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Tag: philosophy

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1. Minutes these relentless finite minutes of mine he says we have to make ours count but I just count … More

death, depression, existentialism, life, love, mental illness, mortality, philosophy, poem, poetry, relationships, suicide, time, writing

From Papa’s Notebooks

advice, inspiration, life, notebook, philosophy, quotations, wisdom, wit, writing

“cause”

I am a rebel but not one without a cause I am a rebel with a cause typically a cause … More

existentialism, free verse, life, mental health, philosophy, poem, poetry, suicide, thinking, writing

Waterstones (1)

I was standing right up there, on the tips of my toes up in the gods up with the gods … More

blah, books, bookshop, death, infidelity, London, mortality, philosophy, poetry, revelation, sex, truth, universe, Waterstones, writing

Choose Life

Choose life. Choose living below the poverty line straight from birth. Choose tolerating the parents who spawned you against your … More

#PigGate, addiction, alcohol, Broken Britain, death, drugs, family, food, friends, home, housing, life, London, philosophy, real life, truth, writing

Friday Night Live from London

A wise man once told me, ‘All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence … More

academics, addiction, bipolar, books, borderline, BPD, depression, education, existentialism, knowledge, learning, mental health, philosophy, psychology, questions, reading, religion, studying, thinking, writing

WWSD?

I’m having one of those days where nothing happens, and nothing is going to happen, and everything is static and … More

bipolar, blah, borderline, BPD, creative writing, depression, dreams, extremes, ffs, health, love, mental health, miss you, neurosis, philosophy, poetry, psychosis, quotations, quotes, self harm, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, thinking, thoughts, ugh, weird, what is life?, writing, wtf

Chunks Of My Life

A Competition: Earlier I made a kale, spinach and avocado smoothie. Yes, it tasted as “green” as it sounds. I … More

addiction, art, competition, cricket, family, father & daughter, fuck it, gardening, growth, hamlet, life, meditation, mindfulness, NHS, observations, painting, perfection, philosophy, plants, portrait, psychiatrist, psychiatry, recovery, shakespeare, sobriety, treatment, vanitas, writing

NORMAL?!?!?!

Something just happened. A minute or two ago. I have just run indoors to write this down so that I … More

abnormal, ahhhhhhhhh, art, beauty, bipolar, blah, borderline, boring, BPD, depression, different, existentialism, existing, expectations, girl, life, madness, magic, memory, mental health, mental illness, NHS, normal, perception, philosophy, society, spiders and flies, teenagers, what is this, wtf

New Rules

This won’t be a particularly compelling post, but I just need to get some bits down. This time last week I … More

addiction, alcohol, anxiety, beauty, bipolar, BPD, Bullying, CBT, DBT, family, fighting 4 my life, fitness, life, life lessons, London, mental health, mental illness, mind body soul, mindfulness, new start, NHS, panic, paranoia, patience, philosophy, recovery, religion, self harm, suicidal, therapy, treatment, yoga

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