There was once a time where everything I did felt good. Now the things that once brought me joy chip away at my soul leaving me feeling like I am no longer a real person. Imagine how scary it is becoming a ghost when you are still living.
I speak quite freely about my own personal beliefs to those who have the inclination to listen. I don’t believe in preaching my beliefs though as they are intrinsically my own and would likely not be as applicable to others as they are to me. That of course is I suppose the nature of belief.... Continue Reading →
So often in school we say, "When's the next holiday?" While it is lovely having something to look forward to; I find myself thinking lately that if we continually pray for tomorrow to come, we end up losing the present. I don't want to wake up in ten years and pray for it to be... Continue Reading →
Today I feel…I don’t even know. Sometimes I tell people I am fine when really I am anything but. It is a lie but told for the right reasons. Other people don’t need to know that behind the smile, is a world of turmoil. Sometimes I tell myself I am fine when really I am... Continue Reading →
Sitting quietly outside the doorway he was invisible. Eyes the colour of earth, soaked with rain took in everything. Not the details of the room, nor the occupants; so enraptured in their conversation that the quiet boy went unnoticed, even as he shuffled closer to the door. Upon arrival, the visiting adults had gushed over... Continue Reading →
Often I decide not to post things I have written on Forever Distracted by Life because they are too personal. As I’ve worked on blogging lately I have begun to read more blogs. The more I read, the more I realise that successful content is generally the content which is raw, and real. With that... Continue Reading →
His chest rose and fell in slow repetition. His skin was marble; it clung to his slender frame. Moonlight bathed him in a cold embrace. The light was eerie, yet made his every detail visible. He wore little. The blanket which had at first maintained his modesty, lay abandoned. Leaving his body exposed, save for... Continue Reading →
Write a letter to your teenage self: Darren, There are so many things that will challenge you in life, and challenge will push you to learn things that you really should never have had to know. Sickness, emotional hurt, death. You know all of these things early, yet I’m not sure anyone ever tries to... Continue Reading →
Make a list of 30 things that make you smile. Books Walking into a library, or an old bookshop. Perusing the shelves. Finding the book that calls to you. Coming home and reading it. All of it. Re-reading it. Cherishing the book that holds the story you love. Re-reading again. Finding it on your nightstand... Continue Reading →
