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  It's been a long time that I've been feeling feelings But the tricky kind that I just can't shake It's no good chasing down the meanings When every sign points a different way Trying to make sense of feelings and being aware of your emotional intelligence can be tricky. What feelings are you finding hard to shake right now? We can too often rush to try and make sense of things, fix things or try to help when we don't need to - instead we should be sitting back and listening to what people require from us, and negotiate what we are willing to share. Where are all of the different meanings taking you? Are you prepared for the different ways in which you find yourself moving? Trust yourself to know how you will be - those different permutations are a testament to the growth you are doing that may seem completely foreign or alien to others. Just a little bit faster Just a little more slow You already passed it Just a little ways to go Now with a little more feeling An...

It's bad bitch o'clock yeah it's thick-thirty I've been through a lot but I'm still flirty (okay) Is everybody back up in the buildin'? It's been a minute, tell me how you're healin' 'Cause I'm about to get in my feelings How you feelin'? How you feel right now? Sometimes you need to reset by taking some time out and just stepping out of the limelight. You can only really come into your own once you realise how much healing of yourself you need to go through in order to be better for others. Are you an active participant in healing others? Or are you someone toxic who actively seeks out to wreak havoc in the lives of others for your own entertainment? Learning to recognise toxic environments, toxic culture and toxic relationships can take some navigating. Learning how to check this with everybody else around you so you are on the same page, takes time, effort and energy.  Oh, I been so down and under pressure I'm way too fine to be th...

  It's not far down to paradise At least it's not for me And if the wind is right you can sail away And find tranquility Oh the canvas can do miracles Just you wait and see Believe me I first blogged about this song when my sister in law passed away in Samoa, At the time, it was a year after my own husband passed away and I was immediately thrust into another bereavement that was too close to home. Do you know how far you are to paradise? What conditions need to be in play in order for the wind to be right? We wait for the wind to change direction or to pick up our sails to carry us away. Where will you find tranquility? Can you control the direction in which the wind takes you? Do you have the skills to navigate and traverse the ocean you are in? Believing in yourself can be hard when you've been knocked back so many times. Sometimes it's hard to believe when others believe in you. It's not too far to never never  land No reason to pretend And if the wind is right ...

I will trust in You  and know that You are with me Forever I'll confide in You, ' cause You're the only answer t hat matters There might be very few people that you can actually trust as much as you trust in a higher power. How can you rely on someone to be there fully for you when you are in your hour of need? That's the thing with trust and being able to confide in someone - having that peace of mind that you will be protected and nurtured when the situation requires. We will often need to block out the noise that threatens to consume us, overwhelm us, try to confuse us. When you can block out the noise and focus very carefully on the stillness that you need, answers will be revealed to you that you can begin to trust and know that it comes individually wrapped for you. Even in the darkness You will be my light Even when I'm hopeless You will be my guide I will not be shaken, I will not be moved Even in the chaos, I know that You're good To be in darkness can ...

You're driving me away, give e a reason to stay I want to be lost in you but not in this way Don't think you quite understand who you have on your hands How can you not see just how good for you I am? Why would you stay if you don't feel it is the right thing to do? We tend to drive others away when we go through situations that require clarity of thought, personal space to deal with issues that need not concern the judgmental gaze of others. Why do we allow ourselves to be misunderstood when we should be able to speak freely and loudly? Why should anybody believe that you are a viable choice for any significant position in their life? I know that you've been hurt before, that's why you feel so insecure I begged you to let me in, 'cause I only want to be the cure If you don't choose to grow, we ain't ever gonna know Just how good this could be I really hoped that this would go somewhere We cannot hope to change people's inner perception of themselves...

I never held my hand out and asked for something free I got pride I could roll out for miles in front of me I don't need your help, and I don't need sympathy I don't need you to lower the bar for me Are you the type of person who never really asks for help? How do people know when you are broken? 2021 was a pretty rough year. You could be forgiven for mistaking 2020 as a traumatic year with the global pandemic that has never been out of the news cycle since it arrived but, here we are. I've been sitting on this blog post for a while (15 days to be exact) as I have been trying to navigate my way through some challenges. What does 2022 hold for you? More people trying to lower the bar for you? I know I'm Superwoman, I know I'm strong I know I've got this 'cause I've had it all along I'm phenomenal and I'm enough I don't need you to tell me who to be Everyone is entitled to an opinion - on any topic, on anybody, on any given day. Have you fo...

I built a house for love to grow I was so young that it was hard to know I'm as lost now as I was back then Always make a mess of everything It's about time that I face myself All I do is bleed into someone else Painting walls with all my secret tears Filling rooms with all my hopes and fears The first time I heard this song, I was mesmerised. I've been sitting on this blogpost for a while and didn't know how to approach this particular piece. How could a song capture feelings that I haven't felt that I could confront for myself? The power of music, when lyrics can transport you to places that you don't want to go, but need to be; that's when you know you are where you are meant to be. What do you know when you're young when you think you're building a place for love to grow - but you lose sight of that growth? Maybe we are constantly meant to make a mess of everything, because isn't mess all relative anyway? Be careful of the places where you bl...