Balancing – Light and dark

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the darkness comesand with itthe loss of hopethe rise of fearand despaireverywhere bound here comes thosewho would chooseto operate in shadowboundaries not holdinglove not embracingwisdom never found we relish the lightto push back the darkaccepting not chaosbut order as a ruleenhance the dayto end the night yet daily we loseunable to hold backthe force of […]

That Was The Week – Beginning 28 October 2024

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This was a big week for the UK, where I live, and it was quite a big week for me, personally, but on a really tiny scale for the rest of the world. Nonetheless, my day, like everyone else’s day, is made-up of tiny events, which become significant within the individual worlds in which we […]

Tree – Of words

Image of a tree containing these words as the entirety of the post…I don't know why I love trees as much as I do and yet have never found out as much as I should have about variation within them it feels wrong I did try once but it was hard and I gave-up too soon it feels wrong

I don’t know why I love trees as muchas I do and yet have never found outas much as I should haveabout variationwithin them itfeels wrongI did try oncebut it was hardand I gave-up toosoon itfeels wrong FraserOctober 2024

Red Armchair – Existing as a magic portal

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Here is an armchair, a Chesterfield armchair — only one — as two would not have fitted in this small space. The giant sofa did not fit through the door of the flat (apartment), never mind in the lounge/study/dining room/ extended kitchen space that really should just have been a lounge. Still, the kitchen is […]

That Was The Week – Beginning on 7 October 2024

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Every so often, I question whether I am using the best tools for the job (of writing), and none more often than when it comes to journaling. For me, a writer for wellbeing, the backbone of what I do centres around journalling. Whilst I engage in other forms of writing, this is the one that […]

Reminders – Of how we fall and rise

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summer refuses to give wayas autumn pushes forwardthe sun would have us still outand about and wearing onlyslightly more clothes now but autumn keeps pushingand sends summer awayas the temperature dropsand the leaves fall and wefinally bring everything in we know what is comingthe dragging mornings andthe damp beginnings thedays drawing inwards tolessen the distance […]

How To Make Sure Things Get Done – Despite the distractions

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The distractions in life are where many of us find ourselves before too long. We may have started-off with good intentions to do this or write that, but soon we are consumed by the news, the politics, the gossip, TV, the game, the movie, the people, the book that grabs our original intention, and grinds […]

That Was The Week – Beginning on 9 September 2024

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For me, this week was characterised by different kinds of writing, from poetry workshop to increased journalling to following prompts based on existing poetry. And I have had another piece of writing published by ‘Know Thyself, Heal Thyself’: How to Make Your Fish Ride a Bicycle — When all it wants to do is climb ladders. […]

Seneca, Asthma and Me – Making a connection over the centuries

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Seneca The Younger was born at the same time as Christ, but that is not why he grabs my attention. I am drawn to the fact that he writes about his experience of Asthma, something I have had to deal with in my life more than 2000 years later. Nowadays, I can usually keep the worst of […]