Monday, 10 June 2024

Adjusting

Monday 10 TH June 2024

Dear Reader ,

No one gives you the heads up on life’s ups & downs.
Life’s obstacles & accomplishments. No one .

You have to feel what you feel in that day , week & month . Just know that you are enough , you are strong , you are worthy .

When life gives you lemons , chug some tequila !

Growing up with good memories & bad , sometimes one out weights the other at times . Believe me know know !!

As Rocky Balboa once said …. 

“ It Ain’t How Hard You Hit . It’s How Hard You Can Get Hit & Keep Moving Forward ” .

On the other hand , as much as this quote is well known , you do not always have to put up with being knocked down . 

You get back up , dust yourself off & stand your ground if required . 
You do not have to take shit from anyone , whoever they are & however long you have known them . 

Take NF ( Music Artist for example ) , song Let You Down . 

If you have not heard the song before , it is very good . 

My point is , you are enough & don’t let anyone tell you otherwise . Whether they are a friend , acquaintance or family member . 

Sometimes you just have to put yourself first & it is 💩 to begin with , however it is going to get better . 

❤️‍🩹 

Even if it doesn’t feel like it right now , a few weeks in , to a month to years .

You just have to be your authentic self & at times it is brutal to do so , however it is necessary . 

There are more songs I could list that I can relate to & you may be able to relate to such as artists of the following : 

Jessy Murph 

Georgiou Music 

Etc . 

You don’t have to put up with verbal insults / verbal abuse or physical , I know believe me it is extremely hard with verbal let alone physical . 

I just want to speak to you about it & let you know that it is NOT your FAULT . 

It is them , whether they are coming from a scared place or just generally saying or doing things becuase , they “ feel ” as though it is their “ authority ” to be that way . Or them trying to be little you to give them a high & make themselves feel better about whatever reason . So they take it out on you or try to be little you mentally or physically . 

Then when you react or stand up for yourself you are in the wrong ….. ?? 

Well excuse me for being my authentic self & apparently being “ incapable ” , “ Stupid ” , etc etc .

NO ! They just are projecting themselves onto you & you should not have to put up with that shit 💩 . 

NO ! You should not have to put up with thinking 💭 about when the next insult etc is coming & living kn the edge , or attempting to live up to their expectations & standards of what they think you should be , wear , act etc .

If you can somehow relate to this blog I am sincerely apologetic to you . 

I know this topic is not easy at all on any scale . 

As Georgiou Music says in his song Unappreciated Queens , I am sorry if you can relate . I shall place lyrics down below to . 

Why do you only love her when it suits you cos thats something she got used toShe don't wanna say the wrong thing or make the wrong move but she lost herself trying To keep youShe don't want no part time love cos' hearts too big for some half assed love and hers Past too dark to keep

That conditional love, always raising the bar then knocking her down on your bad nightsEvery row just feels like a land slideSomehow she's always the bad guy
You can get through this please know you are not alone , even if they say you are , like I have been told . 
Remember like Georgiou Music 🎵 says in this song as well , people forget what people hide on their digitals . 

Even now , three weeks in almost in , as of this eveing on some ways & later this week again for me it will be week three all over again . 

I still have the messages , via text , e-mail as well , I know it just gets me down however  I have not removed them off my phone to remind me why I have stopped contact with them . 

Unfortunately that also ended up being a result in loosing not one but two people that were “ family ” .

I am trying to get used to being back with my birth surname now as I have made a hudge step in changing my surname back to my birth one , after over 20 years of being with the given surname . 

Toxic is toxic , no one , absolutely no one should be knocked down on their bad nights or days etc as Georgiou says as well as remembering abuse isn’t always physical it can be mental too . 

Yes I have the good memories however I also have plenty of not so good memories . 

Just remember you are worthy , you are strong 💪🏽 , you are enough .

Ffs 🤦‍♀️ please stay strong . 

I believe in you as well as I believe in myself . 

It is not going to be easy , it is going to be hard , difficult at times however , it will get easier the pain etc will numb over . 

Don’t let anyone disturb your peace & mess up your mental health please . 

Thank you . 

You should not have to live on the edge mentally & wonder when the next time 🕰️ will be & live day by day wondering “ when is the next time 🕰️ ” .
Etc . 



Wednesday, 1 May 2024

20 Something Years Later Returning To My Birth City Area

Dear Reader ,

Late April , which was a few days before the last day of April - the last weekend of April 2024 . 

I have known about this trip for a while now , however I had been so excited & also a bit nervous at the same time . 

Hopefully you know if you have read my blogs before & with any luck that I have already mentioned this information previously . 

So I live in Cornwall United Kingdom , & I am originally from Guildford Surrey , I was born up in Guildford Hospital in 1994 .  Which was now officially 30 years ago as we are currently still in the year 2024 . 

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I made the journey up with my Mum / Mother this previous weekend now , for a family event . I won’t share too much information of course , however we made the journey from Cornwall up to Guildford , with one stop there as well as one stop on the return to Cornwall . 

It is so strange yet so exciting to see glimpses of Guildford , Mum also drove briefly on the return back to Cornwall day ( Sunday ) , right into the main centre briefly , which wasn’t too far from the memorable old cobble main high street which I still remember  20 something years later . 

Back then , in the 1990’s I must have been ages 3 to 5 years old with that memory , The Body Shop were still a thing ( unfortunately this 2024 , 30 years or just under , that has unfortunately closed down now ) . I remember looking in the shop when Mum had to go in for their products - also animal cruelty free & vegan as well as fair trade . There is this one lib balm I remember has a child , it was the little mini strawberry lip balm , a Red little tub which the mini logo printed on the lid . Which also , made me decide before closure that from this memory way back in the early 1990’s , was the reason as to why I wanted to attempt to be an ambassador for them briefly before full disclosure this year in 2024 . 

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With that memory of the cobble high street in mind as well , Mum drove through the main town . 

Once she had done what she needed to do , we set back toward Cornwall way , which was totally in the opposite direction to where the main part of Guildford was . 

We only went for a quick trip back up to Guildford for a family event which was absolutely stunning . 

It is so strange , as there were people at this event that knew of me or even knew & remembered me from back in the 1990’s young age . 

It is crazy in a way how many people remembered me or had heard of me . Some of them I vaguely remember myself , small clips in my mind popped into my head as well from their conversations with my & my Mum present on how they remembered…
 “ Little Me ” as I would & still put it . 

It was absolutely amazing to be honest & I would so much love to return back up there to Guildford with Mum is given the chance in the future .

Yours Sincerely  , 

Yaz / Yasmin 

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