A Walk Into The Gardens Of My Mind

Shattered , lost and empty is what the death of Kids Company (shortened to 'Kids') has made me feel. My second home no longer exists and I still am in mourning. Three weeks ago, the charity closed its centres across the UK, and abandoned myself and a million other vulnerable young people who have been severely traumatised. I am not glamorising vulnerability, but for a second, just imagine .. all of us (the young people associated with Kids) not having a shoulder to cry on any more, a firm hand pointing us in the right direction or giving us the thumbs up in supporting our goals, or having a decent lunch and our weeks travel sorted .. suddenly being taken to a cliff and threatened to be pushed off. That's what it feels like. Kids has done for me, what I believe no other institution, be it educational or youth-based could match or exceed, for their services had no price attached to it, but soul and pure love. I used to read about Kids in the newspapers and how the ch

From as long as I can remember, feminism has been taught to me and brought into conversation in a way to say it is the most illuminating movement going, and to not be a feminist as a woman is absurd. I am now 21 and as much as I on the whole, know most women don't like me (they are jealous of me, trust me I am neither exaggerating or generalising), and I do not particularly like my gender, this is not the reason why I do not brand myself a feminist. After some hurtful of how other females have mistreated and generally speaking been nothing short of a bitch towards me, men have become my best friends in this world. Now if I was you, I wouldn't blow this statement out of proportion or pull it out of context. All humans need and desire some sort of companionship and friendship. Why? Because we don't just want, but need love as human beings for confidence, inner warmth and to be able to progress in life. Since I had bad experiences with females, I had a lot of male frie

As cliche as it may sound, young people are the future. They are the future leaders and decision-makers in society, we need to invest time, energy, money and love into them, if we are to progress as a society, but more importantly as part of a civilization. The current younger generation will be the new teachers, new cashiers at your local supermarket, the new nurses, scientists and a vast amount of other job roles we need being played, for smooth operation and consensus.Young people What has been concerning me however, is the lack of life skills in the national curriculum in schools and colleges all over the UK. Its all good knowing the Pythagoras Theorum and how many wives King Henry Viii had, but it is rarely applied in everyday circumstances. Knowing how to cook a well-balanced but tasty meal, knowing how to pay tax and how to give a good presentation are however knowledge that one can strategically apply in everyday encounters. I am a 21 year old woman, who yet does not unde