Potion for your Mind’s Motion- Art, Comedy, Mental Health, Imperfect poems, Lived Experience Stories, Advice (good and bad)
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’
Trigger Warning- References to suicide and self harm, this is a poem I wrong months and months ago before today, when I found it in saved drafts, I decided to publish it, due to the poignance and the power of the ; and it’s meaning, and significance, worth and hope…
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
youtube.com/watch Like a black mirror...
This is a re blog and the link to the live performance of The Sound of Silence, gave me chills too… and I don’t doubt for a second that it will do the same for you! This Gave Me Chills
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
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/ ⬆️⬆️⬆️
Discuss, free souls… I am desperate hear your voice xxx
One of the most heartbreaking songs I ever improvised, singing out what I genuinely believed to be my last goodbyes, feeling lost to the dark and dreadful lure of suicide, I found myself singing this song because I couldn’t say the words ‘help’ any louder than I already had been doing for years in my … Continue reading The Echoes- Sounds that in fact always reverberate, even if to human ears they ‘fade’… My song which was not ‘my last’ after all.
It’s supposed to be erratic dark imperfect and a touch off key. Silent imperfection of inexpressible unheard sadness grief desolation and exile. It’s not meant to be a pleasant sounding piece. It’s repetitive, grim, off key, imperfect and broken- the wavering harmony of a voice or melody chained off from help being heard or able … Continue reading Faltering, unpleasant and off key improv- symbolic and telling of the impact radio silence and isolation with zero voice or support from mental health or other services, hear how dreadful I try to express. Now my mind is decaying.
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
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 🌈❤️
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!
open.spotify.com/track/4RurEJ0z5RQbC3bWYKwTbz Sia... 'I Forgive You' I never saw it coming, the electrifying, spine tingling and resonating enrapture, the awe, the gratitude and the falling in love with your music. https://open.spotify.com/track/4RurEJ0z5RQbC3bWYKwTbz?si=nh3muKwPTES9jc61rj_VDA&pi=e-DQmbD5XdRECZ
‘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
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
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!?
🥰 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
⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGemaV9av/ Still pissed off? Then you’re fucked. Because you shouldn’t be. Either that, or you’ve had an Epileptic Seizure, due to my lack of warning about photosensitivity content. In which case, you’re quite right to be pissed off. Sorry I’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
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
What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? What an apt daily question to ask, of someone who is officially ‘diagnosed’ as having C-PTSD, BPD, Major Depressive Illness, recurring eating disorders and a history of drug and alcohol addiction! You asked for this! Prepare yourselves for some disturbing answers, and hopefully, a few … Continue reading What a question! Why, Ive got 33 years worth of ‘strategies’, for those officially ‘diagnosed’!
Poem ‘Imprints in the snow’ A reflective piece inspired and triggered by experiences of C-PTSD, recovery, flashbacks, memories, and resilience.
Find empathy for the planet and non human creatures difficult? https://youtu.be/p7LDk4D3Q3U?si=mhI2D5fpu1PWNiPY -YouTube animation credit: Steve Cutts For some, Empathy comes almost too easily, which can be problematic and world full of Narcissists. Many of us won’t even know where we stand, label wise, between the polar opposites of the ‘Empath’ or the ‘Narcissist’. That’s absolutely … Continue reading An introductory video to Empathy
A seven minute read about real life Friday Nights (and the other days) mental health survival tactics… Warning- includes video of me actually singing due to loss of shame!
In crisis? You are definitely not alone. This post is not a cure all, just based on my own lived experiences with mental illness and suicidal crises, I hope that some of the ideas I’ve learned from myself and others, in order to survive, might be able help you when you need it so baby too. Please share the word of you can ❤️
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?
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.
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
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?
Please accept these links to some of my favourite ‘musical first aid’ songs! 1. ‘Song for the crickets’ - Parov Stelar: Open song in Spotify app 2. ‘Why do you only call me when you’re high?’ - Artic Monkeys: Open song in Spotify app 3. ‘Creep’- Radiohead: Open song in Spotify app 4. ‘Angel Eyes’- … Continue reading Musical first aid time
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
If you had a freeway billboard, what would it say? Just add words… Well… This is one of those prompts which you endeavour to write a post responding to it, with greater confidence in the first few seconds whereby you throw yourself into the challenge of answering, because it sounds easier to answer before you … Continue reading Question of the day- What would my sign say?
