Lately life has been filled with lots of uncomfortable change, change that someone like me would ordinarily feel kind of excited about but at the moment I am just feeling plain exhausted. Yet amongst so much change another part of me is starting to feel like not enough is changing, and in the case of US lawmakers, we are going down a dark path backwards. … Continue reading Tides of change
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Not all those who wander are lost – J.R.R. Tolkien I have often described myself as someone with no passions. I do not have a favourite band, hobby, or side gig. Throughout the pandemic there has been one passion I have realised that in the past, I have underestimated and overlooked and that has been my fondness of travel. There are many people who enjoy … Continue reading Lessons From Afar
“Comfort/able” – Me These days we can often feel measured by how productive, busy, stressed, overworked and kickingourselvesupthebum we are. Being comfortable can sometimes be likened to being stagnant, lazy and complacent. As someone who has felt the guilt of not constantly being the opposite of comfortable most of her adult life I have recently created a newfound friendship with comfort, and the art of … Continue reading Why my fitness watch wanted me to stop doing so much
During this whole pandemic one thing I regularly ask myself is whether I am really living the life I should be having. Am I really content, happy, and doing what I should be doing? Is city life for me? Am I actually faking my way through my career? Or would I be more humble making sandwiches? There is one fantasy storyline in my life that … Continue reading Welcome to the cafe
Woah. What just happened… I mean, all of it. One minute I’m complaining about crowded trains and vacant faces and the next it’s 2021 and I haven’t left my home in 3 months afraid of contracting a virus that may, or may not, kill me. What a whirlwind… What about Lebanon, Afghanistan, Palestine.. The rest of the suffering. What about Indonesia, India and their fight … Continue reading 2021
Hello there, Lots of people write letters to their younger selves, so here is mine to you. You are strong and passionate and carefree. On the other hand, you are responsible and naive. You are actually all of these things at once. On one hand, you are a bit of an old soul and most likely ahead of others at your age when it comes … Continue reading A letter to me (at 19)
Most of my posts lately have been a little sad. Today I wanted to shake things up a little and share the best three things about my day so far. Highlight #1 My nephew brings so much light to my life and brings me so much happiness. Lately when I see him, I have been blowing kisses to him and making a mmmmmmmmmmmmmuaaaaaaaaaaaah sound. He … Continue reading Highlights
This week my mind feels very crowded. I am forgetting important things, making mistakes and overall, just not being my best. Tonight my husband was meeting a work colleague to see a band and asked me to go but I said no because actually all I feel like doing is being alone. I want to decompress and empty out. When I get too crowded here … Continue reading Crowded
