I’m sorry I have been a bit quiet of late, we’ve been hibernating. It’s a word no-one ever wants to hear, a loaded word that carries a heavy emotional and psychological weight, which can make it a difficult topic for many people to discuss openly. It is a word that often associated with fear, uncertainty, … Continue reading Day 1,671: Little C & Me
Hey there readers, it’s been a while. You may decide I've been listening to too much Enya after reading this... Hippies have been spotted in this area...
The concept of work as a central aspect of our lives is deeply ingrained in our culture. While the idea of work-life balance is widely promoted, it may be misleading and distracting from the true meaning and purpose of life. Work is not inherently part of life, and achieving balance is not simple for many. Ultimately, life holds more importance than work, and finding individual purpose is crucial for true happiness.
Month 40ish: Matter of the heart. Eleanor Roosevelt said that you should “Do something that scares you every day”. Today my scary thing was not, for example, accidentally ordering decaf, or picking a fight with an angry hedgehog. Nope, today I went for a run.
Year +3: Third Time's a Charm. Today I celebrate three years since my life changing transplant. It’s safe to say I have now arrived somewhere, although it’s not quite where I expected.
Month +11: Worth The Effort. Wellness means different things for different. Remember, even the best laid plans take time to develop, and life is what we make it.
A friend is one of the nicest things to have, and one of the best things you can be.
+4 Months: For most people, when you say you're recovering from something, they typically think of you returning to normal, or at least to how you were before you got sick. But in reality there is no going back. You don't so much recover as reinvent yourself as you adapt to the person you have since become.
Helter-Skelter: I started writing this on World Mental health Day (10th October) and over a month later I am still struggling to put it into words, such is the sensitivity of the matter. These may not be the right words in the right order but I hope you get the gist.
They say that you don't realise how sick you are until you try to recover. Now I don't know who they are but they make a damn good point. Recovering from this transplant is both an enforced period of rest, as well as an opportunity to do some serious reflection, but the thing is, I can't remember.
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