Christmas 2009, could be considered one of the most memorable Christmas's of my adult life, being surrounded by great family members, friends and most of all, I feel as if I found out the true meaning of December 25th.
Growing up on the good side of the grime infested, rat bearing town of Catford, South East London, you don’t get given many chances to prove yourself before being written off, or disregarded in society like many before you, but having said that, there are people out there, waiting for you to realise your inner strength and capabilities and to see you on the good side of the grime, the life which awaits many; 2010 is where it all shall begin.
This post isn’t to vent my anger out on anyone specifically, but a mere platform for me to say, what I have to say, in a way that I enjoy, for words are my life, as music is to a composer.
January 1st 2010
I find that I have 40 New Year messages, three of those being personal, 37 broadcast messages, which 5000 Blackberry users copied from previous text messages. I can’t help but notice my twitter timeline is filling up with New Year banter, banter that will most probably be forgotten about by March. What seems to get me is, are we in the depths of insecurity that we need to assure others of our existence? Why must I broadcast my plans, for my future, when these plans affect only one individual directly; myself.
In 2010, we need to prosper, and make this year count. We all saw 2012 (the movie), how can we stop this from happening? The answer to this ridiculous question is, we are so beyond stopping this event as we live in an unpredictable land, we need to succeed, we need to learn to be who we are as individuals, we need to be OURSELVES.
In 2009, we saw many inconvenient and tragic deaths, varying from Michael Jackson to Jade Goody and Heath Ledger, these people were once normal people, as I and all of you; death waits for no one, so don’t sit around waiting for him/her to come knocking at your door. I have compiled ten easy steps to surviving 2010…
1) Save 30% of anything you get, understandably not everyone is in the financial situation where they are capable of saving 30%, but try, if this is too much of a chunk out of your student loan, wage or JSA, try and save 10% as it’s a percentage more than 2009.
2) Cook, many say that cooking is a long process, there’s not enough time in the day, but cooking is one of the fundamentals in life, how do you expect to survive on chicken nuggets and egg with chips, regardless of the protein and fibre content of these foods, cooking is fun, creative and a great relationship builder. (Every guy loves a girl who can cook, and every girl loves a guy who can cook.)
3) Don’t be too stush to think outside the box, I’m not saying for everyone to go down to their local charity shop, because there just not the same anymore, but there are many websites and market stalls which you can buy clothes from, at a much cheaper price. I went to the clothes show live and saw these exact MARKET STALLS selling their clothes at RETAIL and BOUTIQUE prices, Think, buy and RECREATE!
4) Inevitably as adults/ young people, we want to go out, shake a leg, and drink, the likes of Storm, Movida and Aura can now be brought to our living rooms in the form of house parties and small, intimate gatherings –the reason I say this, is because we all go out, spend unimaginable amounts of money, drink, pay for cabs and then realise that you have a hangover, cramp in your feet or legs, and you’re 100 pounds out of pocket. On the other hand, you could go to free entry events and drink on your way there!
5) Spotify, is a new platform for artists to have their music played, a free streaming player in which you have to be signed up to, it’s far more cost effective than Itunes, the downfall being, you can’t download for free, but you can listen to thousands of tracks, free of charge.
6) Relationships, if you’re a dedicated reader to the world of the PotBellied Diva (PBD) you’ll know that when it comes to relationships, I tend to go off on a tangent, but fear not! I’ve come to the conclusion that you can’t run from people running you down, It’s time to give the opposite sex a chance, men and woman alike have been through near enough identical issues in relationships, you have the confused ones, the crazy ones and the violent ones; on the other extreme you have the loved up ones, the sexual ones and the we-were-once-friends ones. Take time and let what needs to happen, happen.
7) Read more, knowledge is prevailed via words, someone can express something to you, but the information that they hold may not be accurate. Words are beautiful, we have hundreds of libraries, thousands of index’s at the tips of our fingers. Read more and gain the knowledge that you deserve.
8) Take up hobbies, with recent technologies being upgraded and made to be almost like a part of the family, is this what we truly need to overcome the depression after the recession? Hobbies allow you to socialise and maintain a healthy mentality, all in the same instance. I’m going to take up Yoga and Sign Language, for my mental stability and to improve my communication.
9) Eat FIVE a day!
10) DIY, Do it yourself, if you’re not happy with the outcome of another person’s actions, do it yourself, don’t complain and keep it close to your heart, no man conquered the world alone, but one man can turn each conqueror against each other. (An example of society today.)
Peace, Love and Twenty- Ten
Therryi-Jay
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