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Trying to work out ‘what I want’ or ‘where I want to be’ has been my biggest challenge for some years now. Without some target to aim towards though, there’s little motivation to push through the dull days. The dull days are nothing like the dark days, and for that I should be grateful. There’s…
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Do I make my own decisions, or do I let others make my decisions for me? How will I spend my Sunday afternoon? What do I charge for the work I do? Do I have for myself, my family, friends – the things I care about? Given that I am a chronic people pleaser, it’s…
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A poem by Sofia Scarlett Time and again we say that ‘love is not enough’ But is it possible that sometimes, love is too much? Maybe we loved one another as much as is humanly possible,In fact, beyond what is humanly possible.Certainly more than most will ever be able to imagine. But because we so…
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“Become master over yourself, master of your own good qualities… acquire power over your aye and no and learn to hold and withhold them in accordance with your higher aims…” Friedrich Nietzsche What is it all about, and what does any of it matter? We get so emotional about the constant swarm of ‘things’ happening…
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“Few things limit us more profoundly than our own beliefs about what we deserve, and few things liberate us more powerfully than daring to broaden our locus of possibility and self-permission for happiness. The stories we tell ourselves about what we are worthy or unworthy of — from the small luxuries of naps and watermelon…
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We’ve made it from day 31, to day 13. Incredibly – or maybe inevitably – whilst there’s still chaos going on around me, things don’t feel back to front anymore. It’s a strange feeling. I don’t have any sense of clarity about which way is ‘forward’ or what any path forward even looks like. Now…
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“Tie your camel first, and then put your trust in Allah” I have been conditioned to believe in the necessity of prudent planning; to ensure that plans B, C, and D are well thought through and actionable as needed. To take a leap into the unknown, without a safety net, feels utterly mindless. I can…
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“Some of us ran so far away, during a period of survival, that we forgot to come back home to ourselves. Return home to yourself. You are safe now.” Lalah Delia Lalah Delia describes it perfectly; I ran away so far, for so long, that I forgot entirely about the mere existence of the person…
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“Do not ask your childrento strive for extraordinary lives.Such striving may seem admirable,but it is the way of foolishness.Help them instead to find the wonderand the marvel of an ordinary life.Show them the joy of tastingtomatoes, apples and pears.Show them how to crywhen pets and people die.Show them the infinite pleasurein the touch of a…
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