Tag: life balance
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Plates
jeering a grin water-coloured crystal shimmer spindle-esque discs spin over, around and above on stilts like rainbow coloured clowns their secrets given up by the hummingbird whoosh tottering on tiny brittle twigs atop the wobble-legged table point on, slip a mil away crumpled mosaic to be floor candy … […]
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And so, she soars
She feared the tide – the ebb and flow of her mind’s capacity – for so long that she almost forgot the sound of it’s gentle swoosh along the shore, the pebbles of creativity pushed gently, purposefully forward. Then one day the sun shone so brightly it stopped a wave in its tracks, the glisten […]
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Schedule Power Down Sessions to Silence the Voice of Guilt
As part of Mental Health Month, I will be sharing more on what my day to day life can be like as a Christian living with Bipolar 2 Disorder, Generalised Anxiety and Panic Disorder. I hope to uncover some real life battles that go on and how I am learning to manage the onslaught, fight the battle and come out stronger in my faith and my wellbeing.
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Why do we procrastinate knowing full well the fallout?
I had a list. It was to do this week. In fact, it was to do Monday. Then Tuesday, Wednesday… you get the drift. I got a few things done but not all. And I ate way less frogs than I probably should have too. I just couldn’t get things together this week. My usual […]
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In order for the new to awaken, the old must die
If you’ve read any of my posts in the past you may already be aware of my journey with mental illness and know that for many years I have managed my life as best as I can when you have a mental illness and have relied on God’s love, healing and help and the support […]
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The Dichotomy of Being a Creative and Planning Ahead
As it seems pertinent to the fact that it’s the 4th of March, and the year is quite literally marching along at breakneck speed, I thought to share a little strategy I’ve recently come up with. I have followed some awesome bloggers over the past two years, particularly Carrie Smith from Careful Cents and Lacy […]
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Synapses Firing in 3…2…1
I tried. I really did. But then my brain started shooting off emails to the rest of my body and before I knew it, my stomach was replying to the morning instructions with growls. Twenty minutes passed and I had fully constructed this post in my mind. Bugger. I’m fully awake now. Sigh.
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What if we’re not all meant to think straight?
Are we all meant to think straight? This question came to me this morning while I was trying to have 15 minutes of still and quiet time. The birds were going nuts outside, I had to move from the lounge room to the bedroom as I could hear my lovely neighbours chatting privately and felt […]