melodies of autumn

Open Up Your Mind Gensoumaden Saiyuki OST moshimo ima subete ga umaku nante ikanai makesou ni naru toki datte hitomi wo tojireba kokoro kara sekai ga miete kuru Even when it seems that nothing can go right and you want to just give up, if you close your eyes, you can see the world from your heart. In this world when life can be so tough You must be strong Just believe in yourself and don't you fear So open up your mind and close your eyes Take another look from the other side In this world when life can be so tough You must be strong Just believe in yourself and don't you fear So open up your mind and close your eyes Take another look from the other side kodoku na yoru demo mayoi osoreru toki mo ima wa hitori demo kono ashi de doko made mo aruite ikeru hazu dakara Even on a lonely night, when you wander afraid, you may be alone now, but your feet can take you however far you want to go, so Just hold on tight hitomi tojita nara Look inside yoursel kaga

"But I have. No changing the past, right?" Rachel quoted a favorite saying of her mother's. A girl of four, no matter how grown up, couldn't understand the bittersweet emotions behind the words Arella said so frequently. Arella nodded. "Right. Who you were is past and can only be accepted, who you are is present and can be defined, and who you will be- that's the most important. The person you will be can be changed, starting in the present. Now, enough serious talks. How about we stop for ice cream before we go home?" by CalliopeMused from Chapter 11 of her story, Dance of the Skeletons ( http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2583304/11/ )

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My sister, Darianne, bought a book from their Book Fair entitled No Body's Perfect Journal by Kimberly Kirberger. I'm just starting to read it but it's more of a self-descovery journal than a book. It focuses on trying to help us feel good about ourselves, without compromising our identities. Just what I really need. Here's some excerpts from the introduction of the book: [...]The more I got to know myself, the more comfortable I felt being myself. I saw right away that when I relaxed and allowed myself to just be , everything felt better. The most important goal you can set for yourself is to get to know yourself as you really are[...]Be relentless in your efforts to find the voice that is yours, and to discover who you are inside. Pay attention to what your personality is like, what you enjoy doing, and what makes you tick[...] [...]Journaling is a proven technique for developing higher self-esteem and for answering that oh-so-important question: Who am I? As you beg