Our minds, as amazing as they are, have this incredible ability to always keep this small amount of self-doubt festering in the back of our minds. And then, once we’re at our weakest, or at a moment of great indecision, that self-doubt bursts forth with the fury of a hundred Chuck Norris punches, smashing down the walls of our consciousness and flooding through our minds completely. READ MORE »
You’re Better Than You Think
YMCA NSW Youth Parliament: A Life Changing Experience
About 5 hours ago, I finally arrived home after being picked up from Olympic Park Lodge by my mum, thus ending my week at YMCA NSW Youth Parliament’s Residential Camp and probably marking the last time I will ever see many of the people who attended. READ MORE »
Bully Not.
Bullying, putting someone down with words, with physical attacks, it’s unacceptable. And yet, I can guarantee you that it takes place in almost every school across this nation every single day. 99% of people will say that bullying is disgusting, and still have at least participated in bullying once during their lifetime. It can be terribly difficult to avoid it altogether. Sometimes we do it without even realising. READ MORE »
Not Only the Old Have Wisdom
Today, I participated in a Youth Forum for the Parkes Shire Council, I attended a meeting regarding the opening of dental & midwifery services in the town of Parkes for Aboriginal people and I cast my vote for the final two candidates for the Youth Premier of the YMCA NSW Youth Parliament. Young people are amazing. Heck, people in general are amazing – but I have a point to make here. READ MORE »
Holy Crap
May11
2011
Written by Jason O'Neil
2011
Written by Jason O'Neil
To fill in the gap between blog posts, I thought I’d share this short story I wrote for Extension English. It’s a Gothic text, so it’s meant to be a little odd. Enjoy!
I frantically rustled through my wardrobe. He’ll be here soon. I picked out the lingerie he likes best, the frills brushing through my fingers, fading as fast as the hope I had that he wouldn’t come – again. As I slowly slid down the lace netting to barely cover what little dignity I had left, the lock rattled. READ MORE »
My Family
I love my family. They have shaped who I am, loved me always, and provided me with strength. Please excuse me while I go on a little nostalgia trip here, as I’ve got lots of love to talk about.
Legacy - something for mum to pass on to her grand-daughter.
It’s because of my mum and dad that I work so hard, it’s because of them that I say please and thank you, it’s because of them that I care about people. They shared their stories with me, of all their mistakes and triumphs. They didn’t try and pretend that certain “bad” things didn’t exist, instead they told me all about them and all that comes from them. And for that I am eternally grateful. READ MORE »
Self-Doubt
We all have our moments of self-doubt, I know I’ve had plenty. We think we’re not good enough, that we’re not doing anything worthwhile, and with self-doubt comes a feeling of loneliness and separation. You may have some wonderful people in your life, but you feel like you’re not good enough for them, and so you feel alone. It messes with your head, drags you down, and it limits your potential. READ MORE »
Getting Involved
Even though I’ve got plenty of other things I should probably be doing, I didn’t want to leave too long a gap in-between blog posts. And that’s what got me onto this topic: Getting Involved. A lot of people in our world are afraid to get involved. Whether it be with an event, a committee, being silly with friends, or a relationship with another person. Sometimes it’s a fear of failure, but I think most of the time people just lack the motivation and don’t want to step out there. READ MORE »
What’s a Leader Supposed to Do?
We all have leaders in our lives. Leaders who inspire us, leaders who push us, leaders who we model parts or all of our lives after. But what makes a true leader? Julia Gillard is the leader of this nation, but does she lead its people, or just its government? A Principal is a leader of a school, but do they lead that school’s students? We have a lot of leaders in our lives, but how many of them do we really follow? If we were asked who our leaders were, which of them would we mention? READ MORE »
Fear
Fear–whether it be a fear of spiders, a fear of heights or a fear of losing the ones you love–we all have it. Fear is a good thing, it’s part of being a human and it keeps us safe, but sometimes it can get in our way. If you were to have asked me not long ago what my greatest fear was, I would have told you that I feared not being good enough. I was afraid that I wouldn’t do enough at school, wouldn’t get the ATAR I need, wouldn’t get into the uni I want to and wouldn’t be able to do all the good I want to do. READ MORE »