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A friend came to visit. She brought flowers and a card. Inside the card, she wrote that I was an amazing friend. To her, at least. It is normal to question yourself on the quality of your friendship and whether or not  you are a good friend to other people, are you doing enough to engage, support, celebrate others when they go through major transition? How much more can you do while racing through life, its responsibilities and distractions? A good tool to use for reflection is the theory of attachment to understand yourself and how your type of attachement impact on the quality of relationships. Have a look and let me know what you think?

Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today i am wise, so I am changing myself. Jalal ad-din Rumi * Is reaching grand achievements seems futile when in the process you feel tired, burnt out, absolutely dissatisfied with some aspects of your life? What about feeling joy every steps of the way. * It is while making art, focusing on the process as opposed to the end outputs that people feel the most bliss and joy. It is through this process that they moved from cleverness to wisdom as they realised that their only purpose is joy. As internal desires are attuned to joy, the external world just transform itself as we welcomed with open arms change.

It would have been my father 85th birthday today. I wrote for his funeral a text that I read. This is it. Philippe et Marie Toto sont dans la cuisine. Assise sur une chaise, un carnet sur les genoux, elle le regarde et attend. Elle veut toute son attention. Marie Toto : Que voudrais-tu ? Philippe marque le pas dans la cuisine, attrape une pomme et une petite assiette. Coupe la pomme, la met dans l'assiette, mange la pomme. Croise les bras. Se touche le menton. Réfléchit. Il s'assoit enfin. Elle répète sa question... Marie Toto : Que voudrais-tu ? Philippe : Pourquoi ? Pour la fin ? Elle hoche la tête. Philippe : Mais je ne sais pas. Quelle drôle d'affaire. Le silence pèse. Philippe : J'aimerais qu'il fasse beau, ce serait bien quand même. Marie Toto : Ah oui ce serait bien, mais ca je ne peux pas t'assurer qu'il fasse grand soleil. Philippe : Oui bien sûr... Ce serait bien que Pierre lise un texte, et que toi Marie, que tu sois ma voix, que tu parles pour mo...

  Thoughtful - Live Well Make Good - is an online magazine publisher created by Daianna Kairan documenting Lifestyle, Design and Culture than makes positive impacts. You can find the article for Thoughtful here

Restart Project is a charitable incorporated organisation based in London with the main aim  ''to tackle the climate emergency by making electronics work for people, for the planet, and for longer.'' I first engaged with the Restart Project in 2015. My collaborator and I were looking for some inspiration on how to run a repair event, so we could start Leicester Fixers. We went all the way to Hackney to attend an event and meet some of the people from the Restart Project. Over the years supporting the idea of repair in Leicester and Leicestershire, Leicester Fixers came down to London at Westminster to support and participate in a Parlimentary Restart Party in 2016. More in the podcast episode  here . We also attended FixFest 2017 in London , FixFest UK 2018 in Manchester and Fixfest 2019 in Berlin .

 BALD* is the umbrella under which all my artistic practice is nested. A tool to comprehend the work accomplished throughout the years using different expression tools 1995-2005 Acting Acting in various plays over Les Rencontres à La Cartoucherie de Vincennes Mefiez Vous de La Pierre à Barbe written by Ahmed Madani Le Songe d'une Nuit d'éte by Shakespeare 2006 Moving to the UK 2007 BA Marketing, University of Northampton Voluntary Work Lost in Translation 2009 Communication & PR Assistant, Théatre de La Tempête Artistic Assistant,  Poetry Event reading Nazim Hikmet, with Carolyn Carlson directed by Philippe Adrien Exhibition for Eugénie Bitty, Maison de Houphouet Boigny, Paris 2011 Master in Design and Innovation for Sustainability, Cranfield Voluntary work Green Officer 2012 MarleFeed Launch 2014 Leicester fixers launch Starting Docorate at Loughborough University 2019 Visual Arts Collection Seeklops Astrology Starseeds Cyclo Phd Submission Joining Quetzal 2020 Visual Art...

