#iamsubject – I am not my thinking

Posted by tess Jun 3, 2014 Creative thought Anxiety, awareness, calm, conscious, contentment, emotion, fear, feeling, freedom, gratitude, iamsubject, love, meditation, memoir, mindfulness, Now, presence, rage, serenity, spirituality, thinking, worry, writing 8 Comments

I am participating in the #iamsubject project led by Diane DeBella author of I Am Subject: Telling Our Truths to Reclaim Our Selves. Here is my #iamsubject story: I am not my thinking by Tess Bartlett My mind is a whirlwind, forever tripping and sliding. Spinning and confused I tumble and fall and fight my […]

Life is a journey and not a destination (and how five minutes with two toddlers reminded me of this)

Posted by tess May 25, 2014 Creative thought awareness, calm, children, contentment, Family, gratitude, happiness, home, inspiration, journey, joy, life, love, mindfulness, new zealand, Now, observation, play, presence, reflection, spirituality, the country, travel, Wellness 11 Comments

I recently returned to New Zealand with Anthony for my Grandad’s 90th birthday. It was a glorious trip and has inspired a torrent of writing as it reminded me of the aspects of my life that are necessary for me to feel alive and well. For me this is family and loved ones, nature, beauty, […]

How to find gratitude in the little things

Posted by tess May 19, 2014 Creative food, Creative thought acceptance, awareness, calm, chronic pain, conscious, contentment, exercise, food, gratitude, happiness, hip dysplasia, joy, life, life writing, mindfulness, Now, presence, self-acceptance, smoothie, spirituality, the body, Wellness 8 Comments

This is a post filled with beauty, green food, swimming and the little things in life that make life so special. Over the last year or so I have had to stop doing some of the activities that I loved due to a hip injury. Yoga is no longer something that I can do without […]

Relaxing in the country

Posted by tess Nov 27, 2013 Creative thought awareness, contentment, Family, nature, serenity, Wellness 4 Comments

Visiting New Zealand feels comfortable, like putting on my favourite pair of oversized woollen socks and listening to Neil Young on a cold winter’s night. Most mornings I wake in the early hours and the air is sweet with the smell of spring. I am accustomed to the howling winds that rock the house like […]