WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

by Ashlea Barker

“What you see is what you get”; isn’t that a well know phrase amongst us?

Apparently children and teenagers look beyond that phrase trying to fulfill the wishes/likes of others.

Everyone of us is different. We are different in many ways such as weight, height, size, talent, culture, and colour. Read more

Floating in the ocean of Life

Floating in the ocean of Life

Floating in the ocean of life

Self-esteem is your life preserver

It’s one of the only things

that will be with you

Through thick and thin

Whether it is good or bad

So you must protect it

Never let anyone get you down

Learn to pass the obstacles in your way

Never underestimate yourself

Before you succeed

You must risk failure

Always look forward

And reach for the stars

You can be whatever you want

And do whatever you think you are capable of

If you think it’s impossible

It is

If you think you will fail

You will

Without self-esteem

You have no life preserver

You may survive

But it will be an unpleasant journey.

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Escaping the Sea of Depression

by Rabiyya B., PA, USA

I remember that just last year I was a lost, confused, severelydepressed girl, and a big time pessimist. Not only that I also had a nasty, uncontrollable attitude. I was rude to my family,disrespectful to my parents, and I blamed them for my problems. Read more

DALLAS’S PICK OF THE MONTH

In Their Shoes

By Deborah Reber (Simon Pulse, $12.99, 411 pages)

This engaging book, by the co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul The Real Deal series, lets teenagers envision what it might be like to have the job of their dreams. Full to bursting with “day in the life” profiles, checklists and helpful tips, this book is a goldmine for any young person – and adults, too, really – pondering the question, “What do I want to do with my life?”

The book includes interviews with amazing career women such as Shonda Rimes, the creator and producer of the hit TV show Grey’s Anatomy; Susan Schulz, editor in chief of CosmoGIRL! magazine; and U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. IN THEIR SHOES is the aspiring working girl’s encyclopedia. It would make the perfect graduation gift!