I'm sure some of you will know that two weeks ago a kind broken heart passed away, as much as I don't condone violence, what this person went through from the media isn't OK, yes she knew what she did was wrong. It's so clear she regretted it, I didn't know her personally, I did watch the programmes she presented on. We all make mistakes, some mistakes are more significant than others, but just because she was in the public eye shouldn't have made it any different, yet it always does. We need to start seeing celebrities as people yes they might be famous, but that doesn't change the fact that they like all of us make mistakes.
The media (newspaper, magazine, news shows, 'reality' tv) have so much to hold accountable for how they show us these 'famous' people, how they portray them ultimately decides for us how we see them. I'm starting to stop watching 'reality' tv programmes for the lack of support for the people who are employed, and the people who appear on the shows. As a viewer (ex-viewer) it seems after the series ends they drop them back into actual reality, newfound fame, and an outside world that for some people haven't taken so nicely to them they are forced to do this with no help with re-entering normal life.
In light of what has happened and in light of this blog post I have written a poem, please remember to be kind that's all you need to do is be kind, give love and talk to someone if you or they need help. Thank you for reading, I hope you have a lovely day, love always Thinking out loud xx 💖
Be kind, be a light in the dark
By Freya Anastasia Hatfield
It doesn’t take a lot to be kind
It doesn’t take a lot to stop and think twice
It doesn’t take a lot before you say something nice
It doesn’t take a lot to stop and think twice
It doesn’t take a lot before it all sinks in
Words can hurt
Words can be harsh
Words can scar
Words can break people's hearts
It takes a lot to have courage
It takes a lot before it all gets too much
It takes a lot of suffering in silence
It takes a lot of sleepless nights
One mistake can end a life
One mistake can be monumental
One mistake could change everything
One mistake and then it’s all gone
It doesn’t have to be like this
It shouldn’t have to be like this
It shouldn’t cause such pain
It shouldn’t cause so much fear
One person shouldn’t suffer
Be kicked while down
Battered by the media
If it were the opposite sex
They’d have been praised, been let off
Said this is just a warning
A little slap on the hand
Begone with you, nothing happened here
It takes a moment to ask how someone is
It takes a moment to help someone
It takes a moment to sit with someone
It takes a moment to be an ear to listen, a shoulder to lean on
It takes a moment to be a friend when someone’s world is turning dark
Take the moment
Be the friend
The ear to listen
The shoulder to lean on
Be kind and be a light in a world that is full of darkness.
