Category: Self esteem
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Covid has so much to answer for, but for now it’s my reason for having to listen. Plugging in to headphones, listening to faceless people at endless meetings at work. Turn on the radio and listen to the myriad of advisors…all now experts on mental health. Read the blogs, watch the vlogs, so much information […]
Continue Reading...Get off the diving board
Up and up I climb, So many lessons, So many books, So much research. Up and up I climb, When I get more knowledge, When I get more experience, When I’m more prepared. When I’m older. Up and up I climb, When I’m strong enough, When I have a beautiful body, When I don’t have […]
Continue Reading...Apart
Dear Mum and Dad, How are you both? It’s been so long since I’ve seen you, heard your voices even or shared a comforting hug. I’ve been keeping busy, chugging along since I last saw you, mostly working but making time for some fun. You know me with my horse….he’s so grounding, he really can’t […]
Continue Reading...Room Without a Roof
Having just returned from a holiday of a lifetime I realise that the rooms in my mind always had such heavy overhead closures. Self-containment, worry, security were always so very important to me. They made me feel safe. But I was so free, so happy on this holiday. The Finnish scenery brought out the artist […]
Continue Reading...End of play
What on earth are they? As I watched, tiny ‘creatures’, seemingly alive but miniature, appeared to be climbing down the shiny surface of the car stationary, in front of me. It was dark, early morning, and I began to disbelieve my eyes. Looking away momentarily to judge the accuracy of my eyesight, I refocussed again […]
Continue Reading...Wellie Boot chronicles
This is ridiculous, I ranted to myself. The car in front edged forwards, perhaps two foot before his brake lights flooded my car with an appropriately angry red glow. I could see the small roundabout ahead, usually providing a traffic calming effect but today on-coming cars from the right were decreasing our chances of making […]
Continue Reading...2nd-Hand Bouquet
Talk in the office turned to cars. To be honest not a subject matter that I can confidently chat about apart from when the banter turned to ‘first cars’. Due to the age range present, the variance in car makes was astonishing, however when someone mentioned they had a Mini Cooper I had to smile […]
Continue Reading...The Colour of Hope
He felt like running. Just turning around and fleeing from the sheer weight of being adult. But instead he adopted a comical pose and bowing low he said; “Wilt thou accompany me m’lady Guinevere, ‘tis time to visit Merlin once again” Edie sighed hugely at the thought of yet more drugs, but her smile remained […]
Continue Reading...Conclusion
I wish I’d asked her. I wish I’d said to stay Here with me. It was no use pretending that I had no care for the choice being made. Where does time go? It’s used up Spent like the money she said she needed For this final brutal act. But I didn’t ask I handed […]
Continue Reading...Aquarium
Look at you, You greedy things. Round and round in rings You swim. Can you see me? Observe me? Am I amazing From within your effervescent globe? Does the light catch my skin From within? Like the shards of colour From your fins. You seem so busy, In such a rush. Perhaps the shards are […]
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