One of the key things that has genuinely significantly improved my mental health over the past few months has been mindfulness. I was skeptical at first, I'd give meditating a go, get frustrated, and write it off. After going on a 5 week course learning about mindfulness and practising with a group, I can honestly… Continue reading Mindfulness Changed My Life.
Thank you, 2018.
2018 has been a year of huge significance for me. It may not look like it to outsiders, but so much has happened and I have learnt more than ever. Mental Health The biggest thing that has happened for me has been the improvements in my mental health, following some of the hardest times I… Continue reading Thank you, 2018.
World Mental Health Day
Some simple tips that can be used by everyone to better their mental health.
Expensive City, Tight Budget
Find out how to have a great holiday in Oslo without breaking the bank.
How to go Veggie!
For a long time I began feeling guilty about eating meat. It got to the point where I just couldn’t justify it any more. Whether for ethical, environmental, health or other reasons, if you are considering going vegetarian, or cutting down on meat, look no further! Personally, I did not want to suddenly go ‘cold… Continue reading How to go Veggie!
Lost at Home
I long to escape Into bustling cities Filled with the hopefuls and the hopeless Into vintage book shops Where I can travel into lands of love And peace and imagination; Into deserted villages Where community was once hand-stitched Into every garden gate and passing neighbour. I want to disappear Into the arms of a stranger… Continue reading Lost at Home
Everything
On an evening in early spring When the sky was a black canvas Splashed with sparkling silver paint I tried to empty the thoughts that filled my mind Or at least divide them into categories, In my internal filing cabinet Only to find that the biggest folder Was overflowing with you It was a gradual… Continue reading Everything
Drowning
Are you aware of how comfortably You lay in my arms, After you’d drowned in a thousand tears And I’d told you that I understood; There were days I couldn’t even breathe? And do you realise how soundly You slept next to me, The blood drying on your fragile skin, After I told you that… Continue reading Drowning
To Be Human
I recently went to see an Antony Gormley exhibition in Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge. Prior to this trip, all I knew about this sculptor is that he is the artist behind ‘Another Place’ at Crosby Beach in Liverpool, a place I have spent many happy summers days with my friends and family at University. I also… Continue reading To Be Human
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