Love? Life? Joy!
‘Things will only change if she wins. If they let her in, there will be changes. If not, things will be stable’. Pausing at a busy junction in downtown Yangon as I wait to cross, a heavy bag on my back, an older Burmese woman mutters under her breath telling me it is safe to cross. The midday heat has... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Fire me up baby! Wise up!
Fact: Fear is an inevitable feeling you’ll experience during your way up in life and is a feeling people should not be ashamed about. (Image via) To have success you need to have gone through failure and to some extent a little fear. That’s why I’ve come to the idea that fear is something that needs to be embraced. I know this... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Sana Sarwar Wise up!
I have been in a terrible mood this week. Yes, it’s that time of the month and the PMS monster is there. Annoyance levels are multiplied by 1,000%. So when my housemate started to follow me around the house like a lost puppy, trying in his ridiculously considerate way to find out what was wrong and how he could help,... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Fire me up baby!
What constitutes a hero? Talent? Charisma? Abs that can crack walnuts? Legs that look good in a loin cloth? Yes please. But seriously. Sometimes when life is kicking you up the ass and you’re struggling to get up in the morning – it’s very hard to feel like a hero. But as it turns out, THAT’S TOTALLY OKAY FOLKS. As... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
It’s no secret that the main persuasive tool of advertising is creating the idea that certain products will bring us happiness. Whether it is through making our homes feel like a home, or make-up to make us feel special, we are being sold the promise to happiness in little coloured boxes. This is obviously nothing new. When watching adverts on... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Katie Fanthorpe Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Education is important. It’s something I stress is necessary (to a certain point) and it’s something that each individual should prize. However, with results day having passed and with many students delighted with their grades. I’ve come to notice that there are a lot of students who are upset and disheartened with their results. If you’ve received results which are lower... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Sana Sarwar Wise up!
You’re tired, stressed and fed up of trying. You feel like you’re getting nowhere, and that life has kicked you in the shins. I know I often feel like that at the worst of times and just want to give up. You have no reason to feel so down other than the feeling of getting nowhere. You have support from... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Sana Sarwar Wise up!
Today is an angry day. I went to bed angry. I had a brief window of not angry in the morning and then I saw the front cover of the Daily Mail. All the anger of the night before returned in full force. What has made me so gosh darn angry? Am I hangry? Horngry? Rangry (road rage angry…so I’m... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Olivia Lowry
As we scramble into our late twenties, we are experiencing pub culture a lot more than we used to. Gone are the days when people actually did FUN things to celebrate an occasion.
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Taking on a challenge. So, about 3 months ago whilst attending my usual weekly kickboxing session, one of the trainers dropped it in that he reckoned I could fight. Not too surprising I guess. I have been kickboxing and sparring for years but I had only been training at a place that does full contact about a year. This would... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Becky Solomon Fire me up baby! From the Heart