Rise Above

I should be of no importance to you Someone you can care less of because I'm new Just a stranger stopping by to praise the same Lord worship in accord To love him and adore and to stay of la bord To speak my name is something I ponder about A conversation we never had, …

One Kind Gesture Can Save a Life

The past few months have been quite a bumpy road for me, it's not only the big picture but the smaller ones. The fear of going to a new school all by myself, having anxiety about family issues, sleeping problems, finally noticing that I'm not the one that ended some friendships but the other person …

It Takes One Day

You know when something small happens in your life and it starts to affect everything you do, the way you see certain people, certain places, your personality and your view on certain aspects of life. Well then, I think at this point I can call that "small thing" a big thing because somehow it's become …

Raised in 2 Ethnicity Groups: Household Difficulties

I've always spoken on about the social difficulties of being born in a black household and raised in a white community. The lack of identities, people trying to place me in a box of white or black, expectations not being met, hobbies are misunderstood and perceived as strange and much more. What I've never actually …

What People See Me As

This blog, ColouredInsider is pretty much you all living in my head and getting the important things I feel like the world has to know or may want to know if you're interested. There's nothing on my page that shares what people think of me, who I am seen as and I decided that today, …

Safe Haven: Thanks WordPress

I recently decided to stop promoting my site on Facebook or Instagram. I'm just going to write and publish it, get rid of the nagging pressure to post something and get something sincere. There was one thing that I did not realize till tonight, not promoting my site means my friends don't get to know …

What Advice Will I Give To The Young Me?

Today I decided to go through one of my many emails and just clean it and unsubscribe to some sites. While I was doing so I figured I'd go through messages I've sent knowing I will retrieve old messages to my high school friends. Apparently, Hotmail was the way of communication back then, the latest …

Racist Jokes: Make It A Stepping Stone

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” - Nelson Mandela For two …