Category Archives: Spirituality

Posts that mention spirituality, handing things over to a higher power, praying and meditating

Coping with Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Katherine Baldwin

Does Christmas push your buttons, stir your emotions, reopen old wounds, or prompt tears? Does it remind you of the things or the people you don’t have in your life, or the things or people you have lost? You are … Continue reading →

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Faith over fear

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Katherine Baldwin

Faith over fear. Trust over terror. Or trust over turmoil. Or trust over tears. What would it feel like to believe the world is a benevolent place? To trust that everything is working out for the best and will continue … Continue reading →

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Dating with Soul

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

This quote was true for my dating life for quite a long time. Groundhog day. Like banging my head against a brick wall. Wondering why things never worked out. Wondering where I was going wrong. Wondering why I kept being … Continue reading →

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‘Them’ and ‘Us’

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

We’d crouch wide-eyed on the sand, our hands cupped under our chins, and watch with wonder as the Land Rovers filed past, towing behind them shiny, white speed boats containing excited, blonde-haired children in colourful swimsuits. We’d watch as the … Continue reading →

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Extreme self-care

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Katherine Baldwin

A few Fridays ago, I took my first anti-depressant, just half the dose my doctor had prescribed. On the Saturday, I took the remainder of the scored pill I’d sliced in half the day before. Then on the Sunday, I … Continue reading →

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When everything feels wrong

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Katherine Baldwin

There are days when everything feels wrong. Days when you feel so far away from the robust, strong, healthy, confident, dynamic go-getting person you want to be and sometimes are. Days when you wonder where your enthusiasm for life, for … Continue reading →

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I know who I am

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Katherine Baldwin

On Tuesday of last week, a few hours before a scheduled phone call that I was pretty sure would mark the end of a brief courtship with an attractive man I really liked but kind of knew wasn’t for me … Continue reading →

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One day at a time

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Katherine Baldwin

Don’t ask me how it happened but more than three weeks have passed since I last posted here. I know some of my readers (particularly my non-London friends) start wondering whether there’s something wrong if I don’t blog. But this … Continue reading →

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Finding my way back

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Katherine Baldwin

This photo was taken when I was 22. I’d just finished at Oxford University and was about to head off to Italy to drive minibuses across Tuscany for a high-end travel company. I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Ode to London: I love you, but …

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Katherine Baldwin

There are so many things I love about London but I’m going to have to start with my friends. For someone of my age, stage and relationship status living in such a huge metropolis, friends become family. They’re whom we … Continue reading →

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