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Oh heck just one?

OK!

When I was 26, a year after I smashed up my knee, whilst still kind kf in recovery from a mental breakdown, I became a University student.

I never believed I was academic. I never believed I could study and create the kind of work required. But something in me said go, and so I went.

I started a four year course, with the first year being some slightly more beginner stuff for older students, foreign students, and others who hadn't quite got the required A level results.

And I surprised the hell out of myself over and over 🤷

I'm a bit more risk averse these days, I'm past my "I feek like a change if scenery so i can moving to a totally new place" and "Moving to a new country with my gf of a few months, who is from there? Yeah why not" stages. But I had to do a lot of slightly drastic things, in order to find enough of myself to just sit the fuck down and chill 😂 Not that i'd say no to a new adventure necessarily, I'd just need to know the ground beneath me is solid, and have my people and my furballs along with me. It was just me for a long time, but not anymore, and that's more important.

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"But something in me said go, and so I went." Loved all of this but this line stood out. When you know, you know.

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The birdsong in your voiceover for this understood the assignment! Beautiful 🥰

At present, there are a multitude of things that feel like a leap of faith for me. No longer being afraid to make noise and be heard has to be the biggest one currently. Acceptance. X

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OH HECK YEAH PAL! Go get 'em! We need you! The world needs your voice! Let it be heard! The birds were singing in approval of this message <3

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#lifegoals - “🛏️ Letting my head hit the pillow each night with no regrets.” 💖

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A work in progress and always will be 🧡 and I am so grateful for that.

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One leap of faith was leaving. Another one was coming back.

Happy new year (in advance)!!

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I FEEL THIS SO MUCH! Love youuuuuuuu 🧡🧡🧡

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