After Disney, After Rehab, a Singer Tries Growing Up

this girl is incredible. 

 

 

"I never imagined my life would ever turn out this way. I mean sure, I had my hopes but I never thought that I’d be performing in front of thousands of people or surrounded by a never ending spree of unbelievably supportive fans. I never thought that I would live a life like this but then one day I woke up and everything had changed. Last year, everything stopped and for the next three months I woke up at a treatment center every day away from my family and friends. I spent a lot of time and holidays thinking there. I thought about the sadness that I felt, the pain that I was in, and the addictions I was struggling from. When I got out, I recorded some songs about how bad things got and eventually something positive came out of it. And then I began to work on other songs too and they were about the most important lesson that I had learned during those three months, that life is what you make of it. My life began to change again and I became happier, healthier, and stronger. I may have never expected the life that I have, or even the fans…which, God, I love my fans. They’re amazing; they’re not even my fans. They’re my family and my friends. Even if I didn't expect it I love the life that I have and that’s what this record is about. It’s about making people feel positive, enjoying life, and what it’s like to be me, Demi Lovato. Most people watching this know all of what happened already, but what they don’t know is what’s about to happen next..."

i love her so much! among all the disney darlings, she's the closest in my heart. i first fell in love with her when i heard her song, "this is me" and watched her movie, "camp rock".. that was around 2008 and since then she never fails to amaze me everytime.. she's an amazing person, i know because she's really transparent.. her fans know when she's hurting and when she's happy.


when i heard what happened to her and when she stopped tweeting and communicating with her fans online, i was really hurt and saddened (ganun ako ka-affected!).. i would always tweet her how amazing and beautiful she is because i know she needed it at that time.. and when she decided to enter in a rehabilitation center and bravely faced the issues in her life, it made me so proud of her. i just didn't know why it happened to her but i know there's a reason behind it and more importantly, she left the center bolder and more inspirational to her fans.. 

and when she came back, i was so ecstatic that i would always tweet her again everyday. :) and then i can  see photos of her again in justjared so my happiness (as well as all her fans in the world) has just doubled. :) i was even more ecstatic when i saw her exchanging tweets with selena after such a long time and we, fans, exclaimed delena's reunited!! :) because we knew they didn't talk for quite a while so to see them both okay and bonding again, we were so happy beyond words.

then she started conquering red carpet events again! conquering awards shows like teen's choice, alma awards, mtv video music awards, and so much more. she also started appearing on tv shows revealing what she has gone through.. all of that while inspiring her millions of fans.



when july came, her first single, skyscraper, for her upcoming album, #unbroken was released. when i first heard it, then saw the music video, i almost cried. sobra akong affected talaga! :/ i felt her struggles and her will to stand up and face the issues of her body through the song. it made me love her more! ♥ she received so much support from her fans and heard great reviews for her inspirational song and you can really tell that she poured out her whole being into this album..









and few more hours to go, her new album will already be out and i am so, SO excited for this. i've never been more excited like this since taylor swift's speak now. =)





after today i know she will conquer the concert scene once more and i know this will be a huge success because among all the disney stars, she has the most distict and powerful voice. she has her own style and that makes her different. and genuine.




i'm such a proud fan. :)




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updated: few hours after it's release, look at what demi tweeted! :) yaaaaay! good job, lovatics! ♥

oprah.

she's amazing.

i'm watching the surprise spectacular, the star studded finale episode of the oprah winfrey show and i'm having goosebumps. oh my gosh, i can't stop my tears! really, she's an institution already, a history, and an inspiration. hands down. through watching different youtube videos of her shows, i learned one disturbing story of her past that made her a strong woman that she is now..

just like this youtube video i found, it chronicles the twenty five years of oprah in the television scene and how millions of people's lives have been touched by her strong words of affirmations. 

watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Y9PrQirvA

"Somewhere I’ve always known that I was born for greatness in my life, somewhere I’ve always felt it."

