my grudge against the media

disclaimer - when making negative points/criticising, i'm addressing the minority and am well aware the majority are angels! i think it's unjust how parts of the media pick and select who deserves their compassion, and who can fight to retain their human rights without the outside world's support. the media is an outlet for providing …

the greatest sin of all

No one sees the pain we etch into the walls. Instead they see malnourished kids in distasteful conditions. They see tears of grief but don’t feel the pain of losing a mother, a father, a child to weapons of destruction. They imagine the pang of loss we must feel, but they don’t experience the aching …

poisoned minds

The environment we live in is toxic. It poisons our minds and kills our humanity. And that's why I'm addressing you, the people of toady, in the hopes you will nurture a safe haven for all to prosper in. We live in a society where we allow the media to dictate how we look, social …

launch of beautiful is tag

We often feel ugly.  Because we're too diverse, too unique, too incredible to be conformed to societies constructions of beautiful.  And it shouldn't be that way. We shouldn't feel ugly about who we are as an individual.  We shouldn't identify as ugly because we aren't a mirror reflection of social norm.  We shouldn't try to …

time is the best gift

I think the best present you can give someone is time. Your time to be precise. Time is precious and once it is gone, there is no getting it back - there is no lengthening time, no making extra time in our lives. Maybe that’s why we cherish memories because it speaks of a time …

Finding the spark within you

We have all fallen head first into a pit of quicksand that drains our motivation to take baby steps forward at some point in our life. It is safe to say it's like walking on an iced lake, where we have no idea whether the ice will crack and we will fall into water that …

Pressure

The cramped room you're suffocating in with a one way sign pointing towards a future carved out by everyone else but you. The false knowledge that is engraved into your thoughts that second chances don't exist. That fairytales are glossed over and that every cloud doesn't have a silver lining. The anxiety surrounding you as …

body images – our obsession with “perfection”

Why does the media seem to hand itself the right to deem what is in and what is out this week? Why do we, as educated people, allow ourselves to fall prey to the cycle of trends? It only fuels our insecurities and sets our self esteem on fire, burning it down into black ashes. …

Emotions

Emotions. They can be found anywhere. And they can show you in the best lights and sometimes beam down in your worst when life doesn't go as scripted in your mind; they can accentuate your characteristics or portray your dreams, your fears  and your personality. Yet it shouldn't stop you from expressing them, Or concealing …

The beast of beauty

What is beauty? Is it something that can be defined? But how? If the dictionary states that beauty is being attractive, how is it fair of us to decide what is beautiful, and what isn't? Who gave us the right to define beauty? After all, isn't judging beauty by an appearance quite artificil. . .beauty …