To be honest, I can think of nothing worse than not needing sleep. I like the eight-ish hours of unconsciousness I embrace every night. Being on all the time is hard, especially if one lives with a brain that’s ambivalent about making good choices. If your life is about performance or prevarication, the promise of more time feels like a curse. I’m not someone who … Continue reading Sleep Is A Good Thing
I have good instincts when it comes to people. Would that I had listened to them for much of my life. I think my good instincts are partly due to being neurodivergent. I’m HSP – a highly sensitive person. We take in a lot of information from the world around us. It’s less useful than you might imagine, especially if you don’t lean towards manipulations. … Continue reading Instincts and Boundaries Are A Great Match
‘Doing the right thing’ and ‘being fair’ are virtues I aspire to, and this has been true much of my life, though I look at other people’s situations with kinder eyes now, now that I’m older. I could be harsh in my youth when I perceived failure in these areas. This was an especial problem with my eating disorder. The behaviours it demanded led to … Continue reading Do The Right Thing.
Once upon a time, early in the aughts, I had a thought – they’re rare, so I try to mark the occasions. I thought that maybe I’d buy an old, 1982 Honda Civic station wagon to repair and get back into running shape. I’d had one during my first few years at university, and loved it. I thought I could get one of those “All … Continue reading I Wish I Knew How To Everything.
From Famine to Feast. 