A year ago, there was an ending. It was the end of a five month relationship. The mutual agreement on this made it no less difficult, and yet, I can only find most every aspect of that relationship to be... Continue Reading →
One of the oldest questions in history can be summed up in just three words: 'what is happiness?' Many might relate it to good things happening, or maybe more good things than bad things. It could be about pleasure over... Continue Reading →
I've never been particularly concerned about my weight. I say particularly because it's hard to not have some degree of self-criticism, some degree of comparison with one's own imperfect body and the 'ideal', whatever the latter may be. Many of the people... Continue Reading →
Racist, selfish, scared. These are three words that I've heard used to describe the overall Australian voter base after the recent federal election, the population of Queensland in particular. It's been difficult to come to terms with the wave of... Continue Reading →
I'm very hard on myself. This is something that those who have not known me for very long may not be aware of. I'm self-critical, obsessive, and struggle to give myself apologies or excuses. It's because I'm something of a... Continue Reading →
So far so good, as far as my psych is concerned. I've been lucky enough to have appointments with someone who doesn't beat around the bush, who gives it to me straight, who only asks me to be honest with... Continue Reading →
Those who have spoken to me much recently might be aware that it was my intention to return to University this year. When I missed the cut off for mature age students, I determined that my best course of action... Continue Reading →
So to start with, a story. A few months ago I began to learn how to play the Ukulele. Well, again. It's a great creative outlet, and a relatively simple instrument to play. Plus, it allows me to expand my... Continue Reading →
It was difficult to decide on a topic for this post. Sometimes the words just come to me - I know what I want to write about, and it's easy to sum it up. Other times, I have no such... Continue Reading →
Alexander McMahon 