Heart

It's time to finally put more heart into it. 

You can do this.

You and I Need More Moxie

mox·ie

[mok-see] 

1.vigor; verve; pep.

2.courage and aggressiveness; nerve.

3.skill; know-how.

Get to it.  

"Love

is like five loaves and two fish. Always too little until you start giving it away." <3

Afraid of Failure and Piano Recitals

If you're working on something, let's say a piano piece for your upcoming recital, and you are so worried and fearful that you think you should just stop all together,

you're doing it wrong. 

Why worry about failure when you haven't even "failed" at it yet?

Yeah, so maybe in the past you haven't done perfectly, but who's perfect?

Nobody. 

Anyways, 

chances are if you try and practice over and over again, not giving up, 

you're probably not going to fail at whatever you are striving for.

If you have a problem with stage fright (like I do), think about this statement that my teacher told me in the past:

It is not to impress, but to express. 

The whole point, especially in music, shouldn't be about you and how you look in front of others, but about how you express the music and the story it's telling.

So if you just focus on that,

you'll be fine!


Now I just have to go and listen to my own advice...

Wish me luck!

But seriously.

Getting To Know You

I used to be super shy in general, but thankfully I've gotten better with all that. 

Especially when meeting new people. 

But what I find so awesome is some people that can connect with practically anybody with no sweat.

My friend's like that. 

So I asked him how he does it. 

He said that all you have to do is act that the person you're talking to is your best friend.

That's great.

I mean, 

wouldn't that make things so much easier?

Piece of cake.

Playing Hard to Get?

Even now, I still haven't had much experience dealing with my crushes.

Not that I've had many.

But the thing is,

when I have a crush on someone, I don't really act myself. 

Which is funny, now that I think of it. 

I get really shy and usually don't say anything when he would be around. 

That, or I would just be awkward.

Or both. 

The thing is though, that my sister is pretty good at all that stuff.

Oh! And apparently "playing hard to get" always works. 

So I guess when playing hard to get, you just ignore them, then flirt, then ignore, then reel 'em in?

To be honest, I feel that it's just too much work.

If the guy really likes you, you'll probably know it without having to do all this extra stuff. 

SO 

I guess what you should do is not play too hard to get, but also don't do what I do and not talk to them  at all?

As you can see, I'm not the best at relationship advice. 

Too bad. 

This blog could've been called "Adventures of a Flirty Observant Girl"....

Nah, too cheesy. 

Rejection

Why is everyone so afraid of being rejected?

I think it has to do with insecurities. 

But are we so insecure that if one person doesn't find us appealing, we curl up in a ball remembering all of our failures and embarrassing moments?

Okay.

Maybe it's not that bad, but still. 

Come on people!

Let's get ahold of ourselves. 

Let's stop worrying about what people think about us,

BECAUSE 

it is not worth it. 

Plus, 

What's more important is how you see yourself, not how others see you. 

Why do we care so much about what people think of us?

Why do we have to compare ourselves to others?

The truth is, though, 

we don't have to. 

So stop worrying and just relax. 

Cause you're perfect just being you. 

And that's more than enough.