REMEMBERING THE ROUTE TOWARDS THE โ€˜UPโ€™

SNIPPETS OF THOUGHT โ€˜This too shall passโ€™ -Retrieved from my first blog, where I originally wrote and published this- March 30th 2017-  DANCINGWITHENVELOPES  Over this last week, it became increasingly apparent that I was moving forwards from Depression. I suddenly had feelings again, I wasnโ€™t under a bell jar, my surroundings were inviting me to … Continue reading REMEMBERING THE ROUTE TOWARDS THE โ€˜UPโ€™

The birthday I never thought Iโ€™d live to see

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http://www.facebook.com/share/1YdfoAejCw/ (Please use the link above to access more to my story and this whole story, and the fundraiser page itself!) Remarkably, I experienced my 35th birthday yesterday (16th June). Whilst many of us, including myself, face the natural shock and aversion to advancing digits of age, feeling โ€˜oldโ€™ and fretting naturally, for the cosmetic … Continue reading The birthday I never thought Iโ€™d live to see

Mind In Motion

โ€œMind in Motionโ€ When shadows rise and silence calls, When hope feels lost behind these walls, Let not your heart give in to fear, For even now, the light is near. The road may twist, the path may break, Yet every step is one we take. No fall too great, no night too long, We … Continue reading Mind In Motion

Sketches from my mindโ€™s edges: Explore snippets of my original Artwork- simply click โ€˜menuโ€™ button at the top of page to scroll down and select page ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

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There is no such thing as a mistake in Art. Creativity to the Mind is like the fallen Acorn which dropped into dark Earth below, only to become light and majesty in the growth of a new Oak Tree. Optimism in the Oak Treeโ€™s revival โ€˜Selfโ€™- The Colourstorm in motion Window to the Soul Cyclical … Continue reading Sketches from my mindโ€™s edges: Explore snippets of my original Artwork- simply click โ€˜menuโ€™ button at the top of page to scroll down and select page ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

Why the fuck did I think that!?

Welcome to the end of another pretty ruthless year; 2024. This time last year, I felt a great deal more celebratory in this day, the birthday of Jesus Christ- 25th Decemberโ€ฆ. Iโ€™d just been discharged from a hospital admission whereby my abusive ex partner had found out where I was feeling and staying in refuge … Continue reading Why the fuck did I think that!?

Psychedelic Sundaysโ€ฆ

Enjoy this trippy visual journey into the colour dimension with me! Sunday vibes and rainy day excuses, paired with a personal tendency towards all things bright and beautiful, psychedelic and immersive, are all welcome in my box of reasoning behind this little creation. Enjoy! โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGddwrDaq/ โฌ†๏ธโฌ†๏ธโฌ†๏ธ

Hard workโ€ฆ Not a headline many people will warm to!

In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? *First of all- Credit for the featured image set for this post goes to the wonderfully talented Artist Ella Dorson, who created the portrait of myself and my dog, blended spoken words exchanged between us beautifully, and used her Artwork of me alongside and part … Continue reading Hard workโ€ฆ Not a headline many people will warm to!

Musical prescriptionsโ€ฆ Like- actually capable of causing healing

Music is humanity in harmony- A universal language, capable of ascending the dreadful and touching the hands of the Divine. ๐Ÿ’ชโค๏ธ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŒˆโ˜ฎ๏ธ๐Ÿ™ So I may not be an official โ€˜Consultantโ€™, but I have come to learn a thing or two about REAL medicine, and how to heal without being hindered by the corrupt Capitalist agenda of … Continue reading Musical prescriptionsโ€ฆ Like- actually capable of causing healing

And the call itโ€ฆ Puppy Llluuuurrrvvveee ! โค๏ธ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฅฐ

Because Whippets and pets of our worldโ€ฆ ARE our world! #Stanley ๐Ÿฅฐ

More than just a silver lining

Hell may burn but the light still stretches above without giving up on you, your children, or faith ๐Ÿ™ Evie begins schoolโ€ฆ You werenโ€™t even 1 year old hereโ€ฆ Now you are a 4 year old schoolgirlโ€ฆ and I could not be more amazed, grateful and proud โค๏ธ Forget the darkness and pain Iโ€™ve endured … Continue reading More than just a silver lining

Open for business

If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell? Art materials Art LSD- Could come in different forms for consumption, such as a vape form: โ€˜See-an-Elf-Barโ€™ ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿซ ๐ŸŒˆ 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿชฉ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐ŸŽถโค๏ธโ˜ฎ๏ธ High (pun in included for free) quality Cannabis not laced with any bullshit, but of a decent Amsterdam coffee shop degree … Continue reading Open for business

10 Dark Truths that will Make You Stronger.

Web. 10 Dark Truths that will Make You Stronger. Well worthy re-blog!

