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You Are Imperfect and That is Okay
Everyone can feel inadequate, incompetent or not enough from time to time. Accepting this side of our humanity can be quite painful and distressing. We can embrace these features through self-compassion, however, this journey can be intimate yet terrifying. To understand self-compassion better, we can try to understand what compassion is generally. Compassion We can…
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Understanding happiness
‘’happiness, noun. The state of pleasurable contentment of mind; deep pleasure in or contentment with one’s circumstances.’’ – Oxford English Dictionary. Humans have been searching for happiness since ancient Greek times. According to The World Happiness Report of 2023, Finland is the happiest country in the world, and Afghanistan is at the other end. How…
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Classical Ballet in a Modern World – Breaking with 400 years of Elitism
In the world of ballet, movement has elegance. Telling stories to classical music, showing the audience the beauty of dance. The aim is nothing but perfection, hiding blistered feet and hurting muscles behind a smile. It’s a world of perfect poses, pirouettes, strong bodies, rose pointe shoes – and light skin? Dissolving from the noble…
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A sailors’ life
The earth has everything to offer and so much more, yet we think about migrating to the cosmos. Similarly the mainland has plenty to offer, yet we pull to the seas. I was born with sailors’ blood in a sailors family. From before I can even remember I’ve been taken along on boats and surfboards.…
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Affirming Positivity
There are moments when we are haunted by the whispers of self-doubt and negativity that creep into our minds. They appear uninvited, lurking in the shadows. As we struggle with this gloomy dance of thoughts, one cannot help but wonder: Why do we allow our own inner voice to treat us in such a cruel…
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Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is back! But not in the way you thought.
The Angels are reportedly returning to the runway after a four-year break. That’s right, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is returning, however, it is slightly different this time. After years of scandals involving the brand’s toxic character, Victoria’s Secret is keen to show the world how they have evolved. But, first and foremost, why was the Victoria’s Secret…
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Anxiety, an invisible weight on youth
Do you know this feeling when you’re breathing, and your heart sped up in a stressful moment? Or the sensation of having something heavy that weighs on your chest just before an important event? It could be excitement, fear, or stress. For a lot of young people, it has a name: anxiety. What does it…
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Lights, camera, inspiration!
To become a successful film director, one must possess patience, ambition, and creativity but also a strong desire to gain popularity and receive acclaim. An excellent example of a film director who embodies these traits is my father – Andrzej Mańkowski. In this article I would like to tell his story and guide you through…
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The nature of free-diving
I think we all sometimes get this need to just run away from it all. We all try to find that place where you can forget about everything. This place for me is underwater, a place I found whilst freediving. It’s the harmony that I feel when submerged, which I think can be found in…
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Skopje with identity crisis
Have you ever walked around Skopje and thought “Wow, what a mess”? Well, you’re not alone, in fact, most people that I’ve talked to seem to agree that Skopje is just an extremely messy city. But why is that? Why does Skopje have so many different architectural styles and esthetics? Does Skopje even have an…
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Volunteer for Mother Earth!
Between the 1st and 9th of September, Volunteers Centre Skopje hosted Erasmus+ youth exchange “Volunteer for Mother Earth” in Struga, Macedonia. The main objective of this project was to raise awareness about environmental issues and highlight the positive impact of volunteering. In total, almost 50 participants from different nationalities took part in the project. The…
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