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Understanding the Problems America Faces is the Key to Solving Them
Once a year we get a physical with our local doctor to check up on our overall well being. Every four years we elect a leader to head our nation. When we run out of toilet paper we go to the local store and pick up some more. All of these things share a common denominator, that paired with collaborative fostering will be the key to attempting to solve the current societal issues. That common key factor is trust. We trust that our doctors will adequately give us care to the best of their abilities. We trust our officials to represent our various interests. We trust our stores to have toilet...
Speaking to the universe
I'm not one to believe in anything that concerns spirituality and the like. I heard someone, someone rather close to me, telling me this. Speak to the universe, and the universe listens. It didn't resonate with me quite well back then, it still seems quite off but then again, I think it's safe to say that I hope the universe listens when we speak to it, when we ask for help. Not that I've spent hours speaking to the universe but the entire concept of speaking to the universe feels divine and somewhat real. It's a beautiful concept, speaking to the universe, asking for help and help being given...
Physics: The Final Frontier
I used to look down upon my feet but now, my eyes are set to the stars. Explorers searched the known world across the history of mankind, hoping to find a new place in such a limited planet. It did not take long for me and other dreamers to search the stars for new worlds, allowing the cosmos to become our teacher. From the view of our ancestors, the final frontier of exploration was discovering new worlds on this planet with the aim to find a new place to call home. Today, scientists across the globe and those who wish to become these newfound explorers, such as I, have realized what truly is...
Body Shaming? Fight Back!!!
Hi, I'm Chelsea and this is my very first blog in which I will be talking about body shaming. What is body shaming? This is the way I like to define it: it is when a person mocks or criticizes your body's imperfection or flaws of the body. Like when a person says "you're too fat!", "you're too short", "you're too skinny", " or "you're shapeless". What does that even mean? It is also another form of bullying, and racism, a lot of victims of body shaming undergo mental breakdowns, inferiority complexes, high insecurity and all that. That is if you let it get to you. I have been a victim of body...
The Success Mindset in 8 Parts
I was asking myself, "Why am I so uncomfortable?" And basically, what I had to do to get up here today, is reframe my way of thinking. Alright, now let's talk about the success mindset. So, the reason I want to bring this up as the first topic of the season is that it's so important to know the foundation and to have that foundation ingrained in you, that mindset to succeed. I want to break it down and show parts of where this mindset can come from. It's not all, because I still have so much more to learn in life. But definitely, there is something that sets successful people apart from people...
Two Words to Change the World
I believe that two words are needed to change the world: be kind. As infection cases and death tolls rise daily, there is no denying that coronavirus is a disaster. It appeared from nowhere and flooded the world with pain and suffering before we could barely blink. However, I believe there are many positives to the pandemic, and it is also an opportunity: to rethink our world and ways of living, and rebuild our societies with kindness, compassion and empathy. This begins in the smallest places. For many of us living in lockdowns, this opportunity to think and reflect has been invaluable. Many...
Wings
With my dreams being so high, I wondered to have wings to reach the sky. I remember how brutally the sky pushed me from that high, My hopes and desires came crashing on my mind. This new dream looks impossible from my reach. But, I am not someone to get afraid of my previous defeats. I will work hard on my wings this time, Going to show this sky, the very best bird hidden inside mine. The way you are showering the rain on me, I will freeze the drops with all the clouds inside mine. I want to fly as my blood is boiling, To write a history of how the sky kneeled to my feet, That day you will...
The Moment You Start Losing
I had a habit to google down everything. How to achieve success? How to be a smart worker in place of a hard-working person? Why am I not able to motivate myself? How to get things done at the right time in the best way possible? There are many causes for a breakdown. Losing someone, lacking flexibility in talents or no development whatsoever we do to achieve better results. But still, we encounter people who overcome such problems. There is an unending list of successful names who worked hard when they were at the lowest point in their lives. Destiny was somewhat their enemy. So many names...
