It's the most wonderful time of the year!

"Believe nothing merely because you have been

 told it. 

Do not believe what your teacher tells you

merely out of respect

 for the teacher.

But whatsoever, after due examination

and analysis, 

you find to be kind, conducive to the good, 

the benefit, the welfare of

all beings -- that doctrine believe and cling

 to, and take it as your 

guide." 

                   - Buddha

 ZOO LIGHTS BABY! 

Last week I got the opportunity to visit the Hogle Zoo with the fam bam/close family friends and it was pretty sick.

It was absolutely amazing. 

SO many Christmas lights it's unbelievable. 

 I cannot explain how much I love these kids↑↑↑↑

Happy Sunday!

♥hailey

Wake up to the sound of your fleeting heart
Wake up to the sound of your fleeting heart
When you go, what you leave is a work of art
On my chest, on my heart

She went out to the hay in the morning grace
She went out and got lost in a tall hedge maze
Where'd you go? Where'd you go? Why'd you leave this place?
On my heart, on my face

And my love is yours but your love's not mine
So I'll go but we know I'll see you down the line
And we'll hate what we've lost but we'll love what we find
And I'm feeling fine, we've made it to the coastline

Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh ooh ooh

Past all the signs of the slow decline
Live like your love wasn't meant for mine
Now you've gone, now you've gone to a different life
Til the loneliest side

Wake up to the sound of your fleeting heart
Wake up to the sound of your fleeting heart
When you go, what you leave is a work of art
On my chest, on my heart

And my love is yours but your love's not mine
So I'll go, but we know I'll see you down the line
And we'll hate what we've lost but we'll love what we find
And oh, I'm feeling fine, we've made it to the coastline

 

Let me change your life for a bit.

Just.

   Listen. ↓

Featherstone 


Eyes

Thanksgiving was yesterday and besides the joy of eating loads of food, Thanksgiving is about giving thanks.

So I would like to make a thankful post. If that makes sense.

I want to thank every single person that i've met.

All the people that have come and gone

and all the people that are soon to come.

I am seriously so blessed for all the people that have come into my life.

They really have effected the person I am today and I'm extremely grateful for that.

And I'm not just talking about my friends and family. I'm talking about all the people that have made me laugh, cry, love and hurt.

It might sound a little weird, but i really think the reason people come into our lives are to help us grow as individuals.

Everyone's a teacher.

So let them teach.

When our whole family finished eating Thanksgiving dinner we all went into the family room and went in a circle saying what we were thankful for. 

As I was watching everyone go, i realized what i was thankful for. 

Experiences.

I'm grateful for the best and worst experiences. 

They make me who I am and who I will become. 

I think about the best, happiest and worst moments in my life and

the only thing that i think of that they've done for me is make my life they way it is right now.

and i am extremely grateful for that.

I don't ever really talk about this, but an example is when my parents got a divorce when I was 11. 

I remember the night they told us perfectly.

I was downstairs making flashcards for school and my mom told me to come into the kitchen.

she told me about 5 times to hurry upstairs because i just wanted to finish my dang flashcards 

Once i got to the kitchen, everyone in my family was in there and dead silent staring at me when i walked in. 

I went and sat down on a stool while people were standing and sitting on the counters.

Everything got really quiet and my mom started to talk. 

She told us her and my dad were splitting and i literally felt my heart drop.

no one said a thing for about 10 seconds and then everyone just started to cry.

It's not a memory I really like to re live and i'm not really sure why i'm telling this story.

But, i just remember feeling so empty and mad and i wasn't sure what our family was going to do and where we were going to go. 

What I'm trying to get at this story is that if my parents never got a divorce

I would not even be close to where i am now.

My mom re-married and my step dad has changed our lives so much i can't even explain to you how grateful i am for him and how he's blessed our family.

We are at the best time in our lives right now.

and our family couldn't be closer.

without trials we would never be able to get to the places we are in our lives

without trials, we would never be able to experience happiness.

happiness only comes after we have experienced hurt.

