keep calm & carry on....

A few week's ago, I came across this saying that seemed to have been popping up on twitter, on bookmarks in store, and other social media related places! It caught my attention so I wanted to learn more about it. "Keep Calm & Carry On" It was once used as a propaganda posted used by the British Army during WW 2, to raise the moral of the British public in the event of an invasion. It was only a limited distribution, and it wasn't until 2000 when the poster was re-discovered and re-printed onto mugs, posters, clothing, etc that it became popular. But, only in Europe. It wasn't until 2011 when a company attempted to trademark the title "Keep Calm and Carry On Ltd." but was unsuccessful. In their continued attempts to trademark the name and they have turned to trying globally in Canada and the USA. I tried to look for some recent information out of curiosity but couldn't find anything. I did look at some websites that sell many items with the saying, mostly out of Europe! Being in Canada I haven't seen to many item's in store, but expect to in the next few months. As it usually is with certain media or music related content that if from the UK or Europe, it takes at least a year to really HIT North America!

I wanted to write about why I like this saying but I'm finding it hard to. Everyone may read that saying and have a different connection to it, or may repeat it in a completely different situation then another. Whether your having a bad day at work, in an argument with someone, had something said to you, whatever it may it, I like to think that "Keep Calm & Carry On" can be one of those saying's to get you through that hard day, or to cheer you up. In life thing's happen that are just out of your control. For me in those "there's nothing I can do" moments I like to this just keep calm, and carry on. When something is out of your control, and already happened/over, it's in the past, so all that is left to do is just carry on. It's a nice saying to take some time and think about how it may relate to your life, or to how you can make it a part of your life. Maybe you have little saying's that stick with you, and pop up from time to time. I think this is a great one!

Thanks for reading,

Kelcey