Daisy Change

Hey awesome reader, thanks for coming back. Today we would like to introduce the pillars we built our foundations on. If you have read are introductions post then you will know we love acronyms around here, and our blogs' pillars are based on this. So to do this, we are now going to look at each word and what it means in the context we use it. Then we will look at a few other little things that tie up what we build our blog on. The Pillar of Joy Our first word is Joy, we did say that this could be an acronym of its own we will get to that in a moment. Joy to us is about chasing fulfillment not happiness. We need it to be our strength when things are not going so well, it is not just a feeling it is a lifestyle. We haven't made it a secret that Christian faith-based elements will be incorporated into this blog from time to time and the concept of joy for us is the faith-based pillar we build on.  Building on the concept of simple temple living we talked about the last post, joy...

Hey there, thanks so much for coming back, we are so very excited you're giving us a chance to share our heart with you today. We like to imagine that our blog is a little house that we are building.  We don't want this little house to fall down because we didn't take the time to build a solid foundation. That would be tragic, so please bear with us while we get this bit out of the way.  We have a ton of really great content coming soon, but first, we need to lay some foundations. So what is simple temple living? Well, you may have heard of the concept already, but it doesn't really have a name in the wider world just yet, so for the purposes of this blog, we decided to con the term simple temple living The closest concept that exists to this currently would be mindfulness, but even that leaves a lot to be desired when explaining what simple temple living is.  Simple temple living is based on the idea that we are created in the image of God and our body is a temple of ...

Dear Awesome readers, I strongly believe that we are all three-part beings.  We are spirits, with souls living in flesh cases called bodies. Your spirit and soul live forever, but your body does not.   This belief guides what I am about to say below, but you don't have to believe this in order to get the point of what I am going to share with you, I've just included my own belief for background purposes. This is a concept I like to call simple temple living.  This is based on the idea that we are  OK, with that said let's jump into today's post. Let's start by defining what I believe about each element of our three parts. I could be wrong, but this is how I understand things. The Soul - Designed for connection with others, we are relational beings. I t is also the centre of our emotions and if we hurt inside it's usually the soul that feels the pain. The Spirit - The essence of you, your passions, creativity and desire for something more comes from this part o...

So the music is blaring over on Spotify. I'm listening to a public playlist I made to help manage stress and anxiety, feel free to check it out here.  Making a playlist/putting the music on is always ground level zero for me.  I have at this point perfected a method for change management that starts with the music and works super well for me. I am currently in the process of getting this process written into a format that will work well for my awesome readers. I am so grateful to every single one of you for following me over the last decade, and especially the last few years as this country girl has learnt the wonderful ways of city life, living here in London.  If you missed part one of this, then basically, I am from Newport, South Wales, I was in a long-distance relationship with a Londoner for 3 years and it was getting to that point where one of you needs to move. I'm also a Christian and so at the time, I wanted to be sure it was God's will to move to London, that I...

I've made this post skim friendly and if you're like I was too drained to read a long post then here's the bottom line. Conclusion: The Trans trap is taking care of others to the point you're neglecting your own needs.  Emotional blackmail is NEVER acceptable. I know that suicide rates are higher in the trans community, but that doesn't mean you're feeling should be ignored. Don't get so lost in taking care of your trans loved one and all the people this news impacts, that you forget that you matter too. I did that, the results were disastrous. H ere's how to not make my mistake.  To start, I don't care if you are LGBT affirming or not, this isn't about your loved one, this is about you because let's be honest, the help that is out there for the family and friends is severely lacking. I should know, I have a transgender sibling and you know what? That sucks.   (cue the misguided hate from people who clearly haven't read the whole article...