Dennistoun Track, Peel Forest, New Zealand I started the year with a goal of being more congruent, for my insides to match my outsides, a desire to speak my truth, honour my values and follow my heart, Now I am here, at my computer desiring to reconnect with you all. How do I oil the …
Tag: self-love
Liar
oppo_35 Depression is a liar Telling you that you’ve always felt this way And always will That things are hopeless Efforts are useless Life is futile. Depression blinds you To the beauty all around Causes you to not do the things that’d make you feel better Condemns you for not doing them. Today isn’t your …
The Difference
oppo_32 Rivers flow Trees grow Man strives. © Karen Lighthouse 2024 Words by Karen Lighthouse. I also offer – One-on-one counselling/coaching via Zoom Group facilitation Mental health education Oracle card readings Email me at: karenlighthouse59@gmail.com
Letting Go
Is it time to relinquish The hold Of the past dream born? Grown rusty with tears No longer quenching it’s perceived purpose. Stuck in the familiar Scared to let go What if? What if? What if? Anxiety chokes the new life pending Dormant Until it receives The deliberate breath Of courage and risk. Tightly …
Friends
A piece of art “It’s a collapsible sort of day” Said one friend to another Who was feeling a bit weary. Outside the autumnal wind howled And leaves of brown, red and gold Swirled into piles Rustling and chattering On the asphalt. It was a hunkering down sort of day By the fire With a …
Journey to Authenticity #2
(Image courtesy of: https://depositphotos.com/photos/authentic.html) Stuck in existence of habit Security of the uncomfortable known Intolerable now My soul yearns authenticity My flow My tribe My essence I am learning to dance to the music of my own soul It is safe for me to have feelings and needs It is safe for me to have …
Journey to Authenticity
oppo_32 The journey to authenticity is a challenging road although I believe it to be probably THE most worthwhile of journeys. For what and who are we if we are not our true authentic selves? I have been thrust into this line of questioning recently with the approach of my retirement age and I …
The Pros and Cons of Mild Hoarding
To look at my house, most people wouldn’t call me a hoarder. Yet I have a lot of difficulty throwing some things away and when I watch “Hoarders” on tv. I identify with some of their thinking and behaviours. My mother, God rest her soul was, amongst other things, a hoarder. I have some of …
Spring Hope
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA. Karen Lighthouse, 2023 Magnificent magnolias Cherry blossom clouds Splashing colour Against the grey sky Bluebells and daffodils Ablaze in the lush green grass Chaffinches and fantails Sing for joy Spring is here! Life transforming The bleak winter depths Bursting forth Announcing new life From death and darkness A season of vibrance New …
En France
Melting into the French summer Long warm days Honeysuckle permeating balmy nights Mouth-watering temptations at every turn Artisan delights Tarte du framboise Pain au chocolat Crusty baguettes Fresh every day. Long supermarket aisles of Fromage, fromage, fromage Mental battery drain Reading foreign labels Piece-meal French we have to laugh at. Rouen city Breath-taking beauty Half-timbered …
Words from the Lighthouse 