Food for the soul – welcome to my world
My life and thoughts, from my table, desk or out in the world
I write a lot these days about peace, serenity and tranquillity. When I accidently fell into this recovery life, I was seeking relief from depression and MH issues. I didn’t know what that relief looked like, what it would entail and what it was I needed to do. I knew, I just needed to change. … Continue reading search
There is a stretch of road, where I live, that runs along our coast, that I think is my favourite piece of road. Maybe not the most beautiful in Aotearoa. But as an everyday stretch of road it is always beautiful. Today I was travelling along it, during that magic hour before sunset. When everything … Continue reading tranquility
In days gone by a Touchstone was used to determine if a metal was precious or not. A stone, free of cracks, hard and dark – was kept, and whatever soft metal you wanted to test was rubbed across its surface. The residue left would determine the purity of the gold or silver or other … Continue reading touchstone
As I stroll through Soc Med I often come across that quote about how some people are just chapters in our books, while others are there for the whole book… I quite like the analogy, except of course, pedant that I am, lol, there are very, very few people there for the whole book, most … Continue reading paragraphs
I’ve always been a people watcher. Park me in an airport, or coffee shop and I am happy to observe the human condition play out in front of me. We are never alone, and while we may be sitting solo, the whole gamut of what it is to be human plays out around us. The … Continue reading watch
The muse has been a bit quiet this week. For the first time in ages, this blog is late. I could put it down to life being very busy over the last couple of weeks. Much going on at home; a visit from my boy and his girl; some diagnoses for my housemates and a … Continue reading day
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. Those of us of a certain age, will remember this opening line from an 80s and beyond soap opera from the US… I was thinking of it the other day, the way old tag lines come through our memories for no apparent reason, … Continue reading sands
I’ve been at a couple of meetings recently, that talked about death, grief and recovery. The theme that came through is that there are not enough discussions about any of it. We don’t like to talk about death, even though it is our only certainty. Society likes us to grieve “neatly”. Quietly without disturbing others. … Continue reading aloud
When you lose someone, especially if it is unexpected; there are regrets. Things I should’ve said, done, listened, remembered; been more, been less… things we wish we had had more time to do; more experiences to share. It is impossible to live without regrets. We all do things; have done things, that we wish we … Continue reading regret
"Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne" a mighty tōtara has fallen in the great forest of Tāne This week, I lost a dear Recovery friend. Our paths had crossed in that weird time that was covid lockdown, in that weird place that was Twitter… an unlikely time and place, but kindred spirits always seem … Continue reading meg
Food for the soul - welcome to my world 