Category Archives: Mental health

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”

Backward Looking Forward Thinking

We all think about the past. Many of us hold on to aspects of the past. Some of those things are worth remembering, some are not. Try telling your mind not to think about the things that aren’t worth recalling and on a good day it will behave, on a difficult one it won’t. Particularly if you haven’t beenContinueContinue reading “Backward Looking Forward Thinking”

Not in My Wildest Dreams

Did I ever think I’d constantly write about being quiet and preferring peace. In my youth I had all kinds of ideas, but no idea how to achieve them. My parents were more likely to say no than ‘why not, we will back you.’ They considered praise to be dangerous as it created arrogance. TheContinueContinue reading “Not in My Wildest Dreams”

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”

Fun and More fun

I was thinking about today’s question where I couldn’t list 5 fun things I do. I realised that I do have a lot of fun everyday, because cats are fun; except: They seem to have a sixth sense about when you must go out on time, when you cannot be late, and respond to thatContinueContinue reading “Fun and More fun”

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”

Three Things – Better Than

The need to be ‘better than’ arises from fear of not being good enough. Even billionaires suffer from it, as witnessed with Musk and Zuckerberg. Talking about a cage fight because apparently being wildly rich and successful isn’t enough, there has to be more. In this world we judge by race, by skin colour, by gender, byContinueContinue reading “Three Things – Better Than”

Shot of Truth?

Michael Neill’s inspiring work emphasizes the impact of thoughts and words on our actions and the world. Reflecting on the history of war and present conflicts, he urges self-awareness and control of our thoughts. His personal experience reinforces the profound influence of our thoughts and the importance of managing them.

Careful Ways

In what ways do you communicate online? Keyboard Warrior? Email, social media, blogging. I also run Spiritual Empowerment Groups via Zoom. Just normal communication nowadays. Or is it communication? What if… We twist this question and ask instead “in what ways do you communicate on line.” Then I would say – with great caution. Meaning? On lineContinueContinue reading “Careful Ways”