PMA & NMA

Okay, I know... I just moaned about text language and shortened words but these two words/abbreviations meant a lot to me when my mother talked to me about them.
Guessed what they mean yet? I asked my form tutor, quite embarrassing when he came out with something along the "Period Menstral.. something." I did the same with some of my friends but they came out with a slightly immature statement, I'm not going to write it but I'm sure you could think of it in your head.
PMA - Positive mental attitude.
NMA - Negative mental attitude.

     In my opinion, if you have more of a PMA, better things will come out of it. You will look at mistakes as a form of moving forward and learning from them, what went well, how it could be changed to be even better, etc. - Reflecting is a better way to put it.
Sometimes, having a NMA, good things will come but it closes doors and lessens your oppertunities, optimistic people are normally chosen because they can be flexible, learn and grow into something that could be used in the future, they will have knowledge. Look at it this way, if you have a cicle and a balloon, you expand the balloon within the circle, it should fit perfectly within it. Whereas if you have a balloon and a triangle shape, there will still be space, the space is a way of having a NMA, you won't want to grow and learn from mistakes, meaning that space won't be filled.
    Changing is a way of changing this. You mould the triangle until the balloon fits perfectly within it. The shape will grow and along with the shape, the balloon will expand more. This is how I view things sometimes, Making mistakes in work, learning from it and changing/revising so you don't do it again. It goes with anything, baking a cake, burning it wrong and then thinking "What could go worse?" Just think, at least you didn't burn the house down, it's only a small amount of smoke and a charcoaled cake on the side, waiting to either be tasted by daring people or put in the bin and starting again.
    When life throws tasks at you, don't sit there and say it's too hard. Don't be a triangle. Be a circle, remember; "What's the worst that could ever happen?" I know you can do it, but do you know you can?
~Soph.

Shortened text language

So, being a sixteen year old you would've thought I would be "Down" with all the "Hip" language. I'm not, infact it confuses me. I mean some of it there is no real meaning to it, it's just there to use and to say to people. Normally, when I find out a text abbreviations, I will say it to my friends and see if they know, they don't. The look on their face however, priceless.
My mother usually texts me using this "Down and hip" language, I will just stand there looking at my phone, scratching my head with confusion and uttering "Huh?" under my breath.
I literally just googles Text language and meanings - I have too much spare time - I understand the basics:
KK - Okay
TTYL - Talk to you later
Pls/Plz - Please
Thx - Thanks (Or ty - Thank you)
Lol, Omg - Laugh out loud, oh my god. Etc.

But now, looking at the new abbriviations I've never even heard of, my brain hurts.. only slightly. - It's the last day of term, give me a break. - Looking at a website for "The older generation that may not understand text language" These things came up, some I don't think anyone would generally use unless they were too lazy to text properly.

LTHTT - Laughing too hard too type
CWOT - Complete waste of time
POV - Parents over shoulder
KPC - Keeping Parents clueless.

The more recent ones I have actually heard of are things that are used day to day:
Lol, K, LY, Pls, Thx, Ahah. - All the ones I can actually recall hearing or using.
Turning around and saying LY to someone is another way of "expressing your love" My opinion, lazy. I think if you love someone you should show it to them properly. Send a decent text saying "I love you." Simple, not too much to write and it means a whole lot more than two letters, squashed together, that have only a slight meaning.
People who use text language should either teach others around what it means or give them a sheet of paper/leaflet/book/bible of all the different words there are, just so people can look them up, have a smile on their face, without the whole blank, looking like a unentertained, confused monkey, it would help, Pls?!
~Soph.

Welcome to Judgement day.

     People often say things along the lines of "I won't judge you, I'm not like that." I would personally think of this as a lie. They will most likely be judging you in their head, either positivly or negitivly, who knows? Obviously, apart from them, unless they are open and honest with you... I will be open and say, I judge people! Not in a mean way normally.. I try not too anyway.
     Before judging someone I will find something in common with them: Music taste, Film Genres, Preferred sports, Hobbies, opinons on things, etc. Obviously, if they like Channing Tatum and Alex Pettyfer, we can be best friends. Same goes with Keith Lemon and Lee Evans. They are all beautiful, entertainment, comedy wise. - Just so my friends don't read that wrong, COMEDY WISE.
     My mother is the complete opposite, along with my two aunts. They all like, sorry, LOVE Colin Firth. I'm not too sure about him.. I've seen basically every film with him in and by far Bridget Jones' Diary was the best film. Sorry, I shouldn't be going on about films/guys..
    So, back to judging. Is it positive or negative? Whilst writing this, I currently have my friend peering over my shoulder - Sorry, by my side. - reading everything (apparently correcting me also, I would class it as moaning, personally) She says that judging people is a mix of both positive and negative feelings, I would be agreeing with this point. You judge somone so quickly without even stopping to think as to what made someone like the way they are. Maybe there's a reason as to why they are more of a closed off person, maybe there's a reason as to why they are confident more than others, maybe there's simply a reason as to why they are more clingy than others. Realising this, I have tried to stop judging people as quickly, I will stay as mutual as possible with people until I know them well enough. I wouldn't want to be judged as quickly, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't either... unless you enjoy it. Well, just think about it, I would say.
~Soph.