A small trail of artistic exploration and contribution through various mediums since 2019  2019 Visual Arts Collection Seeklops 2020 Visual Arts Collection  Behind The Wall 2022 Poetry and Short Stories Mellow Baku - Words - Black History Month Poetry workshop and performance Translation Work Adrienne Kennedy: Funnyhouse of a Negro (wip) 2023 Translation Work Adrienne Kennedy: Funnyhouse of a Negro (wip) Poetry and Short Stories Contribution to  Welcome to Britain: An Anthology of Poems and Short Fiction  Paperback – 15 April 2023  pen name Marie Adrien Bitty Visual Arts Collection Powerful.Me (wip) Us and I (wip) 2024 Translation Work Adrienne Kennedy: Funnyhouse of a Negro (wip) Poetry and Short Stories Contribution to Healing Words Anthology Visual Arts Collection Powerful.Me (wip) Us and I (wip)

It has been week since I’ve deleted instagram from my phone, still I am obsessed. Nor that I check instagram, more that I google to find out if other people like me have quitter the social media platform. What I found is that more millennials than ever before are quitting social media or not posting anything personal so they can live the real life as opposed to constantly curate it. My relationship with social media has always been and off. With Facebook, I remove all my connections and stop posting altogether. My mental health was badly impacted by having to comprehend the life of others. Now I only contribute to groups I am part of and use it for work. About my relationships with instagram, I had used instagram in the past as a creative tool to express myself, and truly enjoyed it. I also used it for work updating my fellows about what I am up to. Then I had a baby, with it my identity and focus shifted. I started to feel anxiety just thinking about what to post and who may come acro...

 Today, I've received an email from a friend and professional contact I appreciate and care for and also with whom I had on different occasions some tensions and disputes. When I read the emails, a thunder of emotions passed through me, a multitude of voices entered my mind all roaring despicable words. My first reaction was to follow the most basic instinct and to send an email that look as ugly as the emotions I felt. Then the 'Marcus Aurelius' inside invited me to write and reflect in a notebook - What is it that I want? What I wanted was to speak to the person in question to let them know that I care for them. They did not answer the telephone To distract myself, I then turned to Youtube and as I was browsing - Carl Jung' serendipity came through. I came across a video produced by Arte: How can we have a disagreement well? where Maxime Rovere, philosopher, and author of ''Wishing each other well and doing each other harm. Philosophy of Dispute - delineated h...

It is absolutely OK.  Many people do not pursue a career in academia after their Ph.D and even do a job unrelated to their field of study. I am amongst those people I completed my doctorate in the field of Design for Sustainable Behaviour and I looked at the factors influencing people to repair small electrical items. I took the opportunity during my doctorate to organise repair events, and a festival to engage people with this concept of repair. Then, in my discussion, there were some elements about the impacts of poor design decisions on women's wellbeing and sense of worth. I thought that if I had to focused on violence towards women, I would like to focus on the worst. When I submitted my thesis, I looked for a position in gender-based violence field. I wanted it to be part-time so I could pursue my other passions such as writing, arts, travelling, gardening, appreciating the idle time while looking after my family. I also wanted to work closed from home. Quetzal, a charity bas...

P: I do not understand why you've decided to do a doctorate about repairing some bloody electricals, you could have been a solicitor, a politician, in finance, making mounds of money, instead you convinced yourself that you could save the world with a spanner and foolishly forgot to save herself''?  M: I always intended to do it all, do a doctorate, be a solicitor, politician, in finance, making mounds of money, save the world with all tools available to me as well as save myself. P: Truly, I always dreamt for you to be a writer M: You already know I am. I just needed to take the long road to have enough materials to share P:  Happiness and joy M: as well as pain and sorrow More importantly to be honest, true so the reader and I can become true friends, venture in and out on the rive of life together

Do I love keeping the Christmas Spirit going in January The Cheerfulness The Joy The Kind and Warm Wind of Giving Oh Yes Let's Look at the Sky This Early January Evening Let's make the Stars Reminds us It is King's Day A time for giving and sharing Joy and Kindness So in preparing this wonderful day I walked through Our Kingdom Our Home, Garden and Castle I found wonderful gifts I wrapped them in fabric All this for All Our Children From 1 to 92 Yes Merry King's Day to You I opened the pantry  I found Flour, Butter and More Mixed them all up together I hid a Charm for The Youngest one to Find I made a King's Cake for All Sweet Children From 1 to 92 Merry King's Day to You I made a Paper Crown  It is for the Lucky Charm Finder They will be King of the Day Giving Gifts to All Children From 1 to 92 Merry King's Day to You

  For   #biggreenweek   #climatejusticeconversation   "What does climate justice mean to you?" asked Climate Actio Leicester Leicestershire - Why not have a conversation with somebody? About Climate Justice and what it means for me. More often than not, when I discuss or read about what Climate Justice means: concerns about the impacts of climate change in developing countries, historical, colonial, racist and economic legacies and the need for retribution are mentioned. From this standpoint, Climate Justice is linked to international development and the human rights agenda. I can often feel powerless when the global perspective is promoted. What is it that I can truly do? So I ask myself: What is Climate Justice in the UK? What is Climate Justice for the communities I am most connected to? inc. Black British working-class communities as well as women, men and children who are dealing with the impacts of domestic and sexual violence Considering their existing vulnera...

