James Ballantyne

Self awareness

  • Healing my (non) Anger.

    Anger is a Sin Dont you dare get Angry Good people dont get Angry We Shouldn’t feel Angry when we do A good boy doesn’t get angry. Anger will turn someone away Anger will mean someone else has to take… Continue reading

  • Accepting the Positive.

    I wonder if this is a typically British thing. Lets face it, its far easier to put our complaints out in the open and enjoy the attention it receives. Playing victim can be an art form. The weather. What ‘someone… Continue reading

  • Awakening

    For everything under the sun, there is a time This is the season of your awakened harvesting When pain takes you to where you would rather not go. Through the white curtain of yesterdays to a place You had forgotten… Continue reading

  • No Such thing as Normal.

    The Words of Waterstones Cafe. Continue reading

    No Such thing as Normal.

  • Trauma’s long Thread.

    I was given a picture this week that has , so far, been helpful to me. Its about string… or rope… I was in conversation with someone who has supported me for a while through some of the challenges ive… Continue reading

  • Dear Men, Why it might not be you.

    It can be difficult to find reference to examples and awareness of how women can be also, and as abusive, both to men and other women. More often the ‘narcissist videos’ or websites or fb groups are for either gender,… Continue reading

    Dear Men, Why it might not be you.