Two years ago I had planted sunflowers to feel closer to my Ma, who had green thumbs. She loved plants and had a plant nursery, when…
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Category: Moods
Making the most of bittersweet holidays – My top 7 Christmas (holiday) posts
HOW is it even Christmas already? Don’t bother answering that. You know how I feel about the holidays. Bittersweet time of year. I love to…
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Advocates excited but say more research needed after latest fibromyalgia research say it could be autoimmune
I welcome the new research (any research really, please) that suggests fibromyalgia may be “an autoimmune response that increases the activity of pain-sensing nerves throughout…
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How painting mindfully is helping me to cope during tough times
*I received a paint by numbers kit in exchange for an honest review* Last week, on the morning of my 35th birthday, my beloved grandmum…
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Dementia, suffering and chronic health problems
I pray and I pray so hard, that God will help me to do more than just survive one day at a time. But this is all I can manage now.
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Lessons from my grandparents – ‘All work and no play’
…we all need play – children and grown ups alike. It is an integral part to our whole selves – to enjoy, to discover, be creative and process life.
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Monsters – World Poetry Day 2019
I am and will be the ‘Me’ that never was imagined.I am the ‘Me’ that’s emerged from the ashes of pain.
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Grief and fibromyalgia 2.0
This is a post about nothing really. I’ve been getting quieter and quieter. I know. And I’m sorry. Since Mama Claire left for the next…
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Conversations with anxiety – Oct 2018
A November ‘how are you?’ & letting mindfulness centre you
Hello friend, How are you? Sorry I’ve been quiet. I’ve been meaning to write to you about a number of things including sharing a recipe…
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