Believe Tiana
"Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by it's ability to climb a tree it will live life believing it is stupid." -Albert Einstein
"Be the change you want to see." -Unknown​
"Be the change you want to see." -Unknown​
Over the last week I've been trying to reinforce positivity in my life. It was going really well until I came across a bump in the road. Friends. Well at least that's what they're supposed to be.
I had everything set out. I made a corner in my room for me to just relax and chill out when I need to, I like to call it a Comfy Corner. I made a vision board with places for my memories, achievements, finances, fashion, health, personal growth, inspiration, goals, dreams, travel, everything I want on one rectangular board. I removed social media that I thought effected my mood and self-esteem. Everything was great! My eating and drinking was, and still is, healthy on the most part. I got at least 8 hours of sleep each night at the minimum and exercised every second day for a good amount of time. I was doing everything right until on Monday when I went to school. It wouldn't be very appropriate to share exactly what some of my "friends" were saying but in a round about way they were saying bad things about my body. Some of their actions were stealing my property, eating my food, swearing at me and cutting my Nike drink bottle with scissors. All in one day. This day was an eye opener. I saw my "friends" true colours and I am glad I saw them when I did.
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I am pretty sure all of you would have never heard that phrase before. It is a phrase I use quite often to help me in my journal, to work out my moods or to help me find out things about my life. You are probably still wondering what it means though.
Stained Glass Life means that you are sensitive but strong. The stains represent being hurt, happy moments or sad times. If your stains are red, it means you were/are angry or frustrated about what happened. Blue means you were/are sad and pink means you were embarrassed. Yellow means happy and green means unwell. Purple means multiple emotions. This is not correct it is just what I have made up. The shapes in the glass represent different things as well. A circle represents a face which means a person. A triangle represents the world. A square means ourselves and a shape made up of other shapes (multi-shape) is more than one thing or other. If you pay attention to the multi-shape then you can conclude what it is about. if it is a red and blue circle with a triangle on four sides it could mean that there is a person doing something in the world that is upsetting you and making you angry. I highly recommend getting an art journal or a notebook to use as a journal. All you need is a blank space. You could add an outline if you want to keep it small. If you don't know where to start you can spin a bottle and start in that spot, think of a large topic or go on Google Images. I hope this helps you guys work out your feelings. This is not psychology or very accurate. Feel free to change the colours to different emotions to fit you better. You can also do that with the shapes. Good luck with your Stain Glass Life! Believe Tiana is now back to reality <3 "If you stick to the rules you never going to invent something new." This is the line I created. That basically describes my life. I need to make discoveries even if they are already discovered. I get proof. My opinion matters when I want it to. This is why I am changing the way I post. My normal posts follow a structure. The structure was almost invisible to me though until I realised something. I wasn't consistent with my blogging. I had found that out before. The new bit I added is 'but why?' I took some thinking time and soon answered it. I wasn't enjoying it. I had topics for each day. I didn't have time to post twice a week. Sometimes I couldn't even find time to write once a week. So I stopped. If only I took the time to just think for a moment. Why is now one of my favourite words along with think. So now I can get to what I was trying to get to the whole time. I have burnt, ruined, destroyed the structure. I am now free to write what I want. I am now longer colouring inside the lines. My blog posts are going to be random and hopefully more relatable starting from now. We all need to colour outside the lines every now and then. We need to stop surrounding ourselves with iron gates that keep us in line. We need to be free so we need to change. What do you need to change? Believe Tiana's now back to reality <3 Why? Fave Disney Classic:
Tangled: because it helps people understand that the world is a scary place but you have to overcome your fears. Beauty and the Beast: because it teachers you not to judge a book by it's cover. Princess and the Frog: because it teachers you not to judge a book by it's cover and that dreams do come true if you put your heart to it. There will be bumps in the road but you have to get over them. Fave Disney Movie (not a classic): Princess Diaries: because once again it teaches you not to judge a book by it's cover and that you should accept change. Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie: This show was one of my favourites so obviously it is once of my favourite movies as well. It also stars Selena Gomez (my favourite singer and actress)! Fave Disney Character (classic): Princess Tiana: Because anything she puts her mind to she will do it! And we have the same name. Dory: Because of you just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming! She's so cute and fun! She also does what she puts her mind to. She's also voiced by the hilarious Ellen DeGeneres! Minnie Mouse: Because she is a loveable character that speaks her mind (most of the time). Donald Duck: Because he's adorable and always makes me laugh! Tinkerbell: Because she's creative and she's a fairy! Genie: Because he's hilarious! Fave Disney Character (not a classic): Alex Russo: Because she's different, she's unique, she's fun and she's trouble! Baymax: Because he's (like the other characters) awesome and meaningful! Mike Wazowski: Because he puts his mind to it and he'll do it, he's creative and if he gives up he'll get back to what he was doing. Fave Evil Character: Maleficent: Because I like her. Wreck it Ralph: Because he's awesome! That is all for my Disney Q&A! Sorry for posting later than I scheduled! Blogging is wonderful when you love writing like me! My goal is not to get paid lots of money but to entertain, inspire and help! I have said that all along. If you want to start a blog or website you should definitely have a reason that is not "because I want money" because only a few bloggers out of thousands get paid!
