Crawl

So I'm listening to Chris Brown's new single 'Crawl' and I'm thinking about the idea of judgement. It's something we all do, intentionally or not. But in this case a clear case of domestic violence, is it okay? Is it fair to judge someone whether it is a friend for letting you down, a partner for hurting you or a relationship breaking down and crossing a physical barrier? Some have argued that she (Rihanna)  must have done something that was deserved for this punishment but does this suffice? If not, let's say Mr. Brown did hit her but it was a one off and he had never ever done anything like that in his entire life. Should he be forever judged based on this one action? Because if so does that not mean we should all be judging ourselves because I am sure there are more than one-off occasions that  we look back and feel like we could have dealt with in a better way.

Should we not then treat others the way we want to be treated? If we make a mistake or do something where the average person would judge us because they do not know better, then should'nt we be open-minded enough to believe in change. Personally I used to judge people too abruptly I believe because I was so wrapped up in a single action and overwhelmed in justifying my judgement through a comment, ommision or action because of this, however I have recently let go and embraced that everybody can change. I believe in the good of humanity. Unfortunately we are corrupt in nature as history has so painfully demonstrated but what makes us beautiful is that we have rationality combined with emotion so really we are capable of anything.

I propose we try our hardest to fight what seems our natural instinct of judgement. That when we find out someone hurts a loved one or indeed ourselves we....stop. And realise that there is a natural progression in life, but that this progression is along a road full of bumps, holes, wrong turns, one ways, u-turns etc...So accept that sometimes we have to go back to the beginning and.. crawl. Crawl, walk, jump, run and then fly. It is hard and I fail regularly but I try....I believe in change and I am happy that I have opened my mind enough to understand that humans by nature make mistakes. If someone does not want to change then that is a different matter entirely but if there is a strong connection between the mistake someone has made and the desire to change then I believe we should try and allow this within ourselves which in turn will allow us to judge them not as harshly, if at all.

Just a thought.

Domestic Violence Campaign - Jade Hackett Photography

Jade Hackett - Photography
Sinead Crompton - Makeup
Jazmine Cox - Model

This is the domestic violence campaign that I did for my one of my best friends Jade Hackett who is in her final year of Photography. It has been a few weeks in the making and the final pieces are ready. Please comment and forward but please include the credits.
Thank you!

All is fair in love and war?

Okay...so this is going to be one long ass blog. Here goes...

After being told about this form of yoga for a couple years I actually embarked on it at the Soho base: BIKRAM YOGA. Absolutely amazing and sooo worth the money. Calm, balance, conditioning and....SWEAT! It is a great exercise that I recomend to all. And a shout out to all the different peeps that came with me at different times throughout my 10 day trial period. I can't wait to hit the Balham venue...

It was also a great preliminary for jetting out to the middle east for a dance gig! I have recently returned from Bahrain performing with PLAGUE at the F1 which was an amazing experience. I have many opinions on the culture there but it's not that kind of blog today (maybe another time) but despite this I had a great time surrounded by great people and I engaged myself in an event that I would otherwise never give 2 counts of 8 for.I managed to meet some nice people out there who helped me out with securing a few autographs for my stepdad Peter who is a F1 fanatic. So thanks guys : ) I was also lucky to meet some great singers including Kele Le Roc, Ryan Shaw (US), Shaun Pinky and Ella Hogg. Amazing talent. Stand up UK!

University is insane at the moment. It is all GO from now on until the end of the academic year and the amount of work is RIDICULOUS! All sympathies to any 3rd year students out there! We can do it guys!

Last week I attended the launch party for Shean Williams album "Mixed not Mastered" which was a fabulous event. It was held at an intimate venue, Proud Galleries, in Camden and the turnout was good. All different types of people showed up which gave the night a versatile and comfortable edge. As usual Shean's performances were amazing and he was accompanied by 2 very talented backing vocalists whose names I did not manage to catch, MCs and musicians. The band were energetic and on point throughout the whole night and to be honest I didn't want it to end. Tracks to look out for are LDLA, New Me and my old favourites Close your Eyes and Dreamt in Colour which are sadly not on the album. There were giveaways by SupremeBeing including t-shirts and vouchers and despite over priced drinks it was a perfect setting for a perfect night. Can't wait for the next one. Watch this space!!

Lastly...I just wanted to throw something out there... to provoke some thoughts about certains things..
HYPOTHETICALLY...let's say you make a friend of the opposite sex who you click with on sooo many levels. Intelligence, humour, entertainment, wit etc.. You speak for hours, you like the same shizz, you share a love for food and don't hesitate in trying new things together....HOWEVER. There is something *** , whether it is in their control or NOT, that means you will only  ever look at them as a friend and therefore limits the amount of physical attraction. Does this mean you are stopping nature from running its course? Or are you using reason to mould and help cultivate something that may only be at its best in the realm of friendship? Unfortunately due to there being no more than platonic love between these two hypotheticals they now do not speak.

Now my question is this..
Is it not better to settle for friendship between the two, so at least they still enjoy eachother's company and personality etc, or should they simply erase that person as if they never existed in their life and endure a painful and what seems self-inflicted selfish torture?

Hmmmmmm...... (bbm just aint the same)

J

P.S OMU x