Potion for your Mind’s Motion- Art, Comedy, Mental Health, Imperfect poems, Lived Experience Stories, Advice (good and bad)
A republication from my earlier blog- Dancingwithenvelopes.wordpress.com- originally published August 2017 AUGUST 1, 2017 DANCINGWITHENVELOPES LEAVE A COMMENT Tuesday 1st August is today… I’m finally beginning to return to a mental state I truly couldn’t even remember, or imagine, feeling again, only a few days ago. With it, I am beginning to find I can manage to … Continue reading PUTTING BACK THE PIECES OF THAT JIGSAW
SNIPPETS OF THOUGHT ‘This too shall pass’ -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 wasn’t under a bell jar, my surroundings were inviting me to … Continue reading REMEMBERING THE ROUTE TOWARDS THE ‘UP’
A.K.A Survivor’s Block Original publication from myself, on my previous blog, DANCINGWITHENVELOPES -July 22nd 2019- One tough year indeed that was! I chose to republish it today, as it still resonates quite hauntingly, although not all for the same reasons… This is no apology For loss of ravenous words to free I have been ‘unable’ … Continue reading WRITER’S BLOCK
This post was written by myself, and published first on my first ever blog- http://www.dancingwithenvelopes.wordpress.com- on 10th August 2017. Introduction: Reflective insights into various journaled moments throughout different periods of lived experience, across the years, may be utilised via a type of spoken word time travel, to reveal truth and experience still very much valid … Continue reading Garden for your thoughts…
Originally written and published on 6th April 2018, on my earlier blog- http://www.dancingwithenvelopes.wordpress.com Hidden, lie the unseen branches Vanished, now- unseen green bloom Deathly claws frosting, winter’s gloom Tender, stems sleep, beneath chill moon Fallow, the heart of a breathless Earth Yet still come the brave, to spear through Ice glazed armour You will see … Continue reading The Green Mist
New updates and original Artwork! Enjoy! https://mindinmotion.home.blog/2024/07/13/sketch-your-emotions-free/?page_id=3969 Poetry Yet poetry can forge lyrics from mere words, and be sources of support, for when people- myself included- need that extra art of words and reframing of the fight- to help them through darkness coated mental health journeys, where relentless depression and delusions, dissociation and trauma can … Continue reading Explore Original Artwork, poetry, and Latest Updates
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
Once, I was a butterfly, flapping vibrant wings- patterns swirling, circling, web-like threads of light. A storm of color, painted bold, that stunned the dawn's first golden sight. The buddleia marveled — we look like a supernova when she rests upon our blossoms, wings outstretched in gentle trust, soft against the morning hush. Sunlight spilled … Continue reading Once I Was
I feel the terror of acknowledgment My whole mind and body, thoughts and beliefs Have been fabricated by cruel trauma’s pretence I’ve been living my whole life in the narrative of the past tense See that colour, glimpse that number? Awaken thy devil’s idle slumber I remember staring, into that stud of a groove, Piercing … Continue reading Making sense
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 December…. I’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!?
Discuss, free souls… I am desperate hear your voice xxx
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!
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!
‘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
Remember how you always loved to play those beautiful songs on the piano at home? How, my earliest memories of you, from the infancy of a toddler, are captured in sacred pictures and sounds, remember… I watched you in wonder, playing Canon in D, as you played, your talent moved deeply, the core of my … Continue reading Mother, remember
A short read reflecting on the gratitude I have for everything my late mother gave me while she was here, and after…
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up? My child self, not yet afflicted, totally blissfully unaware of anything other than the freedom to dream I can literally visualise the scenery and the image etched in my memory, transporting me back in time instantly, to answer this. In the … Continue reading Aspirations of my 5 year old self
No ordinary scene was visited this day. At last, and without any inch of hesitation stopping me from my march towards this destination, I adamantly and resolutely walked through those hospital grounds, nothing and nobody would have been able to stop me. The Queens building, Castle Hill Hospital. Oncology, breast care. It did not take … Continue reading Visiting your spirit, alone. My return to the Queens building of Castle Hill Hospital, where the lonely suitcase still haunts me.
