Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. But very little else did. I was raised begging for attention, for fairness. No matter how hard I tried, how well behaved, I could never win. I used to describe myself as 3/10 must try harder. My younger brother and I agreed when weContinueContinue reading “I Mattered”
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Seriously?
How often do you walk or run? Warning…This has morphed beyond punchy of its own free will! 🤣 When I was a kid I ran everywhere, down the corridor at school, as soon as I got out of the house. I lost count of the yells that followed me “don’t run”. Then I got myContinueContinue reading “Seriously?”
LOL
Do you see yourself as a leader? Yes. I’ve led a few teams and during my university days scored off the charts for my leadership style. I marked the group in exactly the same way, and the course tutor described it as a positive love fest that barely seemed real. Except we were all adamantContinueContinue reading “LOL”
Love
Photo by Felix Mittermeier on Pexels.com Park me under a tree and leave me The tree will give me shelter and without my saying a word the tree will understand It has its roots in the earth and its canopy turned towards the sky It has seen and heard too many things to need toContinueContinue reading “Love”
Timeless Wisdom
Photo by Jean van der Meulen on Pexels.com Timeless Wisdom Time waits for no one But I wait for time I wait for the right time The best time The time when the signs appear That perfect moment when I should do… …something Part of the problem is That I haven’t defined the something ThereContinueContinue reading “Timeless Wisdom”
Desperately Seeking the Truth
One simple word and seven billion complexities We’re all raised to tell the truth which is ‘a good thing’. Yet we also know that one person’s truth is another person’s ridiculous idea, and that finding the truth is becoming incredibly difficult to do. The problem we have nowadays is the level of communication and connectionContinueContinue reading “Desperately Seeking the Truth”
The Way Home
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com How can you ever stop hurtingWhen a beloved leaves you for the starlight world?How can you ever be whole and complete againOr walk without a care?How can you not?The two worlds are oneJoined by invisible and unbreakable threads of loveTug the thread connecting your heartsAnd waitAllow yourself to feel thatContinueContinue reading “The Way Home”
S*d All
What are you doing this evening? I used to have a dynamic life. I used to belong to an Am Dram group, I did martial arts, Toastmasters, I was a platform medium, I did talks, I ran groups outside the house. Then something happened. It was insidious, unnoticeable, stealthy. I stopped living my life forContinueContinue reading “S*d All”
I Am
The problem with working yourself out.
The Price of Popularity
Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com Behind the group in the corner Is the most popular person in the world Sheltered from real life and the rest of us By their sheer charisma and gloss The best hair gel The best sparkly spray And the most expensive house and car Ensuring that they are neverContinueContinue reading “The Price of Popularity”