Laura

Hmm this is tricky I think religious beliefs have an influence on how you think about life after death because many religious people and groups believe in their God and kind of what it means to live a certain way.
Personally I'm not completely sure, I try to live day by day instead of constantly fearing whats to come and I try not to think too much into these kinds of things because I tend to think too much in depth and it doesn't have the best effect on me when I start over thinking. In a way I do like to think there is a life after death or maybe not so much a life but maybe a paradise or source that sets your soul and spirit free from existing on this planet. I'm not sure about the religious belief of reincarnation though I feel that it's more a symbolic or significant meaning when seeing a person, object or animal that you think, feel or believe is a loved one or someone you know who has passed in a new form of body. That theory/belief slightly freaks me out to think about a family member or someone I know/knew coming back to exist but in another form or body, I wouldn't like to think about that. Sometimes I do think spirits or the spirits of loved ones are still around us now, who knows maybe they're trapped or have a reason for still being around, again I'm not sure about this but if they had a purpose for staying I imagine how long it must take to resolve or try to do something for a living soul before being released and free of having to stick around. I know sometimes watching certain movies and tv programmes can influence some of my thought towards life and death because it does make me question how, why and what when thinking about all the different ways a living person could die and that makes me question whether there's many ways to die off or be released as a spirit once you're no longer here living or existing as a living "purpose". Of course we all wish at least one person who has passed will connect with us again and I think that's a nice way to remember that person and the life they lived, feel connected but can be able to continue living if you feel and believe you can/will meet again after death or in another life. I feel a bit uneasy when thinking about the phrase "watching over you" not so much with guardian angel or guardian light who acts as a guidance in your future. I guess I just don't like the idea of a ghost/ spirit form following me or watching the things I do, I find that strange and unsettling to think I'm being watched like that.
- I think I've covered most of my feeling, thoughts and belief on life after death, maybe I've rambled on too much and have gotten off topic but I've expressed my way of thinking about this in the best way I can. :)

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First of all she shouldn't listen or care for the stereotypes and certain looks in society because its all a farse! - when I was very young, naive, kind of carefree I had my own individual way about myself, I did things differently, wore clothes differently and was attractive to random things, whereas I hit a certain ages growing up which made me question myself and so I experimented with being a new version of me. I stepped out of my comfort zone to follow what others were doing and interested in and I lost my individuality, I lost myself in this fake sense of person I'd set out to be by following and copying others, I ended up getting myself into very dark and unforgivable situations because I lost myself far too much and I started to hate who I'd become it took me a few years and months to get back to my original self and I'm staying this way because that "phase" and experience of not being myself, it traumatised and still terrifies me because of what I'd gotten myself into! I learned the hard way which really did shock and scare me that you should just be true to yourself, make changes for yourself, changes that make you happy and can benefit you, and don't lose who you truly are inside- it's okay to be individually different, after all that's what makes you, you and makes you stand out that little bit more! Don't feel discouraged by what others think of you or want you to be, concentrate on finding out who you are and how your flaws and faults play a part in making you special! Who cares about physical attraction, everyone is skin, blood and bones underneath anyway and appearance doesn't always carry great qualities such as personality, charisma, jokes, adventures, fun, lovability, quirkiness, intelligence or a kind and warm heart! So whoever this "ugly" girl may be, to someone else she will mean the world to them, she'll be a star in their eyes, be their royal princess if not queen, their soul, eyes and heart will melt because that "ugly" girl will be exactly what someone else is looking for or falls in love with. ??