What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? This is an original creation of my late and dearly missed mother. I defy anyone to disagree with me that this wouldn’t make the most spectacular of tattoos. Obviously, the meaning and significance behind it is immense- It is an amazing creation from the … Continue reading The perfect most meaningful tattoo, that I wish I could fund…
Who is the most confident person you know? Guess my answer… The answer to this daily prompt question, asking, ‘who is the most confident person I know?’ Well, I reckon, that despite having had the privilege of meeting some incredibly confident people in my lifetime, and taking inspiration from the their unwavering shine, I find … Continue reading Tooting my own horn without shame 🎺🌈
Poem ‘Imprints in the snow’ A reflective piece inspired and triggered by experiences of C-PTSD, recovery, flashbacks, memories, and resilience.
Your Art and your afterlife Art that I drew and revived for you. I finished the Heart and butterflies drawing just seconds after midnight turned into Mother’s Day. That’s good timing for me, I’m usually not the timekeeping master of the century. But you knew that anyway… ❤️ Happy Mother’s Day Mum…. I lit my … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day, I miss you 💜
Life can be tough, I’m sure we can all agree. Sure it’s got its beautiful moments and even years, too, but we go through life, and despite individual differences in specific circumstances, we are on a battlefield, always. You can’t afford to let your guard down, neither can you afford to simply hide away from … Continue reading The warrior and the shield
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
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
What's your favorite candy? But it’s not actually the lollipop love im implying… Wanna really know? Of course, a you are a Cat, therefore my leader Why, it’s Candy Crush of course! The one and only ‘candy’ champion! The best type of Candy- you can sit there in all kinds of scenarios, for example; -Having … Continue reading Favourite Candy?
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What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? I once did a charity skydive for Breast Cancer in 2010… that pursuit of leisure in the name of a good cause, was amazing 🤩 I’ll be honest, it’s hard for me to even remember what my own personal concept of ‘leisure’ could be. I’ve … Continue reading The leisurely pursuit of answering daily questions
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’
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?
‘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!
Brain in bloom… let it be! Grow potatoes in a bathtub you saw discarded on a street corner, and brought home in order to turn it into a marvellous potato and salad patch! What drives me to write, why do I care? Because I have to write in order to maintain a safe distance between … Continue reading What Mind-in-Motion is all about
What are your biggest challenges? Due to this being a challenging prompt to answer. I have started things off with some delightful fractal colour My biggest challenges? I’d say one of my biggest challenges I’ve struggled with in life for many years now, is the task of acceptance and presenting to the world the ‘true’ … Continue reading Question of the day time, round 1 of 2024
2023 was a year wherein I was still asleep Slumbering through the nightmare Of all things lost, and now not there I’d lost my ability to even weep The suffering had become so normal When I began to become aware The realisation was such a scare Like id woken up dismembered on a train track … Continue reading 2023
Again, I have reposted this from my old WordPress blog The Confession Chamber A hidden listener sits there, behind an opaque screen, for anonymity. It doesn’t really matter, where about in space and time, environmental context, churches or pretext, that this listener is situated. The point is, there is an ear, a receiver, and anyone … Continue reading The confession chamber
Lioness (Original Ruff Edit) by La La & the Boo Ya on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/lalabooya/lioness-original-ruff-edit Listen on SoundCloud
My best friend, mother, teacher and guardian angel ❤️ I actually wrote this post back on 10th December, I wrote it from my hospital bed, and I wrote it with passion and sheer gratitude that I’d had a mother like you to help teach me incredibly important lessons in life (as well as Art!) It … Continue reading Gratitude and lessons which took a while in the learning!
The Mask (Original) by Anna Hamill Music on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/anna-hamill-music/the-mask https://on.soundcloud.com/H9K9o16iQpvruj8b7-The Mask by Anna Hamill, listen on SoundCloud A song I first heard at a 'green light Unplugged' gig which was a charity gig in aid of fundraising for MacMillan Cancer care. It. Hiya me me prominently, as I lost both my close friend Emma, … Continue reading The Mask- a song so beautiful and so sad
Image credit to Linda CJ Turner In the field of neuroscience, the concept of neuronal survival and death is complex and can be influenced by various factors. Neurons are the … Abuse and the brain- credit to Linda CJ Turner Website: Linda CJ Turner website Wow. As a passionately curious individual concerning Neurology, and how … Continue reading Abuse and the brain
I can tell you a story, about a young woman’s journey, using pictures in place of words, which span chapters, unwritten yet brimming with a story, telling of a 6 year progression of a journey, told through the time evidenced in alteration. The story starts in 2009, when I was first travelling around the world, … Continue reading A story told, through a face etched with transmutation, speaking without words
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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…
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