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The Native American's believed in a 'circle of life' (which is where the inspiration for Avatar came from) where everything was alive: the trees, the rocks, the water. They all depended on each other to live and prosper. They are all living and therefore all family.

Our somatic (body) cells obviously have 46 chromosomes and we share about 55% of these with a banana. I mean - a banana! It seems as if the Native Americans weren't far off saying we are all related. Life does depend on each other photosynthesis turns carbon dioxide into oxygen where as respiration turns oxygen into carbon dioxide. We depend on each other to survive.

Did you know that in 2009 of the top one hundred of the largest economic entities 44% of them were businesses? If you look at the top 150 this proportion rises to 59%. Why is this important? It is simple, you merely have to think about what a business does - it makes a profit.

Is that what we want from our world? A world built on making money? That doesn't mean we should go back to living in huts and caves but it does mean we need to think for ourselves. When I was in year seven at school I was in a production of We Will Rock You, which by the way is amazing to watch, and it foretold a future of corporate brainwashing by a company called Globalsoft. It's when people becomes so obsessed with the future that they forget about the present that we need to worry because without the present we will never reach the future.

The Earth will always survive we, however, will not.

Until the next time,

Kris

Being True

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” 

― Oscar Wilde

I have never really wrote around a quote before so this is a first for me. I was in the middle of writing a post that just didn't suit me. I don't know why but it didn't probably because I had never experienced the feelings myself.

So if you don't know who Oscar Wilde is then he is some eccentric poet from 1800's who, in all honestly, was a bit full of himself.  He was, nevertheless, inspirational. I'm not quite sure if that's the right word, but what I am trying to say is that I agree with most of his ideas.

Whilst being sentenced to hard labour on the charges of sodomy (performing homosexual acts is the politest way I can put it because I will not be using certain words on my site because I might just die of embarrassment - and that must have been the longest bracket's ever wrote) he managed to remain witty and true to himself through the entirety of the court case.

When first I was put into prison some people advised me to try and forget who I was. It was ruinous advice. It is only by realising what I am that I have found comfort of any kind. 
-De Profundis

And then there was the the transcendentalism of Ralph Emerson. He believed in the inherent goodness of a person and was often perceived to be the champion of individualism which, sadly, appear to have been forgotten in the modern day. When asked to sum up his beliefs his single doctrine (core belief) was the "infinitude of man"

Or then there was madness personified in Allen Ginsberg, a person who certainly didn't mind what people thought of him and who certainly didn't hold back in what he said to them.

Sure, most of you will think I'm on drugs again and talking some load of utter twaddle but if I was to define my doctrine it would be that I'd rather be hated for being the annoying bundle of loudness and energy which I am then pretend to be something I'm not.

And for that I am extremely sorry to those poor souls that I call friends.

'Till next time,

Kris 

Dots

From close up the painting just looks like a random collection of dots - like the blurred lights of a city. But take a step back and suddenly everything makes sense, all those random dots form a perfect picture. I never understand drawing with dots but now? Now I think I do - either that or I am being far too philosophical but hey isn't that what life is about? Finding meaning when there is none.

Do you remember those dot by dot books we had when we were younger? The ones you had to link up following the numbers and you could never guess what it was until you were near the end - maybe that's what life is; a dot by dot but without the numbers.

How are we supposed to see the point we are too close to the page. Sometimes, we just need to take a step back and appreciate the beauty. And one day when we are old and grey and we've linked all the dots then maybe... just maybe we will have answered the question that we, the human race, ask all the way through our lives: what's the point?

It's just a short post today but I had a revelation. I thought it only right to share it with you; you know it will have been a year on Thursday since I wrote that first post Butterflies. It feels like a life time though it was just a year and yet I've changed I can remember writing it: where I was sitting, what I was feeling and I don't regret a second of our time together.

Yours looking back,
Kris
PS: Don't you dare stop reading. I love you all!

If Life Was A Fairytale

If life was a fairytale? If life was a fairytale I would change a lot of things: a lot of things about me, a lot of things about life, a lot: but it's not and I can't.

Because life isn't a fairytale and I doubt it ever will be.

"Life sucks, then we die"

It is one of the most depressing quotes I have heard, yet its one of the easiest to believe. But would you ever read a book if the character was always happy? Would you watch a film if it was all smiles? Of course you wouldn't, but somehow in some screwed up way - it sorts its self out.

So in this completely, random post which I just wrote and I am determined not to change it at all because I'll lose this feeling if I don't. The feeling that life is truly, at times, screwed up. Everyone's life is; it's a fact of life.

But what's the point of having emotions if you can't express them so thats what I am doing now, in this awfully written post - expressing, with the hope that I will not only help myself but maybe, just maybe somebody else.

"If life isn't about chasing unrealistic dreams: what is it about? Giving up?"

