Tag: #Joy

The birthday I never thought I’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 ‘old’ and fretting naturally, for the cosmetic … Continue reading The birthday I never thought I’d live to see →

Your Name is a Soundwave

Air blows soft over sunning skin I ache to tell you how the birds here sing Catching myself, silly, Of course you know You’re always here Six years past that final Solstice All those new Suns, cycling between our last kiss In alignment with outdoor’s great birdsong I call out your name I call it … Continue reading Your Name is a Soundwave →

Mind In Motion

“Mind in Motion” 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 →

A shower of words to help those on a healing journey… which is all of us really…❤️

I hope you enjoyed reading these powerful quotes and messages, and that in all their diversity, you find one or two… or three! Which resonate with you strongly, wherever you are in your journey right now! ❤️

Sketches from my mind’s edges: Explore snippets of my original Artwork- simply click ‘menu’ button at the top of page to scroll down and select page 🎨🌈🙃🐦‍⬛

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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 Tree’s revival ‘Self’- The Colourstorm in motion Window to the Soul Cyclical … Continue reading Sketches from my mind’s edges: Explore snippets of my original Artwork- simply click ‘menu’ button at the top of page to scroll down and select page 🎨🌈🙃🐦‍⬛ →

Sharing mind hacks for our minds in motion!

Hello! A question we can all benefit from sharing between us… What are some of the different ways people try to keep themselves distracted/occupied/ mentally engaged for lengths of time? I’m talking: Coping strategies for those extra tough days, a new challenge to try doing something new or different, ways to try and keep your … Continue reading Sharing mind hacks for our minds in motion! →

Psychedelic Sundays…

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! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGddwrDaq/ ⬆️⬆️⬆️

Hard work… 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 work… Not a headline many people will warm to! →

Mudras : Techniques for Improved Health and Spiritual Growth

Mudras: Techniques for Improved Health and Spiritual Growth. Mudras are symbolic hand motions that are frequently employed in Indian traditional …Mudras : Techniques for Improved Health and Spiritual Growth

Musical prescriptions… 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. 💪❤️🎼🌈☮️🙏 So I may not be an official ‘Consultant’, 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 prescriptions… Like- actually capable of causing healing →

More than just a silver lining

Hell may burn but the light still stretches above without giving up on you, your children, or faith 🙏 Evie begins school… You weren’t even 1 year old here… Now you are a 4 year old schoolgirl… and I could not be more amazed, grateful and proud ❤️ Forget the darkness and pain I’ve endured … Continue reading More than just a silver lining →

s.o.s- saving our souls

Top tips for people in blips - saving yourself from suicide,
A work in progress I’m creating as I too, travel along this life’s journey 🌈❤️

Disclaimer- This post might cause problems

Psychedelics- I need your help (I think) A disclaimer:I don’t mean to be insensitive, I’m just really not capable of thinking without speaking first. So a good question was asked: Do blind people get the same trippy visuals when taking mushrooms? Furthermore: The real question is that when deaf people get voices in their head … Continue reading Disclaimer- This post might cause problems →

Throwback quotes of funnier days

‘Ellie, when I woke up and tripped over you on the floor next to the fireplace, you looked like you’d been fucked in a skip!’ -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 ❤️🎨

Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life. Throughout life so far, I’ve tended to notice an unexpected trend, which has made itself known to me, despite extenuated hype surrounding the ‘thing’ in question, it really does seem to be the case that the ‘bigger’ the thing it is, in life, … Continue reading Love for the little things in life- love your pencil ❤️🎨 →

Advice on the journey of healing- your mental health matters

Good intentions says this little guy, good intentions from the making of this meme- but sometimes don’t we just get sick of hearing this statement, as in to the point of screaming: ‘Fuck off, I ain’t staying strong, I’m falling apart, and I’m too damn tired out to do strong, I’m too damn low to … Continue reading Advice on the journey of healing- your mental health matters →

Point made! Adam AND Eve… no OR in the equation! Therefore, no the Bible ain’t preaching homosexuality! Not that it needs to!

Love is love ❤️

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 , let’s find out... is a song which enabled be to rekindle the light of an identity within myself which I’d too frequently felt I could no longer discover again… 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 →

Here’s a career idea

What is your career plan? Overthrow the government, sort out the broken system with a good sound system! Rave away, Theresa May! Sunak resign- I shall initiate this redesign! All in favour say Aye!?

The famous five… top everyday things that bring me happiness

🥰 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 you’re in your darkest moments, it’s far from easy to just be able to pull up a list from your head, of any single … Continue reading The famous five… top everyday things that bring me happiness →

Absolutely Irvine Welsh- Ecstasy 🌈🦄🤩🤪🍄🎨💗

What book could you read over and over again? There isn’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 🌈🦄🤩🤪🍄🎨💗 →

Things I shouldn’t say

What do you wish you could do more every day? Honestly? I’d have to go with the answer indulging in the daily indulgence of pure Ecstasy every day. I do have other less controversial answers, but I’m going with this honest one, because, you know, Ecstasy! Yay I’m talking pure 90s rave era level, of … Continue reading Things I shouldn’t say →

Flashbacks come, and flashbacks go. Just like imprints, in the snow.

Poem ‘Imprints in the snow’ A reflective piece inspired and triggered by experiences of C-PTSD, recovery, flashbacks, memories, and resilience.

Declaration against my defeat

No, ‘life’, you still haven’t stopped me. I might have been crushed, but I am a soul with the ‘chaos within to give rise to a dancing star‘ to quote Nietzsche, and my energy, compressed… apparently (I’ve noticed, after observing the survival of my intact soul, after countless afflictions, and attacks, have tried to dim … Continue reading Declaration against my defeat →

Need some musical first aid today?

