I want to dedicate this next post to a very Brave young lady from Pakistan named Malala Yousufzai who for standing up for what she believed in was shot. It saddens me deeply that women in countries like Pakistan are suffering the way they are by having no freedom of speech, amongst so many other constraints. I look up to young Malala for trying to fight for what is right.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Taliban gunmen in Pakistan shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday a 14-year-old schoolgirl who rose to fame for speaking out against the militants, authorities said.

Malala Yousufzai was shot in the head and neck when gunmen fired on her school bus in the Swat valley, northwest of the capital, Islamabad. Two other girls were also wounded, police said.

Yousufzai became famous for speaking out against the Pakistani Taliban at a time when even the government seemed to be appeasing the hardline Islamists.

The government agreed to a ceasefire with the Taliban in Swat in early 2009, effectively recognizing insurgent control of the valley whose lakes and mountains had long been a tourist attraction.

The Taliban set up courts, executed residents and closed girls' schools, including the one that Yousufzai attended. A documentary team filmed her weeping as she explained her ambition to be a doctor.

"My friend came to me and said, 'for God's sake, answer me honestly, is our school going to be attacked by the Taliban?'," Yousufzai, then 11, wrote in a blog published by the BBC.

"During the morning assembly we were told not to wear colorful clothes as the Taliban would object."

The army launched an offensive and retook control of Swat later that year, and Yousufzai later received the country's highest civilian award. She was also nominated for international awards for child activists.

Since then, she has received numerous threats. On Tuesday, gunmen arrived at her school and asked for her by name, witnesses told police. Yousufzai was shot when she came out of class and went to a bus.

Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said his group was behind the shooting.

"She was pro-West, she was speaking against Taliban and she was calling President Obama her ideal leader," Ehsan said by telephone from an undisclosed location.

"She was young but she was promoting Western culture in Pashtun areas," he said, referring the main ethnic group in northwest Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. Most members of the Taliban come from conservative Pashtun tribes.

Doctors were struggling to save Yousufzai, said Lal Noor, a doctor at the Saidu Sharif Teaching Hospital in the Swat valley's main town of Mingora. - Yahoo

 

Focus on your bettering.. focus on your bettering. -

Stop looking back Bella's, it's easier the sooner you realize it's pointless. What is done is done and all you can do is Learn from it and Move On if you do anything else you will keep holding Your Potential Back. We are all capable of doing so much but there are times when we allow our inner fears to control our thoughts and actions and that's where the vicious cycle starts. Choose to better yourself :)

Happy Monday! Xoxo

Shine Bright Like A Diamond 

 - Rihanna

Need I say more...

Lets talk about Body Language:

No wonder I Love Heels! 

Kimo was onto something... 

Kimo's Hawaiian Rules

Never judge a day by the weather

The best things in life aren't things

Tell the truth - there's less to remember

Speak softly and wear a loud shirt

Goals are deceptive - the unaimed arrow never misses

He who dies with the most toys - still dies

Age is relative - when you're over the hill, you pick up speed

There are two ways to be rich - make more or desire less

Beauty is internal - looks mean nothing

No Rain - No Rainbows

As was Audrey... 

<3 em both! 

You are never alone Xoxo! 

As you grow you become more of who you were meant to be -

We live, we learn and we grow. We are all given life lessons which can tests our inner strength, beliefs,  and at times even our physical or psychological well being.

As we grow we chose different paths to follow because of the experience our past decisions have taught us. If we ignore these lessons it makes it difficult for us to change into the person we were meant to be. Listen to your inner voice and learn from your past because that's what will allow inner growth and forgiveness.

-somebody is very proud of you. 
-somebody is thinking of you. 
-somebody is caring about you. 
-somebody misses you. 
-somebody wants to talk to you. 
-somebody wants to be with you. 
-somebody hopes you aren't in trouble. 
-somebody is thankful for the support you have provided. 
-somebody wants to hold your hand. 
-somebody hopes everything turns out all right. 
-somebody wants you to be happy. 
-somebody wants you to find him/her. 
-somebody is celebrating your successes. 
-somebody wants to give you a gift. 
-somebody thinks that you ARE a gift. 
-somebody hopes you're not too cold, or too hot 
-somebody wants to hug you. 
-somebody loves you. 
-somebody admires your strength. 
-somebody is thinking of you and smiling. 
-somebody wants to be your shoulder to cry on. 
-somebody wants to go out with you and have a lot of fun. 
-somebody thinks the world of you. 
-somebody wants to protect you. 
-somebody would do anything for you. 
-somebody wants to be forgiven. 
-somebody is grateful for your forgiveness. 
-somebody wants to laugh with you. 
-somebody remembers you and wishes that you were there. 
-somebody is praising God for you. 
-somebody needs to know that your love is unconditional. 
-somebody values your advice. 
-somebody wants to tell you how much they care. 
-somebody wants to share their dreams with you. 
-somebody wants to hold you in their arms. 
-somebody wants YOU to hold them in your arms. 
-somebody treasures your spirit. 
-somebody wishes they could STOP time because of you. 
-somebody praises God for your friendship and love. 
-somebody can't wait to see you. 
-somebody loves you for who you are. 
-somebody loves the way you make them feel. 
-somebody wants to be with you. 
-somebody wants you to know they are there for you. 
-somebody's glad that you're his/her friend. 
-somebody wants to be your friend. 
-somebody stayed up all night thinking about you. 
-somebody is alive because of you. 
-somebody is wishing that you noticed him/her. 
-somebody wants to get to know you better. 
-somebody wants to be near you. 
-somebody misses your advice/guidance. 
-somebody has faith in you. 
-somebody trusts you. 
-somebody needs you to send them this letter 
-somebody needs your support. 
-somebody needs you to have faith in them. 
-somebody will cry when they read this. 
-somebody needs you to let them be your friend. 
-somebody hears a song that reminds them of you. 

SOMEBODY NEEDS YOU TO SEND THIS TO THEM...

Came across this and it made my blues disappear, hope it does yours as well :)

Somebody <3