Mental health isn’t straightforward. Sadly, it’s not something you work on, get better, and then never have to think about again. There’s no one cure, and it can be a constant battle between what your mind and body tell you and what you know to be true. At the age of 33, I’ve spent moreContinue reading “Living Under The Cloud”
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Self-Destruction Hotel
Silence is heavy and suffocating. My peace is always found in noise; the television I’m not watching, music playing I’m not listening to, or hearing people around me chattering, while I remain quiet – even if I’m not engaging in the noise, it helps me feel less alone. On a regular day, my mind shoutsContinue reading “Self-Destruction Hotel”
The difference between alone, and lonely
It had never occurred to me that there is a difference between being alone, and being lonely. Isn’t that strange? Alone always equalled lonely in my mind, and I can’t remember a time I didn’t believe that miscalculated equation. Alone and lonely felt the same to say out loud; they feel cold and sad. However,Continue reading “The difference between alone, and lonely”
It’s Time To Turn The Volume Down.
“How am I going to get my plants to the car without looking like an idiot that’s being viciously attacked by two plants?” I always worry about the silliest of things. I had fallen in love with a faux cheese plant at work, but they were far too expensive and I couldn’t justify buying one,Continue reading “It’s Time To Turn The Volume Down.”
The Small Happies.
Many years ago, on one of my regular trips to Whitby, I bought a small wall plaque that read ‘Happiness is a way of life, not a destination.’ because I feel like that sentence reflects how I feel about life and happiness, and it’s always stuck with me. I think a lot of people putContinue reading “The Small Happies.”
Gwen Richards 