Work in Progress!
A poem from our Community Correspondent Robert Terry Pressures been building for a while Found looking for peace of mind Rhythmical mind I practiced freestyle Doubts resolved and left behind Revision of memory [and] dreams protected Tugging threads, lost for direction Instinct nurtures getting connected Found knocking [on] doors of perception [Essence] […]
Friday Night #journeys
A poem about from our Community Correspondent David Bradley I’m walking home, I’m on my own, I’m walking rather fast, as I walk past I’m looking all around, with my feet on the ground I keep on going, with no slowing I’m walking at a certain pace, I don’t feel safe I’m getting closer to […]
My cycle to work makes me feel great #journeys
A post from our Project Manager Rosie McIntosh @rosiehopes When we packed up our family and moved out to the suburbs last year, I was at pains to reassure my city-loving friends that we are just ten minutes away on the train. We’re practically metropolitan. But then Scotrail announced Queen Street tunnel closures and that […]
What’s your jam? Music and mental wellbeing
We all have a song that can make us feel better on a bad day. Are you the sort to lock yourself away to have a cry over a sad song, or do you turn up the volume and dance your way through it? However music relates to your mental wellbeing, we want to hear […]
Getting lost on Mull helped me find something special #journeys
A post from our Community Correspondent Laura McGlinn @stargazer1210 Well where do I start? I was meant to be writing about my off grid adventure from Ulva to Geomentra on a 8 mile hike to an off-grid Bothy. I can tell you about carrying large backpacks, two dogs getting to know each other, 8-foot deer fences […]
Ruby Mere: a journey back to childhood #journeys
Our Community Correspondent Derek Read goes back to visit a favourite childhood spot with his brother Ruby Mere Not many ducks on Ruby Mere, come moorhens; tranquil, as we pool our memories of the bustling place of our childhood Nine years difference- but this place was common the rowing boats, the swing-boats, hulking monstrosities, that […]
I will never ever stop travelling, or be beaten by mental illness @hippychick1987 #journeys
A post from our Community Correspondent Ann Marie Sharpe on her mental health journey Trigger warning: this post includes mentions of self harm and suicidal feelings The biggest journey in my life has been my mental health journey. I have travelled a huge distance, from a teenager who was constantly suicidal, to a grown woman […]
Just live life, viewing it as a long journey #journeys
A post from our Community Correspondent Marilena Balagianni It is better to be on a journey than to arrive sometimes. It is better to contemplate less about how the future might be or worse how the future has to be. People spend their life obsessing over goals and forget how to live life itself. It […]
Our pick of the best things to do at the #refugeefestscot #journeys
The Mind Waves theme at the moment is journeys. We’re talking about our personal mental health journeys, as well as actual geographical journeys . It’s undeniable that travelling far from home, even for the best of reasons, has a big impact on mental wellbeing. It’s hard to imagine how it must feel to have to […]
Travelling does wonders for my mental health #journeys
A post from our Community Correspondent Fuad Alakbarov Visiting another city or even village is not only an eye-opener into exciting history and culture, but it also helps as a reprieve for the mind. Traveling allows the mind to develop and literally see the world in a new and different way. While you may plan […]