Self care. What springs to mind when you think of these two simple words? The individualistic, consumeristic self, indulging in 'care' which is additional, luxurious and hidden? Or the definition of self? The entirety of a person, mind, body, soul, spirit? Ownership and autonomy over particular set of features? What images springs forth from 'care'?… Continue reading The S word
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Simply Friday
Friday's are usually the sigh for the end of the week. The time when bottles of wine are opened, beer gets cooled and a sense of relief overwhelms your soul. Another week survived. Another week of stress, rush and overwhelm. This isn't how it needs to be. These feelings do not have to be consistant.… Continue reading Simply Friday
The Call of a New Season
The slow, whisper in the air. The dawn chorus of birds emerging from the trees. The fresh smell of rain on the grass, struggling to grow and work its way towards to sun. The beckoning of your heart, inviting you to listen, to take that first step and bask in the glow of the dreams… Continue reading The Call of a New Season
The Year of New Beginnings
This is the year I...Do we say that every year?Pin our hopes on something new?Usually, this happened at the start of a new year or at least an academic year. It's different this time. My new beginning starts at the end of a season. The end of a season of education, rigidity and deadlines. The… Continue reading The Year of New Beginnings
Daily Rhythms
Routine vs rhythms. What's the difference? The type A in me strives for routine, loves the predictability and the stability which comes from knowing what happens next. Yet recently, especially after reading 'Simplicity Parenting', I have found rhythms being a better description of what it was my soul craved. Rhythms are inbuilt from the womb,… Continue reading Daily Rhythms
Embracing this Season of Motherhood
I couldn't understand why I struggled so much through the tantrums. Why homework became a battle of wills. The threat of a lego invasion is moving me to a place of despair and stress. The garden, currently a muddy mess, had become a place I no longer relished while watching them hang upside down on… Continue reading Embracing this Season of Motherhood
Journalling the Waves
2 am. Everyone was asleep aside from me. Thoughts were just swirling around my head. It was an ocean of fear, doubts, worry and expectations. Each new thought came like a crashing wave, disturbing the water, crashing into the shore. All I could think was that the black beast was back. It had made its… Continue reading Journalling the Waves
Decluttering Your Mind
I have a messy, unorganised brain. I have no speed limits, no traffic lights, just pure chaos of thoughts. Living minimally can be the easy bit; for me, it is anyway. Give me a bag, and I'll fill it for stuff to charity! But my head, I don't think I ever believed it would be… Continue reading Decluttering Your Mind
Parenting with Grace
I'm definitely not a natural. My mothering instincts seem to have got lost and underdeveloped. I do, at times, find parenting hard and sometimes an uphill battle. When my first was born, I was only 16. I had little in the way of knowledge about myself, although the 16-year-old me would probably disagree. I hadn't… Continue reading Parenting with Grace
Mental Illness and Happiness
Joy is not elusive. Irrespective of mental illnesses, Joy is still always present.But how can joy be present, when your illness/disorder is crippling any sense of joy, hope or purpose? When the emptiness feels overwhelming, all-encompassing and eternal? The struggle comes when your mental health is creating a lifestyle which is opposite to a life… Continue reading Mental Illness and Happiness
