Approximate reading time: 13 min I kind of feel like this poem needs to come with a warning! From someone who spent years following other people’s spiritual teachings, sucking it all in, trying to mould myself to somehow fit into other people’s paths the last thing I would EVER want to do is to imply …
Category: Assertiveness
The Power of Words
Approximate reading time: 12min In 2021 I accepted a job teaching in a reception class for 6 months. Yes, I had previously sworn NEVER EVER to go back into long-term teaching again, (numerous times.) But it was one of those situations where everything just seemed to dam-near perfect. 1. The class was amazingly well-behaved. 2. …
R.A.G.E
Approximate reading time: 15 min It’s been a while, I know, I know ..a whole 6 days….I’m clearly slipping.:-) I will admit Neurotic Angel woke me up in a blind panic a couple of nights ago. Something along the lines of: “If you post a blog post EVERY SINGLE DAY then your subscribers are going …
The one about the wedding dress…(Continued)
Hello all, I know, I know it feels like Christmas. 3 posts in one week! After 2 years of deathly silence, even I am in shock! Anyway, so my story continues with me now still owning two ‘bloodied’ wedding dresses that I cannot exchange AND apparently I still need to pass “Assertiveness Skills 101!” I …
People-Pleasers Anonymous
Hello All, I realize I said I was going to post one post a month, but then again, when have I EVER been consistent with my words? Truth be told I currently have covid and I’m bored shitless. So I am using the time to productively scour through my graveyard of “Unpublished posts” ….. what …
Make the voices stop!
Ok so after being sick for the last week I had pretty much decided that I couldn’t face going to Calcutta, and would do a massive skip to greener pastures, aka Rishikesh. (Yes I will admit, all that comes to mind when I think of Culcutta are slums!) It was only after meeting and speaking …