When my mom told me that life is a roller coaster, she was not kidding one bit. Emotions go up and down, back and forth. Every day is a new adventure of feelings. And I’ve become really good at practicing how to hide my emotions. For a person who writes blogs, I’m very closed off. I don’t open up to new people very well, and I don’t … Continue reading Picking Yourself Back Up
Over the past year I have really been aware of who I keep communication with in my daily life. I’ve had friends come and go over the years due to many different circumstances. Sometimes it was simply because we’ve grown up and grown apart. But for others it was for reasons much deeper reasons. I’ve been emotionally hurt by people in my life. And I … Continue reading Like-Minded People
I admire the powerful and true words expressed by the late Dr. Maya Angelou. I have previously read her quotes and poems, but I had never come across any of her speeches until today. Although this is just a clip from a longer version of a television episode, I was incredibility moved by the wisdom expressed in this video. Dr. Angelou speaks her words with passion and you … Continue reading Living Your Best Life
Doubt. Doubt gets in the way of our full ability to achieve something great. Never doubt yourself. Doubt won’t get you those grades. Doubt won’t get you that new job you have an interview for. Doubt won’t get you that personal best in sport. Doubt will never get you to that end goal. Personally, I used to doubt myself at least once a day. I wouldn’t … Continue reading From Failure to Belief
The other day I called home to talk to my mom. I was having a bad day, and I needed someone to vent to. After talking back and forth for about twenty minutes my mom said to me, “you need to start to take your own advice.” And in that moment I realized that she was absolutely right. In my blog posts I write about the inspiration and … Continue reading Take Your Own Advice
” I don’t have to prove anything to anyone, I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world. I run my world.” – Beyonce If anyone knows anything about me, they know that I love Beyonce. I admire the platforms that she stands for. She promotes empowerment of women, education of young children, health, black rights, … Continue reading I Run My World
“Never forget the essence of your spark.” That is my favourite quote of all time. Back in high school I was watching a Taylor Swift interview on YouTube and she explained that before each show during her Speak Now Tour, herself, her bandmates and her crew would put their hands in the middle of their circle and shout “never forget the essence of your spark” at the … Continue reading The Essence of You
New day. Stronger me. My 8am alarm goes off. I click snooze (don’t we all?) 5 minutes later I immediately pop up from my warm bed because I now only have 40 minutes to get ready, pack my bag for school, make a lunch, and look above average because it’s my graduation photo day. After 40 minutes of frantically getting myself together, I walk out … Continue reading Make Someone Else’s Day
Currently, I am working on an assignment about images present in social media. The purpose of the assignment is to note the reactions/comments from people when comparing the before and after images of the photoshopped photo. I used a photo that I took after my shower the other day. I put on minor foundation (because of my acne insecurities), but my hair was still wet. Then … Continue reading Airbrush
(https://www.we.org) Straight off of the inspiration train I come to you with a blog post about my experience as a Crowd Pumper at We Day Toronto. What is “We Day” you ask? We Day is a day filled with inspiration, celebration and life-changing speeches by world-renowned speakers and performers, as well as stories from people all over the world about their attempt at making a change. The one … Continue reading The Power of WE
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