The 2021-2022 school year has ended (at last)! This year has certainly been a wild ride, with many changes happening around us and in our lives. At least, the end of this school year is quite a significant milestone for me and everyone else in Grade 9 because it marks the start of high school!…
It may be hard to believe, but we are already halfway through the first month of 2022. Many people take the new year as a time to turn over a new leaf—to quit their bad habits and start afresh. Unfortunately, the vast majority are unsuccessful in creating lasting change. I know I’ve certainly broken a…
South Asia has had decades of abuse against women, but now things are starting to leak out into the world. News channels are reporting misogyny and abuse against women, and people have begun peacefully protesting for equal rights. For anyone who doesn’t know, on July 20, 2021, Noor Mukadam, the daughter of former Pakistani diplomat…
America: Land of the Free, Home of the Brave, and the world’s deadliest nation by far when it comes to gun violence.
What would happen if we never changed ourselves? Our ways, our mindsets, our outlooks… It seems that we’re always either trapped within a cycle or travelling along an upwards spiral. With the former, we put ourselves into a stagnant position, where nothing terribly bad or terribly great ever happens. It’s always a desirable place to…
At this confusing, yet fascinating stage of our lives, we fail to place value on the aspects of life that truly matter. At sixteen years of life, that is over 834 weeks, or 5, 840 days, or 140, 160 hours, I am still unable to control my emotions wholly, to push all negativity out of…
Have you ever had an amazing idea that could benefit Calgary and the world around you but, the project seems out of reach because of those expenses that come with it? Calgary Youth Foundation (CYF) can solve those problems for you. What is the Calgary Youth Foundation? CYF is a youth-driven committee that offers grants…
In recent months, the term “adulting” has become an increasingly popular term to describe the act of doing things that a responsible adult does. As someone beginning to transition from adolescence into early adulthood and slowly beginning to realize all of the responsibility that I’m going to need to start taking on, I take great pride…
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” -A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh If you remember the posts from Danielle and I a few weeks ago, we, along with Richard, recently returned from being part of a 64 year tradition known as SUNIA. The 5-day camp brought together high school students…
Green jealousy, guilt, healing, ↓ yellow ☀ cheerful, happy, irresponsible, unstable ↓ orange courageous, confident, ignorant ↓ red …
Life is about evolving. Don’t stay in a situation that’s not helping you grow mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. — Unknown I am a creature of habit. This is the simplest way that I could begin to explain how I operate on a day to day basis. I like routine, schedule and order in my life…
Around 2 am this morning, a gunman opened fire on clubgoers of Pulse, a queer nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The hate crime resulted in the loss of 50 lives and 53 more injured and hospitalized. This tragic and horrific event marks the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. With so many mourning the loss of innocent lives…
Religion has always been a fundamental aspect of identity, community and worldview. It has formed nations and destroyed them. It has driven people to explore new lands and also to close their borders. Religious beliefs, or even lack thereof, ultimately shapes our understanding of those around us, our interaction with others and ultimately the entire…
You are going to run out of time. In today’s day and age, it’s so easy to get caught up in scheduling and missing important pivotal life moments. With Instagram and Facebook and trying to get the perfect image, we too often fail to be a part of the moment we are trying so desperately…
When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind. – Patrick Rothfuss, from “The Name of the Wind” Do you wish you could return back to childhood?…