The Hopefuls :)

Heyyyyy :) 

Today I would like to talk about The Hopefuls :) I frequently talk about the hopefuls, hopeful notes and Carrie Hope Fletcher on this blog, mainly because it has, over the last year ; become a massive part of my life <3 Many big YouTuber's have followers which are a fandom but the hopeful's are more of a lifestyle choice in which they choose to spread kindness, positivity and love to strangers and any individual that needs it, which in my opinion is everyone because everyone no matter what should be shown kindness because kindness is a reflection of you not the recipient <3 Around a year ago I discovered Carrie Hope Fletcher's YouTube channel, ItsWayPastMyBedTime . As a direct result I discovered a kind, compassionate young woman who's loving words were enough to inspire every person who watched her video's and to make them believe in their dreams deemed 'unachievable', once more :) That person was and is Carrie Hope Fletcher . 

The Hopefuls are widely recognised as Carrie's followers . We are Mainly named so after her middle name 'Hope' but I and many other hopeful's think there is a lot more to it than that . There is no set definition of what or who the Hopeful's are but I asked hopefuls of the hopeful forum ( more on that later ) and from replies it's clear to see it means something different to every individual hopeful but it couldn't be more the same . For me, the hopefuls are people who are trying to show the same compassion to strangers and everyone around them as they have seen Carrie do and they are hopeful for a better, more positive, loving and accepting society as a result of that . It's clear to see that from projects such as the " Things I'll never say " and " The Hopeful Notes" All we want is kindness, happiness and a better world . 

hopeful

ˈhəʊpfʊl,-f(ə)l/

adjective

1. 1.

   feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event.

   "a hopeful sign"

   synonyms:

   optimistic, full of hope, confident, positive, buoyant, sanguine, bullish,cheerful, assured, expectant, anticipative, disposed to look on the bright side; More

noun

1. 1.

   a person likely or hoping to succeed

1. "promotion hopefuls Huddersfield"

Above is the definition of Hopeful I found when I typed it into Google . As I mentioned previously every hopeful defines it differently, but here's my definition : 

The Hopefuls 

1. Followers of Carrie Hope Fletcher spreading kindness as inspired by her projecting happiness and never-ending optimism about the future and pursuing her dreams .
2. A group of people hopeful to change the world for better with kindness without one leader but a group of friends ; Carrie is not a leader but part of us , she also wants to spread happiness just like us .
3. Hopefuls are pirates at sea with the world at their feet sailing on waves made of stars. Whom take only sadness from the ships of people passing by. On their travels, however long or difficult their own voyage is, they sprinkle a shimmering glitter into the dark ocean . It may not be much but Hopefuls a happy with the thought that maybe, just maybe ; it might be enough to give hope to those lost at sea <3

One of my favourite things about the hopefuls is how lovely and supportive they are as a community <3 You only have to read a few threads on the hopeful forum and you will see the love and kindness they project . I've never seen such a entirely un-judgemental group on the internet :) If you ever need support or advice just go to the hopeful forum because I promise they will do their best and will make you feel so so welcome <3 

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) Stay Hopeful ^-^

( My best friend laughed at me when I called that last one 'the cute little internet face thingy-ma-bob' hehe ) 

Carrie Hope Fletcher has changed me and my life for the better <3 I have been inspired to be a better happier person and she pressed that button inside me that reminded me that I can achieve my dreams . You can do anything however impossible it seems... I mean anyone can do the possible, so where's the fun in that ? :) I've never been happier than I am right now, despite all the problems I'm facing. I am determined to stay hopeful because nothing makes me happier than watching a stranger pick up a hopeful note that I left and knowing that maybe just maybe it might be enough to give hope to those lost at 

sea <3 

Much love, Love much-ly 

DontBurstMyBubble xxx

#100happydays: day 36 ( happy and hopeful)

Good evening :)

How are you all ? I hope you're good because you deserve to be happy and if you are , work that smile because you look absolutely incredible when you smile . I promise <3 if you're not feeling so good then I'm really sorry that you're not feeling great and I hope things get better soon but would u do me a favour and try work that smile ? just a little one for me honey ? It might make you feel a lil bit better <3 If you need a hand with that smile then here's a silly llama to help you out ;)

Oh and lots of big hugs because hugs are awesome !  :) 

