Voice of the Heart: Let it Speak

It’s no good living from the heart if you’re not going to speak from the heart. Speaking out can be scary, especially if you don’t normally speak up for yourself, but there is no point knowing what you want and don’t want, knowing what you can and can’t tolerate, if you feel unable to sayContinueContinue reading “Voice of the Heart: Let it Speak”

Voice of the Heart: Poetry Break

I felt that I wanted to avoid the prose today and have a bit of fun. So… My Heart SpeaksIt tells me exactly what I needThen I logic it outHow come my logic is never compatible?How come common sense makes me miserable?Why does my careful planningalways go wrong?Yes I knowThe heart knowsAnd I know tooSoContinueContinue reading “Voice of the Heart: Poetry Break”

Voice of the Heart: Being Yourself

The Voice of the Heart theme is partly about freeing us from the effects of society and protecting our mental and physical health. This is important because you create your future based on your actions, and your wellbeing is directly affected by the things you put up with. You might feel brave and sensible forContinueContinue reading “Voice of the Heart: Being Yourself”

Moved by Spirit

Living from the perspective of mind, body, spirit, reminds you to go to your heart, the seat of soul. Never forget the old cliche, the heart knows. It’s one of those home truths that make us smile, shrug, and forget until someone mentions it again. It’s not a cliche it’s the truth! Your heart can’tContinueContinue reading “Moved by Spirit”

Be Yourself – Live Your Life

Compromising the self leaves you not knowing who you are, never feeling right, and always being asked more of. Some thoughts about why you shouldn’t do that.

Stuff, Money, and Nonsense.

Comparing the life of a blogging friend from the Philippines, to my experience of life in the UK. Very different lives, both have positives, but one clearly wins on natural living and family connection.

Hard to Say

Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? Minds don’t stay in one place for long. I’m not a fan of looking back unless it’s to good memories. I do like to mull my way forward sometimes, but then that can be to miss the here and now, which isContinueContinue reading “Hard to Say”

Define ‘It’

If you don’t change ITThen IT won’t changeMe – learning the hard way This was one of my key pieces of learning during my journey from chaos and acute anxiety. You can look around you for help, outside you, consult experts, read the best books, talk to all your friends, and all of this isContinueContinue reading “Define ‘It’”

Never Mind

When I realised as a child That I was always going to be wrong I didn’t think ‘never mind’ I just felt hurt When I wasn’t allowed to go to university And those hopes and dreams were stopped I didn’t think it then either I just felt lost Through decades of hurts That never neededContinueContinue reading “Never Mind”