A Million Things

I thought I needed a million thingsIn order to be happyA million poundsAll the shoes and chocolate in the worldTo go everywhereTo experience everythingTo have lots of friendsTo have the perfect face and figurePerfect healthSeveral carsSeveral housesMaybe a helicopter and a private planeThen I woke up one morningNothing had changedBut I was happyAnd all wasContinueContinue reading “A Million Things”

You Are Me

I understand the innocence of childhood Because long ago I was you An innocent with my whole life in front of me Safe in my cocoon with my family Playing happily in streets Splashing in the rain Paddling in the sea And shrieking as the waves washed over me As you used to But youContinueContinue reading “You Are Me”

10 things I Dislike

This!!!! This isn’t a negative post because I’m positive that I dislike these things and feel positively right. Killing innocents, particularly children. War. It’s the province of the pathetic and wrecks the future. How long will it take us to learn? Violence. We’re disgusted by war yet will run around it streets with knives, machetes,ContinueContinue reading “10 things I Dislike”

Hands Up…!

Okay I admit it! I’m having a wobble. I’ve lost myself and tried to undo all my forward momentum on my anxiety. I went back to my Joe Dispenza meditations faster than the speed of light! I have found though that one meditation works better than the other for me. Boy have I struggled…I wrote in my poemContinueContinue reading “Hands Up…!”

Lots of things

What could you do differently? There is a lot of useful information on the subject of navigating a tricky world from a different perspective, in my book. Might help. Like everyone I’m a product of my life experience and that has shaped me. As such, looking back a lot could have been done differently. ButContinueContinue reading “Lots of things”

You and I

You and I May be different colours But we’re human We may worship different gods But we’re human We may believe different things But we’re human We may be different genders But we’re human We love our children We love our parents We love our family And our friends Our pets We love our lovesContinueContinue reading “You and I”

The ‘sigh’ in the Room?

When you suffer from mental health issues you’re often treated like a pair of curtains. People try to be sympathetic, lose patience, and suggest that you try harder or pull yourself together. They may not use those words but it’s implicit in the chivvying up process. You can’t whip yourself together with one smart pull,ContinueContinue reading “The ‘sigh’ in the Room?”

Reluctant Loner

Walking your path alone?Photo by Domen Mirtiu010d Dolenec on Pexels.com Are you a person who would love to have a huge group of friends, but doesn’t? You’d like to love partying but hide in a corner? You develop an unexpected headache when you’re invited out in a group, but you appreciate the invites, want newContinueContinue reading “Reluctant Loner”