Tag: positivity

Little joys I have noticed lately

Lately, I’ve been gently reminding myself that joy doesn’t always arrive with a grand entrance. Sometimes, it shows up in quiet ways—through chance conversations, small wins, or a new dress that makes you feel like yourself again. This post is a collection of those small but meaningful moments that found me, even on the harder days.

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Poem: Finding me amongst the mayhem

Self identity, what does it mean?
Taken for granted, pre-assumed
Until your major beliefs are destroyed
Leaving you in a barren battlefield.

Like being airdropped into a strange town.
Take time to look around.
Find the familiar, find the new,
Make a list – what interests you?

A new coffee shop – same familiar taste.
A new dress shop – different but cool.
Familiar roads, don’t know where they go.
We head out anyway, discovering new.

Lipstick we loved – rediscovered again.
Sense of self worth, constructed anew
The town we knew is long gone.
New cities we found – even more cool.

New identity – Para is me
New look – confidence is me
New sport – Waka ama is me
New belief system – THIS IS ME!

[poem by Melanie Magowan]

#215 Some of my planning and focus tips, plus my racing decision: REVEALED

I have been asked a heck of a lot – how I stay so positive and focussed. Today I drop a few of my strategies in there plus, reveal after a looooooong deliberation – what I have decided to do about return to racing – either as a para- or not as a para.

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#214 The power of positivity

I am often asked how I stay so focused and positive. I will prepare a full comprehensive answer of this in a future post, but today I illustrate just what this has done (and is continuing to do) for my rehab and progress, even over a year on from the initial amputation.

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