I know at times there can be heartache and trouble

but you just have to remember that God is the one that see's the whole picture. 

and you just have to be brave enough to trust him. 

♥hailey

I am just so content with life right now.

You know when you have one of those days when you're immensely grateful and you really just love everything and everyone? Well, that's how I feel right now, but I've had this feeling for the past few days and it doesn't go away. I'm happy it doesn't go away. I love this feeling. You just love everyone and everything about them. I'm not even bothered by the kids that always shush me in my 8th period anymore. I just love them to bits and pieces! 

I am so grateful for my wonderful friends and family. They've always been there for me through the best and worst times of my life. Without them I seriously would not be the person I am today. I just love them! 

Anyways, I hope you have a wonderful day 

p.s. please excuse my repetitive use of words

-hailey

I decided that i have so many deep thoughts at school. I don't know why, but i just do. and today i realized  that most people try to be and look perfect. 

whether it's the perfect family,
perfect personality, 
or even the perfect body. 

I mean, when you look at the people around you at school, you'll see lots of people act like their trying to be something their not. 
Example: I always see people saying things that they wouldn't normally say just to look cool in front of everyone else.
or i'll see someone that is super shy/doesn't talk at all and maybe not the most popular person in the bunch.

These people. ↑

these people aren't comfortable in their own skin.
Why would someone say something just to make themselves look cool? 
When in reality, no one really cares.
Or the super shy kid. Why don't they talk or not really outgoing? 
I'm almost positive that they are really not that quiet around friends or family. 
I just think that their afraid of what other people will think.
I feel like their afraid to be themselves around other people. 

and usually people will like you for you! 
well, at least i like it when people feel comfortable around me. 

So why should anyone care about if you have the perfect family even though you KNOW that you're obviously not.

There's no such thing as perfection. 

so why do we strive so much to be perfect when theirs no such thing?

people love you just the way you are and their not going to judge you for it.

and when people do judge, they obviously have nothing else to do with their lives or their just not confident in themselves. 

I've figured out that when you love yourself first. 
first of all, you will be happy. and you REALLY have to except yourself for who you are in order for it to work
second, everyone around you will want to be around you because your comfortable with yourself.
and third, you can actually start loving people more. 
You might think i'm crazy or something, but its actually true. You'll grow to have an appreciation for more things. 

and besides, life is to short to worry what other people will think. It's just not worth it! 

Anyways, these are seriously my thoughts at school and i'm pretty sure i have hundreds of them every day! Sorry for getting way deep, but

happy monday!



-hailey 

I took a lil drive up the mountains this weekend

took some pictures

and enjoyed some beautiful scenery.

Literally obsessed with these beauty's 

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                            my sissy is quite the model  ↑

Oh and if you were wondering, I took these pics in the lovely Little Cottonwood Canyon. 

just in case you were wondering. 

Anyways

Have a nice day!

-hailey

                 

A lot of people wonder how to make their life the best.

Well, 

1.You have to live in the now!

Living in the past is living in the past. 

It already happened so it's over. get over it because it gone.

Living in the future is wasting the precious moments you have right now.

2. Don't set high expectations

Usually if you set even any expectations then something won't turn out as well as you thought

The best and most memorable times are the ones you never plan.

3. L O V E

Love everyone! I don't care who it is you must treat them as if they are the most important person at that moment. 

I know it's hard to love the people that get on your nerves or they just have little things about them that bother you. Just get over it! When you have negative thoughts or talk about things you hate, those things are more attracted to come your way. Plus, it's a bad energy and no one wants to be around that. 

If a person talks about their goals and things they love, only good can come from it. So talk about what you love instead of what you hate.

In the end you really just have to be happy and except people for what they do and who they are. Just love! Love unconditionally no matter what the circumstances. Well, goodnight! Later dews.

