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12. Finding your people and letting them find you.
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In last week’s blog post, People have been lessons, I touched on how anyone I’ve ever met has taught me something valuable – without even realising it. Well, perhaps the biggest lesson of all is that each experience, past, present and undeniable future has surmounted to my understanding of the array of people and…
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11. People have been lessons.
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Something cool I’ve learnt is that every person I’ve ever met has been a lesson – the only thing is, I’ve never realised this in the moments of knowing them – which I think is quite sweet; reminiscing is the key to unlocking all they taught you. Good and bad, whether they realise it…
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10. To self-honour.
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Only within the last few weeks, I’ve learnt that crying is much more than expressing emotion – it’s self-honouring. Dictionary definition of this term is “recognising the significance, importance, validity, and sacredness of your own values, thoughts, beliefs, desires, life, and self” – how beautiful is that? This is something so new to me…
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9. Growing into the question of ‘what could I be.’
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It’s one thing to grow up, and another thing to grow into yourself. I saw living proof of this in Lena, Vianne and Dee, who travelled from across the globe to follow their hearts and create something beautiful – their song Changing Clocks was released in April this year. I think the key to…
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8. The grass was never greener.
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When you compare yourself to others, you’ll always fall short, because you’ll fail to acknowledge the things that aren’t surface level. You only see people that are supposedly better off than you when they’re shining bright. Well, better had put your sunglasses on because that shine is nothing but a trick of the light.…
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7. The whole point.
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A collaboration with Lizzie Glover-Jones. It was something I never questioned nor overthought. It didn’t even strike me as something to think about, because I was 4 – set on wearing trousers for my first day of school. My mum helped me with the buttons, giggling because I was just like a little boy.…
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6. When I was 17.
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I think that to be brave, you’ve got to be at least little bit scared. And there’s so much to be scared about – if you disagree, consider the things you’re too scared to admit. There’s been countless times I’ve had to be brave – one of the most memorable was when I started…
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5. When something’s wrong, I bite my nails.
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Over time, I’ve learnt the importance of listening to my body, I mean, a lot of things are hard to ignore when they’re screaming. With Easter just around the corner, I became lenient with every routine I’ve had and it’s taken a toll on my entire being; because I only seem to realise such…
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4. Roll with the crocodile.
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I’m definitely not the first to say that change is proper scary. Crocodiles are scary too, you know how they bite and roll their bodies to break off limbs? Think of life as that crocodile, once it bites, you’ve got to roll with it to survive – or at least to keep your limbs.…
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3. GEORGIA, 20, CURLY HAIR
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Last week, I was forced to reflect on my identity and who I am – two things which had always been somewhat separate. I was forced to uncover how I really feel about my mixed-race heritage; spoiler – I feel great, and you should too. Being mixed-race was a huge part of who I…