Look left. Eyes Widen. Muscles tighten. Sweat rolls. Adrenalin peaks. Mouth open. No sound escapes… Metal crumples. Glass pops. Shatters. Muscles loosely flying. Rolling. Screeching. Light flashing. Gasp for breath. Lungs burn. Bubble. Gargle. Chest is heaving. Heart pumping. Veins pulsing. Head thumping. Body aching. Bones breaking. Loved ones vivid. Heart is breaking. Head exploding. […]
Category Archives: Journey
I have this one friend. Everybody likes her. Because she just is. Herself. Consistently. Surely. Wholeheartedly. Self assuredly. She wears her heart, soul and whole self on her sleeve. She tells it exactly like it is. Straight up, no bullshit. She knows what she wears, despite what magazines and everyone else around her says she […]
Divorce. Breakup. Misscarriages. Rape. Affair. Bipolar. Tourette’s. Domestic violence. Alcoholism. Car accidents. Brain injury. Depression. Cancer. Death. Suicide. Anxiety. Pornography. Hospitalisations. Epilepsy. 18 months. The amount of time 99% of the aforementioned took, to sweep in and knock myself, and the 10 people closest to me off of our feet and to the ground. Everything […]
“Don’t let fear predict your future.” “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” People are so afraid of change, getting uncomfortable, being embarrassed, hard work, commitment, that many often spend their lives taking 1 step forward and two steps back. They don’t learn the first time and they go back to the same […]
“What’s your biggest regret, and why?” …that old chestnut. Don’t you just love this question. It might be getting to know someone new, a first date, a small group leadership discussion, pushing boundaries, breaking barriers, getting uncomfortable. It may be well intentioned, freely offered or just down-right nosey. Whatever the case, someone’s biggest regret is […]
I kicked off to NZ in January, with a backpack and no plans. This trip had been my light at the end of the tunnel after the mongrel of a year that was 2013. I kept a bit of a journal, and I decided to write down any life lessons, that were confirmed or learnt along the […]
365. The number of days I have just committed to abstaining from alcohol. There will be no cool beers on the beach this summer, no cheeky cocktails with the girls and no shots on a big night out. Liquid courage. Legless. Hangover. Regret. Costly. Escape. Excuse. Health. …a few of the reasons this came about. […]
SINGLE. A word I never imagined I would use to describe myself again. I was all lined up to get married, have kids and live happily ever after in our new house. Well, in my mind anyway. Yet here I am, sitting in the middle of my half empty new rental, alone. Without going into […]