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79In One Moment
It's not like I'd planned to be a checkout girl at the Red Dot supermarket for the rest of my life. But, like so many things do, it just happened. It was never assumed I'd go to college - in fact, after graduating from high school I had no desire...
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67Melancholy Is A Luxury
When we think about melancholy, we tend to mix it with depression. Yet it is not. It is one of the peak experiences of the world. Just think about that how would you depict melancholy and how would you depict depression? Depressive people are...
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70How to Deal with a Teenager's Insecurity
How to deal with a teenager's self-esteem issues? There is no silver bullet for this enigmatic problem. But I can definitely love her unconditionally while I figure out a way.
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62Poem: Waves
Depression, suicidal thoughts are like waves. They are ever-present. Which is probably why sufferers have good and bad moments. This is an attempt at translating that idea into a poem.
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68Gratitude Despite the Circumstance
Tonight I watched Oprah's Lifeclass where Oprah, Tony Robbins, Iyanla, Deepak, TD Jakes taught us to master the art of gratitude. The class was very insightful as usual and there were several "light bulb moments". I especially liked Tony Robbins'...
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70Anxiety: Where is the Shut Off Button?
The word anxiety has an interesting origin. If we take it back to a root word "angst", it is Germanic and it transfers the idea of fear. Going back further, the word "angst" has existed since the 8th Century, from the Indo-European "angho" which...
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62Smash It To Pieces (Stop the Flow) Poem
A poem written in teenage years, primarily a stream of consciousness piece, open to interpretation find your meaning in it.
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55Armagheddon-The Next World
He walked down the streets, carefully noting the signs in front of each building as he passed. Cars clipped by carelessly. He moved further away from the road, nearly scraping the fence to his other side, despite the barriers that wouldn’t allow...
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60Outdated - Barnsey's Attempts at Poetry
A poem reflecting on the Question; Do you believe we should base our lives on a book that is two thousand years old?
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