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Discover in the midst of discomfort, a kind of pleasure
‘I hope you are discovering this is an intrinsically pleasant thing to do, even when it hurts. You can discover in the midst of discomfort, a kind of pleasure and a kind of fulfilment. And if you haven’t found that yet, I promise, it is there to be found. Just keep coming back to the…
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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear
‘Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.’ – Mark Twain Today I faced myself in a way I have not done before, and I have fought many battles against myself and my past. I faced a part of me that I buried somewhere deep inside of me. I forgot,…
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Quote: Time
‘Time. Changes faces, changes stories, changes points of view.’ – Trent Dalton – Boy Swallows Universe Today was a hard one. There is a heaviness in me that I can’t see to shake at the moment. I can’t shake it because I am so weighed down by it that I can’t think of what to…
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Self-sabotage is a girl, right?
Blogging every day is difficult. It is only difficult because I am avoiding it all day, until just before I go to bed. I am left with no time to think properly. Self-sabotage in all her glory. Self-sabotage is a girl, right? I am exhausted. Life is moving so fast at the moment. More specifically,…
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I’ve got gaps, yes.
I’ve got gaps, you’ve got gaps. Together, we fill each others gaps. Least that’s how it’s meant to go… Quote from the Rocky movie I’ve never seen. Not sure how it came to be in my Notes app, but I quite like it.
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This is not ‘forgiving’
Forgiving doesn’t mean what happened was okay. It just means you’re letting go of the hopeless wish, that you wish things *could* have been different. You stop saying ‘it shouldn’t have happened’, because, in fact, it *did* happen. Until you accept that fact, you can’t move on. – Reddit BrackenFernAnya
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Sibling Rivalry between my mind and body
I put my left hand to my heart and my right hand to my head. I had been asked to do this last week in my Tools for Trauma class and to notice what I felt. In the class I had felt a power struggle. My mind raced with quick thoughts that I can’t recall…
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Boundaries keep you, and the other person, safe
Last night I asked my dreams what it is that I will be taught. I admitted that I felt lost, very lost. I yearned to know what my higher purpose is. I was gifted these answers, though the dream was chaotic. I could tell which way was up still, sure. But it was endless amounts…
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This is my approach to journaling:
I still remember my resistance to journalling quite fondly. I would try, and seemingly fail, at putting pen to paper. Over and over again I tried. It’s quite revealing to look back on those half formed, half attempted journal entries. If only that version of me knew what lay ahead. I don’t know what kept…
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If you’re struggling with addiction, read this:
Hey, I want you to know you’re not alone. I know how it feels to live in a perpetual cycle of daily addiction. I know what it feels like to think that there was nothing to do that could help how I felt inside except numb, avoid, distract. That’s not true though – you can…