'I am the athlete / running in a race / in which I didn’t participate.'
Tag: stress
Yoko Ono’s Prophetic Vision of Self-care
Ono’s commitment to regenerative rituals is instructive in an era of turmoil and instability.
‘Relationship Glasses’ Shape How We See the Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Our Partners
People create beliefs about their romantic partner that affect how they respond to them and interpret their behaviour. These beliefs can act as rose-tinted glasses, or as a darker …
Is It Okay to Laugh During a Pandemic?
One thing that makes the current situation unique is that it is not a single event in a specific place and time. Humour is a coping strategy.
PTSD: Hanging on to Dark Secrets
A poem on the trauma of a dark past that never seems to fade.
Why Do We Dream?
During times of stress and anxiety we either dream more or remember our dreams more often, as a way of coping with challenging circumstances and new information.
Boredom Is But a Window to a Sunny Day
Instead of fighting boredom, go along with it, entertain it, make something out of it.