Liar, liar.
Love / Soul

Liar, liar.

‘You won’t love me if I tell you the truth about me’.

‘I can’t love you if you don’t.’

I can’t remember the first lie I ever told. I can’t remember how I learned it, or the exact moment the idea came into my head to choose to construct a little fiction instead of telling the truth. I’m certain I knew I was about to get into trouble for something I’d done, and that punishment was one I wanted to avoid at all costs. Continue reading

Why ‘controversy’ over Game of Thrones denies reality
Culture

Why ‘controversy’ over Game of Thrones denies reality

Before you watch the next episode of Game of Thrones, can we talk a little bit about last week’s episode?

Or, rather, the outcry over last week’s episode that emerged after the episode went to air?

If you didn’t watch the episode, but you want to, you should probably stop reading now, because there are going to be spoilers and I’d hate to be that person. If you didn’t… Continue reading

Losing our inner child
Soul

Losing our inner child

Do you remember when you were a child, you couldn’t help but be yourself?

You might have been excitable, curious, trusting, and openly loving – uninhibited by the burdens of the world.

But along the way, things happened that impacted your sense of self, and how you interacted with those around you.

People laughed at your ideas… Continue reading

Conquering fear
Soul

Conquering fear

Fear (n) An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain or harm.

That’s the dictionary definition of fear according to Oxford Dictionaries. I know because I looked it up and I looked it up because I was having a really hard time trying to explain what it was.

Fear: It conjures up different associations for all of us. For some people… Continue reading

Want to help the people of Gaza? Don’t share your opinion on Facebook
Culture / Uncategorized

Want to help the people of Gaza? Don’t share your opinion on Facebook

If you have been anywhere near a television, computer, phone, or newspaper recently, you would have heard of a little (massive) conflict that is raging like an inferno in Gaza.

It has become a regular feature of daily news headlines, in the radio, on your tv, on your facebook news feed: talk of the violence in the Middle East has quickly swelled from a murmur to a raucous conversation. And everybody is getting involved. Continue reading

Slowing the pace
life

Slowing the pace

Have you ever felt plagued by a relentless sense of urgency to establish yourself and achieve in your life?

I feel it as a constant pressure, pushing at me from all angles and I am trying to discover if this is just because of the person I am, or the stage in my life that I am at. I’m also trying to overcome the power that it seems to have over my mindset. Continue reading