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I’m often asked about the wall decal at Loop. There is an early video on the Grid about it if you want the full explanation. Loop has never been about perfection (thank goodness, I’d drive myself mad) - it’s about learning to accept ourselves and helping each other to heal. I knew we’d not easily get completely flat walls and with the shifts in weather etc that we’d get cracks anyway. I wanted to embrace what makes a business in container, beautiful. What makes anything beautiful is what makes it different. I’ve enough scars on me, enough ‘imperfections’ - I struggle like everyone, to go with them, not fight them. I like having the daily reminder, at Loop, that perceived flaws are often what makes us the most beautiful. Loving this quote at the moment : there is a crack in everything, that’s how the let gets in - Leonard Cohen
Super excited that @otherspacebristol is now offering Reflexology on a Wednesday - welcoming Catherine into fold. She has spaces, so get booking! Found this on Pinterest and can’t find a reference, should anybody know...
It’s #internationaldayofthegirl I’d tell my younger self just this; do no harm, take no shit. It’s important to teach all children to be kind, to do no harm. But so very often, us females, are taught to make ourselves so small. Doing no harm, is often confused with putting ourselves last, squashing ourselves down, not speaking up. So, like many, the ‘take no shit’ is something I’m still working on because it still feels ‘wrong’. I’d like the little me to know it’s OK to say what you want/need, that as long as you are Kind and Compassionate, you can also make sure you stand up for yourself, for others. It’s ok.
I got sent this photo of my grandma today - she’s the one in the dark jacket, laughing. It just made my heart so full, but also a little jealous. That gosh, I bet it was a simpler time back then. That they look so happy, without a care in the world. I sat here thinking about today and wondering if I’d have been happier then. It took some time for me to remember that this is just a snapshot, like any other, like any on instagram. It’s not the whole story; the young man whose head my grandma is cradling in her lap, died during WW2, probably not that long after this was taken. It wasn’t a simpler time, it was a moment of happiness captured on film. Whatever the year, the season, the day, whatever the political climate. All we get is a series of moments to live in. It’s best not to judge other people’s moments.
In October we talk about boobs (tenuous nod to Mean Girls). I don’t know why October - is it all the O’s? Don’t get me started on baby pink ribbons. It is important to check your boobs though and NOT just in October, but it stands as a useful reminder. Sometimes I step into the shower in my jammies, sometimes I’ll put my keys in the fridge, we forget simple but important things. If you need help remembering to self examine @coppafeelpeople have useful phone reminders you can set, which is most helpful. If you find something make an appointment with your GP. I’m chatting about my breast cancer in stories today because it can seem scary but it’s not as scary as you think. The brilliant @lydia.stamps took this photo, a while ago now, two weeks after I was told I had breast cancer.
It’s the season of nonstop candle making - these guys are reminding me of the first page of one of my childhood favourites - In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines In two straight lines they broke their bread And brushed their teeth and went to bed. They left the house at half past nine In two straight lines in rain or shine- The smallest one was Madeline.
I know it’s all about the sky over here at the moment but I was@rushing about and inadvertently took this picture - and I love it! It’s a little reminder to look up, look out, slow down. Enjoy the sky, enjoy the autumn days when it’s all so blue still ❤️ happy Monday everyone
All my life, I have been in love with the sky. Even when everything was falling apart around me, the sky was always there for me. - Yoko Ono
Autumn Evening Light at Loop. Feeling grateful today for lovely clients and that by being a massage therapist means I get to be the highlight of someone’s day. 😊
Wishing @otherspacebristol and @whiteowltherapies a fabulous first day of Wellness offerings! Excited to book myself sometime with the wonderful Laura!