Marmalade Skies

Miracles are there for anyone who wants to see them. For some, miracles are spiritual, out of this world events that have been reported but very rarely experienced. For other, miracles happen everyday. I’m the kind of person who doesn’t usually see miracles of either kind, but despite all my cynicism I still seem to [...]

Sometimes, no matter how positive we might try to be, we just need someone else’s words to stop and make us realise what is important in life. I absolutely love this song by Yoko Ono and Cat Power called ‘Revelations’. The words are so simple, yet so incredibly touching. They are things that I think [...]

Commonsensism: A version of the golden rule put into modern, non-religious terms that some people live by is, “Treat people the way you’d like to be treated”.
 
Buddhism: 560 BC, From the Udanavarga 5:18- “Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.”
 
Judaism: 1300 BC, from the Old Testament, Leviticus 19:18- “Thou [...]

In life, there are so many decisions. Constantly we choose where we want to go, who we want to be. But how many of these decisions are truly our own and how many come from outside influence?
Following my post ‘It’s So Hard’ and the overwhelming amount of comments I received, one commenter (click here to [...]

This is just one piece of advice given in Baz Luhrmann’s song ‘Everybody’s Free (to Wear Sunscreen)’. I have always loved this song, and this piece of advice, especially, has stuck in my mind. There is so much more to be said about the rest of the lyrics, but for now I will focus on [...]