Thinking out loud
+++ an early morning ferry ride and a drive to whatipu on auckland’s west coast. walking the omanawanui and kura tracks. +++ i’ve been thinking recently about how the word ‘adventurer’ was part of my identity when we lived in the uk. and how this part of my identity resulted in invitations to write articles […]
1. acknowledge it the carpet gets pretty lumpy and weird looking if i continue to brush things underneath it. and, for me, the same thing happens with my emotions. better to acknowledge they exist than try to brush them away, dismiss them, or hide them beneath a carpet bottle of wine. 2. make friends with it this goes […]
There’s a scene in game of thrones where Cersei is stripped naked and forced to walk the streets, whilst Septa Unella rings a bell and intones the word shame, repeatedly. And I felt it. Not the feeling of physical nakedness, but other ways that that I can be stripped bare. That word, shame, with every step that Cersei […]
+++ put on some lip gloss and go to that dinner; don’t hesitate – breeze right past sowhatdoyoudo and into tellmewhatyoulove in between the canapés and the main course, after refilling the glasses, take a moment and really listen to what they’re saying in between all the words ignore the wax that’s dripping on the […]
that thing that feels like an obligation, even though its for someone you love with all your heart. come home instead, curl up in your warm bed and indulge in being at rest (let your husband take care of you too). stay there until you feel like you’re good and ready to come out. the […]