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Hiss… Growl… Grumble… Sigh…
I’m feeling a little grumpy today. The story starts with me going onto the computer to look at flowers. It’s springtime here in Australia, and in preparation, I recently planted a gazillion seeds only for the vast majority of them to wash away and drown after we received a months’…
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Are you feeling paingry?
There’s a phrase in Australia (and presumably everywhere that English is spoken) which is a play on words; hungry + angry = hangry. It defines the feeling of being grumpy and irritable because it has been a long time since you’ve eaten. I for one, am guilty of experiencing mood…
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Bibliotherapy and migraines
As someone who has had a lot of migraines, I can tell you that there is a sliding scale of functionality that is attached to a life lived with pain. On some days, the pain is manageable or nearly missing, so you can do most things, even perform something as…
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Three wishes
The other day I watched the movie “Three Thousand Years of Longing” (2022) because the title caught my attention. Without giving too much away, it spins around the ancient story of a djinn (or genie) who offers up three wishes. Visually impressive, filled with wonder and weirdness, there was something…
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The Bluesky Dictionary
Not long after a famous billionaire bought Twitter and renamed it X, there was a sudden exodus of many members who fled to a chat-app called Bluesky. I ended up with a foot in both camps, but rarely use either. The first app mentioned is filled with negativity these days,…
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A world of light, and plants, and pain…
The more you search certain subjects on your computer, the more the computer-Universe sends you links to related content. That’s how I came across a reference to an essay published online late last year: “A Head Is a Territory of Light – Seeking answers about my migraines” by Tan Tuck…
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Eating crow
Every now and then I venture onto social media to see what the world thinks about global issues. Once upon a time, the platforms seemed to provide a more honest sneak-peek behind the curtains of mainstream media and the way they chose to frame the news. Now, in all honesty,…
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Our woven selves
On my healing journey I have often turned to metaphors in an attempt to articulate what I think and feel about my situation. I’ve spoken of the “tidal” (rather than linear) nature of healing, and the “rising tide of advocacy“, both of which affirm the fluid nature of the wellness-illness…
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Read local… live local
“Doomscrolling while weasels dance” was the title of a post I wrote a while ago (here). It described how news is presented to us in a way which is both addictive and terrifying. The result is that we become trapped in a doom-spiral of wanting to read the news… and…
The Mindful Migraine 