Believing.

Thus far, my blog posts have consisted of ways to define me. Telling you readers, who I am, what I believe, and giving advice from personal life experience coming straight from the heart. For this blog post entitled 'Believing' I thought I'd incorporate more of my creative writing style with a poem. The poem is still from my heart, and still based on my life experience, but I'm just working on my creative writing skills.

"There comes a time when we must face the truth. Face up to our fears and live the years of our youth. For none of these are easy, but it can be done. Only if you believe in yourself and do not turn and run. The message here is how to be happy. Believe in yourself and live life less crappy."
Author: Kalyne J. Link

As always, I love to hear any and all feed back. Hope you can appreciate this new way of me offering life advice.

What it is to be an August baby.

I was born August 23, 1989. I enjoy everything about the month. The birthstone, the weather, the hype it has as it is the last month of summer, and I definitely like how it is far enough away from Christmas so my Christmas presents don't get warped into Christmas/Birthday presents. But what does the personality of an August baby consist of? I have recently found a defining article most fitting to what it truly is to be an August baby.

AUGUST BABY:
Outgoing personality.
Takes risks.
Feeds on self attention.
No self-control.
Kind hearted.
Self-confident.
Loud and boisterous.
VERY revengeful.
Easy to get along with and talk to.
Has an "everything's peachy" attitude.
Likes talking and singing.
Loves music.
Daydreamer.
Easily distracted.
Hates not being trusted.
Big imagination.
Loves to be loud.
Hates studying.
In need of "that someone."
Longs for freedom.
Rebellious when restricted or withheld.
Lives by: no pain, no gain.
Caring.
Someone to confide in, and seek for advice.
Playful.
Mysterious.
"Charming" or "beautiful" to everyone.
Stubborn.
Curious.
Independent.
Strong willed.
A fighter.

Feel free to let me know whether you agree or disagree with what researchers have ultimately defined my personality to be.

Life's Revisions.

I will act on gut intuitions, not my over processed thoughts about the situation. I will do what I want, with no regrets. I'm done with looking back and thinking "what if". Second guessing my actions, or regretting them completely shows weakness.
I will begin each day with excitement, and a smile, even if I'm not ready for what the day will bring. Power of positive thinking. Everyone's days are limited, its time I take advantage of what I have and stop caring about the small stuff.
I'm not perfect, but I've never claimed or promised that I am. I've decided if someone refuses to have me in their life, with the many imperfections I come with, they're not someone I need in my life.
Lastly, but most importantly, I promise to be less hard on myself. Happy girls are indefinitely the prettiest. I promise to do anything it takes to be happy, enjoy life, and be proud of the person I become.

Overcoming Failure

Failure exceeds any success I have because of the feelings and consequences it brings. When I feel like I've failed I feel an overwhelming sense of sorrow and regret as opposed to the happiness and excitement I feel with success I have experienced. I strive for success to an extent that can never be reached so bad that the feeling of failure is normal and expected for me.
I've learned, now, instead to keep my head high and make my thoughts stay positive. I've begun to strive for a reachable success and hope for good fortune. I have a pride so high it often gets the best of me. My new way of thinking is to act like the failure that only I view as failure will no longer effect me. I will then feel free and won't be as hard on myself. I want to be happy. I will be happy, and even though everyones definition of happiness is different, to me happiness is overcoming my constant feeling of failure. I want to enjoy the small things in life and learn to embrace all the successes in my life.

Lessons on Love

Serious love without heartache is a fairytale. All relationships need heartache, moments of weakness, and fights. Love should be built up from things each person has to sacrifice. If one person sacrifices more than the other, the possibility of hostility toward the other person could arise. For me, I live life the way I want. I am strongly affectionate and extremely caring, but I choose to not sacrifice to avoid the heartache that builds love in a relationship.
I have no regrets and no remorse for choosing to make relationship the way I feel most comfortable, does this make me a bad person? No. I know the reason people, especially me, refuse to sacrifice is because of how terrified I am to let my heart be vulnerable. To sacrifice for love and let someone completely in is a scary life choice. I fear being hurt, letting my guard down, and allowing someone to see my soul. The day I'm willing to sacrifice something about me, or have a fight that builds my relationship into a stronger one is the day I will understand Love.

Understanding me.

Attempting to do this blogging thing. This is me:
I'm Kalyne Joan Link
I'm short
Creative/Artistic
Passionate
Fueled by pride
Entertained by lust
Stubborn
Hard headed
Hot tempered
And searching for the meaning..
I believe in mistakes, not regrets. Why regret when you can use that time or situation to influence the person you want to be? Why regret when at one point in time you thought the situation or person was of importance to you? I've been taught life is a journey, not a destination. I believe this, just trying to find meaning along the way of the journey. I often use art to find the meaning and write to share what I find, usually in a journal, I want to now blog about it so people can take from what I find and use it toward their lives. I hope my readers have no judgements, I judge myself enough for everyone. I would rather inspire others, and make influences in their lives. As Walt Whitman says, "Be curious, not judgmental."