When the blossom falls,
and given time this is inevitable,
you'll pretty the ground
with your former crown.
And you finally will see
all the life that's been perching
atop of your tallest branches.
A lesson that is everlasting.
I find it hard being myself,
after years feeling that I
should be like everyone else.
When so many voices tell you
what they think you should be,
it's hard to stand up and say
"No, that's not me".
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In my life, I am the tortoise and everyone else is the hare. Except the hares aren’t napping. They’re either pairing up, moving in together, getting engaged, getting married, starting families, getting promoted, moving house, or all of them in very quick succession.
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Since I was a baby I have had eczema. It’s come and gone in severity through the years but for much of my childhood and early teens it remained on my body in the typical locations: backs of knees, crooks of elbows, anywhere that folded or got sweaty. But then I turned 18 and my face and neck decided they wanted in on the action.
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Back in the day, I remember being the first among my school friends to sign up to Bebo. I don’t recall it much but I’m sure it overtook my life as did anything on the internet. Fortunately I’ve managed to put the cringe-inducing username and photos to the back of my mind. Its popularity fizzled out among us after a few years and everyone jumped ship to join Facebook. I, however, did not follow suit.
Read MoreSome people are taps and their tub never empties. Others are drains, they've no plug and their tub's never full. Two taps go together like bathwater with bubbles. Two drains are the same, like a scrub goes with soap. But nothing good comes from tap and drain together. 'cos the drain will never change while the tap'll want the floor to be wetter.
Let the Sun shine her light In the darkest of your spaces. 'til the shadows have no places Left in which they can hide.
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I’d like to preface this piece by stating that I am not a medical professional. This is based on my personal experience alone and will differ for everyone. You should always seek guidance from your doctor or GP before making changes to your medication.
I had the discussion with my doctor over the phone.
I told her I’d started feeling exactly how I had done before she prescribed me antidepressants almost a year ago, and was wondering if I needed to up the dose or come off them entirely. She agreed that either could work and so the decision was mine to make.
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Kairos (Greek): the delicate, fleeting and yet perfect moment, right time and right place that creates the opportunity for actions, words, or movement.
Throughout my life I’ve had many false starts, and would-be starts, what I thought were starts which were actually endings, but most of all, I’ve spent much of my time waiting for the perfect conditions to establish before I start and as a result I have not started.
Read MoreNobody is the foundation for the building of someone. Nowhere is the beginning of your journey to somewhere. Nothing is the starting position that leads to the finishing line of absolutely anything you can imagine.
The Lilac 