April 2012
5 posts
aspire
Self. Sense of self. Sense of potential of self by watching others and understanding that we are comprised of just the same flesh, bones and psyche as others who achieve all, and that the limits we impose are merely constructs, safety nets for our minds.
Don’t settle. At least, don’t settle if you don’t want to. If you do not aspire, there is no wrong in accepting. We all have...
Unrecognisable
‘you’ve lost weight, I think’ he says. He hasn’t seen me for a week but it’s only a week. What about me looks different this week that was unnoticeable last?
I look in the mirror and my face is different. Slowly but surely the puffiness is melting away, leaving behind cheekbones and smiles. The wrinkles will come eventually - someone commented a while ago that being...
March 2012
3 posts
Writing beauty
Should probably explain why this is here. I wanted somewhere to keep on writing. I wanted somewhere to be able to play. I wanted somewhere for me that no one was expecting anything wonderful from.
I wanted somewhere to make grammatical errors and shameless posts full of emotion and light and laughter without feeling judged and scrutinised.
I might talk about work. I might talk about weekends...
Higher is happier
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The short: We went away to the Lakes for the weekend to celebrate my birthday.
The long: The sun shone. And shone and shone and shone. We walked: we met two men along the first 1.5 mile stretch ambling along the bridleway running away from Wastwater in the vague direction of Nether Wasdale. He hailed from Blackpool. Said how lovely it was to hear a proper Lancashire accent again. Asked...
