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Merry Christmas

After moving away from Birmingham I am pleased to say I am back home with family and am looking forward to a new year of fresh start and unconditional support. I had shed the old address and much of the baggage I have carried for a long time. It’s hard to believe looking back on the last five years how much my world has changed. I never dreamt I would be working again, living back with those I…

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Truth

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To my Ex- “friends”.

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Fatigue

This is how I would sum up the last 2 months. I recently had covid again, which has made me feel even lower in the amount of energy I have. That feeling of it being too painful to move, and when you do it’s exhausting because of pain you feel, was overwhelming for me today. On the one hand I have guilt about all the things I could be doing, in the other I need to preserve energy for the things…

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There’s nothing I really can say right now…

There’s nothing I really can say right now…

This says it all.

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Taking Stock

It’s easy to be caught up in the minutiae of life. Sometimes it’s better to step back and reflect. Take each area of life and look at it, how it fits in with other areas: career, health, finances, creativity and relationships. For me each area has evolved in 12 months. Career has blossomed quicker than I had dated to hope, i find much satisfaction in what I do and I am inspired by my work. It…

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Long Time No Blog…

Long Time No Blog…

I haven’t written a blog post for almost 3 months. In these months I have gained much and dealt with loss. I have battled with unhelpful thoughts and worked hard to not allow these thoughts to derail me from what matters. I have learned to have boundaries not just from others but from myself. I have learned how I treat others may not be the way they treat me. However, how I choose to conduct…

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Seasonal Struggles

Yesterday I posted this as my Facebook status: With so many postings on social media about perfect lives and perfect lifestyles, today I break the mould. I’m an independent lady with self respect (and cats). My family by which I mean my parents (one deceased) have failed to support me from childhood. I have gone through the diagnosis of idiopathic primary pulmonary artery hypertension, I have…

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I’m Not As Useless As I Was Traumatically Led to Believe

About 20 years ago, maybe a smidge more, I was training in General Practice. As enthused as I was about the prospect, my reception at my assigned training practice was, at best lukewarm, but more realistically unwelcoming. At the time, without the benefit of hindsight, I had no idea why. What had transpired, prior to my induction, was a result of ruffled feathers and internal politics. The…

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New Year, New Studio

So after dragging my heels and being totally unmotivated for months in my yoga practice, I could not do unsurprisingly feel my stress levels increase and my physical energy levels decrease. Due to my work as a GP December and January were busy so I re-arranged my week during January to have 2 weekdays off a week to recuperate and centre. I went back to regular yoga via a two-hour beginners…

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Recollections May Vary…

I pride myself in a good memory, however I concede that I may remember things differently to others also present at a particular event or situation. However, having said that, I tend to remember conversations dating back decades ago per verbatim. I very rarely find myself in a situation where I don’t remember when an incident or occasion took place. This Christmas presented an interesting and…

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Consistency

What makes a great whatever? Consistency. Whether you’re a best friend, teacher, spiritual healer or whatever. Consistency in your role is important. To remain consistent you have to take care of yourself. You need the rest, relaxation, restoration and recuperation. However, you lead by example and you persist. Many people choose a primary roll in life or vocation. This often means that…

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Seeking In Others What You Cannot Find Within

Often we feel we are striving for something or seeking something different or more. We look for certain traits in the people around us and are disappointed when we don’t find it. However, if we were to change perspective, what if what we find lacking in others is what we are not finding for ourselves within us? For example, if you find you are not understood by those around you, maybe it’s…

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So I Disconnect…

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Gratitude

What am I grateful for? There are a lot of things I am grateful for, and it’s only recently whilst I have been feeling ghastly with Covid-19, that I have had time to think in my self-isolation. Above all, I’m grateful for having the freedom to choose. I make a number of choices everyday in complete freedom. I am free to make those choices as I consider myself of sound mind and those who really…

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Farewell, Fair Weather “Friends”

It isn’t often I share my innermost feelings with people. I certainly don’t share such thoughts with many. I tend to keep most things to myself, even when I probably shouldn’t. Particularly when I shouldn’t. So taking courage and expressing something that was bugging me, in what I presumed was a safe environment, proved to be a huge mistake. After expressing myself, without prejudice, making…

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Monitored

There’s a theory that we are being watched. We are watched by a superior being. Call him Hod, or what you will. The theory is he sees us make choices and the motivations behind them. He sees the consequences of these decisions. The way these decisions affect those involved. There were two critical points in my health; one was when I was in ICU as I was having a procedure that was proving a…

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