Today, 23 years ago my life changed in a radical way. I was with my sister and friends and we’d gone to a rather seedy student dive to watch a local band. My sister and I just weren’t feeling the vibe and we sat, removed from the noise, and wondered
I sat with my inner child today. She leaned into me and I took her hand. She asked me to please stay and not fly off as I so often do. I tried and then felt the familiar low hum/buzz of urgency that makes it so difficult for me to
Just two days after recording this introduction video for my last post, I went into another contraction in my life. I use this word to describe a challenging time but also an opportunity for transformation or a death of something old to allow a rebirth of something new. An old injury from
Please do yourself a favour and watch this. Particularly, take note of what happens at 5m07s. I get tears in my eyes every.single.time that I watch this. Of course we all desire this incredible connection in any form of intimate relating. However, I find it so incredibly powerful because it speaks to
Despite being tired, are there times when you feel really energised and good while you’re busy getting things done? Is it possible that this is not ‘true’ energy but actually a very buzzy, driven energy? Usually it’s actually an adrenaline-fuelled energy.I know it well. I still feel it often.
In 2013 I was barely able to walk to the end of the block or up a flight of stairs without feeling dizzy and exhausted. Now, 10 years later I recently completed a 4 day (total 64km) hike in the Baviaanskloof Mountains. And I felt so darn good! I came
Do you feel grief and loss for the health and life you used to have before the fatigue? Grief is such a complex experience. I say experience as it is far more than just an emotion. Grief is a process and it can be hugely transformative but this involves
Did you often or very often feel that no one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special? or Your family didn’t look out for each other, feel close to each other, or support each other? Were your parents ever separated or divorced? Was a household
Why do you keep doing the same things that you know are going to consistently make you tired? You can even watch yourself doing it and can’t stop and then wonder what is wrong with you that you can’t just STOP and rest. Or why is that even though you
10 years ago, after a quick stop to grab a much-needed chocolate energy-boost, I dragged myself back to my car, yanked open the door and sank down onto the seat. I then looked over to the driver’s seat and realised with astonishment it was empty and I had unthinkingly sat