I have eave created a few websites and blogs but none of them I found interesting. I have used Wordpress, Blogspot/Blogger and a Weebly but honestly I find Weebly the best for me! I wasn't going to spend a lot of money on my blog and I'm still not until it becomes a serious job so Weebly had the best free plan for me! As I already mention I am very determined to inspire, entertain and help people! Everyone should have hope because you come along way when you believe in yourself! I had been doubted so much at one point that I gave up. I almost quit but my coach didn't let that happen. She motivated me. Eventually I got into the 200m running team for the first time, I got in for high jump and I came 1st in my solo for dance! That's why hope and believe are my favourite words. As well as this quote: H.O.P.E Hold On Pain Ends This post explains why I started a blog! Leave links in the comments to your blog post about this or comment why you want to/did start a blog or website! Before I end this post here is another quote: Inspire, Believe, Achieve! Lots of people like sharing what's in their makeup bag and usually others like these posts! So I thought I would share what is in my makeup bag and join the "trend."
Foundation & Concealer: 1. Mode 2 in 1 Foundation & Concealer 2. Essence Stay All Day Concealer Pale 3. Maybelline Super Stay 24 Concealer Eyeshadow, Blush and Bronzer: 1. Photo Finish Natural Eye Makeup Palette 2. Rimmel London Colour Rush Trio Eye Shadow 621 Orion 3. Photo Finish Multi Colour Palette 4. Photo Finish Blush & Bronze 5. e.l.f Shimmering Facial Whip Eye Products: 1. Rimmel London Professional Euebrow Pencil 2. Photo Finish Black Noir Mascara 3. Boe Beauty Volume XXX Mascara 4. Essence Get Big Lashes Triple 3 Black Mascara 5. Eyelash Curler Lipsticks & Lipbalms: 1. Mode Lipstick 10477 Simplicity 2. lol Lipstick 02 Sweet Disposition 3. Nivea Pearly Shine 4. Maybelline Baby Lips Colour Berry Crush 5. Maybelline Baby Lips Colour Pink Lolita Brushes: 1. Concealer Brush 2. Blush & Bronzer Brush x2 3. Multi-Purpose Brush Other: 1. Victoria's Secret Pure Seduction 2. Jimmy Choo Blossom Eau De Parfum Vaporisteur Natural Spray 3. Lacura Essentials Cleaning Wipes Sensative I am not a big makeup wearer so I usually buy cheap products! I don't like full, bright makeup so that is why most of my collection is nude colours. The beauty isn't always on the outside! As you know I am a beginner at blogging. Even though July is only my 3rd month on my blog, I have downloaded quite a few apps and decided whether I need them or not. You definitely not need heaps of apps! This will not take up your storage whatsoever.
1. Your Blog This does not require being an expert at coding. On Apple products all you have to do is; press the arrow pointing app and scroll along the bottom list until you find 'Add to Home Screen.' Simple! I have not tried this on an Android device yet but I am sure that is a question you can Google. 2. The app your blog is made by My blog is made by Weebly so I have downloaded the Weebly app. If you have a Wordpress blog then you should download the Wordpress app and so on. 3. Desyner Words can not express how awesome this app is. In my first few posts I would just Google a picture that I thought went well with my topic. Now I design my pictures and make the relatable. This is really handy when people start pinning your blog on Pinterest! 4. Social Media When I first started blogging I didn't have a social media account for my blog! But having Instagram and Pinterest is way more important then you think! I have not yet started using Twitter but I think I will soon as I know it is very good from others experiences. Facebook isn't very helpful until you start getting lots of views but I wouldn't download it to begin with. Go follow me on Instagram and Pinterest: believe_tiana for updates! (I used to have FaceBook) Thank you so much for getting my blog to 100 views in June! Once again words can not express how happy I am! If you would like to be notified when I post make sure to subscribe to my newsletter as I have some pretty cool posts coming up in the next few weeks! More on blogging tips soon and a new series! So recently I was thinking about starting a YouTube channel. I thought maybe I could make my blogs into vlogs and post the same kind of content as I post on here except in a video. What do you guys think? I have always had a thing about Africa! But did you know about the poverty? Did you know about their water and food? Even if you know about the poverty in Africa still go research! It's imperative! *I am no expert on Africa but I do know a quite a bit* "Poverty noun; the state of being poor, having small amounts of/no money, little/no support" -dictionary.com Poverty: Lots of Africans live in poverty! Most starve or get sick from not being able to afford clean water or food. We need to do something! It is not a one man job though. Water: Some Africans living in poverty survive off of dirty water they will find in a small flow of water or a tiny river. Would you like this? We can't do much but we can take shorter showers and only use a bit of water when washing our hands. You don't need a whole sink full of water to wash them do you? Food: Once again Africans living in poverty have minimal of something. This time it is food. Lots of Africans starve from not having much food at all. They become bony and sick from not eating enough. This is terrible! I love Africa and I at least want to see a decline in the amount of poverty they live in. Desyner is an amazing app! Every blogger and/or website owner should use it! It is an app and a website with an easy drop and drag design to help you make the best pictures for your website/blog!
1. It is easy to use Lots of photo editing and making apps are really complicated! Desyner is very easy because of its simple drop and drag feature and quick access to help. 2. It makes stunning pictures Desyner has the most beautiful designs and backgrounds! It is absolutely stunning! It has loads of different fonts, backgrounds, sizes and colours to make your picture as unique as you want it to be! 3. It is very customisable One thing I struggled with when trying to find the right picture editing and designing app for me was how customisable it was. Desyner was my favourite app because it was stunning design and very customisable! Desyner is by far a the best all for designing and photo editing (hence the name)! I can't believe how incredible my posts look once I add one of the gorgeous photos I created! I bet you can downloaded faster than I can laugh at my Nanna saying, "It will be done faster than I can say lickety split!" |
TianaHi I'm Tiana! I am just a young girl trying to make a difference. I am very creative and always persist! I encourage others to do the same! |