Literally obsessed with this song. 
Check it out! ↓

                                                             

                       The Blue Aces


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Everything my friends,

Everything in life happens  
                                                                                                        perfectly

When you think about it, most people would disagree, but just look at it this way...


If something good or bad happens in your life that "thing" was supposed to happen.
Lets say you really wanted this job, but you didn't get it; what that person doesn't realize is that there's something much better waiting for you. You just have to find it.



People would say "well what about death?"



I believe (not trying to be preachy or anything)
that every single person has a purpose on this life
SO when a person dies, no matter how old or young they are, they've fulfilled their purpose.
And sometimes i think that when a person dies maybe their death was supposed to make another person grow in some way.
Your purpose can be something simple..
It could be just becoming part of someone else's life or something like
to just to grow old with the person you love and watch your families grow up.

But, have you ever thought of how something in your life happened at the perfect timing?
I really don't think that was a coincidence.
It was SUPPOSED to happen and it happened at the right time.

God works in mysterious ways and whatever trials or successes you have in your life, just remember that he has so much more in store for you.

"If man can wish without worrying, every desire will be instantly fulfilled."

I read that in a book once.

But really, it sometimes bothers me when people doubt themselves. If you imagine yourself doing something and succeeding you will. The only thing that stops people from becoming very successful is fear or doubt. The only thing stopping you is YOURSELF. If you can get past that, then everything will work out perfectly. The mind is such a powerful thing and most people don't realize it until they experiment with it.


 so,



experiment.


If you listen to what other people say...STOP. You should be able to know yourself enough to know what you can and cannot do. "WE CAN DO ANYTHING WE WANT IF WE STICK TO IT LONG ENOUGH." Those are words from Helen Keller. I mean look at her! Look at what she's accomplished in her life not being able to see or hear! Amazing!  So think of the things we can accomplish! We can accomplish anything in our lives. It's all about our energy and our thoughts. If your thinking negative thoughts than you will only receive negative things. If you think of good and uplifting thoughts than only good can come from it. There are lots of people that are poor BUT, that's because they feel sorry for themselves or their to scared thinking about what the outcome of something is going to be or if their sour and bitter people period! That's the energy that they are attracting. Now, There are a lot of wealthy people also. They look at the good and they don't worry about what's going to happen because they know that everything will work out perfectly. Those my friends are the people that will keep on keepin on! Their lives can only improve. So, If you want to accomplish something or just become successful in everything then you have to tell yourself without fear or doubt that you can do anything and after that all you gotta do is start working for it.

Call me crazy, but I decided I'm going to compete in the olympics. 

--Literally--

I want to run the 100, 200, 400, or 800 and win. gold. 

Yes, GOLD. 

 

If I even got to the point where I was just as fast as them. 

That would be so amazing. 

It would make my life.

Most people absolutely hate it, but I really just love the feeling of it.

Oh yeah. 

I also want to run at least 1 marathon before I graduate. 

Maybe more.

But, I'm set on at least 1 right now. 

So there ya go.

That's my plan.

I decided that there is no such thing as "luck". I think man creates his own success and if he believes he can do something he will. Plus, everything happens for a reason and there are no accidents.


--If man can wish without worrying, every desire will be instantly fulfilled--

              A man is but the product of his thoughts



                        what he thinks, 




                      he becomes.
                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                            -Mahatma Gandhi


       --words of wisdom people--

Really Now.

Today I was talking with this guy and he made me stop and realize that we have so much more than we think. He told me a really touching story (I'll tell it later) but, people don't realize how blessed we are with everything that we have.

 

       But, anyways.

          That story is for another day. 

            for now i'll just give ya all some quotes...

         

        

          

   

   

                               xoxo -Hailey

                                   

why?

You know that sick feeling you get when you feel like your loosing something you just can't let go of....well, that my friends is whats happening right now.

Let's all just catch up for a bit.

