Falling with YAA: Changing of Seasons, minds and hearts
Green jealousy, guilt, healing, ↓ yellow ☀ cheerful, happy, irresponsible, unstable ↓ orange courageous, confident, ignorant ↓ red …
How To Deal With Change
Within the last year I have personally undergone immense change in my life. A year ago today I was a competitive athlete that trained 6 days a week and went to a school at the other side of the city with a mere 160 kids in grades 9-12. Now I am no longer an athlete…
Life sucks, but then it doesn’t
You know what sucks? Breakups suck, endings suck, life sometimes just sucks, a lot. But you know what’s awesome? Realizing you’re going to be okay when it’s all over. Heartbreak and the my-life-is-over-I’m-going-to-die-alone type feeling really messes with your emotions, but at the same time, here’s a few things to do and learn how to be…
Tips for dealing with stress
I feel like once winter starts to come around, everyone starts to get a little stressed. In school, midterms are either completed or on their way, and then suddenly after Christmas break, finals roll around. Mixed with holiday get togethers and preparation, the next few months are some of the most stressful in the year…
Two photos that will change your life
1. Famine in Sudan by Kevin Carter This picture induces pity and guilt due to the huge disparity between the third world and first world. I feel that it is a sin for me to not take any action for people like these. In this picture, a child is crawling towards a food camp in Sudan,…
What is the toll of the quest for perfection?
In general, most people often like to fantasize. We like to imagine worlds where toil and poverty doesn’t exist, where diseases, eradication and wars are a thing of the past; worlds where we are the controllers of our lives, without the presence of any over-bearing individuals pushing us around. That’s one of the main reasons…
Emotions in motion
Hey Humans!! Haha!! That sounds super-weird eh!! But in reality, yes we are human beings and we have feelings for every moment of our lives. What do we rely on while making a decision? Brain or heart?? Well,whatever suits us the best. But trust me, for every decision made by the brain, there is an…
Art grant given to Calgary
The best part about living in Calgary is how many activities and opportunities there are for youth. However, a common problem is that there are a lot of us who don’t receive funding for our organizations or initiatives. Well… guess what? On Dec. 2, Calgary Arts Development Authority collected $825,000 to create arts programs in…
Getting Emotional
I’ll admit it; I’m not a good actress. I may be able to hide my feelings sometimes, but to those who know me well…it’s hopeless. Eric, of Eric Conveys An Emotion, on the other hand, has no such problem. He can act happy. He can act sad. He can act done with finals (just think…