Recently I have had a great urge to pick up running. Not for a physical health reason but for a way for me to process my thoughts. To stop my mind racing I thought I'd start running to control it. Just put my headphones in and follow the local scenic footpath. Got to make the most of this weather we've been fortunate to have somehow.
We all have moments where we want to run from our thoughts, so I have decided to run with them. I'll be able to calmly process them as I take in the world around me, rather that sitting and dwelling with no real perspective.
Friday 24 July 2015
Tuesday 21 July 2015
Latitude
I recently went to my first festival with some friends. Latitude Festival is a mainly a music and comedy festival that has a range of activities for a more family orientated experience. My friends and I mainly went for the comedy aspect. It's fair to say that for some the trip had its highs and lows, with friendship fallouts and some friends struggling with the camping aspect of the festival. Despite all of that it was still a great experience, filled with many comedy acts, late night dancing and matching hat to cover up the festival hair.
A highlight for me was meeting my favourite comedian Adam Hills. I was so excited about watching The Last Leg Live, that having the chance to meet Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdecombe was a huge surprise. I had thought about what I'd say to Adam Hills if I ever met him. I would've said how I've watched the show since it first aired for the Paralympics,
However none of these ideas came out as the second Adam Hills said hello, I just blurted out 'I'm a huge fan!' My hands were shaking so much that m surprised the photo came out clearly. So there it was, my not so cool, almost fan-girlesque, meeting with my all time favourite comedian.
One of our favourite parts was the evening events where we could listen to amazing live acts, such as Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds who headlined, and the Dj sets that took place later each evening. The great music and bright lights gave us all a chance to dance and have fun, reminding us of the true reasons why people enjoy attending festivals.
A highlight for me was meeting my favourite comedian Adam Hills. I was so excited about watching The Last Leg Live, that having the chance to meet Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdecombe was a huge surprise. I had thought about what I'd say to Adam Hills if I ever met him. I would've said how I've watched the show since it first aired for the Paralympics,
However none of these ideas came out as the second Adam Hills said hello, I just blurted out 'I'm a huge fan!' My hands were shaking so much that m surprised the photo came out clearly. So there it was, my not so cool, almost fan-girlesque, meeting with my all time favourite comedian.
One of our favourite parts was the evening events where we could listen to amazing live acts, such as Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds who headlined, and the Dj sets that took place later each evening. The great music and bright lights gave us all a chance to dance and have fun, reminding us of the true reasons why people enjoy attending festivals.
A change in direction
This year I seem to have taken a break for blogging. With all the pressures of exams and revision I felt that my brain couldn't process a straight trail of thought to create an insightful and interesting post. Since having time to think I have realised that I would like to just post my thoughts and capture how I feel at certain moments of time. Over the year I have been documenting my thoughts within a small journal that I hide and do not share with anyone. It's my private place where I place my ideas on to paper and keep them safe.
Now I feel it is about time to share some of them with you. I'll let you into my world on the good and bad days in the hope that they will help you and make us all realise that we have days like these. Days where we are so happy that we could scream from the roof tops, followed by days where you feel crushed by the weight of fear of the unknown.
I hope you'll stand by me as I attempt to recapture my blogging mindset.
Now I feel it is about time to share some of them with you. I'll let you into my world on the good and bad days in the hope that they will help you and make us all realise that we have days like these. Days where we are so happy that we could scream from the roof tops, followed by days where you feel crushed by the weight of fear of the unknown.
I hope you'll stand by me as I attempt to recapture my blogging mindset.
Monday 13 July 2015
Why must things change?
We are all told that change is good and to not fear it. However we are not warned about the changes that creep up on us. The ones where one day we stop and think to ourselves, 'what happened there?'. We can't explain how or why but we find ourselves missing something and feeling nostalgic for a time gone by.
One of the more frustrating things is the unexplained changes where no one can understand why the change occurred. A change in feeling? Loss of contact? Other issues taking priority? We can't be entirely sure.
I guess that at the moment I'm being constantly reminded about the unpredictability of life. One moment you can be on a path that only seems to go up as you find pressures fade and you feel that everyone and everything in your life is in place. But enevitably it is followed by a path filled with self doubt and grey skies. All that we can hope for is that one day the clouds will shift and that once again we will see blue skies.
One of the more frustrating things is the unexplained changes where no one can understand why the change occurred. A change in feeling? Loss of contact? Other issues taking priority? We can't be entirely sure.
I guess that at the moment I'm being constantly reminded about the unpredictability of life. One moment you can be on a path that only seems to go up as you find pressures fade and you feel that everyone and everything in your life is in place. But enevitably it is followed by a path filled with self doubt and grey skies. All that we can hope for is that one day the clouds will shift and that once again we will see blue skies.
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