Category: Creativity
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Sandcastles for pain relief
A while ago, I was down the coast and took the dogs for a walk on an isolated beach. This beach has signs up that tell you “no dogs off leash”, but, due to the beach’s remote location, it happened to be completely free of other people or dogs. I’m…
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It’s like riding a bike… backwards
Everyone’s heard the saying, “it’s like riding a bike – once you learn how, you never forget it.” The implication is, it’s easy, and once you master the skill, it’s for life. In reality, there ARE a stack of skills that we master in our youth that stay with us…
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Battlefield versus Farmland
I know I occasionally harp on about this, but the “Migraine Warrior” label isn’t for everyone – I prefer something gentler, more organic, more aligned with a garden-like-metaphor. I know it might annoy others who feel very passionately that the ‘warrior’ label is the right way to go – it…
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Fond of fondue?
Communal meals used to be all the rage when I was a kid. Even right up to the global outbreak of Covid, sharing was caring. Sure, there were ‘sneeze-guards’ at the all-you-can-eat buffet diners, but mostly, smorgasbords were common and cool, and tongs were preferred… but optional. Now in our…
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Mind-messing optical illusions
Quick word of warning – today’s blog post is NOT very migraine friendly – which is so against everything I believe in… except that I do have a curious mind… If you have a migraine – come back tomorrow… this blog post could make you feel unwell… OR if visual…
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Frida Kahola’s pain
The painter Frida Kahola was born in Mexico in 1907. As a child she suffered a bout of polio which left her with a limp. Worse was to come however, and at the age of 18 she was involved in a bus accident so terrible, many onlookers thought she was…
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Have you had a nervous breakthrough?
When I look back over the past few years and try to figure out “what went wrong” and why my occasional migraines became chronic… no BIG OBVIOUS answer appears. What I THINK happened is a series of smaller, negative events (hormonal, lifestyle, emotional, financial) presented themselves all at the same…
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Background noise for healing
“Background noise” is a phrase that has been familiar to me since my work-in-a-big-office days. Once you got used to working in a busy space, you could sit at your cubicle and type away, and all the talking, phone ringing, book dropping noises merged into a single blur of sounds.…
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When I was tied to the mast…
Much to the amusement (or perhaps bemusement) of the last mechanic who serviced my vehicle, my car has a CD player in it. On the good days (when noise doesn’t annoy me), I usually listen to music apps via my phone, but I also enjoy the continuity that comes from…
The Mindful Migraine 