Journey
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I realised something today in doing a Mental Health Awareness course with work. It was that I am so proud and pleased with the journey I have been onWhen in the past suicidal thoughts were common from the age of 9When negative thoughts crowded my mind, constantlyWhen I gave in to self soothing behavioursWhen I…
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Take a moment and have a look at this photo. What do you notice? The Misty shrouded mountain top? The Stone wall? The Green fields? As I stood and looked at this scene just before Christmas, the thing I noticed was the gaps. Gaps. Intentional spaces between a barrier, or border, space left open. A…
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Heres to you, The kind one, when others destroy The kind one, who loves, when others run Heres to you Soul Whisperer Light Shiner Hope Reflector Dancer in the rain Heres to you One who sees One who believes, in the softness and strength of love. Heres to you, One who believes, loves, and lives…
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I have written before about a certain pink coloured book (link here to that post) that I consider to have changed my life, in terms of how I could see what had happened to me, and the behaviours of others. However. There was another book that I had read 6 months previously that had as…
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Standing on the bridge As I walk on Slow step by slow step What is behind me? What is in front? What can I see? What remains hidden? What is underneath? The fall, the gaps, the fear, the height What is above? Sky misty in wonder, grey, with promise hidden As I walk I make…
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I know my Name. I know where my name comes from. Actually finding out a little more of my family history in the last 4 years has helped me to join the dots, reconnect and give me a sense of something. It stared with googling my name. I’m now on a bit of a treasure…
James Ballantyne 