As we remember those who passed in the fatal Calabasas helicopter crash, it is important that we give the close families and friends of the victims the time and the space to mourn. We are not entitled to watch and dissect the suffering of others just because they are famous.
I keep getting requests for reading lists. So this is a page - separate from my International Reading Challenge, dedicated to simply informing you of the best books I've read or am yet to read. The list will constantly get longer and if you have any suggestions just comment them below. I'll also include movies [...]
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin Introduction - or Rather "Once Upon A Time" Once upon a time, there was a blogger, poet, and English undergrad named Nissie-Grace, who spent her evenings surfing the net - as [...]
"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe" - Marilyn Vos Savant This is issue 1 in a set of posts called "Just do it" Greetings fellow students... You. Yes you. You missed all your lectures. You have mocks coming up for your A levels. You haven't revised one bit [...]
“Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." - Martin Luther King Jr. First of all happy new year from me to my lovely readers 🎉❤️. Wow. What a year 2019 was. I started last year in a confidence crippling relationship and I thought [...]
"Nothing will knock you down quicker than offering the best of yourself to someone and it still not being enough." - M.W. Poetry. Intro of some sort Okay so recently I've messed up my entire sleeping pattern because I left work (we'll talk about that in my end of year post) and my other job [...]
This is a rant - please skip if you don't care. I'm tired. Like I'm so over everything. Recently, I've felt like I've had to step every so carefully with everyone. Everything I say is rude or offensive or dismissive. Now I constantly self reflect so I do take the time to evaluate how I've [...]
A short message to my readers on this special day. 12/12. I joke A LOT about ageing and live for the 25+ banter. But honestly lol jokes aside 21 was such a challenging year for me. I started that year being surrounded by people who told me I wasn't good enough - but I'm going [...]
People hear to respond but do not listen to understand Introduction Given the increase of just general social awareness in relation to emotional and mental health along with the expansion of feminism and the deconstruction/reconstruction of concepts of masculinity, it is fair to say that communication within our generation has taken a huge leap forward. [...]
1 Corinthians 10:13 says, "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it." Dejected, broken and lost, Unable to carry [...]
