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Tag Archives: reaction
Changing tides
He tripped, catching the pointed toe of the winklepickers on the kerb. Righting himself he looked around, his eyes darting self-consciously to seek out any possible observer, even while he reassumed his pose of studied nonchalance. Do they even call … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, psychology, reblog, Spirituality, symbolism
Tagged assertion, change, reaction, rebellion, red hair, self image, teenagers, tides of life, winklepicker shoes
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Outside in
It was odd. I look at this particular blogger’s page every day…and every day there is a reblog button. On every post. Except today. I clicked into the title, hoping that by going deeper, I would find what I was … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, cats, Relationships, Spirituality
Tagged fear, reaction, reflections, self image, self judgement
9 Comments
Time traveller
As the first lightening of the sky separates silhouettes from the blackness, the temperature plummets and cold floods my body. I can feel its bite and the reactive crisping of muscle and sinew as I huddle into my coat and … Continue reading
Posted in The Silent Eye
Tagged action, consciousness, in the now, presence, reaction, reality
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Out of nowhere
Beckie at Beckie’s Mental Mess is running a series at present to highlight the many misunderstood aspects of mental health by asking people to write of their own experiences. This week, she is looking at the effects of PTSD. Ten … Continue reading
Traffic…
The morning is silent. Even the usual distant traffic noise of the rush-hour mayhem is hushed. The busy road that runs through the village no longer channels the speeding cars and lorries that habitually thunder through this small village. My … Continue reading
Posted in Brain injury, children, Life, Memory, terror
Tagged comfort, fear, flashbacks, imagination, mental health, post traumatic stress disorder, reaction, road accident, trauma
40 Comments
A bird in the bush?
The dog has just eaten her dinner for the first time in days. I have not been worried. There is a pattern to her behaviour that I perfectly understand…though precisely how she arrived at her conclusions escapes me. We had … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 4th Way, consciousness, Life, mechanical living, mindfulness, reaction, spirituality, unconscious conditioning
10 Comments
Getting nowhere fast
The morning started early…long before dawn… even though the night had ended late. You would think I would have done mounds of stuff by now, but not so. The rest of the morning disappeared in my son’s kitchen then I … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Life, Relationships
Tagged conditioning, habit, misconceptions, misunderstanding, reaction
40 Comments
Normal rules don’t apply
“I’d kill the bastard, if it was one of my kids.” I’ve heard that so many times over the past few years since my son was stabbed through the brain. I can understand it; that is precisely what I would … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Grief, Life
Tagged compassion, emotion, family, friendship, judgement, reaction, surviving brain injury, tragedy
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