Begum's Mind

My aspirations in life?...To be happy. I am sure we have heard about the Netflix Original " 13 Reasons Why " by now, and if you haven't then let me enlighten you for a quick second. (No spoilers) The series focuses on a high school girl who commits suicide and instead of leaving behind a regular suicide note, she left behind a series of cassette tapes dedicated to each person which whom she felt caused her pain and pushed her to the edge. Dramatic, right? Pretty deep. It does have some graphic content and it can get a bit morbid, but there's definitely a huge message (a few) in the series. One theme would clearly be that mental health is a serious issue that we should not ignore. I won't spend my entire time on just this show, but I wanted my readers to understand the affect it had on me. Mental health is a serious topic for me. You truly never know what someone is going through or has had to battle. People may look at teenagers and assume they'

When we take the time to truly sit back and unpack the many issues we have with ourselves...we will be able to be free and light again and maneuver through the world happy.  Maybe you've seen it, maybe you haven't. Thanks to The Shade Room posting a simple question typed in black text upon a plain white background on Instagram it has gotten people thinking about their own faults as to why they may be single (at least I would hope you're looking introspectively). So, with that being said, I pose this question to you now: Why are you single? I don't want to hear about how it's someone else's fault and you're just tired of dealing with baseless people. Let us stop putting blame on others for our own mistakes. Yes, baggage can be claimed due to the packing of issues that came from someone else hurting you or someone else lying to you constantly, but in the end, is it not all our own baggage that we have been carrying and stuffing with more shit