"I've been left with a 19 year-old cousin and... he raped me. I went into the fifth grade that fall and I remember Maria Gonzales on the playground telling me how babies came into the world and how you make babies. So I went through the entire fifth grade everyday thinking 'I’m gonna have a baby..'"

"So that’s why I weep... for the lost innocence, I weep for that because you’re never the same again, you’re never the same."

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it broke my heart when i heard it from her. :( she's only 9 when she's raped and it's too painful to hear. that's why she is so effective in her tv show because she's been through so many setbacks in life yet she knew deep inside her that she's born for greatness so she went through all that setbacks and learned from it. i know she won't be amazing if she hadn't experienced all these awful things.. that's why she will always be an inspiration and aspiration in my life forever.


learning these things about oprah's personal life, it reminded me of this blog entry from my forever peg in life bianca gonzalez:

oprah already found the answer but i still don't have mine. maybe someday i will be able to share my answer. :)


for the meantime, let's all unite in saying that oprah is truly phenomenal.

9/11 remembered..

10 years ago, i was only in grade-5 and back then, i knew nothing about terrorism and wars so tonight, i watched the documentary at GMA News TV about the 9/11 attacks and i was just in tears the whole time i was watching it.. i can't believe someone can do such evil! by watching documentaries from different tv channels, i finally understood everything. it's so sad that it has to happen in the usa and it can actually happen in other parts of the world. it's so scary. but on the other hand, if we will just support one another in achieving worldwide peace, we can avoid having one of those horrifying moments..

i have always loved american people and i have a penchant for united states of america.. it's one of my dream travel destinations because i love how my favourite films portray american people. for me, america is a great country and i believe a really strong one, too. that's why my heart and my prayers goes out to the american people as well as other nationalities who have lost a loved-one on that tragic day. 

on a lighter note, i'm so happy to see american people unite in comforting each other and i also love how the american government is so strong and so courageous that they won't stop until justice has been done. (and justice has been served already, thank God!) their story is so inspiring and touching that it will forever stay in my heart. america will always be beautiful.. :)

here's a touching tribute showing how the people remember their loved ones in ground zero memorial ceremony with beyonce singing i was here.. 

and here's the tweets of the people i follow in twitter in honor of the 9/11 tenth year anniversary:

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL.

9/11 will always be remembered.. 

Hello, September! Good Morning!!

GOD IS SOOOO GOOD!! ♥

every morning, it's my routine to read devotionals like TGIF (today God is first) and ODB (our daily bread) with my bible and it made my faith stronger. as in every morning, i feel so happy knowing that God will guide me the whole day because i started my morning with Him. it's giving me strength to face the challenges of the day. and just this morning, the Holy Spirit literally talked to me through Os Hillman, author of TGIF devotionals. he's the best! my gosh, the TGIF passage goes through my heart. i just died of shame. :p

lately, i've been envious of my friends' jobs.. actually it's been a while since i started becoming dissatisfied with what i do. i'm becoming restless, irritable, and super uninspired because i don't want the boring routines of my life anymore. so today, i knew right away that the TGIF entry is God's way of telling me to stop being tired of waiting for the revelation of His purposes in my life. 

honestly, i am tired of waiting. i am tired of living my life slowly. i want to be free, to explore the world around me, to meet new people, to go to places only i can dream of. but God is still saying "no" and "not yet". so if i have to wait some more, then i will wait..

i like this passage i saw in TGIF this morning:

Do you question if the Holy Spirit is active in your life? The Lord has promised that the Holy Spirit will convict us of sin when we move away from Him. It is His responsibility as our guide. 

and another one i saw in tumbLr:

"When He says “no,” He isn’t withholding good things from us. He’s simply keeping us from going down the wrong path, or accepting less than His best. He’s waiting for the perfect time to give us the perfect gift. On the other side of God’s “no” is always an incredible “yes.” Sometimes you just have to wait for it."

- Gwenn McKone 

God is good all the day of our lives so I'll just have to pray to God that I remain faithful to Him and to His promises. ♥

Happy September, everyone! :)