Love? Life? Joy!
It recently occurred to me that in our society, we tend to pigeonhole a person with an introvert personality as quiet, reserved, and in some cases, even a social pariah. It makes me wonder why some of us are so quick to judge the characteristic make up of an introvert without bothering to get to know who they really are.... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!
I was recently I was offered a new job. In the seconds that followed the words, ‘We would love to have you join us’, I felt pure elation. Finally, after two years of ploughing away with job applications and working ridiculously underpaid jobs, someone was willing to give me a chance at something I genuinely wanted to do – hurrah!... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
‘The brightness makes the darkness hell’. This was used in a PGCE induction talk about poetry I recently had. Although it was used to demonstrate a child’s ability to use poetic writing (yes a five-year-old wrote this), I believe that this week has given me a massive realisation as to my meaning of life. I’ve suddenly become a bit dramatic... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
What do you do if someone tells you that you can’t do something? Do you agree with them, or do you set out to prove them wrong? The more I think about it, the more I realise how often this happens: ‘Perhaps you shouldn’t wear that dress? I don’t think you’ll like doing that. Maybe you should wait until you... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Stop the Beauty Madness Campaign has got us talking about beauty, and what it really means to be b-e-autiful. I don’t know about you but in my world – the people around me often have a lot of opinions on what’s beautiful. But can we take it a tad too far? Real Women Have Curves A few months ago I... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Rant Wise up! Yazmin Joy
Have you seen that movie Never Been Kissed? In the final scene all the events in the movie have been leading up to this one moment: the moment Josie Geller (hopes) she will be kissed good and proper by the hunk of her dreams. As the seconds tick away, self doubt creeps into her expression and you can see she... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
So I’m real poor at the moment. Like, I thought I was poor last year… I wasn’t. A few months in London drained me of a good £4000. High rent, travel expenses and a kitchen I couldn’t cook in (so always had to buy food in) meant I was spending all the money I was earning – and then some.... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Beth Teverson Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!
‘Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain’. When you’re in a storm in life, it’s easy for others to quote the above words of wisdom, I mean they’re beautiful, aren’t they? But while dancing in the rain sounds poetic when the waters are calm, it’s much easier said than done. This... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Emily Macdonald Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up!
A month ago I was walking down the street in North London when a guy crossed the road and groped my boob. I was with my female housemate, and he was in a group of four guys. I couldn’t quite believe it when it happened. I finally yelled ‘What the FUCK?’ as they walked away. Their response? Flinging their... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
Last weekend I survived a bit of an ordeal. I’d been invited to an academic event hosted and attended by various people I’ve admired from afar and never met before – the kind of people I quoted in my dissertation, whose plays I studied at university, and who might be the help and inspiration I need in my next life... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement