LET'S TALK ABOUT HAPPINESS

Rich, lucky and healthy people are considered happy, but  not all of them are. Actually, I think those who do not sink into material welfare are happier, and above all those who have peaceful souls. Speaking philosophically,  we can say that happiness is within us, not outside.

People are convinced that to be happy you have to be free to do whatever  you want, you have to own  riches and you have to be loved. But is that true?

THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY

Every dawn brings a new day,

washing with the light of hope

the stains and dust of the spirit

empty of every past day.

You want to conceal yourself!

The heart does not obey,

diffused light from the eyes.

In life there is no hope

to avoid pain:

that you can find in the soul

the strength to bear it.

DO YOU EVER FEEL ANXIOUS? WELL, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

We are reflecting on The Hard Task of Growing Up in our English lessons in this final year. We have worked on poems, novels, articles, clips from movies, songs and videos so far. We also listened to an interview with global star Shawn Mendes and  to one of his songs, In My Blood. Both in the song and in the interview Shawn Mendes refers to his issue with anxiety and gives his own personal vision on the matter. We were asked by our teacher to write about our own struggle with anxiety. Here's what  some of us had to say. 

Karina

Anxiety is a combination of emotions which include fear, worry and most of the time it's due to nothing. You can feel anxious or nervous before a test, before a job interview or when you fight with someone really close to you, but the hardest moments are when you feel anxious because you don't think you're good enough.