 And that ladies and gentlemen, that is my quote to the world.

Kris

Away with the relatives

Firstly I would just like to say sorry for not posting for the past two weeks - everything's been crazy! I've had work experience and Grease, practically everything imaginable! But I'm practically back to normal now so lets get on with the post.

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For those of you who don't know I happen to be staying in Manchester with my cousin and Josh, who is my second cousin. Long story short - it's been eventful.

We went out for a bike ride yesterday, which is the first one I have been on for absolutely ages, I'd borrowed my uncle's bike. So imagine this:  my cousin, in front, telling their dog to heel, my cousins husband behind me telling Josh (who is almost two years old now) to put his feet back on the bike whilst at the same time they were shouting directions at each other.

It was hilarious but I suppose its one of those had to be there moments. This morning I was woke up by Josh jumping on me and finding it so funny but to be honest it was.

We also went to MotherCare and that is now my new favourite shop - I mean they had  a winking tree lift thing in the middle of their shop! It was amazing I want one in my house when I'm older and if anyone tries to argue with me they're out!

So blog posts are back to normal soon  but me and Gemma will be writing a special set of HowTo guides for in September so if you have any ideas feel free to contact us.

SYS, See you soon.
Kris

PS: I promised I would do this for someone they need to get as many views as they can to win some competition so please just watch the video its only a couple seconds long thank you. I can tell you want to know what it is now. Once again thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGoNBdpC5ro&feature=youtu.be

Smile

Smile: a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth. In some cases a smile can be seen around the eyes.

That's the definition of a smile, but a smile is so much more; it's a sign of happiness, it's a sign of joy. It's contagious and its an international symbol no matter where you come from in the world people know what it is.

Yeah! I can tell you're smiling at this...

Many biologists actually think the smile originated as a sign of fear. Some Primalogist (a person who studies primates) trace the smile to over 30 million years ago of evolution to the original smile which was thought to be a "fear grin" stemming from monkeys and apes who often used barely clenched teeth to show predators that they were harmless. 

Did you know that actually when I tell you to smile, it can actually be helping your mood - some scientists believe that smiling actually makes us happy. Try it, then try a frown and see if that makes you grumpy.

Which leads to another question that leaves some scientists another question: do we smile because we are happy or are we happy because we smile?

Useless Fact: Smiling is a signaling system that evolved from a need to communicate information of many different forms. One of these is advertisement of sexual interest. Female smiles are appealing to males, increasing physical attractiveness and enhancing "sex appeal. "


So this song is actually amazing but people in the UK have never really heard of it so we are going to see if we can change that the image on the right is the popularity concentration we are going to make sure that the UK turns green.

Smile,

Kris.

PS: To all my readers, have a nice holiday everybody! You're amazing!

Dating Tips

Yeah, I know you all want to learn how to become a pro at dating like me. Just in case you didn't notice that was sarcasm, I'm not a pro at dating I am not going to pretend to be.

But me not being in relationships has allowed me to notice things that other people might of missed, so this is Kris' Top 10 Tips for Guys and Gals. This is just supposed to be for fun I wouldn't listen to everything I say and certainly don't take offence at it.

For Girls

1. Guys, even if they aren't, want to feel manly and when you know how to make them feel like  that they will love it.

2. You may not know this since you aren't a guy but guys are just as self-conscious as girls, except they don't admit it. When you turn them down and they suddenly start to insult you to their friends its actually self-preservation kicking in; they don't want to find a fault in themselves so they find it in you.

3. Girls, do you know how angry/sad you get when your guy looks at another girl they feel exactly the same way when you look at another guy. So don't do it.

4. You can't expect your boyfriend to stop hanging around with his friends because guess what they're his friends. That also includes a girl who he's friends with because even though a guy has a friend who's a girl that doesn't mean they are sneaking around behind your back because for all you know she might be the one who helps get on with you.

5. If you don't want a boyfriend who's a 'player', it's quite simple don't date one.

For Guys

1. I know for some of you this may be hard to believe, but a girl doesn't belong in a kitchen and she will get angry if you think so.

2. When a girl says you don't have to get me anything (for her birthday or Christmas ect.) what she is really saying is that I want you to get me something but not because you have to but because you want to.

3. Again another shocker, staring isn't as bad as touching another girl (lets say her name is Girl B) but it hurts the same because the girl (Girl A) will instantly compare herself to the girl (Girl B) you were staring at. She will spend forever trying to figure out what she (Girl B) has that she (Girl A) doesn't.

4. Your girlfriend is still going to be the same girl as she was before; don't expect her to stop doing what she enjoys, if she liked shopping she still will, if she liked football she still will - don't expect her to change and don't try and make her.

5. Don't insult her - you'd think this would be obvious and yet you still hear some people saying that their girlfriend is too fat or any other rubbish you think of. May I just say that also mean's that girls shouldn't say the things to her boyfriend.

