...take 2. It’s Sunday rhyme time, but I'm not going to share the poem I’ve written this week. My amazing Uncle died recently, on the day before his 91st birthday, and I’ve been writing a poem to read at his funeral. The poem tries to capture my Uncle in words: he was kind, generous, warm, … Continue reading Happy Trails…
Author: Rae Cod
Does staying in your comfort zone stifle growth and creativity?
More on getting comfortable with being uncomfortable... In our first lockdown here in the UK there was a surge of creativity. Hilarious memes and videos, new ways of working, new ways of schooling, new ways of living together. My household was no different. I’d never considered myself to be creative, it was a nice idea … Continue reading Does staying in your comfort zone stifle growth and creativity?
Clear as Mud
My heart has aspirations, but my head gets in the way Always speaking up, to have the final say It says my heart has pipedreams, wild and shameless fantasies It promises it would never tell, such blatant fallacies It says the things my heart envisions, were never meant for me I need to be a … Continue reading Clear as Mud
My Meditation Journey
Do you believe that everything you need in life will come to you at the right time? Even if it doesn’t always feel that way? I began my meditation journey when I was six years old. My parents have practiced Transcendental Meditation (TM) for over forty years, long before meditation was cool and certainly before … Continue reading My Meditation Journey
Flat Surface
It sits there, so inviting, a wide expansive space Polished stone greets high rise chairs, nothing out of place There is beauty in the expanse, simplicity, clean lines A strategic, handpicked houseplant, readily aligns Until one fateful morning, a carelessly misplaced Tool of unknown origin appears, askew, displaced Before long more have gathered, a blight … Continue reading Flat Surface
Habit Formation: Consistency, Time and the F*ck it Mentality
I’m learning that for a new habit to become an established habit, it needs to matter to me. Once it matters enough, there are two more things that are needed: Consistency and Time Most recently, I’ve experienced this with running. I’ve always disliked running. I’d say I have a gait akin to a baby elephant, … Continue reading Habit Formation: Consistency, Time and the F*ck it Mentality
Making Time
Time is an illusion, still the clock ticks on each day The more of it we have, the more it slips away The more we chase it down, the more it runs ahead The more we grasp it tight, the more it drifts away instead Time is a deception, a construct in our heads Still … Continue reading Making Time
Today I Am Working On…
Being as patient with my own children as I am with other people’s. I can have an infinite amount of patience with other people’s children, yet there are many times when I struggle to extend this to my own. Why is this? Maybe it’s because I don’t take their behaviour as a reflection on my … Continue reading Today I Am Working On…
Growing Resilience: Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
I started my personal development journey after a road traffic accident in 2018. It was a minor incident, and shouldn’t have been particularly traumatic: I was stationary when a motorcyclist collided with the back of my car. I drove him home, called the insurers and that should have been the end of it. Yet it … Continue reading Growing Resilience: Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
In My Pocket
My partner lives in my pocket, always close when we’re far away We share jokes, we share pictures, one-liners, several times a day When we get home all is silent, downturned faces lit by soft blue light We never argue, fall out or get angry, soft clicks the only sound in the night My friends … Continue reading In My Pocket
Rae Cod’s Writing 