Royal opinions...

So, as you may have noticed there have been celebrations and parties popping up all around the country to mark the 60 year reign of Queen Elizabeth II. This has been a huge event for England and . for many other countries, especially those who are part of the Commonwealth. I, although I didn't really take part in the celebrations, like the Royal Family, what they stand for and don't really understand why there is so much resentment towards them.

They provide a sense of unity between countries that otherwise would not be associated with them, i don't mean politically I mean within public opinion. The Royal Family besides providing a huge a profitable tourist attraction for the country provides a central focus of unity and peace all around the world. They help us to remember the traditions that England used to be so proud of and remind us of our heritage.

If they were really as bad as so many people make them out to be then the turn out to the street parties, village celebrations, honouree concerts and so many more really wouldn't have been so high and if nothing else remember that the Royal Family has provided us with more extended weekends and excuses to celebrate.

Apologies for the neglect

I am just posting a quick post to apologise for the fact that I have badly neglected this blog for far to long. I am very grateful for all 197 of you who have read/visited this blog. Although intentionally I wrote this simply as a way of getting my thoughts into a more organised fashion and with no real intention of 'publishing' it in a sense. However, I am very happy that so many of you have decided to take the time and trouble to visit this site and click on this blog's title, or, if you are a user of social networking, clicked on the relevant link.

Once again, Thank You all so much, continue to visit and more posts will be arriving soon
.... Watch this space ....

Reasons why and the snowball effect...

So, a couple of days ago I read a book that might have just changed my outlook on life, society and the people around me. This book is called 13 reasons why... and without wanting to give to much it is about a teenage girl who commits suicide and leaves tapes to people on 'the list' explaining why and how they played a contributing factor to her decision. I recommend you read it. Anyway with the fear that this could turn into a review if I don't I want to explain why this has had such a profound affect on me.
For starters it really showed me that every action, decision and word that we say, even if we don't know, will affect the people around us and that change in them will in turn will affect even more people. This is the Butterfly or Snowball affect.
Secondly it really made me realise that life is precious and should be cherished as it can be snuffed out like a candle at any point by any one person or by a group of people.
It also reminded me that life is not just the physical aspects of life but also the emotional. If you don't feel, love and hurt sometimes then you are not truly living and that is a sad state of affairs. Everyone has feelings and even if they don't wear the 'correct' clothes or makeup that doesn't mean that everyone else is superior and has the right to judge. Judging someone before you get to know them, just on the  but so was the impact that this book had on me and, be perfectly honest if you had been on 'the list' and looking back knew that you could have done something to stop it, would you have wished that someone had warned you of the damage that you can/ could potentially cause?

Politics, politicians and trust...

So, first I think I ought to apologise for not blogging sooner, it has been really quite hectic with Saturday courses and exams. But that is all done now so back to the important business of blogging.

Today, in our politics lesson we had an MP from the Liberal Democrats. She started her talk by telling us the reason why politicians were not trusted by the people who elected them, their electorate. She then proceeded to give us, convoluted answers to our questions, unnecessary information that scooted around the information that we really needed or wanted to know. And she wonders why politicians, in the majority (because some politicians can be trusted, yes, I know...) are not trusted by the people they rely on the most. they want power and a position of relative authority and they are prepared to do anything they need to get to this position. This I think is admirable, if you want something that bad, then you should be willing o do whatever is needed to get there. particularly in a position like that of an MP. However, what I find very disturbing is that they want to take positions, that affect us and our lives, which to be perfectly honest are  extremely precious. Yet, once they have used us to get to their wanted position, they feel that they can completely and utterly throw us, our lives, thoughts and opinions by the way side just as a way of bettering their position and their party. We are the people who provide them with the job opportunity in the first place. I wonder whether now she knows why politicians are not trusted and will probably never be?

How it started...

I suppose that I should explain how this started...

As I said in the previous post, I probably don't go out as much as other girls of my age. I was at home watching a comedy shown on MTV called Awkward (it's really good you should watch it) anyway the main character and in some ways my new heroine... sad I know... is a 15 year old average teenage girl and she keeps a blog which allows her to put across her feelings and thoughts without having to speak face to face with anyone, it also allows her to share her experiences with like minded people who in turn can help her and share their experiences. So, that is why I hve started this blog and hope that you will give it a chance.
remember that if you think you are invisible, remember that you are by no means the only invisible teenager....