I watched a sermon online recently by Pastor Ben Stuart from Passion City Church in Washington DC and he proposed the concept of clarity as something you give to someone; an act of kindness. The sermon was about dating. It was a revision of the fundamentals of dating; the 'how to'. While this blog post …
The Nice Black Girl
It's a funny thing when the word 'nice' starts to feel like an insult.I mean we've always been taught that the word is the most basic positive adjective and this goes back as far as primary school. So, what is it about being called 'sweetie' and 'honey' by complete strangers or people that we vaguely …
When Social Anxiety Relapses
I was diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder when I was 15. And by that I mean I diagnosed myself using the symptoms that the characters in the Wattpad teen fictions were experiencing before finally going to an actual doctor and getting a real diagnosis. I struggled with it for a bit, did the whole therapy …
How to Break Out of a Creativity Block
The worst thing the universe can do to a creative is cut off their juice supply. Here's how to get those creative juices flowing again. . 1) Rest This seems obvious but it's worth saying. A lot of the time, us creative workaholics tend to attempt to force content even when our brains are just …
The Closest Person in my Life
*names have been changed. Believe it or not, it's my brother. He's 4 years younger than me physically, but mentally, a couple of months. He's wise beyond his years, mature, and already knows his spiritual calling. I know many teenage siblings argue constantly or experience way too much distance but that's just not the case …
‘Do YouTube Instead’
When I was 13 years old, I started a YouTube channel. I had spent the past 2 years watching Grace Helbig, who was known as DailyGrace then, and iisuperwomanii and I decided I could be an online comedian, too. I think I must have posted two vlogs and one comedic video (and I really have …
Easter: the story of death
It feels slightly ironic to wish everyone a happy Easter after entitling this blog post 'the story of death' but nevertheless - Happy Easter! As most of you know, I'm a woman of faith. I accepted Jesus as the son of God; my saviour who died for my sins and I live everyday of my …
juice gon’ spill like Cognac
The insane thing is I am a nineteen year old Londoner but even still, when I think of London youth culture, I place myself outside of it. Maybe it's because I grew up in the outskirts where 'London' can be interchanged with 'Kent' in my postal address depending on how I'm feeling. But I always …
Love Languages & Friendships
**Names have been changed We've all heard of the 5 love languages, right? Physical touch, words of affirmation etc etc (by the way, if you have yet to read my letter to boys concerning the love languages, relocate yourself here). If there were a set of love languages for friendship, I reckon there would be …
Can I Be a Private Public Figure?
I was reading my first blog posts the other day for comparison purposes. You know - checking for growth in writing style; that sort of thing. And then suddenly, this feeling took over me, this feeling of paranoia. All of a sudden I felt extremely uncomfortable with how much I had shared about myself as …
