Have we ever experienced pictures that turn out absolutely glorious when we simply pressed the shutter without any expectation or thinking? Have we ever been blown away by the deep beauty we see in ourselves when we were not intentionally posing to be photographed? Continue reading “Letting go of Images in the Image Industry”
Category: HEALTH & WELL-BEING
Letter to My Body

September the Nineteenth in the Year Two Thousand and Sixteen, London, United Kingdom
Dear Body,
There has been no other like you who has stuck with me through thick and thin, never to give up on me, yet ironically the very one I had used and abused like I would no other!
Who else would down those small or copious amounts of alcohol, a substance defined by our very own scientists as poison, and force it onto the liver, your sweet organ of harmony, whilst you patiently kept processing the killer substance? No other kind would do this. And yet we (I) call ourselves an intelligent species. Continue reading “Letter to My Body”
Finding and Expressing ‘The Words’
The words are within us but we often don’t know that. Until there comes a time when the ability to express is realised, we rely on others to bring together what it is we would like to say. Choosing the ‘right’ Birthday card, Mother’s Day card, Sympathy card – one that reflects what you want to say, the truth that you hold within but can’t get the words out. This has been my life, relying on others to say what I wanted to say! Continue reading “Finding and Expressing ‘The Words’”
Our Bodies Hold the Key to the Truth of Who We Are
Recently my sister sent me a photo of her and I as kids. I had not seen this photo before and when I looked at it, something about it made me come to an abrupt halt. What struck me so forcibly was seeing how naturally loose and relaxed our bodies were. There is an exquisite lightness and natural ease that seems to flow through both of us. Continue reading “Our Bodies Hold the Key to the Truth of Who We Are”
The Devil in the Detail
Recently life has been asking me to look more closely at what I do and how I am.
It is calling out for me to pay more attention to the detail – for example; not just what I write, but how I am when I write, not just what I eat, but how I am when I eat, not just what I do in any given moment, but how I am when doing this. Continue reading “The Devil in the Detail”
True ‘Intelligence’ – ‘Giving up’ and Reclaiming
I always found schooling, be it writing, speaking, singing, (or any form of expressing that was asked of me in this context), to be super squashing.
Continue reading “True ‘Intelligence’ – ‘Giving up’ and Reclaiming”