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Each month we are encouraging our bloggers to write about a themed topic. As April is Stress Awareness Month, this month's blog theme is stress.
Share your thoughts/experiences with the SANE Community here.
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The Canvas, by Lara T.
The soft beginning of a blank canvas.
My Body.
The flesh surrounding my organs.
Important, vulnerable.
A rose petal so small, so frail, so red.
It lands on m...
They said its so sad his mad
I thought it’s so sad their always glad
When deep down they’re mostly sad
It’s so bad. So mad
At least I’m glad to be sad
The a...
January 2018
Here I reflect upon the months that I spent sat alone in my car all day in 2017. I hadn’t told my wife that I was having recurring spells where I couldn’t ...
January 2018
A view on how Bipolar Disorder can feel like an unrelenting force..
WARS
It swings & it moves like the tides ’round the shore,
It hits you from nowhere, then goe...
January 2018
This was inspired by a course that I did on NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) year ago, whereby the premise is that you automatically go to memories / instilled belie...
January 2018
An escape in mind..
MY PLACE
There is a place I like to go,
Where there’s a gentle breeze & time moves slow..
You’re there with me, you hold my hand,
We wa...
January 2018
I suppose this is a bit like a prayer (recited during a time of chaos in my mind)..
LIFT ME UP
There is no peace inside my head,
My soul feels weak, my presence dead.....
February 2018
We all have good & bad memories. I am attempting lately to not let the bad ones visit me, but to go instead to the good ones as often as I can..
MEMORIES
Memories dri...
February 2018
A very lighthearted take on my stay in hospital! I needed some humour on the day I wrote this (I was in hospital at the time). It is not reflective of the care that I...
February 2018
This poem sums up how difficult I find mindfulness sometimes! It’s tricky, but with practice I am getting better at it. It works..
MINDFULNESS
Rain falls gently...
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