Overrated Uniqueness

So as I was walking around campus today 

I realized that many of the girls and guys 

With supposedly edgy "hairstyles" and outfits

Looked pretty much the SAME.

Everybody wants to be artistic,

Everybody wants to be DIFFERENTLY cool.

Everybody wants to go natural.

(Disclaimer: I am not against natural hair, 
I am just tired of women doing it because everybody else is doing it)

So this got me thinking

Since everyone is trying so hard lately to be unique

Eventually, everybody will look the same, act the same.

It will be like watching living photocopies...

So next time, you are trying so hard to be unique

To make others realize that you are "important"

Let's face it, you were important from the get go

No need to try so hard.

Besides, a philosopher once said:

“Of course you’re unique, just like everyone else".

Stay True to Yourselves Readers,
♥ Gigi

Expectations.

 A long time ago

I've learned that even the best intentions

Can lead to disasters.

I've learned you can never expect anything from anyone.

No matter who it is. 

The second you expect something from someone, 

You're setting yourself up for heartbreak.

So I am sorry if it is hard for me to see the best in everything or everyone.

But it's I know that its better, NOT to expect anything

Unfulfilled expectations lead to pain and disappointment.

While when you didn't expect anything

And something good happens, it give you pleasure.

So I am going to keep on expecting nothing from nobody but ME

This way, I'll know what to expect at ALL times.

Stay true to yourself readers.

Gigi

Wish Upon a Star

We live and learn.

Well, so far I've lived and learned that

Sometimes in life,  we get caught up wishing
For something that will never happen

BUT

Sometimes, if we reach for the stars and 

Never, ever ever give up.

Never tell ourselves no.

We can achieve anything.

It may take days, months, years and even decades

But once you catch that star

The reward is breathtaking.

So that's what I am doing

I am wishing upon two stars

And when I get them,

It will be worth it.

♥ Gigi

Someone.

Often we sit around, mopping because we dont know what we want.

Well as I am sitting in my bedroom

I figured ONE of the things that everybody wants.

It hit me:

"At the end of the day, we dont want to be everything to everyone.

No. That would be ridiculous.

We just want to be something to SOMEONE"

Just that simple.
'Gigi

Wrong Labels

It's amazing how we think we know people

Or believe that we know exactly what they're about.

And most of the times, we are wrong.

Most of the times, we misjudge others

We put labels on people, and place them in little boxes 

That we think they belong in.

We do to others what we dont want to be done to us.

We automatically assume that they are what we want them to be.

Funny thing is people are not little stick figures.

Putting a label on a person 

Doesn't necessarily mean that the given label is correct.

A labeled sweetheart might be a backstabbing person on the down low.

While a labeled sarcastic person might just be a sweetheart.

So we need to be careful.
Often we judge others, we don't define them.
We define ourselves
So we need to be careful

Besides Mother Theresa said it best:

If you judge people, you have no time to love them

:) Gigi

Dare to Live

Sometimes we do things for others
And we fail. Miserably.
And the day we realize that it's better to live for ourselves
Than others, we start succeeding.
Because for once, it's not about pleasing others
It's about doing what we want for us.
Its about taking chances and living life to the fullest.
And lately, that's what I have been experiencing.
I've realized that it's better to live your life
So at least when you fail,
The only person you have to answer to is yourself.
But most importantly, when you try your best at what you want to do
There is no such thing as a failure.
Instead there's just a first trial followed by an inevitable success.
So readers, if you are out there
Trying to please everyone and forgetting about the most important person
YOU
You need to sit down and restart.
Life is about living fully.
So stop walking on eggshells and get to steppin!
You can't live your life for other people.
You've got to do what right for you.
Even if it hurts some people you love.



Remember
You cannot live for someone else
If you don't live first for yourself.
If you are nothing, the one you love will not love you.
To be what your love loves, you must be yourself first ♥

After the Rain Comes the Sun

Adversity should be my middle name.
Every year, there is some new challenge that I have to face and CONQUER.
Every year, there is something that comes along and tries to break me.
And sometimes, hard times bring sorrow.
And it's perfectly ok to cry when you're hurting inside.


However, what I did learn and KNOW for a fact is that

It's not okay to keep on crying and not do anything to fix the problem.

So if you are out there thinking that it's all going down the drain;

And there is no hope.

Wipe your tears and get to work.

Success comes with hardships.

You just have to learn to overcome those suckers

And rise to the top!

Stay positive

Gigi

Sticks and Stones

All my life I have heard sayings like:

"Just because you are book smart doesn't mean

You're street smart"

or better yet

"You might make in school but you won't in life"

Well for the past two weeks, I was shown and proven that 

All of these people were WRONG and SPITEFUL.

As I am finishing my thesis paper for my master's degree,

I recieved a phone call telling me that out of the 27,000 students attending my university

I was chosen with four other students to

Be recognized and honorably mentioned in the Presidential State of University Address.

For a long time, these sayings have hurted me 

But as I am getting ready to apply for graduation,

And as I look forward to go the State of University Address

I believe and KNOW that God will make me shine as the years go by.

One thing for sure,

When people try to you bring down,

God will only bring you higher.

So readers, if you know someone who tries to bring you down

Just brush it off and try your best to follow the saying:

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me"

In the end, it's not about what they say

It's about rising up, and becoming a better person everyday!!!

Stay Strong,

And remember that the sky is not the limit...

There are footprints on the moon :)

God Bless,

♥ Gigi

Underappreciated

I wrote this and thought I should share 
It's been a while since I wrote any poems.

I miss it.

 Underappreciated.

Your work goes unnoticed, irrelevant.

Day by day, one word, one look kills a lifetime of effort.

Your heart feels like its dying little by little

It seems like everything you do or touch goes wrong.

So you curl all alone in your bed wondering

When did it all go err?

What changed and why did it change?

You wonder how the hell you got yourself into that mess

With misery for your only company

And under-appreciated for a middle name.

You start thinking that in the end

No one cares

Because out of the blue,

You were left to rot alone with your thoughts and a burdensome sadness

That seems to weight as much as mother earth.

All because, your value goes unnoticed, and all is irrelevant;

Leaving you Under-appreciated.

GJP

Deepest Fear

I always love this poem: Our Deepest Fear

I feel that it is empowering.

Therefore, I am sharing it with you guys.

Hoping that it will help you overcome whatever your deepest fears are!

“ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God. 

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking

So that other people won’t feel insecure around you. 

We are all meant to shine, as children do. 

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. 

It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, 

We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. 

As we are liberated from our own fear,

Our presence automatically liberates others"

— Marianne Williamson

Stay Blessed

Gigi ♥