AM I FINALLY THERE?
Looking at my life from where I started to where I am now, I can't say life has practically given me what I want. Of course, life isn't and can never be a bed of roses. But I can say that I keep striving for the best and I won't stop until I am finally where I want to be. The pandemic currently ravaging the world has had its negative impacts, but as a people, there should be a positive light in it that we should see. Now is the time where, we, locked in our homes as youths get to make a positive change. Stand up to fight for what is right, make a difference by doing what we were restricted...
Shake up your life: The 5 second rule by Mel Robins
Yes guys for those of you who think that once you are facing your own mental demons, you can no longer be normal and start living your life once again...Let me tell you people, you are wrong. In the words of the famous speaker Mel Robins, "your life changes in a span of 5 seconds". Now what does that mean?? It means once you launch yourself out of that bed just like a rocket, you are on for it. Now after you get out of that pit, your brain automatically programs the problem you have to face the whole day. And let me tell you an interesting fact -- now your brain is ready for the challenges...
The Cheerharan
Sometime ago in the previous month, I was watching the ‘Draupadi Cheerharan scene’ from the epic Mahabharata. But my mind was somewhere else: why was someone not doing anything? Why did she receive silence when she pleaded in front of at least a hundred people? The culture has been in trend since so many centuries and is unfortunately being continued till now, till this date, till this very minute. Long story short, I want to say that students don’t get sex education in schools but gain access to free porn, it cripples their minds and they don’t understand how to deal with it. They start to...
No Turning Back
Fooled and deceived, hands-on knees with tears dribbling down his cheeks. Thoughts are many but nothing to speak. An imperfect journey under his feet. No maps, no guide, he has to travel to find ‘what’s mine?’ A static life he dreamed to change, arrested him in their dynamic chains. He looks around to find a deserted lane which scares him to travel again. The memories surface when he starts to walk again. He took his step back for a moment and lifted his gaze, To search for the end of the lane, he has decided to take for once again. The fear starts to blur his mind. What if I lose again? He...
Defining Success
Quarantine has given me time to introspect. I thought I could work on myself and practice mindfulness. But stuck inside your home contemplating can be quite overwhelming. Even though I tried hard to be stoic, I was still comparing myself and my achievements with my peers. This made me feel insignificant, made me question myself and my decisions though I have been doing things that I genuinely enjoy. We have been told that doing certain things would pave the path to success. We have lost ourselves and have started doing things mechanically believing that it will bring us success and happiness...
Shadows of Indifference
A night, midnight blue, one with no stars An eye peering through the opening, clouds reflected in gaze And blank stares, pearly white - drenched in tears The pendulum’s swinging, completing its endless cycle Hushed whispers ripple the surface, then back again An unfathomable abyss and death’s glare upon us with wings of black silk shadowing A mirror with many faces, broken shards blemishing beauty A girl, no two. Nameless, shamelessly looking. Dreaming- As the sweet, soul-sucking vortex redeems her again Walls encroach upon the silent dreamer as she remembers Transparent glass walls that cut...
5G and COVID-19: The misinformation which is still circulating
What is Artificial Intelligence – and how does it affect YOU?
The right way to smile
When someone says ‘smile’, learn to bring each and every muscle of your being into use as you smile. Smiling is not just pulling your lips into a curve, it is not just showing wide teeth. It is bringing every muscle of your body to feel the happiness, sometimes, even if there is none to feel. Exert yourself, then again, to smile.
3 ways to be kind online
Hate speech and mean comments seem to dominate the internet these days. Scroll through any Instagram or Twitter feed, YouTube comment section, or online forum, and you are bound to see people mocking others for their appearance, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, personal beliefs- really anything can become the unfair target of vile comments online. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Although hate comments are seemingly everywhere on the internet, they do not belong anywhere. Here is a list of some ways to be kind online to turn the internet into a safer and friendlier place for all. 1...