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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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Success Story

A while back, I received an email inviting me to become an online author for a website called Success Stories. Naturally, I clicked on the link. The tagline for the website read: “Learn from People who...

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Energy

Today, I decide to spend the whole day chilling out at home. I have a lie-in, I meditate, I eat breakfast. I reply to a few text messages. I attempt to get cheap car insurance. I have lunch. I read...

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To-Do

Today I attend a Life Coach for a much-needed, sort of dreaded business coaching session. We speak about timelines and deadlines. The Life Coach draws a “To-Do” box on the whiteboard. We also discuss...

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Little Camino

The past month has been weighed down with money worries, career anxiety, fear for the future and feelings of insecurity. This in turn has had an effect on my self-esteem; how I see myself and how I...

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The Work Tools

Something happened recently that disappointed me. However, part of me insisted that it wasn’t a big deal, that I was overreacting and that I should get over it and move on. And I did. I mentally...

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The Demon

Yesterday was World Mental Health Day. I considered posting on social media about my own mental health journey. But I decided against it. What if my housemates/family/extended family read it?...

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Rising

This morning, I rise at 5am. I do some breathing and get dressed in the half-light. I shut the front door quietly and slip past blindfolded houses. I feel like I’m playing a trick on society, the only...

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I Am

She kneels then gazes at me. “See through your eyes and feel with your heart,” she instructs. Nervousness churns in my stomach. I want to do it right. “You’re in your mind,” she observes. “You don’t...

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Only for the Lockdown 4

Only for the lockdown, I may never have experienced the following: My hair appointment (always booked two months in advance) was cancelled. I texted my hairdresser, desperate for advice on box dyes....

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Dark Corners

Cackling into the depths of a teacup, Everything yellow. Energy tingles and pops, Floorboards swirling watercolours. I hunker down, I’ve never been in this part of my house before. Patterns in walls,...

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