I’ve not published a bombardment of musical suggestions for some weeks now, and having re-discovered and newly discovered some new fabulous sounds, I felt compelled to share, in case anyone could do with some potential ‘sound plasters’ today, just as I very much do too! Emmy the great- Paper Forest (In the afterglow of rapture) … Continue reading Need some musical first aid today? →

Let’s unite for better mental health services

Mental health matters, so damn much! We need to do something to save ourselves, and our mental health systems in the UK…. If you don’t have time to read the full article, then please just tap this link and take 5 minutes to read the cause, then decide to sign or not. If you can … Continue reading Let’s unite for better mental health services →

Our last goodbye

I never, ever, thought I’d have to say goodbye to you, my Mum, so soon and so unexpectedly, unfairly and incomprehensibly, as I did. You were more than my world, you were more than an Art Teacher, Mother, Wife, last surviving sibling of the two, and daughter to your own parents. More than a friend, … Continue reading Our last goodbye →

DBVT- Day before Valentine’s Day poem challenge

I am inclined towards believing the theme here in on love, then… Once, thus far, in my lifetime as it flows, I have felt the force of love, undefineable, divine. The kind that only the fortunate, lucky soul knows, and I can only wish to feel one day again. Beautiful, growing and rebounding, like an … Continue reading DBVT- Day before Valentine’s Day poem challenge →

To all the lost, the survivors, the families the friends. My mental health is a journey, I too must pursue.

I want to take your hand in mine, then together, try and pull us through. A photo taken when i travelled in India… I think it fits well with the topic I realised it’s going to take more than just written words and spoken testimonies, which match like mirrors, the same actions others have tried … Continue reading To all the lost, the survivors, the families the friends. My mental health is a journey, I too must pursue. →

Takes from the psych ward- ‘Psychiatric stand up’

Psychiatric stand up- how to wind up your 1:1 ‘constants’, and other ways of getting through the ‘madness’ of the ‘madhouse’ to wind up your 1:1 ‘constants’, and other ways of getting through the ‘madness’ of the ‘madhouse’ those who might need a laugh, whatever your circumstances- We all get one eventually! This post is … Continue reading Takes from the psych ward- ‘Psychiatric stand up’ →

You’ve got questions, well I’ve got answers

List five things you do for fun. Do you want the funny version first, or the serious one? Don’t worry, you don’t even have to choose, I think I know what you want… So does this duck or goose (seriously, I can’t tell) 1. I like to host a weekly support group for misunderstood house … Continue reading You’ve got questions, well I’ve got answers →

Love animals?

vm.tiktok.com/ZGeMmpdUE/ Above is a link to a little video compilation of some of my favourite photos of my the many pets I've had the joy of having in my life ❤️ I'm sure their cute and amusing poses can help make you smile! I'm sure I'm not the only person who loves their pets as … Continue reading Love animals? →

Little bursts of colourful happy dog videos to uplift you

vm.tiktok.com/ZGeMmfHs9/ He really is a happy little Whippet, loving his new squeaky duck toy, not quite ready to share is yet though! 😂 Follow the link for a little smile 😊

Evidence emerges to prove I have been ‘off my head’ without any need for drugs/alcohol, from the beginning. I was born this way!

‘Do I look high to you!? Never mind my new hat, you just focus on my question!’ And my Dad swears to me that he had fed me no alcohol before taking this picture…! ‘K hole? What K hole!?’ I’m listening to the heartbeat of this soft and soothing pile of pebbles!’ So I have … Continue reading Evidence emerges to prove I have been ‘off my head’ without any need for drugs/alcohol, from the beginning. I was born this way! →

A daily dose of questions which I can actually answer

What is your favorite animal? Do we have to just choose one? I know the answer already. The lack of an ‘s’ at the end of the word ‘animal’, combined with the ‘is’ where I yearn for the alternative, ‘are’, gives it all away. I thought this was going to be easy. What a fool … Continue reading A daily dose of questions which I can actually answer →

Poem time- What is life when it isn’t me?

What’s life if I cannot breathe, When the trees and the leaves Just hang still, With no breeze? What’s life if I cannot see? Past the mask that I wear To exist as anyone but me? Who’s with me when I stop and think, And I ask through the mask For some answer, but just … Continue reading Poem time- What is life when it isn’t me? →

You don’t have to be a perfect singer in order to revel and recover from the joy of singing ❤️

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Surprises!

vm.tiktok.com/ZGeFVaqMY/ Christmas 2023- The magic of the day id forgotten was even around the corner, shocked me by how wonderful it was!

Merry Christmas- I am the Ellie version of Santa, and I bring you gifts of many songs!

Paleolit by Bässt on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/b-sst/paleolit https://on.soundcloud.com/FfbTaBXdBMvCcxwi9

I do not apologise for all this ‘music bombing’- better a sound than a scatter bomb right!?

Format:B - Piano Man (Uto Karem Remix) [Formatik] by UTO KAREM on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/uto-karem/format-b-piano-man-uto-karem https://on.soundcloud.com/JAjHybf7DzhmZKLS6 Have thyself a good lil' rave!

Sounds sharing

Ultralife (Oh Wonder Cover) by Georgina Lilly Lucas on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/georgina-lilly-lucas/ultralife-oh-wonder-cover Ultralife- Georgie Lucas

When memories whisper consolation to you…

Where do I turn? When memories come back to you, like a guiding flashlight, rejoice in the guidance they can offer you, through remembering a distant time ago, before your sense of direction became scrambled by adversity. Back in 2018 I sat out at dusk, upon my mother’s patio, hidden within the trees, and those … Continue reading When memories whisper consolation to you… →