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Coronavirus: the positives - how we can find happiness in hardship and why we must
Optimism cannot solve every problem, but a smile always helps. At the moment there is little escape from COVID-19. It is a tragedy and disaster to all of us across the world - so many have died and so many are struggling. It dominates the news, social media and our lives; we can barely blink without thinking about the pandemic. I am a member of the Unicef UK Youth Advisory Board, and this coronavirus story began after we were sent advice and information by Unicef. This led us to discuss what we could do to help, and ways to raise awareness of the crisis. We’ve written an open letter calling...
waiting for that day.
Personally, every single time I leave my house; whether it is to go into town, to college, for a run or just to go to a party, one thing always crosses my mind- is what I'm wearing too 'risky'? I don't use the term 'risky' in the context of is this too 'outgoing'? - I wish I did! instead, I am constantly concerned to whether I will be sexualised or objectified in any outfit I decide to wear, whether its a dress, a skirt, shorts or even skinny jeans. And that scares me... so much. I have been raised in a society where it is your clothing that determines your consent, your clothing is a symbol...
Happiness
The clouds are dark, The sun is gone, Like a spark, It moves on. Sitting here, lonely but alive, rather than standing there, happy but dead. The roof shelters me from the rain, The sky shelters me from the space, The bed shelters me from the cold, and my skin shelters me from it all I lay here, and I don’t move an inch, thinking I’ll disappear, When I am still really here Strong yet fragile, Big yet small, Dead yet alive, Happy but sad. When the clouds clear up, And the sun shows up, When the children stop their cries And the adults stop their lies. Happiness will come, Sadness will go Joy...
Stay close to me forever
There's not a day that goes by Where I don't think about you Your personality, your inspiration Your advice on what to do You are the sunrise in the morning The twinkle in the stars at night The robin who comes to my window The brightness of the moon's shining light Thank you for your wisdom Your stories and unconditional love Thank you for your knowledge Your support and warming hugs Because of you my heart is grateful I look for happiness in every woe I search for friendship in all strangers Spreading kindness everywhere I go And when difficulties arise When times start getting tough Let me...
What we gain when we lose
We aren’t taught to lose. Not at all. No matter how trivial, it seems that the art of losing has become entrenched as something so wrong, something to fear, something to avoid. Upon even contemplating the thought of losing, those unwelcome feelings of disappointment, sadness, and panic begin to circulate, accompanied by a deep sense of deflation. Perhaps it was a game we lost, a competition, a tournament. Perhaps it was a special object, something we can never replace. Perhaps it was a loved one. Losing somebody who meant so much to us is an ache like no other, a combination of sadness, anger...
A Family Affair
Family is a personal topic. One that is ultimately unique from one individual to the next: a real interpretative subject, not limited to blood but embodied by a feeling, I think. A feeling, as if light barrages out of your heart in laughter. Your smile extends the whole length of the globe: embracing the glow in your cheeks of interweaving concentric circles; tiny suns peering over the streets and alleys of your facial contours. In amongst that literary rubbish, is that family ambience. In short: a ‘cushdy’ feeling. The infamous phenomenon that is Michelle Obama, whom I can’t give a deserving...
A glimpse into my life...
The sound of my daily alarm, Swooning over and crashing beneath my ear. Killing all aspects of my motivation for the Rest of time. These are how my days go. My alarm continues to play, All throughout the day. Underneath all the dirt, Somewhere beneath my barely made bed, Is the missing pair of my shoes for school. I walk for what feels like miles and miles To glide across the soft dirt and rubble. There is no class anymore. There is no classroom anymore. Just in my hand a piece of paper and a pencil, A mind full of ideas, and a body numb to the shock. There are too many ideas in my mind, none...
You are not alone
Why did that happen? Was it my fault? Maybe he didn’t hear me when I asked him to stop? Was that normal? If it was normal why do I feel scared? All of these questions flooded my 14 year old mind after it happened. I’m 23 now and as I reflect on my experiences with men over the years, all of the hurt and the trauma I know it stems from this point. I also know that I'm not alone, there are so many women walking around with the weight of the experiences they have had following them as they go through life. I feel I have neglected to fully realise the extent of the inequality and mistreatment of...
The importance of expression
It starts as a gentle murmur at the base of your skull, and soon spreads upwards, quickly consuming your mind and filling your head with an unrelenting buzzing that cannot be halted. Your eyes blur over and the sound disorientates you, you feel light-headed yet at the same time like your head weighs a ton. I personally have always felt that I handle stress very well. Growing up I never got as overwhelmed as my friends seemed to when it came to exams or schoolwork, and I wouldn’t usually panic myself over results or achieving certain things. I used to think I was just a more laid-back and...
Stress free
I wish I could tell you how to stop stressing, but in all reality I will fail to inform you, as our lives are so different from one another. What I may consider to be a blessing, someone else will consider it to be a curse. Hence, all I can possibly say to you is, just think about where you stand, where you desire to be, and how this moment in life will help you reach your dreams. Take your stress and turn it into the lesson of a lifetime, and find the new opportunities to grow and develop as a person. Let go of all your stress and worries, forget about overthinking and procrastinating. It's...