"Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it" ~ Andy Rooney I suppose I fell into this mindset that someone else will save me I felt as if I was constantly working to better myself, learning from my mistakes and trying to understand … Continue reading Discernment
Author: Shelved
Futile
“Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being.” ~ Rumi I didn’t want to give in, I didn’t want to stop. I was too scared to find out what would happen if I stopped. I was told growth is not linear. When I first considered growth I was … Continue reading Futile
Why these illustrations?
A new store, where clothing is made to embrace feelings
Unify
“The One Light is the light in all bodies.”ਏਕਾ ਜੋਤਿ ਜੋਤਿ ਹੈ ਸਰੀਰਾ ॥ Let’s #neverforget1984 but for the moment #blacklivesmatter is where our focus needs to be. Uncomfortable I wondered why I felt uncomfortable putting up an orange square on my Instagram stories. It’s because I felt like it was doing the same, … Continue reading Unify
A Series of Pandemic feelings – Counterfeit
Constantly wondering if someone will 'out' you. Imposter It’s funny, I have an understanding that the way I feel on a day to day basis, is imposter syndrome. I unceasingly wonder if I have done my job well enough…do others see me as a someone who knows what they are doing? Am I doing enough? … Continue reading A Series of Pandemic feelings – Counterfeit
A Series of Pandemic feelings – Wilderness
As the World becomes still, I begin to travel into a territory extremely active Navigating Anyone else having the most random dreams? I feel as though my imagination is trying to break through this ‘new normal’ to get back to this life that was deemed as ‘full’. It seems as if my subconscious is trying … Continue reading A Series of Pandemic feelings – Wilderness
A Series of Pandemic feelings – Cluttered
Having more time to contemplate and sit with my feelings, I have decided to share some thoughts that have come up during this period. Without realising I have buried myself under a myriad of negative thoughts What do you do when you want to change, you want the negative thoughts to morph into the positive? … Continue reading A Series of Pandemic feelings – Cluttered
Frazzled
It started with constantly checking the news, refresh…refresh…refresh…any, new, news? Anything more of this virus; I, once thought was so far away and now was on the doorstep. It started as a blanket ‘oh only 3% of the people who contract it, die, it’s not a big deal!’. Well it has become a big deal, … Continue reading Frazzled
PCOS
I have lived for over 2 decades with PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), yet I had not been diagnosed until in my 30’s. PCOS means you have many follicles on your ovaries, which are underdeveloped sacs. These sacs are unable to release eggs and so ovulation does not occur. There is no medication to cure PCOS … Continue reading PCOS
Genesis
"Little by little, one travels far." ~J. R. R. Tolkien When it feels like its all passing by... Cemented I am feeling stuck again, maybe it’s after the year in which my whole life was taken up by hens, weddings and babies? I found it one of the most joyful times of my life but … Continue reading Genesis