Hug Thy Neighbour.
*I would like to preface that this blog is a space for myself to correlate my thoughts and express my opinions (yes, publicly) on things largely stemming from within my own life. It is based and affected by my own experiences whether from leg complications or mental strains. I will leave politics, current events and news out of this, as its just not the space for it. That being said, the on-going devastation happening in the world, from Ukraine to Palestine are hard to get out of my head. Millions of innocent people are being displaced from their homes, their lives destroyed, the homes they grew up in perished. Innocent people are paying the price for things out of their control. Civilians and homes are targeted. Children, Mothers and hospitals are getting targeted. Either losing life or limbs, as well as separation from their parents/Fathers. I am fortunate enough to only try and imagine what this is like, this nightmare of a reality for so many. I feel ridiculous coming on here and talking about myself and tiny problems compared to the mass tragedy going on out there to millions of innocent people. Refugees, losing their homes, lives and loved ones. What we can do, from the privilege of our warmth is to keep informed, donate any funds you can/ or possessions, and raise awareness. I will leave a link to Unicef and Red Cross donation pages below.*
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I’m back! Kind of. After a 6 month hiatus of sharing my unsought thoughts to the internet, I thought i’d add my two cents out here again. It’s taken a lot of self-talking-to’s to actually post something, as every recent time I’ve written something worth sharing, I get cold feet, and in bounds the self-criticism. If I’m honest, I’ve been struggling with my self-esteem and confidence a lot recently. Toward the end of 2021 I wasn’t in a good place mentally, and the repercussions of that have meant my self-worth has taken a beating. Although I do think I’m out the other side, it’s a two step forward one step back sort of situation. Anyone else in the same boat? A depressive episode carries so many nuanced parts to it: the decline, the hitting rock bottom, and then the building yourself back up slowly from it. It’s so easy to feel isolated, like it’s never going to go away. And I thought that. A good 4 months of anxiety attacks, hiding and being my own worst enemy. My mind was not a fun place to be in. I’d be lying if I said I got myself out the darkness on my own! My Mum being my ultimate rock, as well as the mutual care my friends and I had for one another.
Again, this is reminding me a whole lot about how important it is to be kind to yourself and others around you. Simple as: You just don’t know what people are going through. Most people I know in my life that I care deeply about have been/are still struggling with things heavily. No matter what degree. It is an incredibly tough time that we are finding ourselves in, a post pandemic world where we are still trying to figure ourselves out. Not to mention the global terrorisation of so many nations that we are watching live. Empathy and compassion are so needed in the current world we’re living in. It sounds so simple, something we get drilled into from a young age yet can so easily be forgotten. Hug thy neighbour!
I’ve needed this time to look after myself recently, but from here on I think I’ll try do the rest with some regular posts on here, and maybe we can get through whatever difficulties we are experiencing together. I’ll share some journal entries from the last 6 months of certain things that might be of help or anything I feel could be worth posting. Idk. This is feeling a little weird still, I’m definitely lacking that confidence I had last year with the blog. I guess we have to push ourselves out of our comfort zones in order to notice change. And that applies to anything really. And also stop caring what others think. We have one life and it’s too short to care about other peoples opinions!! I’m writing that as a reminder to myself too, btw.
Anyway. Proper posts coming soon. For now, I’ll leave you with a playlist of songs that have helped get me through these last few months. Music is the ultimate therapy!!! (Listen in order for best results).
Spring is near, love yourself, hug your friends and hang in there.
G. X
Enfant - El Michaels Affar
Dark Side Riddim - Ezra Collective
Dream Puppy - The Sweet Thoughts
Angel - Eganomixxxxx
I Gotta Find Peace of Mind - Ms. Lauryn Hill
I Do This All The Time - Self Esteem
Solitude - Billie Holiday
Hang Yr Hat - Cornelia Murr
Islands in the Sky - Murry Wilson
Oceanic Feeling - Molly Lewis
Ce Matin-la - Air
The Name of the Wave - Strange Cargo
Today - Jefferson Airplane
BOA - Sam Gendel
Can You Get To That - Funkadelic
Out in the Streets - Blondie
150 - Porij
Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
You’ve Gone - Bassline
Try Me On - Deee-Lite
Loungin’ - Guru, Jazzmatazz
The Ocean - Anchorsong
Rare Air - Midlife
Way Back When - Brenda Russell
It Never Rains in California - Albert Hammond (S/O Licorice Pizza!)
Some Things Cosmic - Angel Olsen
click below :)
UKRAINE AID
https://www.timeout.com/news/17-ways-you-can-help-the-people-of-ukraine-right-now-022822
https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-now-to-protect-children-in-ukraine/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwz7uRBhDRARIsAFqjulnRRExN2621dmSArmcn0tTJC_6a4379X2eRxILYcPjxUbCpY-q9xu8aAl6gEALw_wcB
PALESTINE AID
https://free-palestine.carrd.co/#donations
https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/where-we-work/middle-east/occupied-palestinian-territory
YEMEN AID
https://donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/yemen-crisis-appeal?c_code=175151&c_source=google&c_name=Yemen%20Crisis%20Appeal&adg=help%20yemen&c_creative=generic&c_medium=cpc&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqruJ29fD9gIV0YBQBh1Gjw5_EAAYAyAAEgK0hfD_BwE
AFGHANISTAN AID
https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/donate-and-help-protect-children-in-afghanistan/
