Category: Nov 2021
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What am I being here?
“I am the observer of the world around me and I am the observer of my inner world: the thoughts of my personal mind and the emotions inside me. I suppose I am the custodian of this unique human life.” I guess everyone wonders sometimes what they are doing here? I’ve come to the conclusion […]
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I am a machine
“Over our lifetimes, many of us have learnt to ignore and override the messages our bodies share with us. When our bodies have signalled and begged us to slow down and take it easy, we have brushed these messages aside and carried on regardless.” I’ve spent the morning in bed and the afternoon on the […]
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Don’t you remember?
“She explained that rather than having irretrievable memories sitting dormant in the deepest recesses of her brain, she had simply not formed robust memories during much of her childhood. She explained she had become a master dissociator.” I really struggle with recalling the past, particularly my childhood years. My internal autobiography from that time feels […]
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Re-educating Lisa
“The thing is for so many years now, I’ve squashed all the big feelings. They were all unwelcome visitors.” What does it truly feel like to be overjoyed and ecstatic in the moment; to experience pure enjoyment? How does it feel to be afraid, terrified or grief-stricken? Do you recognise when you are nervous or […]
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Feeling the fear and doing it my way.
“The fear is not truly mine. The fear has arisen because I am daring to challenge the neatly arranged set of rules which I have amassed in a lifetime.” This past week, I’ve been feeling rather ill-at-ease and twistingly uncomfortable in my own body. I’ve felt like I’ve been on high alert all the time […]
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