Just shy of four in the morn, gently nudged into consciousness, eyelids fused together. Why on earth am I awake? “I have an offering, a gift from the Universe. Don’t you want it?” Bleary-eyed, and somewhat disappointed at being woken from slumber, I pondered the question. Well, I am …
Trauma I have discovered, is not only an exceedingly difficult thing to endure but recovery from its lingering effects is a long process. I sit here wondering if I will ever be recovered from it. Will there be a time when its effects will no longer have this stronghold? …
Just recently, I have had a little over a week of insufficient sleep. I have definitely noticed the effects of it upon my body and capacity to do tasks. It makes me wonder if this is in part a reason why many teenagers are not coping so well. They are …
Reflecting upon the last couple of months, I can see why my current circumstances are what they are. I acknowledged that it was going to be a push; a real challenge. Yet I did not dwell on it nor give it much attention, which may have been, in hindsight, potentially …
Sitting on the proverbial fence is sometimes a most helpful act. As similar this is to being in a state of limbo, which most people find an uncomfortable place, it can serve its purpose. It is that in-between space where you do not need to fully commit to one way …
Recently I had the revelation that my mind is both my best friend and worst enemy rolled into one. It was a couple of weeks ago on the return journey from a mini-break away with one of my closest best friends. Prior to this getaway, I had been feeling very …
Shift in time A shift is coming; it is felt in the air A shift is coming; some time, some place, somewhere Sounds of optimism spread by the birds shrill It is coming, that shift; one day for sure, it will Sunshine’s cloak of positivity soaks into all it reaches …
I recently came across the following excerpt from a journal entry I had written quite some years back. “Sometimes, just sometimes, I am over it. I mean, really over it! Over the relentless chronic pain that invades my body. Over the consuming fatigue that floods my body. Over the mental …
The shadowy stealth figure Saunders about in wait Ready to seize any moment of doubt Preying indiscriminately, even on a mate It has no boundaries containing it So free it roams, a-stalking Considering who its next victim will be Seeking those who hold it in, not talking …
Oh the bizarre, always arising Giving cause for wonderment What makes one think or do that Will it be to their own detriment Am I the odd one, perplexed by this Finding it a strange way to be Perhaps they are not unusual And the unusual is in …
