I really struggle with ego. Through my study of self help and self development, I’ve come to know that ego can be the enemy. It highlights all our ugliness. Or rather, our scars and our need for approval on the surface level. The reason I struggle with it most is because I can recognise my… Continue reading Ego is my enemy but I kind of need her?
Category: Lifestyle
2nd wedding anniversary
When I was younger, I thought love was fireworks. An opening of the chest, tearing out of the heart so that it can only beat in the palm of another person. But that hasn’t been my experience of love. My love has been quiet. Refined. A comforting, knowing whisper in my heart. A knowing that… Continue reading 2nd wedding anniversary
The Power of Rain
The rhythmic clatter of rain dripping from our gutters, thick and fast, is the melody I wake to this morning. This is not the summer I ordered, but I’ll take it. There’s something quite poetic and important about a rainy day to break up a summer’s sun. As an introvert, writer and reader, rainy days… Continue reading The Power of Rain
Mondays
I feel sorry for Mondays. Most people shiver at the mere thought of it. Call it by any other name and we’d still fear it, though. This horrid day that comes to steal our freedom away. The working class and lower middle class chained to machines to make our bread. Ever chasing, never grasping. As… Continue reading Mondays
Day’s Gone Astray
I hate days like this. Days when everything seems to go wrong. Nothing major. No one has died and you still have a house, but all the little things fall over like dominoes and you can’t stack them back up. You feel powerless and defeated. It’s irritating. Like a gnat at your ear. I just… Continue reading Day’s Gone Astray
Ask Twice
How many times does life need to be put into perspective before I see differently? Why does the lens shift only momentarily before I’m back to the same wonky view? Because life is short. And we say this all the time but it never sticks for long enough. Why does it never stick? And life… Continue reading Ask Twice
What My Japan Trip Meant for Me
People use the term “changed my life” and “life-changing” too lightly. This Japan trip was only 10 days of my life, can I say it was life-changing? I guess that remains to be seen. But I know for sure that I am changed having gone. That it meant so much to me. That I’ve unlocked… Continue reading What My Japan Trip Meant for Me
Japan Trip Reflection – cultural differences and the beauty of Japanese life
I can’t believe the trip of a lifetime has come and gone already. I have struggled with how to write this blog post. Where do you even begin with such a life-changing, awe-inspiring trip? I don’t want to just tell you what we did - my husband will be uploading YouTube videos and you can… Continue reading Japan Trip Reflection – cultural differences and the beauty of Japanese life
A Literal Dream Come True…
I’m off to Japan in a week. On the one hand, I’m a little nervous. I don’t quite like flying, the claustrophobia of being “trapped” on the plane for hours. But I’ve worked on that fear and I’m more confident than ever. I’ve got this! All that’s left is the going. The build up, as… Continue reading A Literal Dream Come True…
Episode 29: the last episode of the Twenties Season
I made it, 29… It feels very strange. I embraced 28 a lot easier than 29. And even more strange, I’m sort of excited for my 30s. I feel like being 30+ brings with it a newfound confidence and self-assurance. The twenties are a rocky time. I’ve not enjoyed much of adulthood so far! Or… Continue reading Episode 29: the last episode of the Twenties Season
S. R. Crawford 