pain
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Heres a short poem and reflection on growth I wrote after watering my spring bulbs, do enjoy!
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If you’re like me and have spent a lot of your life reading or watching politics, you may know about the phrase ‘hyper-normalisation’ . I dont know who coined it, but its spoken of in depth in Adam Curtis’ brilliant documentary here. The key part in which he speaks of it, is when the people…
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(TW, Self Harm) There was blood on my hands every day I was in Primary school. No scars of the pain of abuse, apart from my own. Torn away skin On the top of my fingers. Every day pain. Squeeze those fingers. Make it bleed Feel that pain. Make it sore. Every day pain. Pick…
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Sometimes I think about what my 42 year old self might want to say to my 8 year old self, or my 16 year old self, or the 28 year old? Sometimes I wonder what I feel about the 8 year old, or 16 year old, 28 or 42 year old? Sometimes I wonder if…
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My body is wonderful And so is yours Have you ever noticed? Said those words, to yourself? Thought of your body as wonderful? Just as it is? Its no more wonderful larger, smaller, fitter, leaner, younger or older Because it is wonderful, just as it is. Have you ever noticed? Or stopped to? Then do…
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Its ok for men to cry Is said often. But I was wondering whether its said too often, without any thought about the complexity of this. I wonder if it’s said too easily. I wonder if women need to hear this message too. So its not just men who need to hear that its ok…
James Ballantyne 