Privilege is a term I have recently come across, mainly from Instagram and listening to podcasts (my two fave things) And I am so interested.

Privilege definition – a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.

I never really considered myself a privileged person, or never thought about it really, until it became SO obvious how privileged I am.

Do you have family? Friends? People who care about you? Then that’s a huge privilege!

Do you have nice clothes? Shoes? Can you afford to go out for meals? Then you are so lucky! And so am I. To even be able to write this is such a privilege, there are people without the education, the knowledge or even the facilities to be able to write and upload a blog post.

We automatically think that all of these things included in our everyday life are just ‘normal’ or that everyone has all of these things because we’ve always had them. But it’s not ‘normal’ for a lot of people.

In this post I just wanted to emphasise how privileged we are to live in the country we do, to have had the childhood we had, and to even have the option to go to university! Or study abroad. Or the option to get a job because we were lucky enough to get the qualifications from school without even having to choose.

We were all pushed into a cycle of privilege when we were born without even knowing it.

When I realised my privilege, being a white, slim, young woman surrounded by loving people, I felt guilt. Guilty for not appreciating and realising it sooner. To be born into a loving family rather than be born into poverty where there is no way out it something I am grateful for.

But time spent feeling guilty will do nothing. Spend your time now feeling grateful, because you all have a privilege, so make the most of it.

You are here for a reason. Use your privilege and do something with it.