Yesterday Lucy and I went along to the Sligo Global Kitchen at The Model. The Sligo Global Kitchen was a project started to create a space for people living in direct provision to cook and share food from their different cultures with others. It's an initiative by artist Anna Spearman and is supported by The... Continue Reading →
Thursday Thoughts
I feel like a pinball this week, bouncing from one thing to another. I tried a mindfulness course and ended up having a panic attack - the irony. The facilitator was telling us to write down positive traits we saw in ourselves and at that moment I couldn't think of anything, I could feel myself... Continue Reading →
Rainbow Beach
On the way back from Coney Island after a lovely day at the Bealtaine Festival. Meeting inspiring people, listening to music, poems and stories. Tea served from a range, a packed pub and a happy heart. Rain showers that had people running for cover. Puddle-jumping children, a dog with a giant stick, a robin through... Continue Reading →
For N
A safe place, a friendly face, a golden globe of light. A dancing flame that speaks my name and chases away the night. The shadow is there but there's warmth in the air, Held in the haven of this room. A sacred hour, a healing power, That helps diminish the doom.
The Power of the Pen
It's been a mixed bag of emotions this week. I feel like I'm on a wave, sometimes I'm a champion surfer riding the white horses, other times I'm struggling to stay afloat. I have found a new thing that helps though. I picked up a pen this week and just started writing, mainly just words... Continue Reading →
When Panic Attacks
So there I was today minding my own business, going about life, thinking I was doing OK....well as OK as I could be in my present state of mind....it was too good to be true. I should have known it. My 'routine' in my head got a bit scuppered and it really threw me. I... Continue Reading →
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