If you've seen the news over the last week you'll have seen that Raphael Samuel, a 27 year old man from India, is suing his parents for forcing him to be born. Samuel is claiming that he didn't consent to being created or being entered into the world and the expectation placed upon him to... Continue Reading →
New Year Nostalgia
Over Christmas and New Year 2018 I found myself being bombarded with nostalgia. Although I do very much believe the turn of the new year is really just another day, it is inevitably an ending. Endings of any kind are always an opportunity for reflection on how you experienced the journey to the end. Throughout... Continue Reading →
A letter to my younger self
Dear Zoe, You're 25 and whilst I can honestly say I have no regrets thus far, there are a few things I wish I could tell you with the gift of hindsight... 1. Stay off the internet! Every day after school you run home and fly upstairs to where the family PC resides. You beat... Continue Reading →
The Existential Crisis
It's been a while! How ironic that my last post was about motivation yet it's taken me a month to get my arse in gear and write again. Since my last post a lot has changed in my life which has culminated in feelings which I'll be talking about, summed up by the title above.... Continue Reading →
Happiness; the destination and the journey.
The title of this post is so cheesy but I couldn't have summarised it any better so bare with me. I'm a self-confessed over analyser. I struggle to just accept things as they are and I constantly question what things mean and why. It's a running joke in the family! When I was a child my auntie... Continue Reading →