Comforting Thought: Remember, don’t be frightened

“So don’t be frightened, dear friend, if a sadness confronts you larger than any you have ever known, casting its shadow over all you do. You must think that something is happening within you, and remember that life has not forgotten you; it holds you in its hand and will not let you fall. WhyContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Remember, don’t be frightened”

Living in an exciting European city

What will your life be like in three years? In three years I hope to be living in Europe with my beloved Polish Bear 🐻 I hope to be undertaking further study and working and that I have purchased a house along with PB. We are both happy and healthy and cycling around the placeContinue reading “Living in an exciting European city”

Book Review Ramani Durvasula Its Not You

Clear-eyed, practical and empathic guide to minimising the impact of the narcissistic person in your life. And for welcoming more peace and order into your life as a result. #BookReview #Books #quote #selfhelp #psychology #DrRamani

International ‘Get to know Your Inner Child Day’

Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate. Imagine if there was such a public holiday as ‘Get to know your inner child’. What an interesting public holiday this would be! It would be confronting, painful and eye-opening for many people. It’s common to bury one’s feelings along with pain accumulated during childhoodContinue reading “International ‘Get to know Your Inner Child Day’”

Album of the Year: Cartoon Darkness by Amyl and the Sniffers

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Genre: Punk, Thrash Metal Label: Rough Trade  Review in one word: Exhilarating I don’t often review music, yet as I clean my house, go on walks, work, have friends around, hang out with my partner or read books…well I’m constantly listening to something! So here it goes – my favourite album of 2024 dropped only aContinue reading “Album of the Year: Cartoon Darkness by Amyl and the Sniffers”

Chefchaoen at Dusk

When I was in Chefchaoen, Morocco in 2009 and looking out from the rooftop of the hostel I was overtaken by a feeling of awe and amazement at the sheer size and scale of the world. #travel #storytelling #writing #spirituality #love #connection #morocco

Endless money, endless time and endless health

You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for? Endless money: they say money corrupts people, it’s certainly possible that having endless money would make me a different person. I would likely become too lazy with endless money, however I would like to think that I’d use the endless money to resolve theContinue reading “Endless money, endless time and endless health”

10 #InterestingThings I Found on the Internet 138

The #science of optimism, hexahedral imaginary #architecture, the most popular dreams across every country mapped, how to make good small talk, golden roman bracelets and more. It’s edition 138 of #InterestingThings

Every Picture Tells A Story: Strong Dogs on Antarctic Expedition (1911)

Photographer Frank Hurley snaps his whimsical and wise looking Greenland esquimaux #dogs named Basilisk and Ginger during an #Antarctic expedition between 1911-1914. Image discovered via the State Library of New South Wales. #snow #adventure #old #photo

Comforting Thought: And the people stayed home by Kitty O’Meara

“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still.” #alone #quote #healing #love #connection