Life is pleasant, Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” Isaac Asimov Many people, from Shakespeare to virtually every Counselor in existence, have at some point broken human life down into stages. The idea being that we can define our goals in life by the stage we are up to. The seven life stages …
If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you are in bad compny John-Paul Satre Most of us have a special place where we feel safe. A place where we like to go to shut out the world and be alone. Whether it is at your favourite lookout or beach, alone in your room, hidden in your …
NB: Whatever gets you through the night discusses mental heath issues. I am a writer not a medical professional., so If this piece causes any concerns for you, please see a Doctor immediately. This is always the best thing to do. Many years ago, John Lennon wrote the song Whatever gets you through the night. …
You are driving along, minding your own business, when some dropkick swerves towards you and yells something rude as he passes by. On occasions like this, it is easy to let the bad behaviour of someone else upset you and drag you down. Whether it is a stranger or a friend, other people’s meanness and …
What do you do when you realise that you aren’t who you thought you were? How do you move on when you can no longer do what you set out to do? How do you correct your ‘vision’ when circumstances conspire to change you? Persistence of vision describes the optical illusion where an image remains …
Home is both a physical and an ethereal thing. You can get on a train and ‘go home’. A handy person can even ‘build a home’. A home is something you can touch. Finding a home or feeling at home, is an altogether different thing. You tend to feel at home when you are safe …
Life isn’t always about what we see in front of our eyes. Sometimes life is about what we can’t see. When you are down, you can’t always see what is obvious to everyone else. It is not easy to make better decisions when we are affected by our own emotions. Sometimes our subjectivity colours what …
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NB: This blog discusses mental heath issues. I am a writer not a medical professional, so If this piece causes any concerns for you, please see a Doctor immediately. This is always the best thing to do. To say that you are going to weigh the pros and cons of Major Depression sounds like a joke …
Sometimes it all gets too much and you’ve just got to stop. Constantly being self aware, having strange, vivid, medication induced dreams, dry mouth, avoiding sadness, self criticism, exhaustion and crippling depression are just the start. Trying to appear together for the benefit of your loved ones and following a strict routine wears thin eventually …
Preface As the title suggests, this is a narrative about mindfulness. In it I have tried to creatively reduce the long process of learning meditation and mindfulness down into one post. The point is to explain about acceptance, being in the moment, focussing on your breath and your senses. All various issues you learn about …
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