About me & a little life lesson

 

About me

 Hey Rockstars, 

I'm Frankie, I'm a 25 year old student. I'm new to blogging so bear with me. There's a lot I plan to cover with my blogs, from mental health to everyday things and travel blogs. 

I am very passionate about mental health, I suffer with bipolar, amongst other things and in future blogs I plan to write my story. 

For now, a little intro to who I am, my thoughts and what I am about and a little life lesson 

I grew up in East London. Still living in East London. I finished my undergraduate degree last year in psychology, I am incredible passionate about helping others. It's almost like this is why I was put on earth. Everybody has a purpose, some people find theirs, others go through their lives never fulfilling their true potential. One of lives greatest sadnesses. Wasted potential. 

I feel my purpose on life, as cheesy as it sounds is to lift others up, in one way or another. I have this ability where I can literally feel other people's pain and emotions. If somebody is crying, I feel their hurt and I have an overwhelming desire and need to help them. I never want anybody to go through life feeling they are not good enough or they are not worthy.

Everybody, even the happiest of people wear a mask. Believe it or not. Everybody has their insecurities. No matter how happy someone may seem. No matter how perfect their life may be, they are somewhere deep inside hiding demons, wearing a mask. Just like me. 

I wear a mask everyday, sometimes my mask smiles when behind it I am crying, dying and trying so hard to get through the day without anybody noticing I am in pain. My mask shows none of that. Nobody can see behind your mask, you see. That's the sad part, the mask, masks the true pain but it also masks true beauty. Sometimes people are afraid to be themselves out of fear of judgement, persecution, bullying and god knows what else that happens in this day and age. They can't show their true beauty, the beauty on the inside, their glowing personality that shines through the beauty of their words and their amazing smile. Instead they are confined to the walls of their mask. 

I am a sad soul, however I have my happy moment, I enjoy life but I also find life sad. I have loved and lost. However, I have also experienced the beauty of life and I appreciate life, I could be worse off, I'm 25, I have all my limbs, I might suffer from mental health but I am healthy, I have a roof over my head, I have a loving family, I have hope I have faith and I am creating a better future for myself. I am very blessed. 

I appreciate things in life because I know there is always someone worse off than me, in some countries they walk miles just for drinking water, I think it's so important, no matter how hard it is, to truly appreciate what you have.

I'm not saying compare yourself. Because comparing leads to misery but be appreciative of the things you do posses and if you feel it is nothing, you always have life. Because where there is life, there is indeed, hope. 

Life - is a hard concept because nobody really knows what to do or what they're doing. We go through life questioning what the purpose of life is. We spend years questioning it. What is the purpose of life?

When really we should ask ourselves. how can I truly be happy? how can I fulfil my true potential? what is MY purpose in life? 

Asking what the purpose of life itself is, generalises it and means it's the same purpose for everybody. When rather we must zoom in on ourselves, be a little selfish and live our lives to the best possible way.

It's true when we say, life is short. I'm 25 and I already feel like my life is passing me by quicker than I blink. Life is short, we pass our date of death every year and none of us know, none of us know when our last day is, when the days are for our loved ones, our pets, our friends or our neighbours. Live life and love. Have faith and never lose hope. Head up, shoulders back, chest proud and crack on. Live life the best way you can. 

Never go to bed on an argument, cherish your loved ones, tell them you love them every single day, morning or evening or even mid afternoon. Make sure they know, tell yourself too. Love yourself and love life. One of the worst things in life is living with regret, I carry regret, heavily, it weighs me down greatly. Like a ton of bricks on my shoulders that I have to carry and everyday more bricks keep adding to the pile. Don't succumb to regret. Don't allow the bricks to fall heavily on your shoulders. Loosen the weights and forgive yourself even if you find it hard, don't be weighed down. If you can't run, walk but just keep moving through life. 

Structure and discipline, something an incredible gentleman taught me. Structure and discipline will see you through life. If you don't yet have it, create it. Find it, embrace it. 

It can be as simple as setting an alarm, making time for reading, house work, showering, walking or feeding the pets. Start off small and build up to it. 

The purpose of this is not to chew your ears off, or bore you with a life speech, it's to plant a seed of appreciation and hope. For you to know you can live, you can do it. You have got what it takes. 

For now, 

Work hard, Live life and Live Free

Love always 

FF