Category: Your Stories
A compilation of ordinary people’s extraordinary stories. Inspiring and thought provoking.
Ultimately, I wanted to get better. Having the aim of wanting to live my life to the fullest and do all the things I want to, was always in the back of my mind and it helped me remain positive although it was not always easy.
“The world is full of different people and that makes it a better place to live in.”
My name is Nura Arabi, I currently work as a physical education and swimming teacher in a primary school in the UAE. I write fitness columns as a hobby and part of a health research committee. I give daily health tips for kids on the radio (Pearl FM UAE 102.00) Growing up, I’ve always loved meeting…
“Last year, I came to the conclusion that I want to do music for real, and get to where I want to be.”
My name is Zie. Born in the United Kingdom in Kingston hospital, I’m originally the Congo/France. I now live in South London, Croydon. I wrote my first song for my dad after he had passed away. And ever since then I’ve been singing and rapping, trying to pave a new way for myself. Last year, I came to the conclusion…
“It’s always easy to do what you’re used to, but if you do what you’ve always done then you’re going to be who you have always been. Growth requires change.”
When it came to my inspiration in terms of dance, I guess it was just seeing music videos on TV really! For example, I used to love Neyo’s videos and artists similar to him. It just tickled my fancy and I also have a lot of friends who dance so that also inspired me. It’s something…
“When I create music I don’t think it has to be done a certain way, there’s literally no limits or rules.”
Nottingham based music artist, HEX, has entered the scene, bringing with him some well-known sounds but with his own unique execution. With a flowing style and touching on the genres of 808’s and soft strings, he has found his own niche in the UK music scene and is aiming to make it his own. His…
“If you have an idea or aspiration, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t, but more importantly don’t tell yourself you can’t!”
My Story… During my time at university I founded my business, Instant memories. Instant Memories is a polaroid photo service, established in response to the growing popularity of polaroid pictures. The ethos of Instant memories is to capture special moments in people’s lives, while simultaneously using the power of photography to raise awareness of social…
“Everyday, everyone should do one selfless act which helps someone out or makes someone else smile.”
Studying at the University of Birmingham, Lucia currently leads the Help the Homeless society – which she founded during her first year at university. Today, it has 60 monthly volunteers, over 200 members and has raised over £3,000 for homeless charities within the last year. Lucia is also a part of the Green Party’s 30 under…
“I’d like to bring out that motivation in people and give them that fighting spirit, the same way listening to other rappers’ music did for me.”
Back in 2010, when I was in year 7, I heard Eminem’s album recovery, and as they say…the rest was history! The songs on the album brought out a side of me which I never even knew existed: the side of me that didn’t care what teachers or other people thought of me, the side…
“Be yourself, and trust your own judgement and instincts.”
My story… I was born in the North of Poland in a little seaside town of Koszalin and am the youngest of four kids. In 1981 my parents decided to leave Poland due to the political situation and move to South Africa. Soon after arriving in SA with only a few suitcases, my dad started…
“That’s the thing about pain. It demands to be felt.”
The last four years of my life have been a really weird, painful blur but I wouldn’t edit them in any way if I had the opportunity. Dare I say, I am glad they happened. It started in the final year of my A-Levels. My cousin, who had suffered from bipolar depression for many years,…
“I had to connect to what sits behind the words in order to tune into it and allow my own words to surface.”
When I was 5 year of age, I was unconsciously made aware of a state of being that is inside of us all. In this state, everything is effortless. There is no winning or losing, there is no right or wrong, these things don’t matter, because they don’t even come to mind. I was completely merged with the actions of whatever I was doing, losing track of…
“Now that I’ve started my journey of self-development, I know the journey will never end, but for sure it will be the best journey I’ll ever travel.”
I’ve always been the type of person that puts everyone before myself. I’d try and do as much as I could in order to help others – even if it’s just to put a smile on them. But as I’ve always done this, I’ve had to let myself go. I never really put that energy into me….
“Our generation lives in a new era. A borderless, interconnected and integrated world.”
On the surface 2016 was a big F*** you to the establishment but make no mistake, 2016 was white supremacies last stand. This was the year white privilege could bare no more infliction. The silent majority had spoken, they had enough. The ordeal of; political correctness, competition from immigration and equality under human rights and…
“I want to show that music is colourless and be as real as I can in my music.”
The emergence of grime music began in the 2000s, developing from UK garage and originating from East London with the likes of Skepta, Wiley, Kano, Dizzle Rascal, and many others. Today, with different styles and sounds, grime is upcoming throughout the country and is being recognised mainstream as well as continuing to build its huge…
“Does the odd one out always have to be the one to adjust? Or was the odd one out simply misplaced?”
My Story… I am a 29 years old of mixed race. Both of my parents come from humble backgrounds. Half American Palestinian growing up in Kuwait was complicated. I will never forget when my family and I were stuck in Kuwait when the desert storm war was taking place. The road trip to safety was…
“A mans quest for self mastery is a dynamic process that never stops and you must get what’s yours through extreme focus and effort.”
My Story… I am Federico. And I have been an athlete all my life with the highlight of my career being playing soccer as a pro in Italy. I moved to LA in 2007 to pursue my undergraduate and graduate education in Business Management and I’m very thankful for everything that has happened ever since. What started…
“Learn what Love means to you, how you can express it, understand it and recognise it. And then give it. Talk about it. Share it every day and with every one, put it in everything you do.”
My Story… My name is Paul, I am 21, was born in France but have always lived far away. First Poland, then Malaysia, Thailand, the United States and now England. I want to start this by saying that I will be forever grateful to my parents for giving me this endless desire to understand others…
“I discovered that a true understanding of ourselves cannot be found somewhere else; not from anything external, but must be discovered and realized from within.”
My Story… I was born a performer. Ever since I can remember, I have loved acting, reenacting, portraying, presenting, imitating, going on stage, speaking to a camera, communicating to an audience, and simply having fun. There was just something about the feeling I got when I entertained people that made me feel alive and whole,…
“We grow through life, we shed away layers of fear, doubt and conformity; and gain powers like wisdom, faith and individuality.”
My Story… My name is Abriella Milazzo and this is the story of Her Wandering Spirit. A little over a year ago I found myself coming to some profound realizations. With legs crossed, I made myself comfortable on a bridge near my house. I could hear the loud crash of the waves and the smell…
“This is a story of how music saved me, and how I found my passion in life.”
My Story… If it wasn’t for music, I would have killed myself. My story is the story of how music saved me, and the journey I took to write and release my first work of music. “Lost in the Dream” is what I called the EP, with the artist name “Dreams We’ve Had”. This is…