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The unexpected: balding eyeballs and sheep poo
Everything finally seems to be in order. You’re feeling great, you’ve discovered your passions, and found your niche in life. You’re enjoying yourself and living in the now. You’re perfectly content...
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Unconditional love: unwrapping the greatest gift of all
Let me ask you a question. Do you think it is okay to be angry and impatient with a baby for just lying around all day? For not learning to walk or talk quick enough? She doesn’t offer the world …...
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Self-hatred: the boogeyman beneath the bed
Self-hatred is rarely spoken about. You dare not breathe its existence because you don’t wish to acknowledge its dark presence. You wouldn’t dream of admitting that it plagues you because you presume...
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Disappointment: the cold shower you didn’t want to take
Disappointment can strike you like a ferocious tidal wave on a calm summer’s day. It takes you by surprise, plunges you into an icy, suffocating darkness, washes away your energy, erodes some of your...
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How different my life is…
I was watching an episode of Downton Abbey recently when I was struck by how different life was in the early 1900s. Any expression of emotion was frowned upon; the working class was forbidden from...
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From black and white to technicolour
Good fucken fuqballs, I’m writing at 5am again! I blame Jeannette Walls’ gripping account of her exciting, albeit difficult, childhood in The Glass Castle. Only moments earlier, I had to hold the book...
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What A Difference A Day Makes
Today, I woke with a sore, swollen left eye. It always amazes me how emotions affect the physical. But I didn’t immediately whip out the concealer. Instead, I got into the car and travelled towards the...
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Being Human
I met someone at a festival recently, who made a few interesting observations about what it is to be human. As we walked by groups of animated festival-goers, he remarked: “Everybody here has paid...
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New Beginnings
Filed under: Love, Random Tagged: fresh start, grief, heartbreak, lao tzu, loss, love, new beginnings, pain
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VulnerAble
Do you ever feel lost? Unsure of your next step? Hesitant about which direction you’re going to take? Will you move house, emigrate or travel the world? Would it be more sensible to start your own...
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Giving Up
This morning, I received some news that I really didn’t want to hear. I felt disappointed, upset, and even a little angry. I also felt foolish for putting myself in this position… again! I should have...
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I’m Always Here
Mindfulness is a buzz word of the moment. And being present is a recurring theme in my blog posts. Yesterday however, I realised that there’s an element of resistance in the way I’ve been practising...
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Just Doing It
I’m currently making my way through Susan Jeffers’ bestseller Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. So far, I’ve learned that there’s no point in waiting for the fear to subside before you tackle something....
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First Dates
A couple of friends recommended watching First Dates, a television series that films real first dates in a London restaurant. I’ve since watched the entire first season and it’s totally addictive. As I...
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