BlogHide Resteemshonestysometimes (45)in writing • 7 years agoThis Week. [3 min read]This week someone asked me to read over a funeral tribute and give my feedback. Did it flow? Was it too churchy? Did it seem cold? Was it hopeful enough? Funerals are difficult. Suicides more…honestysometimes (45)in depression • 7 years agoPainful Delusions [5 min read]I’ve always had frequent headaches. . As a fairly young child I remember my grandmother lathering my forehead with “Alcoholada Glacial”, it’s menthol coolness seeming like a magic trick against…honestysometimes (45)in depression • 7 years agoThe feedback loop. [4 min read] Reflections on an anxious mind.As a kid I spent a lot of time in small church gatherings. Some of them were casual meetings in people’s living rooms but many of them involved anywhere from a few dozen to a few hundred people…honestysometimes (45)in depression • 7 years agoMonsters. [3 min. read] Some late reflections on Halloween, Monsters & Demons.Zombies, white walkers, Demogorgons and dragons. Gruffalos, gremlins, Heffalumps and Woozles. We love monsters don’t we? . Or more precisely, we love to hate our monsters. The appeal is…honestysometimes (45)in depression • 7 years agoDepression's slow leak. [4 min read]I went supermarket shopping yesterday. Eggs. Milk. A bottle of wine. I had the day off and babysitting lined up for a couple hours. No toddler to wrangle, no rush, no hurry, no pressure. No…resteemedtiffjane (60)in art • 7 years agoLight as a fucking brick | iPhone Sketches | Digital fingerpaintingDrawn in Adobe Draw on an iPhone 7 finger painting style (no stylus) Another in a series of periodic experiments sketching on my phone. I've not been feeling great recently and these sketching…honestysometimes (45)in life • 7 years agoLife is a race. And other clichés [3 min. read]Type “Life is a Race” into google and you’ll get over 450 million results. Life has been compared to a race… journey…a highway. Millions and millions of times. This analogy is nothing new.…resteemedtiffjane (60)in art • 8 years ago"Just trying to Swim" | iPhone Illustration | Digital finger painting #2Another sketch created on my iPhone sans stylus.honestysometimes (45)in life • 8 years agoHonesty (On lies, narcissism and puzzle pieces in my brain) [4 min read]I find myself coming back to this theme over and over again. Honesty. It’s one of those qualities we collectively think of as good, virtuous . We encode it in commandments. We teach our…honestysometimes (45)in life • 8 years agoI spent the first twenty years of my life listening to other people’s life stories. [3 min read]Drug addicts, Abuse survivors, A prostitute, Alcoholics, Gang members, That one guy that claims to have killed people, Rape victims, Suicide survivors, More drug…resteemedtiffjane (60)in art • 8 years ago"Finger painting in the digital era" | Phone illustrationI'm experimenting with drawing doodles/illustrations on my phone since my tablet is dead and I rarely have traditional supplies on hand. I couldn't find a stylus either so stuck with the basics.…resteemedsilviabeneforti (72)in art • 8 years agoI'm happy! One of my artworks will fly to a new home! ^_^When you're really tired, physically and emotionally, as I am in these last days, may be difficult to stay positive. You can feel your mind pretty heavy and the apathy may enter you. Today I was…honestysometimes (45)in life • 8 years agoMind Cancer, Baader-Meinhof & Chris Cornell. [5 min read] Depression, Stigma and Sharing our StoriesWhen a thought doesn’t leave you alone. If you’ve never heard of the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon before you’re probably about to see it everywhere you look. “That’s so weird, I learnt that just…