as the picture says, I have gained strength and confidence from them.

April Love - Day 3

Today's photo challenge prompt was inspirational quotes. I have several quotes that are close to my heart. It's quite strange how simple words can make situations clearer, hearts lighter, and outlooks on life brighter. But somehow they just do that. These quotes have all been on my phone, iPad and laptop wallpaper at some point these past few years. They have touched me and inspired me, I hope that they do the same to you :) xx