When life is not as you expected

Dear You,

Lovely you, who woke up this morning with the question "What am I doing here? Am I happy?".
You're building your existence, this keeps your eyes open on the world around you, this makes you stronger everyday more.
If you're not happy with the aswer to these questions you need to know that's okay.
That's fine if you are eighteen, thirty or even sixty. You're living life caring about your happiness and this is something to be proud of.
You woke up this morning, looked in the mirror and put a smile on your face, well, how true was that smile? Did you let the day fly away or you lived it?
How many days are going to fly away before you will pick up life in your hands? This is your own life, it doesn't belong to anyone else. Who will change it if you don't do it by yourself?
Go outside, take a breath and see what's around you. Do you like it? Do you feel this belongs to you? If that's not, run, run away until you run out of breath.
Build a life which can represent you, build a life where the reason to wake up in the morning is to live.
I know it's scary to change, you leave something familiare to look for something you probably don't know what it is.
If anyone will support you, well, I will, but you HAVE to support yourself first.
Believe in yourself, as a human you are incredible, you can go wherever your heart brings you, just follow it.
Take care of yourself, phisically and mentally, because if you won't do it who will do it for you?
I woke this morning asking myself "Where am I going?" and do you know what's the answer? I have no idea, so I started laughing, I almost cried.
It's okay to not have an clear idea of what you're doing or where you're going, that's life, but it must not stop you.
You're strong, I know you're strong.
I'm so proud of you.
We will go over this and what we will find will be magnificent.

Believe in yourself,
because I do.
See you soon.
Bye.

The past made me stronger

The past made me stronger  is the first video of (I hope) many others!
I spoke about something really important and difficult for me, I felt uncomfortable for a long time, but I finally had the courage to talk about it.
I'm so excited to share with you my journey and transition from the who I was to the fit and healthy person I want to be.
I hope it will help me to stay focused on what I want to achieve and to help and inspire others to never give up on their dreams and stay positive in every situation.
I know it is hard, it may will take a long time to happen, but I promise we will make it together!

So watch the video, leave a comment below and make sure to subscribe!
Bye, cute humans.

Life begins every single day

I had the ispiration to write this post from some things that have happened recently.
There is only one thing I want to say to everybody out there who are going through bad times and it is "I care and I can understand".
I know saying "You'll get better" doesn't work, you feel stuck in a life you don't want, you feel like i cage made of your own skin.
I know how it makes you feel and I know how strong you have to be to live everyday with that feeling.
I know you wake up in the morning and the world seems grey every single day, it seems you can change anything.
You suffer and you give up thinking you deserve what is happening to you.
You feel heavy under the world which is crushing on you, you feel guilty because you don't have the strength to run away and escape from all that fear and pain.
Nobody around you seems to understand you and you start blaming on yourself because they can't hear you're screaming inside.
I know you feel alone even if there is someone else around you, you stop talking, smiling and You stop living.
Well, you don't even know how powerful you are to take all that boulder on your shoulders.
It is ok to not have everything under your control, it's not your fault if people can't understand you, it's not because of you people are disappointed.

When you will realize how strong you need to be to bear all that stuff, because you will find it out one day, you will discover what is behind all that pain.
You will discover how you really are, how positive and beautiful you really are.
Nobody will stop you, you will do whatever you want because you survived worse situations, because you had the power to win the sadness.
You need to find out what ispires you and motivates you and you will be invincible.
I know it takes a long time to recover from all that fear that kept you paralyzed, this is a long journey, but you have to do you for yourself, to find how you truly are and begin to live life.
You DESERVE to be happy and smile everyday, that's what you really deserve.
Don't let others to say the opposite.

It may not matter, but I care about you, I care about your happiness. Stay focused on what you want and stay positive! You can change your life if you want to.
Be the best yourself, do it for your own happiness because you need to live, not just to survive.