So that concludes Kris' Top Tips, don't leave it to late to say something to the person you like,

Kris

Perfect World

So what if I live in a perfect world? I don't see the reason why seeing the best in somebody is a bad thing, that doesn't mean you should believe everything someone says but you shouldn't completely disregard them.

In my opinion a world without arguments is not perfect because not all arguments are bad. Take the discovery that the universe was in fact not based around the Earth, Nicolaus Copernicus had to fight but he was right. World peace isn't all what it is cracked up to be up but world tolerance is.

Some people's opinions are completely warped and as much as you want to punch them you can't in fact you should pity them, what kind of life is a life that is based on beliefs that nothing can ever be perfect.

We may not live in a perfect world: I accept that but that doesn't mean I will stop trying to make it perfect and it's unlikely that the world will ever be perfect but that doesn't mean you should just give up because what else is life worth living for?

Sometimes it's easy to forget how beautiful the Earth really is. Be the change you want to see in the world.

Kris

Big, Blue Planet

So here I am sitting on the top floor of a restaurant listening to the ambient noise of people chatting and of people laughing. The normal restaurant environment. Then you realise how very small you are and how infinitely big the universe is.

You'll never know the name of the guy in the red shirt who is sitting less then a meter away from you, you'll never know whether that girl who was sitting at the bar was waiting for a date or whether the lady with the rat in her house ever managed to catch it.

The chances are I'll never meet these people again and that scares me, sometimes the world is impossibly small but for the rest of the time the planet is far to big and then even then our big, blue planet is tiny compared to the rest of the universe. Even somebody you see everyday its unlikely you know a lot about them.

There is over 500 billion planets in our galaxy alone but scientists estimate that there are also 500 million life-cable planets.

So just remember everyone you see has a story. They all came from somewhere; they are all going somewhere but we'll never know.

Kris

Knocked Down

It's one of the worst feeling knowing that you've failed at something, whether its a jump, an essay or even a relationship, meaning its one of the hardest feelings to overcome.

When we fail at something, especially when you failed somebody else as well it can feel like there is no point carrying on, that everyone has you pegged you as a failure. But it's that very idea that makes me want to do it again, to wipe that smug smile of someone's face because you couldn't do it. To make some proud of what you managed to do. To defy people's expectations.

Sometime's we will have to think differently to somebody else, to everybody else: but that doesn't mean how you think is wrong. So the next time you feel like you should give up just remember these words from Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail."

   

Life may seem impossible, but we can overcome it and we have will, together.

Kris

Music

I think music is just built into humans, it can express anything: happiness, love, sadness. I think that the best artists take advantage of that because that's why I love music. It's also why I hate some music I mean sorry what's the 'ghetto' got to do with everything. I hate songs like that the songs that have no meaning.

Music can tell you a lot about a person; a good artist can just sing with just some instruments, no synthetics, no hairography just their voice. Can you imagine discovering music? There are people who imitate the way their favorite singer dresses and acts. They look up to them as role models and buy every CD by their favorite group.

I really do hate music that's not real music. 

I just love the second video her introduction is just amazing. That's why I love music

Kris

Journey

Life is just one big, long journey - almost like a road, but we have smaller journey's such as your GCSE or your Ice Skating, or in my dogs case how she escaped from a Welsh puppy farm.

You might now my dog, Roxi, she's a rescue dog and a German Shepard. We adopted Roxi four years in October when she was rescued, by an organisation, we were called by German Shepard rescue and we were looking for a new dog after Sadie, again another German Shepard rescue dog, had died at 14. Yet Roxi was in a lot worse condition: she had constantly been bred and left to lie in her own waste.

She was afraid of everything: cars, people, prams literally everything and she never barked. We later found out that her voice box was damaged from being kick and is developing catorax. But she's happy, happily walks by cars and she has now barked twice at my neighbour whilst he was mowing the lawn. She still freaks out with strangers in unknown places but otherwise she is a completely new dog.

So that was her journey... so far.

Kris

Fearless

I feel like I haven't done this in ages. I really enjoyed doing this and I will release the results soon. But its the start of the March and the end of the month of music, which is a shame. But as promised I am going to write a post to.

Fear: A feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger.
Fearless: A lack of fear.

Well those are the official definitions but being fearless has nothing to do with having a lack of fear its about knowing that there is something more important then your fear. Fear can be about anything: telling the truth, buying a home or even asking someone out and that's why this song is so amazing.

So, its time to throw everything on the line, to have no regrets, to speak now, to get stoned (no don't do that - John you totally ruined it for me) because your future is still unwritten: It's time to be FEARLESS.

Kris.

Unwritten

Hi, I'm Amy. I just turned 15 (18th February 2012) and I believe that life is too short to be an emotional wreck and if your not happy you should do something about it.

