A CLOSER LOOK

Hi blue bloods, how was your week? Mine was good, eventful and a bit stressful but the good part is that November has finally come to an end, 31 more days and goodbye to 2013. This really begs the question, “What have you accomplished this year?” I don’t mean accolades exactly…if you have broken a bad habit or made a good habit in the course of the year, you have done yourself some great good. Now, what’s our hot topic for today? Please sit back and toast to the weekend and the beginning of another month. By the way, it's our 20th post (Yay us)!

Some of us suffer from the internet sickness. Where did I get that from? I’ve noticed over time, and no judgement passed, but it is just funny how much we hang on to the catchy phrases of internet posts and swallow stories, hook, line and sinker. I didn’t want to write about this at first but I feel it’s about time we believed in the statement, “there are two sides to a coin”, and you know what? It’s not actually two sides, I think a coin is a three-dimensional object. We read something about a person and then without proof, we just go ahead to assume it must be the right information, forgetting that this is based on someone’s view about that particular person. Let us look at it this way: Two people ask me for an orange, I turn one person down and I give the other, when each person is to give a review, it’s most likely that the one I did not give the orange won’t have something nice to say about me and what do you know, the other person could say I gave him/her the orange out of pity (the human mind is that complicated).

This does not only relate to what we see or read on the internet. It relates to our everyday life, and I’m also just trying to get the hang of this but how long does it take for us to assume a person’s lifestyle or personality at first contact? Truth is, most of us, assume the way a person, thing or situation is based on hearsay. There are some obvious attitudes that could tell us about a person’s character or lifestyle or what the real situations of things are but most of the time, all we need to do is take a closer look. We may end up missing out on the relationship of a lifetime or something really beneficial to us. At the same time, you may have been right about that thing or person. Whatever the case may be, a second look might be worth it.

Live, Love, Have fun and Soak in the moment. Best of all, be grateful for this season of your life.

Loads of love aristocrats…xoxo

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JUST GO WITH IT

Hello my fellow aristocrats, it’s been a very demanding week (but we all survived it, didn’t we?) It’s great to have another POSH moment and it’s really hard-to-describe how the year just seems in a hurry to end. Happy birthday again to all Novie celebrants. Today, we would be talking about a rather interesting topic but as always, I’d leave you to be the judge of that.

Looking at the dictionary meaning of flow, we see words like ‘intense’, ‘unhindered’, ‘steady’, ‘eloquent’…it means a flow cannot be hidden, even if you try to. If you ask someone what flow means, it could be just that ‘thing’ that keeps a conversation going. When there is no flow, you feel yourself having to do the extra work, even smiling seems like a chore, you just want to get out of that situation…but what happens when you find yourself in a situation where you have to induce a flow? Such as a birthday party in which the only person you know is the celebrant who may be a cousin or close friend and whose friends you are clueless about (you can’t speak to only your cousin or close friend, chances are she is mixing up with everyone). What about a get-together with a group of classmates you might have said a total of ten words to? Either way, you are in the situation already, so just go with it and from my experience, you might end up having so much fun.

It’s easy for us to stay in our shells, (at some point in everyone’s life, the ‘alone’ time need comes – that’s great) and it’s much harder to reach out sometimes but an effect of that could be depriving yourself of the joys that come with everyday living. The deal is with a positive mind-set, you could make the best out of that situation, in fact, any situation at all. Most times, you just need to go with it and not know every single detail, as unplanned events sometimes, end up turning out better than well-structured ones. So, just go with the flow.

Thank you for taking time out to read this piece; it’s encouraging how many POSH people there are in the world. Don’t forget the POSH mantra- enjoy the seemingly mundane moments. Look out your window, take in that crisp air, we live in a gorgeous world.

Have a great week ahead. Loads of love my Blue-bloods…xoxo

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BEING UNIQUE...MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

(At about this time, I would think that I’m done typing anything, spent most of my time typing in the past week). Hello my darling blue bloods, don’t mind me, I’ve been really busy for about a fortnight now and that’s the last time you heard from me. Hope your fortnight has been good? Well, it’s a juicy topic today, okay, you decide that for yourself. Thanks for taking out time to read this.

Have you found yourself in a situation or a bunch of situations where you are in the front-row premium class seat watching your life play out before you? Many characters - some are extras, some just show up and snatch the lead roles (duration depends), some are like a blast from the past (good or bad, and they come when you least expect it), some are the main characters and you are the man/lady of the show. I have found myself in this position for the past few months and I’ve been amazed at how much of myself I have discovered- my flaws look like they are in 3D, and you know the funniest part is that you can’t avoid you, it's even more difficult when you play the 'audience' role (you know how quick we are to judge, like, "Oh 'Thor' didn't really flex his muscles in this movie." The most amazing part is that I have just been myself and embraced myself more than ever before, I can’t remember a point in my life where I have felt this comfortable and happy with my uniqueness even with those '3D flaws'. It’s not all smiles and rose petals all the way but I get this ‘Oh, really!’ moment almost every day as I unfold like a flower blooming in summer and I believe every day I become more beautiful (Forgive my ‘pride’).

I know at this point you are wondering, “What’s her point?” Voila! My point is just enjoy being you, feel comfortable in your skin. These words sound a dime a dozen but they are very true. We all weren’t meant to be perfect, if we were, there would be no room for mistakes, if there was no room for mistakes, there would be no room for self-discovery or recovery, if there was no room for self-discovery or recovery, there would be no uniqueness, if there was no uniqueness, there would be no variety and if there was no variety, life would be plain b-o-r-i-n-g! You are weird, so what? Who isn’t? Just imagine a world full of just you…it would be so weird, right? LOL.

Have a wonderful POSH Saturday my fellow aristocrats…Enjoy the moment and enjoy YOU…xoxo

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FOREVER AND A YEAR MORE

Hey blue bloods, it's another POSH afternoon. Hope your week has been great? Welcome to November and Happy Belated Birthday to my POSH editor and all "Novie celebs". Speaking of, we are almost done with 2013...how quick?! We have a feature today, something quite different from what we are used to (I'm happy some of you are truly SPICING IT UP...keep it coming :) )

Poetry is good for the soul, it could be therapeutic, it could be a message, it could be funny, it could make you reflect...it serves many purposes, so sit back, relax and enjoy this debut poem from one of us...

I know I’ll be scared this day,

Looking down that well-laid flowered pathway,

Thinking, is this the right choice?

Will it last forever?

Or should I wait a year more?

I know I’ll be scared this minute,

One step at a time,

Feeling like the whole world’s shaking under me,

And then I ask myself,

Is this how it’s supposed to feel?

Should I be confused?

Or should I wait a year more?

I know I should be scared this second,

But when I look straight up to her gleaming eyes,

Her wonderfully crafted smile,

I tell myself,

She has always been the right choice,

And it will definitely last forever and a year more.

                                                                                    -Joel

Reading this poem again...and again, made me realise something...reflect and decide what this means to you and remember to have fun and enjoy the seemingly simple stuff.

Loads of love....xoxo.

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