Personal blog
Climb back into my shell I suppose.
My mum misses the way I would call all the time,
I miss reaching out to my dad, to my brother, to my friends.
If my financial infrastructure was in place,
And I had safety guards on my public or social media expression,
Perhaps I could live with one foot in that world.… Read the rest
Landing hard tonight. And notice that I am emotionally isolated from the people in my world again. I don’t know what is worse – feeling distant from people and the world, or the chaos, the excessive, colourful expression and my ‘otherworldly’ reality.… Read the rest
Like a billiard table. Every time I put something out into this sphere, the energy shifts, and changes. One ball bouncing off another.
And the blessed (but unfortunate) way that expressing emotions takes away their intensity and their power.
What are these shifting energies.… Read the rest
Maybe we ‘all have something’. I mean something that challenges us so much and makes life incredibly difficult.
I was thinking about my friend Starfish and her world. She certainly has a challenging situation in hers. . . And yet she is the kindest person I have ever met.… Read the rest
Urgh. So, this is what withdrawal from an internet addiction feels like. This may be what kids feel like when their parents take their devices away. . . It is no fun!
And yes, it feels like dying, so what are some gentle things that I can do to ameliorate this distress?… Read the rest
Stuff this!!
It is one of those rare occasions when I get a glimpse of freedom. Except it is just another prison cell somewhere else.
Turtle has up and gone. It feels like an opportunity to let the whole ship slide down the street and out to sea.… Read the rest
Making the same mistake. Over and over again.
The mistake is putting my feelings into words, and articulating them.
Most other people move through their feelings without committing them to paper.
I am looking for a new way to let my feelings move through me.… Read the rest
And my reply??
One morning, not so long ago an interesting post showed up in my feed. It was a post about ageism, beauty, body image, technology and our young people.
Here is the post: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3HD2cRPZpx/?igsh=OGoxbzA0b2liNjMy
I found it to be quite disturbing.… Read the rest
My body image ruminations make me want to find comfort and solace in the LGBTQIA community. This community knows more than anyone else about what it means to fight for dignity in a sometimes cruel and bigoted world.
Their rainbow flags and messages of PRIDE show such strength against such overwhelming adversity.… Read the rest