Food for the soul – welcome to my world
My life and thoughts, from my table, desk or out in the world
Its that time of year… And as I sit in this last week of the year, as always, I look back and assess my year. My word of the year was transformation, and I anticipated much change; that this was to be My Year! But… To be honest, it was probably the hardest year of … Continue reading transformation
Its that time of year I don’t know about you, but my busy brain rehearses so many conversations, events, gatherings, outfits, purchase, journeys…. Most of which never come to pass. A waste of all that brain power; and yet I often struggle to stop the churn I once heard that we have a committee in … Continue reading rehearse
Its “that” time of year…. Where its only natural to look back at the previous 12 months and assess the good or the bad. I say natural, because it is for me, and others wired like me. But I assume there are others out there who just drift from 1 year to the next with … Continue reading blessed
It’s ‘that’ time of year again Christmas Holidays The Festive Season Always a toughie for a “people pleasing, given to obsessive behaviour, perfectionist”, like me. Throw in a shopping addiction, an overly sentimental nature and FB memories, and you have the perfect storm! FB memories provide a bittersweet Playlist of the last 15 odd years … Continue reading …breathe…
I was recently chatting to an old friend, and I apologised for behaviour that occurred in the past. They told me it was forgotten and to not worry about it; but I hadn’t forgotten and the process of owning my part in things and apologising is a part of my healing. We’ve all seen how … Continue reading owning
I tripped today, I may have sworn, a lot, and I sat with skinned knees, a broken toenail and was hugely embarrassed. It occurred to me that I felt like a 6-year-old and just wanted someone to pick me up, give me a hug and dress my wounds. But I’m not 6, and so I … Continue reading oh ffs!
God grant me the Serenity to Accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; and the Wisdom to know the difference. About 4 years ago, I attended one of my first online meetings to support a friend who was sharing. I was just a support person, because I didn’t need … Continue reading accept
We talk about handing over our lives to our Higher Powers. By accepting that we are not in control (or shouldn’t be anyway), we find a way of living that brings us peace. I am extraordinarily bad at handing over. I seem to have spent my entire adult life trying to run things, so they … Continue reading layby
When something catastrophic happens in your life, there is an almost seismic shift. Loss of job, accident, ill health, death, divorce. All those things we call Life Changing are, well, Life Changing. We are toodling along, minding our own business, planning for the future and suddenly, out of nowhere, we find ourselves shunted onto a … Continue reading quakes
“I used to be indecisive; but now I’m not quite sure” Tommy Cooper Have you ever sat in a restaurant, and no matter how many times you peruse the menu you just cannot decide on what to eat; or whether you want fries or salad with it? Or sat at an intersection and been unable … Continue reading decision decision decision
Food for the soul - welcome to my world 