Category: community

• how many untruths must i tell?

  Numerous times in life I have lacked the courage to articulate what rests heavily within my heart. Instead, I just allow it fester and gnaw its way through my mind, endlessly floating, churning, spinning, morphing into a false narrative that has no capacity to eventuate. The main characters mutate into a villainous shadow wrought with…

  thekatmarsh

  30th May 2024

  acceptance, community, emotional wellbeing, emotional-intelligence, healing

  acceptance, christianity, faith, growth, love, narratives, overthinking, own-truths, poetic, poetry, truth

• weeds

  During my daily walk I have with our beautiful dog Winston, I noticed there are loads of weeds sprouting up from the pavement which seem to create a beautiful tree line the entire length of journey. Each weed cluster seems to vary in height, thickness, species and how close they grow together. Now, I don’t…

  thekatmarsh

  14th Dec 2023

  acceptance, community, emotional wellbeing, emotional-intelligence, happiness, healing, personal story

• loadbearing

  Going through life alone is not ideal. However, going through life with friends and you feel alone is somewhat harder. When you think that you are the only one with troubles or suffering, then that is a mental load that becomes so hard to carry. Being surrounded by a community of listeners, even if you…

  thekatmarsh

  7th Sep 2023

  ageing-happy, ageing-healthy, ageing-strong, community, emotional wellbeing, happiness, positive-ageing, pro-ageing, social-connection

  acceptance, ageing-healthy, ageing-strong, community, connection, growth, happiness, love, mentalhealth, pro-ageing, self-care

• baggage

  Of late, I have been analysing and scrutinising my life thus far. Dissecting moments and events that were painted with the brush strokes of sadness, loss and despair. Certain events in my life that were tarnished and tainted by death or destruction have always been pushed down deep because that was how it was presented…

  thekatmarsh

  5th Sep 2023

  community, emotional wellbeing, happiness, healing, motherhood, peoplepleasing, positive-ageing, pro-ageing, social-connection

  baggage, changing, communication, community, family, growth, growth-mindset, happiness, mentalhealth, pro-ageing, self-care, social-connection