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This song is about being able to choose your own life and that its never too late to change it. So for this year here are my goals:

• Get a year older
• Don't let my GCSE's stress me out
• Have fun and live MY life

My theory for life is that it is like a rabbit; it goes up & down and loves carrots. The carrot is the rabbits reward for going up and down and not giving up.

Don't forget your future is still unwritten.

Amy xx

PS: I love that soul choir!!!

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I loved this post, sorry for not getting it up sooner and as the month is drawing to a close you will soon have the chance to vote for your favourite writer. She's going to kill me for choosing that photo.

Kris.

You Belong in a Teenage Love Story

Hi guys! Happy Valentines Day!

I do sort of like Valentines Day not because you get to spend it with someone special because you should do that everyday anyways, but because you can see it. People celebrating it, whilst watching a film, whilst driving in a car. It just lets you focus on what's important.

But since its Month of Music, I tried (and failed) to make a mashup of some love songs and because its also really bad I also made a playlist of some of my favourite love songs so enjoy and even if you don't have somebody to spend Valentines day with this year: you can spend it with meeee.

Love Songs on YouTube

Kris.
PS: Happy Birthday to my friend Abi!

Speak Now

We have all had a time in our life where we wish we had spoken out and said something, but the only thing that's stopping us is the response we think we will get.

Taylor Swift's amazing talent for writing incredibly accurate lyrics has made her music so real which is what, in my opinion, makes her so attractive to her fans.

Speak Now is a song that highlights a moment in everybody's life in which they regret never speaking up to someone. It makes you think what would to happened if you had, had the courage speak up. The songs reaches out telling you that instead of keeping something locked up that you should follow your heart and if you don't get the result you wanted then at least you spoke your heart.

You will at least know you did everything you could, so be brave and Speak Now.

Much love,
Tina Vidmar xxxx

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I must admit I do love this post: If it's your favourite don't forget to vote for it at the end of the month.

Kris.

Pessimist

You will always get those people in life who can only look at the downside of the situation because if you only expect the worst there is no disappointment.

Even though sometimes they're right, of course sometimes they'll be right the law of averages say they will be. For instance if you attempt to flip heads on a coin 5 times in a row there is a 1 in 32 chance of doing it.

Just because the odds are stacked against you doesn't mean that you can't achieve what you want to achieve - always remember that.

If I had given in to pessimist I would never have achieved the things I have achieved I would have never learnt to ice skate, I would never have wrote this blog - I would have never achieved by dreams.

Kris
PS: The team and I have a lot of great stuff coming soon to the blog including a themed February month.

Imperfection

It's ironic, some of the most beautiful people can't see it in themselves. In today world boys should look like Hollister models and girls should look like Jessica Simpson.

In order to be 'perfect' you must have abs or be a size 0 - which personally I think is stupid. I admit I strive to be different to others and to question the status quo, until this post I didn't have a clue who either of these people were, but is that such a bad thing?

I have known many people, including myself, who thought I wasn't good enough because I didn't look like that. Now a lot of you will say 'Oh your jealous' - well yes I suppose I am, except this isn't the only type of beauty.

There is no song better then this to sum up this post and I love the music video so much, so enjoy, I give you Christina Aguilera - Beautiful

I know some of the most beautiful people, but they can't see it because the magazines can't - but I'm saying now, you are beautiful so be delirious with me (that's reference to the song by the way) and stuff what society has to say about it.

Kris.

Make A Difference

So, coming up to christmas I have been doing my christmas shopping when I thought what about people that are way less fortunate then me. Corny, I know but true.

Imagine knowing your going to die at the age of 15. The fear. The pain. I can't but some people have to put up with this everyday. The Make-A-Wish foundation changes this, they have granted more than 7,000 magical wishes over 25 years. They know that their wishes transforms lives.

A statement taken from their website

Over 20,000 children in the UK are living with a life-threatening illness, a figure validated by research commissioned by Make-A-Wish. At a human level, we believe few things can be more important, or more deserving, than giving a seriously ill child the chance to have their wish come true, with all the hope, expectation and happiness that brings. 

This year alone 1,200 children will turn to us to have their special wish granted. And we want to grant a wish to every one of these.

I know most of my readers are minors themselves so of course don't have bank accounts but I know you have phones so text EASY99 followed by the amount you wish to donate to 70070 or visit my JustGiving page today.

The One That Got Away

We all have that one person that we regret never trying with. The girl on the train? The boy in the park? The kangaroo in the zoo (I know I'm hilarious aren't I). But seriously we all have that deep regret that we burried deep within that wants to escape.

One day it will, but by then it will be too late and you can't do anything but hope and never make the same mistake again. Maybe a lot more dramatically but this video definitely sums it up.

And I know the person I really want to read this probably never will but on the slightest chance even if it's one in a billion, I'm sorry.

Kris.