I know I haven't blogged for ages...but my dear friend Saren motivated me to do so. So here's a little catch up on my life. My last blog was when I was just about to move into a new house and now I've moved, gone to a new school, met new people, have new friends, all those sort of things. All of it's been really great! I love all my new friends but, I sometimes I really do miss my friends from my old school(s). I'm so happy I get to go down to my dads house every 2 weeks to see everyone though! My new neighborhood, I'm absolutely in love with! I am always wanting to be outside. It's so fun and there is so much to do! School. It's finally over. But anyways, that's been my life lately. 

Okay, So...We all know that SUMMER IS FREAKING FINALLY HERE! I'm so happy. I LOVE LIFE AND I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THIS! I've planned some things I really want me and all my friends to do this summer....so here you go. 

slip n' slide 

Well, there's a few plans for the summer! So excited!!!

Life to it's fullest

So, I know its late but I'm not really tired. I just felt like tonight went so great and I realized that I'm so blessed to have such a great life and fantastic friends to go through the best and the worst with. I know I just moved and am going to a new school, but I know everything happens for a reason. I'm so grateful for all the people and experiences that have come into my life, even the bad ones. I look at people as if their a teacher and each and every single person is supposed to teach me something. I KNOW for a fact that everything you go through is to help you become a stronger person. I believe that man only creates evil for himself, but I also believe that man creates success and happiness. If your thinking bad and negative thoughts then that's whats going to come to you. Lately, I think I've been thinking a little negatively and I just realized that it's not everything or anyone else's fault; it's mine and it's not worth it. So, I decided to start saying uplifting thoughts and it works. I don't know why, but I'm pretty sure every single person has those days where you just feel bad for yourself or your just so stressed about all the worldly things. I learned to that once I start thinking negatively than just to start thinking of something positive. I start to think of a list I once saw...
Things you should be thankful for..
-Your Breathing
-Your Healthy
-You have people that love you
stuff like that..but I just start a list of things that I'm grateful for. Then, I get happy..er. haha anyways, last night I got to see my friends that I haven't seen in FOREVER(well..that's what it felt like) but it was so funnnn. I don't know if I've laughed that hard in a while haha. Everyone was just being so chill and fun to be around. Then on Friday I got to see a bunch of my friends at a basketball game and it was the
bbeesttt thing...Everyone was just in the best mood
I LOVE MY LIFE!!!
(Okay, this sounds a little/way cheesy, but I'm so blessed!)

Wait wha?

So, I posted a post(Haute Couture) (You say it like oat as in OATmeal and couture...you just say it like a French person would pronounce it!) and didn't really say anything because when I was getting all the pictures I was stunned! I was literally speechless; Just so many thoughts of how beautiful the dresses are. My sister was watching me look at all the pictures and I kept saying "Amazing!" and being so amazed by everything, but then my sister was just like.."Wow, Shush. You keep saying amazing!"
Whatevs. She just doesn't understand how much beauty there is...
Anyways, Alexander McQueen was so Amazing! He was the best Tailor ever! For one dress he put silk and wool together. How do you even do that, without the wool pulling on the silk?!
Speechless.
And the one that's made all out of seashells?
Amazing.


Okay, So life has been awesome lately! I went this weekend to go see some family and saw 3 of the most CUTEST little girls ever! I Love Them! They have the sweetest little family. The 3 little girls names are Faith, Hope and Melody. The moms name is Charity and the Dads name is Tim. Poor Tim. He doesn't fit in the family names. I think Timothy would be better. It sounds a little bit more Fairy Taleish/Caring if that even makes sense. ANYWAYS, This week I'm starting a new school and surprisingly I'm not that worried. I'm actually pretty excited. It looks just like my old school with different colors and 2 floors! Oh, and there's Freshies going to my school. Pretty crazy right? I'll just look at going to a new school as a new opportunity and to meet new people! It will be great! Wish me luck!

Haute Couture

Alexander McQueen is Amazing.