Superstar You Are
Feeling upset about something. Nothing in particular and everything at the same time. Unable to articulate, communicate or even know why. I decide to meditate. Sit with the feeling. Then I start to...
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I’m standing inside a block. Knees bent, one foot in front of the other. Breath and palms pushing. Sweat prickles. I know this will mean a lot of time and frustration with very little forward motion....
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I wake in the early hours of the morning. Unable to fall back to sleep, I creep to the other room to meditate. The curtains are pulled wide. The sky is decorated with layers of cloud, dusky and white....
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Only for the “Lockdown” I may never have: Experienced gratitude for being allowed to go for walks. Followed the flight of a swan as far as my eye could see. Witnessed a heron spearing a fish with its...
View ArticleOnly for the Lockdown 2: The Weird and the Wonderful
The following is a list of things that, only for the Lockdown, I may never have experienced: Had a dream in which I questioned the social distancing practices. When my boyfriend said he didn’t remember...
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Some things that may never have happened if it wasn’t for the Lockdown: Attended a Beyoncé concert in my living room. We danced, we sang, we drank, we (okay, I) freaked out when Destiny’s Child...
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Not doing enough. Not trying hard enough. Not pushing myself enough. Not good enough. Get out of your comfort zone. You have so much potential. If I were you, I’d… You should… Why don’t you? Not as...
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Only for the lockdown, I may never have experienced the following: My hair appointment (always booked two months in advance) was cancelled. I texted my hairdresser, desperate for advice on box dyes....
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List Five, Feelin’ Alive (And Grumpy) My fifth list of all the things I may never have experienced if it weren’t for the Lockdown: The night of the Supermoon, 11:15pm. Second cup of tea made, snacks...
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List number six of things that may not have happened if it hadn’t been for the Lockdown: My most expensive non-essential spending is on Amazon downloads for the Kindle. I lay out on the grass reading...
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