A new year begins…
As we leave another year behind and enter another new year I have been thinking about life, my hope and dreams and trying not to let the mistakes, failures and disappointments of last year bleed into this new one. At…
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Musings from a Solo Survivor
As we leave another year behind and enter another new year I have been thinking about life, my hope and dreams and trying not to let the mistakes, failures and disappointments of last year bleed into this new one. At…
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Christmas Eve is a day of mixed emotions for me. First of it is my brother’s birthday and I am flooded with memories of him and I feel afresh the loss. This year it also marks the 44th anniversary of…
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Today I have been blogging for a year. It has been a unique experience for me. I have learnt a lot about myself and how to begin the process of thriving with this illness. The moments of thriving have been…
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I have decided to try life in the slow lane for a change. Since my last big anxiety attack, I have been aware at how stressed out driving to work and back is making me. I have been getting to…
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Today is thanksgiving. Yes, I know it’s an American thing, but why not set aside a day every year to intentionally count your blessings, to be thankful? But then again, why wait for just one day in the year to…
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Friday I had one of the worst cases of anxiety I have had in a long time. Working in the city, I am usually in early and leave early so as to avoid the crowds and various other triggers. Friday…
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This ever happen to you? You’re driving along, listening to some old, familiar tunes, but not really hearing them. It’s just white noise as you make your way to or from work. Then all of a sudden you actually hear…
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A week ago I was leading in church after a year off. I didn’t feel totally ready, but afterwards felt a sense of achievement. I felt like I was making progress, and honestly, that was progress. I was beginning to…
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These past few weeks have been very mixed – lots of highs and lows. It started when there were 3 bomb scares – 2 of them near my office in the city and one on route to the city from…
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Today is Father’s day down under. I have had 2 fathers in my life but only one Dad. In a weeks time, my dad will have been gone 2 years. And today I am missing him. It takes a lot…
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