why trust and commitment are the keys to healing
It’s funny how, when you set your mind to something, all the right things appear, happen, fall into place, and show that really you’re on the right track. They say there’s no such thing as coincidence,...
View Articlethe healing power of a grief journal
Tears streamed down my face when I read about a woman who had lost her only child chart her journey through journaling. This post is really worth reading on Life Goes Strong, entitled Writing for Life:...
View ArticleThe ‘write-rip-throw’ approach to ditching negative thoughts
Negative thoughts making your life a misery? Well, rather than ruminating on them and giving them oxygen, there’s a simpler way of getting rid of them. Just write them down on a piece of paper, rip...
View ArticleA poem by an abused yellow ribbon
I’m a yellow ribbon, a strip of citrine satin. I have to stay in place or something bad will happen. My favourite shape on earth is the cutest of all bows. But woe betide my fate if I slip or make a...
View Articlewhy I fear a tut and a sigh
I can sense it coming: the second I do something that brings you displeasure. For want of cliché, I see your face grow dark. Your mouth becomes taut. I feel the pressure in my tight little tummy. I...
View Articleclawing the courage to say no
The agony of my indecision had done my head right in. The hurting of my inner child had left my true self wilting. The logic part had made up its mind. The fragility, it was a fraying: teetering in,...
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