This is what I think of the world.
For the longest time, I’ve sat looking at the blank page, but being unable to figure out what it was I wanted to say. Under lockdown, I have become numb to creation, ignoring the rolling news coverage and the contemporary situation, instead indulging in menial tasks and endlessly scrolling on social media. It particularly hit me on Wednesday, the day after I turned twenty-eight.
Read MoreYesterday, I didn’t go out. I know that’s the advice, to stay at home and save lives, but when I say I didn’t go out, I didn’t even go out for my once-daily exercise. We’re all still trying to come to terms with this new normal, this new way of life, and I’m quickly learning what works, and doesn’t, for me.
Read MoreYesterday, I had a slight anxiety attack. The standard thoughts for me came into my head: What if I’m just an impostor? What if I’m not good enough? What if I fail? It’s timing couldn’t be more strange. The previous evening, I’d been introduced to a few people where my reputation had preceded me. As soon as they heard my name, they connected the dots in a positive way.
Read MoreI’ve been thinking a lot recently about what I’m doing. Suddenly, I’ve gained a consciousness to the precious nature of time, and ensuring that it isn’t wasted. I’ve liberated myself, and jumped head first into the unknown.
Read MoreThere are times when I think, ‘what the hell am I doing?’ And then there are times when instinctively, I feel like I am exactly where I am supposed to be. I had a conversation with a friend this weekend about faith, about religion, about my role in the world, about standing up and being counted for perhaps the first time in my life.
Read MoreAs one year closes and another begins, I sit looking out to sea and it feels oddly familiar even though I’m as far away from home as possible. Being next to the water, listening to its waves crash and witnessing its endless promise along the shore, I wonder what will be around the corner.
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