Life is full of challenges and changes. It is full of varied experiences that deserve to be explored. These are my meditations on life and what I have learned from them. Read them, consider them and maybe even agree with them. Or disagree – It is entirely up to you.
When the writer creates their fictional character, they will consider the maxims that character will live by in the story. People love the moments when those characters extol their maxims and mottos. Those words and creeds inspire artwork, tattoos and Instagram posts. When we experience those words, we hold and cherish them deeply. When we …
Before the pandemic, we were suffering from a mental health epidemic in the UK. There is a statistic that 1 in 4 people will suffer from a mental health issue in their lives. I suspect it is double that since lockdown kicked off. Despite the increasing media coverage, for many, there is still a stigma, …
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It is June, and It is Pride Month. It is Global Pride Day 2021! The rainbow ring is on, the fiancé is watching Will & Grace for the umpteenth time, and the country is still in lockdown. Yet Pride is always being celebrated globally in one form or another. Across the internet, virtual Pride events …
For me, my experiences with anxiety and depression feel like a constant war with numerous battles taking place over the past decade and beyond. There have been moments when the fight looked lost, and life could be over prematurely. But my darkest days are being followed by my finest hours. And that is because of …
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Imagine a young gay teenager, around the age of thirteen going on fourteen, who denies who he is and lives in the closet. He knows deep down in his soul that he is gay, but anything above that deep place, he is desperate to be straight. Society has introjected into him to idea that straight …
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I am gay. I am free. I am in love. The struggle was long, and the fight was hard, but freedom comes to us all in the end if we search for it. For me, it meant dealing with my sexuality, my identity, my anxiety and risk of suicide and my core belief in freedom …
We dramatically misunderstand mental health. Why? Because it is a war within yourself. Physical illness or injuries are for the most part caused by something external, whereas mental illness is internal. Anxiety and depression are traitors trying to push you to the edge and in the extreme circumstances, over into the void. It is a …
I watched a recent episode of Degrassi New Class on Netflix, where my favourite character, Miles Hollingsworth III was offered the chance to attend the London Writers Academy on a diversity placement because of his bisexuality. Miles doesn’t like the idea of being accepted because of his apparent diversity and wants to be accepted on …