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Personally I find it uncomfortable, I find lewd and nudity inappropriate and I just find it uncomfortable. I don't think it's the right way to go around gaining confidence or feeling stronger about yourself because who you reveal yourself to you're entertaining their sexual frustration and it has nothing to do with you. They don't care who you are as long as you're providing them with what they want and that's not the way to respect yourself, feel confident or gain respect from others! I don't like how these days it's almost acceptable to advertise nudity and sexualise everything- that is not okay, especially not for setting an example for young children! I also don't think nudity makes a point about anything like these "feminists" and attention seeking celebrities who think showing their breasts and body will help them when it just provokes negativity and sexually inappropriate comments from the opposite gender- creating stereotypes once again!! I feel like that could also offend people such as breast cancer survivors, people who have experienced traumatic events sexually or for those who might have deep scars or mutations on their bodies, that could offend those people and that's not fair if it acts as a negative reminder!
As a straight female I don't particularly want to see other women in the nude at all in any form just as a heterosexual guy would feel repulsed at seeing another guy in the nude! It's uncomfortable and can have negative effects on you because of the pressure of looking a certain way in society! I don't think confidence or any form of empowerment associates with taking your clothes off and being nude it has negative impacts, can be offensive, shouldn't be advertise as a normality and I do feel quite strongly about this. I think it's all just for attention somehow, it has nothing to do with being able to feel confident in yourself or being associated with respect in any way!
- Sorry if you think differently this is just MY PERSONAL opinion I've conveyed!

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Apparently there's supposed to be a theory about humans that the soul purpose it to recreate life and so on and that we aren't supposed to settle with one person because of feelings, attraction and I suppose fantasy can be included to. I don't think it's a completely solid theory it might be true in most cases but not all and I find that if you feel, know and will commit to being loyal you can achieve overcoming stereotypes, theories and problems within a relationship. I think one of the key moments is for you or your partner to own up to a mistake or them having caused an issue because no one really likes to admit its their fault or take the blame, they end up in denial but I think it should be appreciated more and respected when someone owns up to causing issues in a relationship!
No relationship is ever going to be amazing and fantastic all of the time because that would get boring, I imagine you'd get paranoid that something wasn't going wrong because its the little bumps, faults, problems and fall outs in a relationship that make you stronger as a couple or individually or it settles for the breaking point of the relationship if its decided its time to give up and stop trying!

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Well I was really stressed out, I can't and don't cope well with public speaking I get so very nervous!! I really surprised myself and volunteered myself to go 5th and get it over and done with. I think I felt a bit relaxed because we were allowed to sit at the computer to work the PowerPoints but I turned the chair so I could turn and talk and discuss my research and my thoughts and plans for my project and I actually calmed down a lot sitting down and I found that I wasn't as nervous and I spoke more fluently without too many hesitations! I was really chuffed with myself because public speaking is NOT easy for me it really stresses me out and makes me so anxious and it was really nice of the people in my class who came up and said I'd done really well for being so nervous. I felt like I had taken a step forward because I've always had bad experiences with public speaking and solo performances and I think I started of playing the trumpet to boost my confidence but it didn't actually help me too much I still got really nervous so it was nice to feel like I'd overcome something that I struggle and have quite an issue with and I'm grateful for the lovely and generous comments from my class and lecturer because I thought it would've gone a whole lot worse! I did it and felt good afterwards so I guess if anyone else finds themselves in a situation similar or an uncomfortable position I guess the best thing you can do is just put yourself forward, have a little faith in yourself and take your time even if its uncomfortable! :)

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There's one lecturer who I get the impression she doesn't like me and hasn't from the start despite me giving her the benefit of the doubt everything she does makes me annoyed and I don't like her, I found her class pointless it had no relevance to my other projects which are more important but I had to do the work for her because if I didn't and was put down as a fail I wouldn't be allowed to continue next year as the second part of the course! I reluctantly did the work and got so overly stressed out that I didn't get enough sleep I spent all my time doing the work and couldn't do anything at the weekend because I'd to do the work for her class! What made it worse was the fact as predictable as she is I thought she was just late on Tuesday but no she had the "cold" and wasn't feeling well.... I still go in when I'm not feeling well, he'll I'm in every Tuesday morning at 8am before she even gets in and gets in the class she is ALWAYS late which really frustrates me because I make the effort to be in early for her pointless class and she has no decency to show up on time! :/ my other two lecturers are absolutely fine I've had one of them before for a project I did in my course last year and she's great, I learned so much from her and the other lecturer who I get for the majority of the course she's lovely she's a really friendly, welcoming and encouraging person and I feel I'd be comfortable going to her for advice, any help or just to ask her opinions! My presentation actually went so well I was really shocked at how well I did! :3

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