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spread the love walk in recovery

What a lift something different can bring, even if later, it turns out to be not quite what you expected. The bookThe boy, the mole, the fox and the horse by Haskey C which caused quite a stir when the animated version hit the screens during the Christmas period appeared to be accepted by mostContinue reading “spread the love walk in recovery”

JOY AND PEACE

What sort of a person are you?How is it for you at the supermarket? The tinned music belting out stories of happiness and joy. I wonder what are the feelings which emerge for you at this time? I know for many there are feelings of resentment and almost disgust as they don’t feel happy orContinue reading “JOY AND PEACE”

SPREAD THE LOVE

When I began to write this morning, facing me on the screen sat the caption’Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? There is much in this as we begin the discussion on spreading the love. In the advent period we think of hope, love, joy,and peace interconnected and yet needing to beContinue reading “SPREAD THE LOVE”

HOPE AND HOPELESSNESS

In the journey of recovery and the pursuit of wellness there are times when we reach for hope, and are able to walk in it, this time of year as we wait in hope for the anniversary of Christ’s birth we may be able to grasp onto hope because of that wonderful story of immenseContinue reading “HOPE AND HOPELESSNESS”

making and breaking connections

Making and breaking connections can be discussed at length, from many different perspectives. I want to reflect on this topic from a historical and traumatic perspective. The irony is that in natural and so called ‘normal’ times’ everything is connected at some level. Have you ever noticed some people, perhaps even yourself, are unable toContinue reading “making and breaking connections”

HERE WE ARE AGAIN

The last time we had a discussion in this spot we were looked at the drag we can experience in seeking wellness and recovery following the onslaught of the pandemic, it is a fight,at times, to motivate oneself to continue managing our physical and mental wellness because, although we would like to believe the curseContinue reading “HERE WE ARE AGAIN”

THE DRAG TAGS TRAUMATIC STRESS

Walking in recovery from illness our major events like the pandemic, can go well and almost naturally, but it is good to remember that there is another side, a side which one might be justified in referring to as ‘a drag’. It is important to see this as normal in the circumstances, and to rememberContinue reading “THE DRAG TAGS TRAUMATIC STRESS”

walking in recovery.

TAG MOVING ON We have been reflecting on walking in recovery, with some use of metaphor, and through discussing coping mechanisms whilst living with Continuing traumatic stress. As I write and reflect I am aware of changing atmospheres, of people doing things they want to do, and passing little remarks on any of the problemsContinue reading “walking in recovery.”

IV’E SCREWED UP TAGS FAILURE BLAME

CATEGORY THOUGHTFUL REFLECTIONS AND WELLNESS How often do you feel you have screwed up? My guess is that you may feel like that more often at the moment. The frustrations of the current situation are likely to inflame one’s ‘downers’ when things don’t go as planned. Consider for a moment, this might be a goodContinue reading “IV’E SCREWED UP TAGS FAILURE BLAME”

UNDERSTANDING MY PERSONALITY AND ENGAGING MY SPIRIT

In previous blogs we have been exploring the notion of stress generated by the pandemic as Continuing Incidious Traumatic Stress, and from that perspective examining ways of understanding and coping with the stress in healthy and positive ways, we have looked at the feelings and behaviours that are around for many of us, and alsoContinue reading “UNDERSTANDING MY PERSONALITY AND ENGAGING MY SPIRIT”