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A collection of personal writings on the topics of self help, creativity and wellness.

Sharing My Story

What Is Sharing For? Sharing is a transaction but of what. Sharing As Children Ever since we were children we were given the message that...

The Pain Of Losing Your Home

He lay there motionless against the wall, backed into a corner and a sleeping bag. It was late, past midnight, in the middle of London...

Not Why The Addiction, Why The Pain?

Context: A few years ago I visited Medellín in Colombia. One of the most dangerous cities in the world through the 80s and 90s, a large...

Am I Creative?

We were all given a box of crayons. We all have a unique story worth telling. We all have created something which we were proud of in our...

Steps To Being More Productive

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". Lao Tzu Sounds great Lao but I have a few questions: What direction should I...

Lads Only Need Apply

What's it like to be a young man in Ireland? Most of my life has been about trying to please and be liked by everyone. In being noticed,...

Finding A Healthy Relationship With Exercise

Last year I realised exercise is more important in my life than I knew. It's not because I am trying to get fitter, become stronger or...

How Intelligent Are You?

Do you believe you are intelligent? When it comes to the question of intelligence, there's often a definitive black and white label given...

Strangers Connecting In Huaraz

Huaraz: A few years ago on my second trip in South America I ended up in a place called Huaraz in Peru. Sitting in the valley of the...

How To Be Sound

What one does is what counts. Not what one has the intention to do. -Pablo Picasso Career Options: I spent my first 3 years in England...

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

As A Kid What Did You Want To Be When You Grew Up? I always said I wanted to be a carpenter when I grew up. Jesus’s auld lad was a...