A Sanctuary for Old Souls

Hello, Enaid! I hope you are all well, and that you’re currently too busy celebrating in your cozy homes to read this post, but if you are reading this, I wish you a very merry Christmas and a Blessed Yule, and all my love and wishes for the year to come! I know that this can be a hard time for some, and that, for many, Christmas is actually a time of isolation and loneliness. But you are not alone. You are never alone. Presents and religious inclinations aside, Christmas is a time for unity. It is in this time of the year that differences are set aside, enmities are forgotten and peace and love fill all of the cracks in the world. Strangers sing together, families and friends connect from all corners, and children light up their homes and schools and communities with their beautiful wonder. Look at your friends and give them warm hugs and kind words. Look at your Families and give thanks for your place on earth in this transformative time, and for all of the people set to bl...

Hi there :) This week, I got to talking with my mother about everything that we've gone through; reminiscing on how far we have come over the last few months.  This time last year I didn't want to live at all, let alone start planning for the future - The only planning I wanted to think about then was planning my funeral. But now, I'm actively gathering ideas on what to do next, trying to figure out how to get my life started -  A life that I actually want. A life that I'm excited for. In amongst these musings - during which, many tears were shed - My mother asked me what advice I would give to someone who was in her position; a parent watching their child struggle through mental and emotional battles that few can truly understand. I told her this: Emotions happen.  Just like waves in an ocean. They are fluid and constantly moving; the waves are going to go up and down, and the tides are going to wash in and out, but all of that is okay. ...

Hey there. When things were really bad, I took comfort in writing; I wrote a lot of things down in a book that I had. Somehow I felt that poetry had the ability to express feelings in a way that nothing else could, and so I came up with a few poems of my own, in an attempt to express or even explain how I was feeling, even if just to myself. And guess what - I just found the book! Re-reading them just made me think, and reflect on the state I was in. As hard as it might be to believe, it's actually quite difficult to remember exactly how it was. I doubt I could accurately describe or explain it all to anyone now.  All of the memories seem strangely hazy, I don't really know why. My guess is that I was so distant from everything, even myself, that it was like I wasn't really there; wasn't fully present, so it's almost like when you wake up from a dream - You can remember some things, but the more time passes, the more distant the memories become. With...

So, it's 2018! 2017 has been... rough. And I think I speak for many when I say that. But, things always have to get worse before they get better; hitting rock bottom means better projection for bouncing back up, and I think 2017 was just that - rock bottom. I don't think I'm the only one to feel it, the changing that's been happening throughout this year. Everything seems to be shifting, not just on a mass scale, but with smaller, more personal things too. You may be finding that your perspectives are changing, or your interests and hobbies, or maybe you're diet and taste in food, or even the style of clothes you wear or genre of music you listen to. If it feels right, go with it. Everything happens for a reason. And that's my message for the new year: Trust your heart and your intuition, let go . Everything else will come naturally, you've earned it. 2018 is important, I can feel it. And it's going to be amazing. I wish you all an amazing...