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The Power of Gratitude- Poetry
In the darkness of the night, or the brightness of the day In the depths of the sea, or the heights of the sky In the silence of the streets, or the chaos of the house I am forever grateful for everyone and everything. This mere feeling of gratitude, overrides the inevitable solitude in our hearts It has the ability to turn sadness and happiness, a house into a home, an enemy into a friend It can turn helplessness into helpfulness, failure into success, procrastination into productivity Evil into Good Therefore, I am grateful for my family, friends and teachers. By surviving we are thriving...
Give Love
COVID-19 is a new kind of virus. It exists all over the world. It didn’t have any way to healing it. If you get this virus you might die. Some people are doing things in silence. Hope to reduce the risk of infection. We want to thank these people. So we made some cards for them.
Youth in Australia - our lockdown experiences.
As I sit and watch the unfolding of history I cannot help but feel a little isolated from the frightening images from around the world. My own personal experiences of this crisis is far from the experiences of my peers who are often suffering. For me this time has created an ability to slow the noise of life, connect with family, create, learn and give. I feel an overwhelming gratitude for the front line workers who are providing comfort and support to all those in need. To some extent right now my feet are 'Stuck with empathy' as we have restrictions on social gathering and have so few...
Reimagining the Beauty of our Broken World
The twenty-first century is a rapidly evolving world unique to itself. The citizens encounter unprecedented challenges and appalling concepts, forcing humanity to surrender itself to doubt. We live in a self-absorbed, on-the-go world, quickly succumbing to addiction and obsession, oppression and aversion. It’s no lie when they say we lose sight of the things that truly matter. Tethered to the mentality of “it is what it is”, we go blind to the simple pleasures of our everyday lives. We focus, instead, on the burdens that so easily weigh us down. We’ve accustomed ourselves to a world where...
My World, Reimagined: A love letter to our post-corona versions
Dear humans of the future, Remember how one day we woke up, and suddenly, we were swamped away by uncertainty. We were engulfed by fear, when we realized that COVID-19 has hit our countries, and will soon hit our homes and schools. We were flooded by dark deadly news, and Facebook notifications that schools will be closed. We were spammed by emails saying that the exams we studied so hard for are now cancelled. We were flooded by Instagram DMs that we won’t be able to take graduation selfies with that hat. We were haunted by the news that several countries will go in lockdowns. We woke up to...
Quarantine Learnings
I have been meaning to write about how the pandemic is significantly reshaping our thoughts and lives, especially being confined in four walls. The quarantine has strengthened and shattered some of our core beliefs. The constant shift from good to bad and then to the worst moods has helped me reshape the way I perceive everything around. As Arundhati Roy would call the pandemic 'a portal to a new world', it firmly depends on whether we wish to enforce the good over the evil in such testing times. It took me more than a month to rewire my thoughts to come in terms with the present reality, but...
Current Youth Concerns and Solutions to These
I’m seated on a couch in my house as I am supposed to, given the lockdown. While I am thinking about all the things that worry me right now, because I never thought I would live through a pandemic, I wonder “What are my friends feeling?” So, I do what any young person would do in 2020, I go to my social media, make a poll on Instagram and ask, “What worries you as a young person during this pandemic?” Most of them replied saying “I am worried about the economic crisis.” And you know what? That is exactly what worries me, I have several worries, but they all come down to my financial situation...
Me.
Hi, my name is Alexandra and I suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). I've always found it difficult to connect with doctors and psychiatrists when it comes to expressing how my OCD manifests. You can never make another person feel how you feel. Due to this I feel like I am made to bear hidden scars.At times I have been struggling with my mental health I am often asked to judge the severity of my OCD by doctors, but in reality it's difficult to really express how my head is working out loud, so in the past I have pretended everything is alright. I did this because I feel like...
How I took action during quarantine
I would like to start this off by introducing myself. I am a 15 year old student living in Vietnam. Now, I am not Vietnamese. This is where the first obstacle hit me. I was not able to help out in the local community or get into contact with any local officials. Therefore, I considered how I could help others in the community. However, thinking about it, I only had the aspiration and hope to help others. I did not know a lot about the current situation and details about the pandemic. Just like people learn in different ways, whether that is through, reading, watching, or listening - personally...
Embracing Femininity Through Poetry
I Thought I was free Lies Lies That's what they told me Liars Liars Confined I am Since I was born To the ties of social norms ... [An excerpt from my poem DIVERT] © Lydia-Mary Orume Onokpasa
Think wider!
The lockdown has opened our minds and brought us closer to nature. We must think wide in each case you stumble upon in life. May it be sad, happy, heartbreaking, always try to get the good of it. I am getting quite a lot of unique ideas, learning a lot and teaching a lot. Think about the present and enjoy every moment! Stay safe! Stay Home! Stay happy!
Nothing is permanent - says the world
There are plentiful things in life which we tend to overlook. One such is the presence of your loved ones. We realize their importance only when they are parted or lost forever. Fear of losing your loved ones is humongous. This becomes more complex when you have to forego your loved ones for the sake of loved ones. Humans are often struck by adversity so that we learn to be courageous and brave. During this adversity, there is still a hope of your loved ones being with you but yet you ponder over the negative thoughts of losing them. Gradually, when the hope diminishes, you become a "body"...
Let's Talk Politics
Politics. Many kids hear the word politics or something that has to do with the political sphere and do either one of two things - instantly stop listening or become overly defensive. Now I’m not writing this to change your opinions or values, and I’m definitely not writing this to change your political affiliation. Instead, I’m writing this because I find it very important that the world’s future generations learn to shape their own beliefs and values and learn to listen to those that disagree. Kids look to their parents, friends, and peers as examples of how to behave. However, they also...
Fight for your dreams in order to avoid stress due to COVID-19
COVID-19 has lead many of us to be confined in our houses in order to avoid infections. Besides the study/work time we still have plenty of time left now that we don't use that time to travel to our work places or study centers. Some people's meantal health is starting to suffer. In order to avoid that we have to use this time to make our dreams come true or build the path to the realization of our dreams. If you want to study at elite universities it's a great time to study hard for admission exams. If you wanna be a singer this is the time to improve your voice or sing songs in order to...
Love
I did this illustration inspired by a rare discovered and handwritten note by Martin Luther King Jr. about the powerful meaning of love. Those who love transform the world into a better place! Each one directs that force called love that allows us to give the best of ourselves, connecting us with happiness and peace. Let's apply that force in everything and we will be creating harmony in the universe.
5 tips to learn things while staying at home
Around this time of year, we would normally begin to see the children who are enthusiastic with their new school equipment and new school books to get ready for their new school year. But not this year. It is now encircled with silence in all of the school related environments. It has been over a month since we found the first case of COVID-19 in Myanmar. This global pandemic has severely impacted every sector as well as the educational journey of youth who will be taking over the responsibilities of this country in the future. Many of us are fortunate to be able to use our phones, binge-watch...