There are many things I will overlook. There are things I will make allowances for. I don’t mind if we don’t share the same taste in music. I don't insist that you have the same political views.
Tag: safety
We are not what they did to us in the dark
Not any more. We are more than that. We do not inhabit a beige world; we are purple and orange. I don't even remember who taught me that line. ‘We are not what they did to us in the dark.’
Standing in the Spaces In-Between
Without much effort, mainly because we have to, because necessity is the mother of invention, we get on and do what’s needed. Most of us only realise later what we’ve done. Maybe we never really give it a name.
The Politics of Hugging
Yesterday, a friend and I met with someone he knew really well, me not so much. I had met him a few times, in passing. When we arrived, he hugged my friend, long and hard.
Touching and the art of feeling
Part of my recovery has included a lot of curiosity. It is in my nature to enquire and ask why and how, and what if we didn’t do that, what if we did this instead?
Open Journal #46
Listen to this on the podcast I have superpowers. I have rare blood and I heal really quickly. These things are true, but they are more of a kind of biological fact about myself. I also have things I can do that nobody is aware of, and I do them all the time. Let’s talk … Continue reading Open Journal #46
Open Journal # 44
Listen to this on the podcast I have a strange sense of fragility. As if the newness of this won’t last, and if I’m not careful, I’ll break it. Not even sure what "it" is. There are differences, and I know that things have changed. I clearly don’t feel the same way about anything anymore. … Continue reading Open Journal # 44