This is the story behind the everybody's scars, mine too. I've always seen my scars as a big failure, a symbol of you I did wrong in my life, but now I can see beyond them, I can see the person I was to understand the person I am, they remind me everyday what I went through and I strong I am to be here now.
I'm so proud of myself and I'm so proud of you!
Stay positive, spread your happiness and be the best yourself!

Vegan problems

This post was ispired by the lovely youtuber Kiera Rose

As a vegan I went though some ethical problems and annoying questions, so here's a list of my top 5 vegan problems.

1. When friends and family are not vegan and you have to struggle with the food they maky for you.
Let me explain. People I know usually understand what veganism is, but I can't avoid people arking if I can eat fish or cheese and the answer is NO I DON'T and I DON'T WANT TO.

2. Most of the people call vegans "maniacs" because we care about the quality of food and we read the ingriedients before buying something.
Personally it is something that freaks me out because caring about our health and about what we put in our about is not obsessive behavior, it is natural.

3. The B12 vitamin. I think the most annoying question is about vitamins. You would talk about animal right and health, but the only thing people can mention is your supposed shortage of B12.

4. Something I have to deal with is finding good avocados in the shop. In most of countries where veggies and fruit like avocados, mangos and papayas need to be imported the quality is not the best.
When I travel abroad and I eat incredibly delicious veggies and fruit is like christmas.

5. Recipes. In the last few months I discovered how easy to make and delicious are vegan recipes.
Being vegan is also eating healthy and being aware of your body and your soul. Internet is such a good source of information and new recipes to try, I recommend as a good vegan community the app VeganAmino where everyone can share tips and homemade recipes with the vegan community, incredible how useful is!
Let's try new recipes and feel comfortable with food!
(Search Greenish Minds on VeganAmino)

That's it, after this short list make sure to subscribe my channel (Greenish Minds) for new videos about veganism, self-love, travel and dreadlocks (the channel is growing up, more videos soon, help it to grow).

Spread the vegan message and spread your happiness all around!

Barcelona

The second video of my snapshot series is online! Make sure to subscribe to see more and leave a comment below.
2. Barcelona | Snapshot

Anyway Barcelona was amazing, a city full of and kindness.

Soon I will apload a "From ..., with love" so stay tuned!

Bye cute humans, see you soon. 

The first video!

It took me some weeks, but the first video is ready!
I know it is only an introduction to the project and I'm not good at speaking, but I'm happy because I finally made it!
I hope my future works will talk for me.

1. What I want to do with my life | Spreading the happiness 

Subscribe, like and comment!

Soon you will see the idea growing up and maybe me talking in a better way.

Spread the happiness and be happy!

Anna.

Let's talk about you!

This post is related with the previous one.
If you liked it, you need to read this one because you will get more information!
Why Green?
Green represents hope and tranquility in many cultures and it is the most natural colour in the world (don't worry I won't forget the other colours), we would be surrounded by green if we let nature flourish.
What do you mean with "Happy community"?
There are a lot of communities around the world, internet helped them to become international, but talking about different ideas, opinions and beliefs we have forgotten something which can unite all of us: Happiness.
This feeling is what everyone share, it doesn't matter where we come from or why we are happy, we can describe it and feel happy together.
Who will be part of the community?
Everyone who wants to.
I don't want it to be about me, I have already spoken about my happiness on this blog. On the channel I want to talk about what makes YOU happy.
How can we do it?
Easy, tell me your story.
Tell me what makes you deeply happy, tell me what you experienced and what you've learned. Talk about something is really important for you, a part of your life.
Why?
I see beauty wherever I look.
I think there is something straordinary in what is ordinary, we can find beauty in everything.
It may not make sense, but for me it does because I know being not used to happiness is really common nowadays and it is stressful.
We shouldn't despise things we haven't when we could appreciate what we have.
This is the reason behind it.
Feeling part of a community makes us happy because we feel attached to the group we belong, so I'm asking to you: Would you join a community where all you need is happiness?
If you would, help me to make it possible.
What you need to do:

• Write and tell me your story sending it here -> greenishminds@gmail.com
• Enclose a photo of you

I will reply and you will know when and where (blog and channel) your story will be published.
Help me to make a dream possible, help me to make people smile and be happy with your story.
Why should we do it?
Big question, but I won't choose the reason for you.
Talking about sad or incredible things it's too easy. I want to focus on love and happiness in the everyday life because it is not straordinary, it is REAL.

