The last two New Years have been spent in the warmth, on a beach. I’ve watched the sun set on the old year and rise on the new. Reflected on the year that’s passed, planned the year ahead, while spending the first day of the new annum in silence. It’s become a special time, at […]
Category: Self Discovery
In recovery
Tonight, I attended my first recovery meeting. I need to recognise the milestone. I hope that there is a place in the future from which I will look back on this moment. It was a strange experience and I reacted in a way that surprised myself. I’m used to the format of meetups like this. […]
Tell it to your fourteen-year-old self
There are times when I yearn for my teenage self it physically aches. Someone once said to me “ask your fourteen-year-old self what they want”. Apparently, this version of you is your truest self. The self that is working it out, right in the middle of navigating the path between child and adolescent. Aspiring to […]
Out of the blue and into the light
People don’t just wake up and decide to change their lives. They don’t just one day decide to throw it all up in the air on a whim. There is no out of the blue. All of a sudden doesn’t just come along. Sure, there’s a moment when you’re in something and then you’re no […]
You are where you are meant to be
This time last week I was laid up in bed feeling very sorry for myself. Full of a bug and reeling from two highly emotional weeks, as the fallout of my recent change in circumstances stared me right in the face, weighing heavily on my mind and body. It was a low point. Possibly the […]
Never live the same year twice
There’s a lot to be said about the benefits of routine. When asked the secrets of their longevity, nonagenarians and beyond often cite living a simple life steeped in routine. The same diet, the same activities, the same schedule. It all makes for a consistent and stable lifestyle that appears to add up to a […]
Proud to be selfish
The word ‘selfish’ can often be one with which we have a complicated relationship. It’s not the ‘done thing’ to be selfish. In fact, one is supposed to be selfless, supposedly. But are we? There are numerous wellness experts that extol the benefits of a self-care routine, I read the articles every day, yet acknowledging […]