Life, Love and the Everyday

LIFE:  My thought this week is truth.  "This above all - to thine own self be true. And it must follow, as the night the day. Thou canst not then be false to any man." - Shakespeare. This is something I have been pondering on for a little while now, this came around after clearing out my book-case and I realised that a quarter of the books were recommended by other people with good intentions, but they weren't for me to read. Well, maybe a different me.  As a person, I can tell you what makes me happy - simplicity. Living a life that is kind, compassionate, loving and embracing strength. I don't want to conform to somebody else's ideology of what I should be, because I know that who I am is more important. I want to be good, but every now and then my inner rebel needs to stretch her wings a little. There's this cute little question that caught my eye earlier tonight, it comes from Alice in Wonderland. The wildflowers in the movie huddle together and...

First of all, RUOK? Mental illness is not weakness, it is an internal struggle that makes you see the worst of yourself. It comes on slowly, little things here and there that you don't notice until it hits you. Enjoyment of usual pursuits loses its appeal because you don't have energy, the days are slower, you may forget important things and can't seem to catch up with demands. Errands and appointments suddenly don't seem that important next to catching up on sleep. You will be happy one minute, down the next - and then not know how you feel the rest of the time, which can lead to sudden outbursts of crying. You start to question your relationships with people - is the way they think of you different from how they feel about you? Too much time and too much thinking have time to play havoc with who you are. You feel too much that you are numb to everything else. Irrational emotions and justified thoughts don't mix well. For me, it all started with a trip to t...

LIFE The first day of Spring was a beautiful, forget-me-not blue sky and clouds. I spent most of the day in bed recovering from a bout of what I now suspect was hay-fever, the symptoms were all there yesterday at work. Runny nose, a nasty case of the sneezes and heavy lethargy which cleared up later today. In general, life is going well. Writing inspiration for books is coming in spades and I am working heaps more. Now that I have a little bit more money, there has been a little bit more to save and spend and I am enjoying buying bits and pieces for my new wardrobe. I bought a new dress from Wardrobe Warriors weekend before last, it's a knee-length white crochet lace dress which cost me $15.00 and it looks amazing with my pair of caramel calf-length boots. I rocked my new out-fit at church on Friday night with a blue glass heart-shaped pendant that Grandma gave me a few birthdays ago. What made Friday night even more special was having one of my be...