Randomness of Life

Hate is a strong emotion. A bit of an ugly one too. One says it's the polar opposite of love but at the same time so close to it. For my sake I really hope that's true. My mother told me from a very young age to not hate people. Not for some ethical reason or because she was trying to label it as wrong. Her reasoning was or more is, that if you hate someone (again a strong emotion) you're giving someone you really dislike, a lot of power over you and your energy. And that really resonated with me, so my entire life I have tried really hard not to hate anyone. Sure there were a fair few people I disliked but I'd never let myself hate them, no matter what they did because they just weren't worth my time or energy. For years I thought I'd been successful. Regardless what other people threw at me I wouldn't let them get the better of me. But obviously I wasn't; otherwise I wouldn't have titled this "The one person I hate" now would I? Althoug...

Hellu again.   I have the feeling I wasn’t very clear or helpful in my first post as to what this blog is about. So let’s give this another go. This is going to be a space for me to be creative. A few years ago I discovered my joy of writing but didn’t really have an outlet for it. Creativity has definitely been lacking in my life the past few years and it’s something I want to change. I hope this will motivate me to not only write but be creative in other ways. It is also a place for me to voice my opinion. I have always been insecure about saying my opinion (which is going to make this experience very interesting) or how I feel. At school I’d try to melt into my chair when debates were going on. Occasionally I’d give it a go but I’d never feel good about it after. Sadly it wasn’t just in the classroom where I felt uncomfortable saying my thoughts out loud, it’s also around friends and family. It’s normal to tell your friends about your day, however, insignificant the even...