It's hard to balance tense and triggered aspects of self with the softer more malleable bits. My anxiety makes me tense and rigid but it also deeply influences the way I write. But my softer more malleable side deeply influences my writing too. It is often through writing that my anxieties subside and I am … Continue reading Go with the flow
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Things worth passing on
Like books, podcasts, talks etc If someone asks for a recommendation when your interests aren't mainstream, it's easy to hold back. It's easy to be reluctant to share that local band who are heavily influenced by 80s synth pop. You might skip over that book you read a while back by a neurologist purely out … Continue reading Things worth passing on
A writers influences
Whatever is going on in my life will be woven through the words I write. At times, I'm like a floatie being pulled and swayed in all kinds of directions. But I'm easily influenced and inspired. From the ages of 16-18 I studied textiles, discovered Seth Godin and read a few books by Dickens. That … Continue reading A writers influences
Is it so wrong to be influenced?
People make careers out of their ability to influence others. There's whole branches of psychology and sections of NLP about how to influence and sway people in whatever direction you desire. In fact people have the ability to make us feel as though we desire the very thing they have to offer and we believe … Continue reading Is it so wrong to be influenced?
A 17 year old walks into a bookshop in Wales…
That's how the story of how I discovered the person who would become one of my biggest life inspirations begins. This person would go on to help influence the words I wrote, the person I've become and the things that I chose to do. At 17 I liked to think that I was someone who … Continue reading A 17 year old walks into a bookshop in Wales…
How it feels to be moved
he things you can connect to and resonate with, the things that move you, fill your life with more of that. I find myself energised, motivated and inspired by certain things. Whereas other things perhaps annoy me or bring out my low mood. It doesn't help to consume things that leave you feeling blue. It's … Continue reading How it feels to be moved
You might not be who you think you are
From a young age we start to develop an identity, a sense of self. This is influenced by a variety of factors such as family, friends, books, music, religion, TV and film. And so we go around living our lives with an identity of who we are. But it's often much more complex than that. … Continue reading You might not be who you think you are
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