brave
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One Brave You.
My friend My glowing universe friend I cannot wrap this in cotton wool. You will never be safe Not fully, not completely It’s not how the world works Especially when you’re used to scanning for danger Waiting for something to… Continue reading
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Brave Being
Brave means truth Brave means not caring but doing love anyway. Brave means inner truthfulness Brave means integrity over falsity Brave means justice over fear Brave means tell, even if no one understands or listens or wants to hear. Brave… Continue reading
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Why Speak Now?
On two separate occasions when I was disclosing to the relevant authorities the abusive behaviour of my mother, I was asked the following question. ‘Why are you doing this now?’ It was 25 years since I had left the family… Continue reading
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It’s not just Emotional health guys, it’s our bodies too.
I hate Doctors surgeries, hospitals, and pretty much anything medical. It’s for a number of reasons. One being that I was told off for being ‘silly’ for the times I ended up hospital and wasting ‘certain’ peoples time, it wasn’t… Continue reading
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Why might ‘Self-Love’ be difficult for Men?
Can I speak for all Men? Probably not, so If you are a man and reading this then forgive me that I might be saying something that doesn’t apply to you. If you’re not reading this, then chances are you… Continue reading
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Courage to be Human
A Poem on Courage Continue reading
James Ballantyne 