Enable the (sober life) rave, get thy hose pipe to the garden floor!

vm.tiktok.com/ZGevAG7E3/ Now that I'm doing the whole sober life thing (not that I ever truly needed chemical assistance to get on the floor and rave like the dance floor is the Lord/Lordess... Lordthey -!?- to which I devote divine worship to, religiously)... I sometimes (every day) miss partying and raving my tits off, like my … Continue reading Enable the (sober life) rave, get thy hose pipe to the garden floor!

A thank you to a previous team, at Mindโ€™s crisis pad- praises well worth singing for those who genuinely save lives.

Iโ€™ve just had a really beneficial, possibly life altering conversation, with a volunteer who works for Hull Mindโ€™s โ€˜Crisis Padโ€™ service- which I probably wouldnโ€™t have had a need or chance to do if certain preliminary and pre-existing NHS services, tasked with the rather voluminous task of saving peopleโ€™s lives within crisis mental health servicesโ€ฆ … Continue reading A thank you to a previous team, at Mindโ€™s crisis pad- praises well worth singing for those who genuinely save lives.

You donโ€™t have to be โ€˜strongโ€™ all the timeโ€ฆ

Written by myself, a fellow warrior of the mental health lived experience debacle, and the journey of learning how to โ€˜winโ€™โ€ฆ You donโ€™t have to stay strong for everyone. You donโ€™t even โ€˜haveโ€™ to stay strong as a command given to your own self aloneโ€ฆ I think you can give yourself permission and validation to … Continue reading You donโ€™t have to be โ€˜strongโ€™ all the timeโ€ฆ

Throwback quotes of funnier days

โ€˜Ellie, when I woke up and tripped over you on the floor next to the fireplace, you looked like youโ€™d been fucked in a skip!โ€™ -Were the words of wisdom, as the person I could swear had definitely passed out after being FAR more wrecked than I myself had wound up, the night before. Indeed, … Continue reading Throwback quotes of funnier days

Love for the little things in life- love your pencil โค๏ธ๐ŸŽจ

Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life. Throughout life so far, Iโ€™ve tended to notice an unexpected trend, which has made itself known to me, despite extenuated hype surrounding the โ€˜thingโ€™ in question, it really does seem to be the case that the โ€˜biggerโ€™ the thing it is, in life, … Continue reading Love for the little things in life- love your pencil โค๏ธ๐ŸŽจ

Bipolar โ€˜tomorrowsโ€™

Hypermanic polar opposites, Bipolar Disorder stirring and bubbling in a broth combined with C-PTSD and a sprinkle of ADHDโ€ฆ Yeah so apparently, thatโ€™s me๐Ÿซจ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿซฃ Not that my coffee table resembles any such a diagnosis at all! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿซฃ๐ŸŽต FYI- It took me fucking HOURS to concentrate enough to write this, so do me a favour and … Continue reading Bipolar โ€˜tomorrowsโ€™

Point made! Adam AND Eveโ€ฆ no OR in the equation! Therefore, no the Bible ainโ€™t preaching homosexuality! Not that it needs to!

Love is love โค๏ธ

Identify- Be strong tonight, and remember who you are

https://open.spotify.com/track/5GK4ax71sSIokiNEZsND3d?si=eUWfK-i3RCOiPpg7Igzu3w Above/or below at the end of this post , letโ€™s find out... is a song which enabled be to rekindle the light of an identity within myself which Iโ€™d too frequently felt I could no longer discover againโ€ฆ I related to the first half of the song, for its harrowing, and spine tingling resonance … Continue reading Identify- Be strong tonight, and remember who you are

The famous fiveโ€ฆ top everyday things that bring me happiness

๐Ÿฅฐ What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? This question is useful beyond measure to a great degree, especially to fall back upon in times of deep struggles. When youโ€™re in your darkest moments, itโ€™s far from easy to just be able to pull up a list from your head, of any single … Continue reading The famous fiveโ€ฆ top everyday things that bring me happiness

Absolutely Irvine Welsh- Ecstasy ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿฆ„๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ„๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ’—

What book could you read over and over again? There isnโ€™t much else I can possibly say. Ecstasy had me entranced from the start, I only had to read the first page, then there I was, submerged, spellbound, and transfixed. Time became an absent factor, all that mattered to me were the pages, words printed … Continue reading Absolutely Irvine Welsh- Ecstasy ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿฆ„๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคช๐Ÿ„๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ’—

Instant bad mood reversal for those who are ready to punch a fucking train, watch this

โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGemaV9av/ Still pissed off? Then youโ€™re fucked. Because you shouldnโ€™t be. Either that, or youโ€™ve had an Epileptic Seizure, due to my lack of warning about photosensitivity content. In which case, youโ€™re quite right to be pissed off. Sorry Iโ€™ve just set you back to point zero in waiting for that one year seizure … Continue reading Instant bad mood reversal for those who are ready to punch a fucking train, watch this

Daily ponderings

When are you most happy? I can confidently say that I am most happy when surrounded by trees in the woods, with my Whippet Stanley, listening to the birds sing, or having a cheeky little personal rave if I bring some music along to share with the squirrels and the leaves, totally oblivious to any … Continue reading Daily ponderings