I spent most of today running around town with my friend , covering every place we could find in hopeful notes and eating about four McDonald's and one Costa in total... woo healthy living ....kind of ;) Oh well I'd rather be happy with a slice of cake than slim with a lettuce leaf ( unless you like lettuce and you're getting slim purely for you and doing it healthily ... in which case good for you :) ) I don't really want to talk to much about hopeful notes because I want to do a whole blog post about them at some point in the future with what they are, what they are for , why they are such an amazing project , what to write on them and where to put them :) Basically all the the things I wish someone would've told me <3 The hopeful notes project means a lot to me and is a massive part of my life so I want to write that post when I have time to put the amount of effort and information I really want to be in it but I'm hoping to get it up as soon as possible :) If you want to know more about " The hopeful notes " you can find Carrie Hope Fletcher's Video about it here :) This picture of one of our many McDonald's is today's #100happydays photo because it represents the part which isn't my favourite part of hopeful notes but is the most creative , I really like writing to the strangers who receive the hopeful notes because I really enjoy putting the words I wish I could tell everyone on earth to make them smile into a few sentences and every single one I make different :) I never like to stick up a hopeful note that says the same as another on that day because every person is special and an individual who deserves so much and at the very least words just for them <3 

Today's quote is one from Carrie Hope Fletcher as the hopeful notes are her idea :) 

" Things haven't always been this bad, Therefore they won't always be this bad " 

Life has a way of making it look like it's throwing us off course but actually this wrong turn might take you to the right destination <3 You're going to be okay . Trust me :) 
Just Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 
Try leaving a hopeful note for someone , If you brighten someone's day then a little bit of the sunshine might just splash on to your day too :) 
Much Love, Love Much-ly 
DontBurstMyBubble xxx

#100happydays : day 31 ( Gift's from the heart )

heyyy :) 

I'm so tired ... I know I say that on a pretty much permanent basis now but I am truly exhausted so this is actually going to be short and I'm sorry about that however I will try and make tomorrow's better :) I'm also considering doing a June favourites soon because I like finding pretty little things that make me smile . However right now ... I need sleep but I couldn't just not post because I love you all lots and don't want to let you done on your daily fix of confusing, cheerful and quite frankly completely irrelevant to anything rambling :) 

Today has been nice :) I got up , went to school and then came home to see my boyfriend and spent the evening watching YouTube cuddled up with him :) There were however two things in my day that stood out and really made me smile and to be honest I can't really pick which is today's #100happydays ... so I'll leave that to you and your lovely opinions :) 

Firstly , when I got on the bus this morning my best friend handed me a small purple bag with little slightly metallic gold flowers on and said it was from her nan ( whom I made a lemon drizzle cake for last week when she was sad ... you can find out how to make that here :) ) I opened up this cute little bag to find a gorgeous bracelet that I simply loved :) It's a style that I really enjoy wearing and just makes me feel happy and smiley so that's got to be good right ? After all.. Smiling's good ;) Tiny sparkly beads  that were my favourite shade of green ... you know that sort of mystic forest colour ? well that one :) With three little sliver Bambi charms ( I call deer's Bambi's .. I think it's just a habit I picked up from my mum when I was little)  what could be better ? I'm so grateful and it really made me smile whilst reminding my of a lot of styles I actually love to wear but had forgotten about :) So a massive thank you to this amazing, thoughtful woman who I don't just see as my best friends nan but as a friend ... and kind of a bit like my nan too :) 

Secondly  :) As I mentioned previously ; my boyfriend came round and I often talk about hopeful notes ( I might do a whole post on them if anyone's interested ? ) well I often end up dragging my poor boyfriend round town while I essentially as my mum calls it " litter the streets and shops" however if I am littering the only thing I'm leaving behind is hopefully a smile and I can't see how that is particularly a bad thing :) Anyway my boyfriend surprise surprise isn't a hopeful but he did leave me what was technically a mini hopeful note which really made me smile just because well random acts of kindness always do <3 So I stuck it on my wall of stuff and gave him a big hug because hugs are also important :) I think little things like hugs to sad friends and hello's to strangers can make a big difference and it doesn't cause you any harm so why not ? :) Anyways it just made me realise how happy I'm actually beginning to be at the minute and that love and feeling loved is important ... Not necessarily by a boyfriend just by a friend or even a stranger and this just made me want to write even more hopeful notes aha :) Seriously peoples just try and make someone's day a little brighter it doesn't have to be big ... I saw on The Hopeful Forum that one girl found a hopeful note in a library book that she had taken out on a day when she happened to be feeling rather crappy but this tiny note that probably took a random kind stranger about 10 seconds to write made her day and allowed her to feel a whole lot better knowing there was such kindness in the world :) Pick your friend up a chocolate bar on the way to school or make them a small piece of origami with a note on to slip into their bag .. You might save their day :) I know I've written a lot of things I might write about today already but a post on different ideas for random acts of kindness is also a possibility :) I like having a world of endless possibilities .. that way we can choose where were going with it :) This is your world and your life so Impact on it how you would like :) In my opinion you should try and leave a smile behind <3 

"Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom."

