Turning 40 – some reflections
I’m not particularly worried about getting older, but there’s something about the number 40 that doesn’t particularly appeal to […]
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Self-reflection
A Christmas argument… and cognitive dissonance
As some of you already know, as an HSP I’m slow to react to stuff. Which is why I’m not
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Social media, high sensitivity and overwhelm
As an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) I often find the world overwhelming. Sometimes I think it would have been good
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Grief, and why it’s useful to grieve
I’ve been thinking about grief a lot recently. When I begin to type ‘Marija Smits’ into my Google search bar
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Dear highly sensitive soul
Welcome to the June 2015 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Talking to Yourself This post was written for inclusion in the
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First novel thoughts
I recently finished editing the manuscript of my first novel, which I started writing about 10 years ago. At this
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Things I have done today (and every other day for the past seven years)
Welcome to the March 2015 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Day in the Life This post was written for inclusion in
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And I was humbled… (my writing epiphany)
The other day I had one of those moments – an epiphany, if you like – where I could actually
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Looking back, looking forward
Okay, so this won’t be a stunningly original post, but I still feel it’s necessary. I look back at 2014
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The Mentor’s Journey (Interlude)
Having just now come to an end of a period of mentorship I am taking a break. I am in
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Begone all spooks!
There are always times of increase and times of decrease. I guess they roughly follow the shape of a sine
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Anticipation
When I was about fifteen or sixteen, I had to write a kind of list poem for my English studies.