James Ballantyne

James

  • Gap the Mind

    Mind the Gap Between the train and the platform edge Mind the Gap Step over the gap But what about Gap the Mind? Yes, your Mind – Yes, my Mind Is it locked onto overdrive? Whats its thinking about today?… Continue reading

    Gap the Mind

  • Naming my Shame

    I think I’m being abused I said Tentatively Because, I was scared to say it out loud Because, I didn’t want to admit it Because, I thought I’d be responsible for the abuse Because, it was always my fault Because,… Continue reading

  • They always leave a Trail (and its bigger than you imagine)

    We all do this, in whatever we do and however we are. As I am writing job application forms at the moment, I realise that I have an employment trail, and also a trail of where I have interacted with… Continue reading

  • I Am The Sky

    I love this from Eckhart Tolle: When you are full of problems, there is no room for anything new to enter, no room for a solution. So whenever you can, make some room, create some space, so that you find… Continue reading

  • Healing through Hobbies and Interests

    ‘Tell us about any Hobbies and Interests that you have’ This used to be one of the common questions in job interviews, the kind of thing to add in the later section of the ‘Record of Achievement’ burgundy coloured leather… Continue reading

  • Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 23) Growing up Emotionally Alone

    We are all together alone, and these are just wishes, and I am just dreaming Perfect Place, Voice of the Beehive 1991 That was one of my favourite songs as a young teenager. I still have the cassette tape. Something… Continue reading