Declarations of a Drama Queen

“For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed; 
never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of each of your arms.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, 
one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, 
the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. 
It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. 
The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.” 

Audrey Hepburn

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Declarations Of A Drama Queen

You Are Amazing

As. you. are.
Stronger than you know.
More beautiful than you think.
Worthier than you believe.
More loved than you can ever imagine.
Passionate about making a difference.
Fiery when protecting those you love.
Learning. Growing. Not alone.
Warm. Giving. Generous.
Quirky. Sexy. Funny. Smart.
Flawed. Whole. Scared. Brave.
And so, so, so much more.

Be Strong. Be Confident. Be You.

Quote copyrighted to Tia Singh.

Declarations of a Drama Queen

"When life makes you have to put up with mean and hateful people, just think of them as sandpaper. They may scratch you and rub you the wrong way time and time again...But eventually, you end up smooth and polished. But the sandpaper, it’s just going to be worn out and useless."

Don't let the criticism of others bring you down. Instead use their harsh words to build yourself up. In the end, you will become stronger, braver and wiser. And they will be left with nothing more to harm you with.

*Adapted by me from Fighting Temptations

Mirror Mirror

I have learnt that everything is beautiful, but being beautiful isn't everything.

 Sometimes beauty is an outward display of captivating good looks, but most of the time, it's an inward reflection of a beautiful, benevolent heart, a caring soul and an engaging mind. Beauty isn't measured by the digits on a scale, by the tiara in a beauty pageant or by the shade on a box of hair dye. Beauty doesn't fall within the rigid realms and narrow expectations that society conceptualizes it to be. It lies within you. Within your ability to rise above very obstacle, your belief in a greater good and contribution thereof, and in your capacity to offer compassion without expectancy, and kindness without gratitude. It is found in the flashlight of strength that you're able to shine through life's darkest moments, your courage to face the dawn of every new day, your innate glow, set alight by your unfading optimism and charismatic spirit. It lies in your confidence to be yourself, and not a mirror image of what you see in a magazine. In your willingness to learn from your mistakes. In your patience to accept criticism; and to use it constructively, not destructively. Gazing into a mirror will only show what you want to see; it's your choice to either let that be the best that's within you or the superficial constraints that society places upon you.

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Declarations Of A Drama Queen

"I believe that everything happens for a reason.

 People change so that you can learn to let go. 

Things go wrong so that you can appreciate them when they're right. 

You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself. 

And sometimes good things fall apart so that better things can fall together. "

Marilyn Monroe

Declarations Of A Drama Queen

*All text by me, besides the the first line, top left.

Declarations Of A Drama Queen

Well...I can't use this excuse because I don't drink. But I have learnt that it's just as easy to have a monumental lapse of judgement while you're completely sober.

Declarations Of A Drama Queen

There are some things that I'll never understand...Like how pictures never change but the people in them do. How your best friend can become your worst enemy, or how strange it is when your worst enemy turns into your best friend. How forever turns into a few short months that you'd do anything to get back. How you can let go of something you once said you couldn't live without. What you once thought was best for you turned out to be the worst decision you've ever made. When you thought you knew it all, there was something more to be learnt. How quickly trends pass but how steadfast true style remains. How in just one instance your entire life can change. How the people who once wanted to spend every second with you, think a few minutes of their time is too much to spare. How people make promises despite knowing how common it is for promises to be broken. All the things we said we'd never be are the people we've become. It's strange how we make money but buy friends. How you can have a closet full of clothes but nothing to wear. How we have the ability to hear, but not to listen. How we easily accept insults but shyly refuse compliments. How you can take a step forward yet still be in the same place. That we think about tomorrow before we are able to get through today. Sometimes you have to remove the clouds to see the bigger picture.

Declarations of a Drama Queen

Gossip Girls

Declarations of a Drama Queen

This is for anyone who's ever had anything said about them behind their back - which is probably everyone. I'm sure we've all been victims of the wicked word hurl called Gossip. It stems from half truths, hearsay, secret slipping, eavesdropping and a whole lot of miscommunication. Isn't it strange how rumours grow as they are spread along from person to person? What starts out as just one made up line about someone ends up being a descriptive, deceitful and damaging novel about them. According to Earl Wilson, 'Gossip' is "hearing something you like about someone you don't." No wonder it's so popular...

I have learnt that you can't stop people from talking about you, but you can chose not to let their words get the better of you. I have also learnt that you can't believe everything everyone tells you. You have to take rumours with a pinch of salt, or rather, a whole canister. I share with you some interesting, insightful, funny and slightly dramatic sayings about gossip.

*The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them. Will Rogers.
*For anyone who talks about me, it's mind over matter. I don't mind and you don't matter.
*What you don't see with your eyes, you shouldn't invent with your mouth.
*The best gift for those who judge you are your shoes. Let them walk in it so that they know and understand what you've been through.
*A rumour without a leg to stand on will get around some other way. John Tudor.
*The only reason people talk behind your back is because you are already ahead of them.
*The best way to keep one's word is not to give it. Napoleon Bonaparte.
*People's words affect you only as much as you let them.
*In our appetite for gossip, we tend to gobble down everything before us, only to find, too late that it is our ideals we have consumed, and we have not been enlarged by the feasts, but only diminished. Pico Iyer.
*The easiest way to keep a secret is without help.
*Calling someone fat won't make you any skinnier. Calling someone ugly doesn't make you prettier. Calling someone stupid doesn't make you any smarter. Ruining someone's life won't make yours any better. Adapted from Mean Girls. 
*The only thing worse than being talked about, is not being talked about. Oscar Wilde.
*I love my life...and apparently you do too. Drama Queen Quote

Declarations Of A Drama Queen

Declarations of a Drama Queen