"Happiness is real only when shared" - Into the Wild

How photography changed my life

My whole life has been marked by falling in love with art everyday, from visual arts to music and phylosophy.

I've always had passion for drawing, since I was young.

During the elementary school I wanted to be an artist, I was not very talented, but I had passion. I used to spend hours and hours drawing, which was the only thing that mattered to me and I don't regret it.

On my last year I started playing piano just for fun, but I immediately fell in love with how music made me feel and in a few years I also learned how to play guitar, cello and I joined a band.

I felt so lucky for having the chance to be on stage and singing the songs I loved, sharing my passion with the audience was incredible and also helped me with my shyness.

The passion for music influenced my decisions too because four years ago I chose an high school where I'm currently studying music.

I don't regret any of my decisions, I've built my life on art and beauty and it is amazing.

When I got interested in photography I was speechless, I've never been good at using words to describe the reality around me, I used to see the world like a grey and sad place to live in, but when I saw the colors my life changed.

I found a way to share my colorful vision of the world without words, photography made it possible.

If you want to see what I'm talking about check it out!

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From Dublin, with love.

We arrived in a dark house,
outside it was raining,

 



We fighted with monsters,
Apparently made of wax,

But someone from our childhood helped us
And  with magic tricks and potions
We made it. 

We ran down the stairs 
We saw a window, we saw freedom

Too many stairs...
We felt like in a Harry Potter's movie
And a little bit confused

We discovered freedom in a trail of lights, 
In a guinness, but not a price,
It was a beer

We were in a magic pub
With plants on its head,
It sweared these were its hair.

I don't know, maybe we were drunk
but one thing I know for sure
there is always a light in the dark.

From Edinburgh, with love.

 

Following the golden road signs we found ourselves in a magic castle without princesses or princes...

 

We saw the entire city

We loved the city

Painted gray due to the rain,

colorful inside to see what's behind.

We knew how dark were the cages,

But we found the beauty through 
the bars

Seeing the sea beyond the horizon
We felt free

 We saw how it was

How it will be

 




Until we felt confused,
We nearly fell

 







We discovered cracks and blue doors

 




Loneliness

 




    Music

 



And we felt alive
Till the night.

I am a vegan smoothie lover!

I LOVE smoothies, they are nutritious, delicious and colorful.

Today I'm sharing with you two of my favorite summer smoothies and one of my vegan ice cream recipes.

1.

Ingredients:

• Frozen bananas
• Carots
• Apricots
• Peaches

This smoothie is fresh and sweet.

It is perfect for a busy day or physical activities.

 2.

Ingredients:

• Frozen bananas
• Melon
• Apricots
• Peaches

This smoothie is so orange!

Personally, I consider colors a big part of eating food. It may be childish, but I'm more attracted to colorful food, eating a colorful meal I feel satisfied physically and also mentally.

Colors make me happy.

Banana ice cream

Ingredients:

• Frozen bananas
• Peaches
• Cocoa powder

In addition:

• Oatmeal
• Pumpkin seeds
• Chopped flaxseeds
• Melon

It taste so delicious!

During the summer, I mostly use peaches, melon, apricots, watermelon because in my country they are very common and they are seasonal fruit.

It is very important to use seasonal fruit because they are in their optimal state, ripe and full of vitamins.

In my opinion what really matters is being aware of where the veggie come from and how they have been cultivated.

*If you have the chance ask it to your dealer to make sure you know it*

Motivation

This morning I was thinking about motivation. What motivates people to do something they ardently want?

