Here's a funny advertisement about porn from New Zealand.

When I was a kid, if you wanted to view porn you had to send someone's big brother to the local newsagent and buy a dirty magazine (it was a long time ago). Now, it's hard to avoid porn - it's available on your phone, computer or television. It's not just boys who view porn, many girls do as well. One of the main problems with porn is that it encourages some very unhealthy attitudes and behaviours about sex: 

• mutual consent isn't important
• safe sex isn't important
• violent sexual acts are normal
• the point of sex is to satisfy men
• loving relationships aren’t important
• aggressive behaviour towards women is OK.

​Sex is meant to be part of a respectful relationship - this is not the message that pornography sends. 

Origami is a great way to practice mindfulness. It's not just for kids - check out this model by an origami artist in California. All you need is some paper and some patience.

Compare Student A who spends two hours studying but stops every now and then to respond to text messages, instagram notifications and to choose a playlist to listen to. While Student B spends an hour doing uninterrupted study then 20 minutes on social media and still has 40 minutes up their sleeve. Whose study do you think was more efficient and effective? 

My teenage self can totally identify with this song. I'm happy to say that my adult self found a tribe of like-minded friends.

It is human nature to be selfish. Consider also the fact that the part of the brain that regulates decision-making is not fully developed in teenagers so you act impulsively and don't always consider the consequences of your actions - so it's even more difficult for you. But the middle of a global pandemic is not the time to ice selfish. We all have to be a lot more selfless and consider the greater good of our communities and country. This is a once in a hundred year occurrence so you likely won't experience anything else like it in your lifetime. The pandemic won't last forever - one day you will be able to go to the beach, have parties and travel again. But for now we need to be unselfish and follow the directives of our government. Failing to do so will make this whole saga drag on for longer. Anti-maskers, quarantine breakers, those who refuse to obey restrictions and those who go out when they are sick are being selfish. Now is not the time. We're all in this together!