This and That

Tag: life

  • I Never Knew What It Was Like – Until I Did

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    I never knew the grief a woman experienced when their child was stillborn – until I did. Until we experience it for ourselves, we cannot ever fully understand the kind of grief we go through when in that moment of birth, death arrives and you are left holding a dead baby. The surreal feeling of…

  • The Impact of Suicide on Those Left Behind

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    In one of the videos I watched today, I heard someone say words to the effect of “One minute you are speaking your mind and voicing your opinion and the next time you are seen, you don’t have one (meaning an opinion)”. I took it personally, and my mind instantly went back to when someone…

  • TAKE A RISK

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    KNOWN VS UNKNOWN We keep venturing back into the known as opposed to venturing forth into the unknown to reveal mysteries and to challenge ourselves to step out of our comfort zones. The known, no matter how good or bad it is, appeases our senses because this is a known quantity that we have dealt…

  • THE JAGGED EDGE

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    LIFE ON THE JAGGED EDGE Write what you know they say, but my mind responds: “You know a whole lot of crap every day”. This makes me feel bad most of the time but then again, some episodes make me feel great when I’m invincible, and capable of anything. On the downside though, despair and…

  • THE HEALING ASPECTS OF ART FORMS

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    ART STARTED ME ON MY JOURNEY TO WELLNESS Unable to work for several years due to severe depression, my journey towards healing and recovery began the moment I picked up a paint brush and painted the first stroke onto a blank canvas. Artistically, I had no skills whatsoever and could barely draw a recognizable stick…