Kirstie Sivapalan
The Kings Library at the British Library, one of my sacred spaces. Photo: K Sivapalan 2018 Free to use I wrote the poem below twelve days ago now. People with M.E. (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) will recognise the play on a familiar term we use in my title - PEM, which is short for Post-Exertional Malaise. This… Continue reading P/o/EM
I have such an urge to write at the moment. The words are all clamouring for their audience and different ones want different platforms too. Some want to crawl out of the end of my pen and seep into my notebook, some want to fly out and take nest in its pages. Some are more… Continue reading Stories to tell
Well it's been a while but appears to be another day where the words aren't coming so easy. Mercury hasn't gone retrograde just yet but has entered what is called its shadow period and I already sense since it is in it's most comfortable sign, Gemini, that it's impact is likely to be around communication.… Continue reading Mercury slow-down
Well this is new. I've had the no words feeling and the too many words feeling when it comes to writing my blog but today is just plain weird. Today, NOTHING is resonating. I have written and deleted about 5 different posts but nope, the words just don't want to stay. They are coming out… Continue reading Word-shy
I visited my exercise therapist today. Yes it's a thing and if you have M.E or other forms of unexplained fatigue you get to find out what one of these can do. It's been a revelation. Something I initially resisted but have embraced. It sounded like it would be something akin to school gym. Jumping… Continue reading Body beautiful
Non work working day today and i got to do something i "enjoy" very much - a tarot reading for a special soul. One of the reasons I love my spiritual work is that whilst i am in the act of doing it I am in flow, I feel connected and I know that what… Continue reading Tarot tales
Writing and M.E. 