-Theodore Isaac Rubin

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

You have the potential to change someones life . You inspie someone even if you don't know it yet <3 

Much love, Love Much-ly 

DontBurstMyBubble xxx

#100happydays: day 20 ( You're beautiful )

hellooo :) 

I hope all is well with you  :) Tonight I wanted to talk about beauty and self confidence . Firstly I would just like to say ; I am not what would be considered a  particularly attractive girl and my self confidence has a tendency to run lower than low on a regular basis. So I'm not saying that I am completely 100% filled with reassurance that I am " beautiful" and I have never felt particularly okay with myself until recently so I know what it's like to not like what you see in the mirror, feel  like everyone's judging your appearance and to feel like you dislike every part of yourself and I'd like to wish on a dandelion ( dandelion wishes are amazing never underestimate their power )  that you don't but in reality I expect a lot of you reading this are teenagers and are under the ever growing pressure of society to look like you have been taught to believe people will love . However I have learnt some lessons that are extremely important and I think other girl should learn them because it is so so sooo Important to be happy, confident and comfortable within yourself because you are amazing,  you just need to learn that <3

 I am aware you might be shaking your head at the screen thinking ' no,  I've heard it before I'm still not beautiful everyone always says that they have to because society says they should to make me feel better about how I look ' I am not society . I refuse to be part of this group of "people" moulding the universe into a seemingly flawless, perfect shape that suits them . No. Just no . I know I like to be positive and not too serious but this is important to me and I feel like people need to understand what I'm going to say , I promise I'm aiming for a positive outcome but I'm going the long way round as to not miss anyone out because everyone's important to someone and as it happens you're all very important to me <3 So I really want you to feel happy :)

Okay right, I think I'm done with the angry mini rant about a society that I'm ashamed to live in . Despite this one society I'm proud to be a part of is the Hopefuls community , If you ever need support or just a friendly chat then please visit The Hopeful Forum because everyone is so supportive . Anyway's I'm off topic already aha and I've not even got on to anything that I wanted to say :) So I wanted to offer you my views on beauty in fact no , I want to offer you my views on the ways I think might just maybe make you see that you don't need to feel in anyway bad about yourself , So here we go : 

You are beautiful. If you are trying your best to be the best version of yourself and as nice as you can be without compromising your essential happiness I can tell you that makes you a beautiful person on the inside . But that's not enough is it ? You are constantly told that without outer " beauty" you will not attract a suitable partner to admire your inner beauty and we couldn't risk that could we ? because what more would a young adult need but someone to first recognise their beauty whom would then commit to complimenting it everyday ? Nothing apparently . This is ridiculous . Outer beauty is not important . However your self confidence is important because it allows you to be yourself , be comfortable as yourself and over all be happier as yourself . 

So I offer you this ; The Oxford Dictionary definition of beauty : 

Definition of beauty in English:

beauty

Line breaks: beauty

Pronunciation: /ˈbjuːti 

  

/

NOUN (plural beauties)

• 1[MASS NOUN] A combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight:

I would firstly like to point out that every individual see's the world differently. We all see beauty in different things for example ; I saw little beauty in the spider I found scurrying hurriedly across my bedroom ceiling as I woke up this morning however I know many people are entranced by the intricate details that create something as amazing as a living creature :) Beauty is a perception. If I tell you that you are beautiful its my perception so it can't wrong . Therefore you can make your own decision and your own interpretation as to what your perception of beauty is . Try standing in front of a mirror and looking directly at yourself. Point out all the things you like about yourself ( even if its as small as the colour of your eyes or that your hair is quite a nice colour just something, anything . Now look at everything else and bit by bit look at yourself and think that isn't that bad , this is actually pretty damn beautiful in its own way and then look at yourself and smile and say out loud " actually I am beautiful, it's okay to acknowledge this because it's true and there is no reason I shouldn't believe it's true and anyone how says anything other than that about my body, simply has a different perception of beauty " and smile , go on smile . I mean it whether you force it or you mean it from your new realisation just smile and everyone else will recognise that you are okay with yourself ( as you should be ) and that it's okay for them to feel okay about themselves too <3

My #100happydays today is hopefully you feeling better about yourself. You feeling beautiful , not by society's standards, not by my standards but by yours <3 because if you feel beautiful from by your standards that confidence will shine through and everyone will see it in your smile :) after all smiling's good ;) My #100happydays picture today has kind of been pictures of quotes that I have spread throughout this blog post however this is my main one : 

Finally , just in case you haven't had enough quotes yet then today's quotes is a Marilyn 

Monroe one because this woman talks a lot of sense sometimes :)

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

― Marilyn Monroe

I hope this wasn't too pushy , I know it's different from my normal style however I really wanted to get this message across <3 I'm sorry if it was badly worded I tried my best and I spent 3 hours and a half trying to put these thoughts and feelings into words that might vaguely resemble them but I hope in some way they helped you out , I really do :)  

Stay Strong <3 Stay Smiley :) 

I hope you have a great day ahead of you ,

Much Love , Love much-ly 

DontBurstMyBubble xxx