The Lionesses' Euro 2022 triumph didn't only inspire young girls and women, but also men like me. When I began drafting this piece and filtered through pictures in my mind, I hesitated. Chloe Kelly's epic celebration instantly revolved on repeat. It radiated with incredible and inspiring power + meaning that had me hooked in awe. … Continue reading Lionesses
It feels like it's been too long since I wrote. Heck, right now all I want to do is write + recite. Let the words breathe and flow through me. Just express, create, and paint pictures with words. Blow out all the tension, energy, ideas, hunger, and ambition bubbling beneath. What is fresh on my … Continue reading Check-in: Welsh 3000s for Eid
Last week I presented my own research at a professional conference for the very first time. I have no idea yet about how many people were in attendance. Nevertheless, it was an enthralling experience despite the 'black hole' feeling of presenting virtually. I forgot how much I thrive off public speaking, and I am hungry … Continue reading College of Paramedics National Conference 2022
WHAT A DAY! WOW! That felt tremendous. I don't think epic quite caps it despite the elements of thrill, but maybe mesmerising, especially when I recall the early morning sunrise + serenity simmering throughout my hike. I have had my eye on these hills for a while and for good reason! Spectacular views sweeping far … Continue reading East Scotland, Day 2: lomond hills
Scotch Corner Have you ever heard of Scotch Corner before? Off the bat it sounds cool. I had come across this place on road signs previously but never knew its history + significance. In essence it is a junctional nodal point in North Yorkshire, with exits towards the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and Western … Continue reading East Scotland, Day 1: scotch corner to perth (via high cup nick)
My relationship with Scotland Intense events + experiences can foster connections flowing with many meanings and memories that shape who we are. My history with Scotland is thus worthy of being deemed a relationship as it continues to fill me with immense ambition + drive, instil me with an evolving sense of purpose + belonging, … Continue reading East Scotland: Day 0
Yes, it's about that time! #go4it #iaintplaying #lookWITHIN #reDISCOVER #beFREE #ownBOSS Haha, all the hashtags! I'm excited! Why? Because I've made huge decisions + moves recently, following my gut that's been blaring at me repeatedly, in different waves, forms, tones, probably for quite a while now! It just took me a while to figure out … Continue reading REBOOT!
If you admire somebody you should go ahead and tell them, people never get the flowers whilst they can still smell themBig Brother, by Kanye West There's so much pain in saying goodbye. The moment the words wheel off your tongue a heavy rung laces your lungs. What just happened? Why do I feel this … Continue reading Saying Goodbye
Human encounters evanesce and some feelings are ephemeral Yet the energy you foster and the power in your meaning is eternal I feel it when I stagger + awe at the purity of your presence Time stands still as I smile for a while admiring you touch another soul Brimming with beauty you blew me … Continue reading Butterfly
The first cardiac arrest I attended as a Student Paramedic in my first year was a paediatric cardiac arrest. The experience taught me much about myself, the colleagues I worked with, but more importantly, the sheer power and influence of emotions in healthcare. Why is it that children and young people stir such intense passion … Continue reading Emotions in Prehospital Paediatric Care
Today was painful, for lots of reasons. Facilities and the atmosphere right now at my hostel aren't helping either. All the incidents + events of today's hike are exactly the type of thing I wanted to avoid when I made my decision to cut things short yesterday. Yet this reaffirmation of my decision isn't helping … Continue reading Living the Lakes, Day 4: wasdale head
What an exceptional, extraordinary + evolutionary day this has been. So much to discuss + detail and I'm running against the clock! This day almost revitalised my love, my curiosity, for the Lakes. You know what? I actually think it may have achieved this, forget almost! Not right now, in the immediate short-term, but my … Continue reading Living the Lakes, Day 3: robinson (via cat bells)
Ah, so it begins! Have you ever come across the concept of tolerance in the context of recreational drugs? Completely random I know, but it's relevant so keep following me through. When someone reaches tolerance of a drug, it no longer has the desired effect and outcome. I dislike what I'm about to say as … Continue reading Living the Lakes, Day 2: wansfell (via troutbeck tongue)
Living the Lakes So, what do I mean by 'living' the lakes. Well, since I'm here for around a fortnight dotting around the fells, I feel I'm entitled to say I'll be living here for this duration. But a more pertinent + significant element of this phrasing is about embracing + adapting. Unfortunately, with all … Continue reading Living the Lakes, Day 1: outward
As I write this, it's not even the day before I set out for a fortnight in the Lake District National Park. I had my sample, my appetiser, my dry run, my recce as they like to call it here in the UK! That's one of the functions my Dales to Lakes trip ended up … Continue reading Living the Lakes: Day 0
You know it’s demoralising, draining, sapping when you return to the drone of daily banality where so many behaviours + actions are the routine script of the subconscious. People living like robots + drones, performing steps, tasks, and processes with mundane repetition. Incredible how when you’re away to play for a while and your senses … Continue reading DALES to LAKES; the epilogue
The closer I drew to the south today the warmer it got whilst droning along on the motorway. Tinkering about with my AC, calculating mileage and times, and reflecting on everything I’ve experienced these past 10 days. It’s been a whirlwind, yet it doesn’t feel like an end at all. It doesn’t feel like I’ve … Continue reading DALES to LAKES, Day 10: return
You know it’s been difficult trying to write up my diary each night since I’ve arrived in the Lakes. Not that what I’ve been doing has been any more demanding or time-consuming. If anything, I’ve done relatively shorter distances (albeit with a greater number of ascents) and probably been out for less time than I … Continue reading DALES to LAKES, Day 9: skiddaw
Wow, so many ideas, thoughts, feelings, emotions, challenges, right now to discuss + share. I’ve completely torn up things in the last few hours/days, done things I would never usually do at all. It’s caused me much hurt + grief, yet also taught me so much more about myself that I feel hugely grateful for … Continue reading Clean Slate
I think I’m reaching a point where I’m now ready to return home + recharge for another round of hikes. My body certainly is I guess as I’m feeling the fatigue a little more than usual now I’ve wrapped things up today. This makes sense I guess considering this length + quantity of exertion is … Continue reading DALES to LAKES, Day 8: kentmere horseshoe
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