Whatever it is your purpose, you need to focus on why you want to do it.

I will try to summarize what worked for me (with some examples):

1. Inspiration

When I decided to go vegan I had a lot of doubts, I admit it, but I got my inspiration from almost 4 people:

The first one is my father. On his highest weight (110 kg – 242 pounds) he decided he couldn't go on like this because he wouldn't have been here today to see his daughter growing up. It took him 5 years to lose 40 kg and now he's one of the happiest person I've ever known.

Two years ago he also decided to go vegan and work on his body to be healthier and stronger for me and my mother.

He is such an inspiration to have the strength to change my life as he did!

The second one is a lovely girl named Alyse who has a youtube channel Raw Alignment (she is amazing) and last but not least two brothers from Norway (youtube channel Sweet Natural Living).

I got inspiration from them to follow my dreams, to keep studying about health and I had the chance to see with my eyes the real connection between being healthy and being happy.

For those you have any doubt about changing diet or you want to change your habits to feel better with yourself, I want you to know you have the strength to do it.

If you are scared or afraid about what can happen, just take your time to study the topic more and get into it then, try it when you feel ready.

You can discover that it may fits for you, it could even make you happy.

2. Support

If someone supports you for what you are doing, it will be like you are doing it together, it could be quite easier.

I'm really lucky because my family always supported me for almost everything I did in my life. I know maybe not everybody can say the same.

I went to xfactor last year, I'm not that proud of how it went, but my father was there for me, to support me anyway.

During the audition I made a mistake and I just gave up, I knew that was not what I want to do with my life.

That experience gave me the chance to learn one of the most important things in life:

The best supporter for you... is you.

Believe in yourself and you will do whatever you want.

You can make mistakes, but it doesn't matter because every mistake will let you know more about yourself.

3. Intuition

Potentially you can completely change your life overnight, but if you aren't ready it will only upset you.

This is what intuition stands for, you need to find the optimal conditions to be ready to change, physically and mentally.

It is similar to when you read a book: some years ago it may was insignificant, but if you read it today it might be a revelation.

Things need time to happen, if not today, maybe tomorrow.

Let me know what works for you, what you are planning for the future and how far you want to arrive!

This is my story.

Hi,

I'm Anna, an 18 girl from Italy. I decided to start this blog to share with the world my story and my journey to an happy and healthy life. If someone is reading this, make a noise, comment below and let me know what you think!

This is my story, different (maybe similar) to others, just mine.

I've never felt confortable with food. Since I was young I've always been very choosy, my diet only consisted in dairy products, meat, sweets and a few types of veggies and fruit.

Obviously, following such a bad lifestyle, I've always been an overweight child.

I had no confidence, no self esteem, just nothing to be proud of.

Growing up, I went though bullying and people always made fun of me. Five years ago ( I was only 13), I was diagnosed with depression, social anxiety disorder and OCD.

I used to spend my days feeling extremely sad and commiserating myself. I self-harmed until one year and a half ago, it is not a secret for who knows me in person.

I have had enough of it, I couldn't take it anymore.

I just wanted to care about myself more than I did before, so after some therapies I stopped harming myself.

I started surrounding myself with positive people, colours and positive vibes. I also started feeling confortable with my scars which I know for sure it was one of the scariest things to me.

I am now on my last high school year and my life is completely different, maybe a little bit lonely, but absolutely happier.

It took me a long time to recover, but now I have the stregth to make my life even better.

I want my life to be healthy, happy and full of great experiences.

I currently pursue my passion for photography, music and travelling. 

I used to be vegetarian for the last year and three months ago I got interested in veganism and health consciousness for the first time, I went vegan since then.

I also started exercising more and doing a lot of little actions to make my days full of positive vibes.

I'm here to lend a hand to everyone who wants to get better from a bad experience/period and to tell my story because happiness is real only when shared (Into the wild).

P.s. If I made some mistakes I'm sorry.