On the 10th September 2022, it is World Suicide Prevention Day Let's Talk about Suicide and Make it a preventable death! Thanks to Zero Suicide Alliance for providing training, evidence-based and interactive resources for supporting communities in preventing suicide. Follow the three steps - SEE - SAY - SIGNPOST - to prevent suicide Notice if someone looks tired or irritable. Ask the person if they are OK, we shall show our concerns and invite them to share their feelings. If through the conversation, we notice that the person does not feel that they belong to a family or a group, they feel like a burden. We need to identify the latter as a risk factor a person does not feel that they belong somewhere. There are more information and cues in the training and I with all my heart invite you to complete it and share it with others. Suicide is a preventable death - Let's Talk about it Training here

September 8, 2022 - a normal day. I am sitting at my desk. Merlin arrived, ready to help me dismantle the display for the Queen and I, art & craft project. Survivors of childhood sexual abuse at Quetzal created the display to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee, honoured our late patron Sue Townsend and showcased their talents. As we dismantled the display, we discussed the possibility of reusing the artworks when the Queen will pass. Little did we know that it would be on the same day. For Merlin, the 8th of September is a special day full of celebration with the birth of the Virgin Mary and in her hometown back in India, they also had a full day of celebration. As she shared with me the meaning of the day, I thought, yes it is a special day. I returned home under the heavy thunderstorms, entered home, took off my shoes, and walked up the stairs to greet my husband. He announced that the Queen passed. I could not help it. I shed a tear for her family.  Later, I wondered what convers...

 Would your accumulated and complex feelings, fuzzy memories and fantasies that protected you for so long and helped you define yourself as you are, combust when you return and become close to the sun of your life - a past and young love? You are outgassing, releasing the pain and angst, making a wish for a brighter future. Comets by Tamar Shavgulidze Synopsis: Three decades after their separation, Irina and Nana remain mesmerized by memories of earlier days. But when Irina returns to the small community she left—where Nana stayed to start a traditional family—the women must reconcile with the past and their complex feelings.

And not what you were. In the past month, tears dropped my cheeks almost everyday as I could not contain my sorrow. I am doing my best looking forward and reminding myself that all will be OK, that all my wishes will come true as long as I keep my eyes on the prize and believe that love is there. The tears are part of the process. To be happy, you have to truly feel, you have to truly grieve. Grieve fully you will receive solace. The sun will shine. I kept asking myself why the fairy godmother only appeared when cinderela cried after being abused. The fairy godmother appeared when cinderella finally admitted to herself that she deserved better and she let herself grieve for what was lost so she could get it in a better or another form. 

 What I said is A poem is like an incantation. It is a series of spells and charms that can transform people's lives For the person to be completely taken by the words spoken The presentation, ritual, dance with the spirit has to be magic Dress in your best attire Arrange the place so that is vibrant and clean Ensure that your manuscript is tidy, and even better type it up and have a few copies so that your audience impressed by your words would try at home to be you You once again and sing your name

A good friend and writer, Jonry Heyce, recently published ''The 7 Vital Self-Check Heath Program''and invited me to listen to it on Audible. The author clarifies some key terms such as self-efficacy, self-discipline, self-esteem, self-love and provides examples as to how we sometimes sabotage ourselves to live fulfilling lives and what we need to do, such as practising mindfulness. to always come back to love, care and kindness towards ourselves and others. As the author mentioned and clarified the term self-efficacy, a concept originally proposed by psychologist Albert Bandura. It refers to the belief  in their capacity to execute behaviours necessary to produce specific performance attainments, I could not stop thinking about my doctoral experience and belief in my capacity to complete the programme. Oh my, when your self-esteem is at a bottom of the bucket, that all the parts of you feel under scrutiny and judged by the demons of the past, you fall into the worst of ...

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