We Want Your Soul (Klangkarussell Remix) by Klangkarussell on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/klangkarussell/adam-freeland-we-want-your We want your soul on SoundCloud
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Finally - JonOne by JonOne on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/jonone/finally-version-2 Reet tune this mix is! Listen to JonOne on SoundCloud
Sneakers by Opiuo on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/opiuo/02-sneakers Listen on SoundCloud
Internet Friends by Knife Party on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/knifepartyinc/knife-party-internet-friends An absolute old favourite of mine, perfect for a laugh and a rave! Listen on SoundCloud
Lioness (Original Ruff Edit) by La La & the Boo Ya on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/lalabooya/lioness-original-ruff-edit Listen on SoundCloud
Slamboree - Little Boxes (FREE DOWNLOAD) by Slamboree on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/slamboree/slamboree-little-boxes-tetris-remix https://on.soundcloud.com/vofgz7uC54jydxoi8
Sky Lake by Purrple Cat on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/purrplecat/sky-lake Listen on SoundCloud
http://www.instagram.com/reel/C1VK7Wio3tV/Click the link above to watch the heartfelt music played by a veteran survivor of suicide. The words speak of strength and determination, championing the dreadful pain and desolation which comes with Suicide- be it ideation, full planning, to the attempts themselves, whereby you literally will endure some of the most horrendous pain and struggling … Continue reading Finding the light- End suicide app awareness
Paleolit by Bässt on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/b-sst/paleolit https://on.soundcloud.com/FfbTaBXdBMvCcxwi9
8.18 ::Lions In The Sky With Diamonds:: 8.18 by Moondrop on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/moondropofficial/818-lions-in-the-sky-with-diamonds-818 https://on.soundcloud.com/FfbTaBXdBMvCcxwi9
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!
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
2. Guns Like Toys by -King Porter Stomp- on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/king-porter-stomp/2-guns-like-toys https://on.soundcloud.com/cbRHev7kUCtSMPhVA -Listen to this on SoundCloud, it's very poignant, and the artists so talented.
Put Down Your Weapons by -King Porter Stomp- on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/king-porter-stomp/put-down-your-weapons Put down your weapons by King Porter Stomp - Listen and move your body as you feel you want. On SoundCloud.
Mileage (featuring MC Elemental) by -King Porter Stomp- on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/king-porter-stomp/mileage-featuring-mc-elemental Mileage by King Porter Stomp Listen on SoundCloud Relate to the lyrics, have yourself damn good groove, dance as passionately as you must!
Drowning in silence by Twigg on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/twiggescapes/drowning-in-silence https://on.soundcloud.com/aX5yWEZPrwv3wdWj6 Always found this track beautiful
This Is What We Call House by MrDavid on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/mrdavid/this-is-what-we-call-house Dance, free your mind, literally through motion, upon anywhere you can turn into a dance floor! House is on the cards Enjoy!
Blue Bird - Georgie Lucas (edited) by MrDavid on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/mrdavid/blue-bird-georgie-lucas-edited Not only gorgeous vocals wise, but the lyrics may indeed resonate for many of you listen closely Blue Bird
Ultralife (Oh Wonder Cover) by Georgina Lilly Lucas on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/georgina-lilly-lucas/ultralife-oh-wonder-cover Ultralife- Georgie Lucas
22:39 by Isis Moray on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/moraymusic/2239a Yet another brilliant composition that needed sharing, I personally love it, and it's certainly got all the elements about it to enable you to embrace a trance like rave... moving your mind doesn't always require thinking. It often requires losing yourself in the midst of dance, a great … Continue reading Share the sounds
Hello Death (Johnny Lloyd) by Georgina Lilly Lucas on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/georgina-lilly-lucas/hello-death-johnny-lloyd Beautiful song performed by Georgie Lilly Lucas Hello Death- Georgie Lucas Certainly needs sharing, all music deserves hearing. Ultralife- Georgie Lucas
Klangkarussell - Netzwerk (Falls Like Rain) by Casablanca Records on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/casablancarecs/01-netzwerk-falls-like-rain
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
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writer. rythmn seeker.
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