life
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It changed my entire life when I was able to stand back, to stand in some safe distance from damaging relationships and realise what the patterns were of them. Even now, I have to remember what I know , and remember that I have power because I know, and so, I am writing this for…
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I sometimes, no, often, get myself into a spin. It happens, that when something is challenging, difficult and messy (mild words for ‘WTF is going on?’) I write. I write for myself, with words you will never see. I write for myself – and they end up in the draft pile I write for myself,…
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Awakening: Comes, from Breakening, Surrendering, Feeling, Shouting, Raging, Crying, Shaking, Hurting, Fearing, Swearing, Grieving , Hurting, Confusing, Darkening, Spiralling, down down down…. further, down… Until: Then…waiting… Silencing, Listening, Remembering, Resetting, Knowing , Singing, Sparking, Firing, Loving, Healing, Soothing, Realising, Changing, Self respecting, Self loving, Warm compassion wins again. Gently, All over again. Recovering, Forgiving, Loving,…
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‘You shouldn’t doubt yourself, you’re really good at’ Aww shucks, thank you But when those voices return Those ones You know the ones I mean Every action, every creative, public action is a huge sap of energy Self doubt shouts with a megaphone from the recess of the mind Ive been fighting my own voices…
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‘Save some (of the fight/energy) for yourself’ Said the older man in the film Pride, to the main character Mark, who has been fighting injustice all his life, and now is about to have to focus on a fight for his own life from AIDS, whilst also maintaining a fight for LGBT equality and also…
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Gently does it You, yes you life doesn’t work fast Time Makes Love Soft, making Of life In all its tenderness life giving wonder at the magic of it all life, noticing the leaf, the branch, the gap in between the voice within noticing in the mad rush of every day. Pen Pink pen love…
James Ballantyne 