Showing posts with label manchester. Show all posts
Showing posts with label manchester. Show all posts

Thursday, 3 December 2015

Finding 'Cris' in Manchester


I was in Starbucks the other day when I saw this on my cup and took the photo. I don't know why, but it seemed pretty fitting right now for where I am in life. Who is Cris? Honestly, who is Chris?

I've been kind of silent for the past few days. My trip to Manchester has been the learning curve that I feel I've needed so far. It's had its really good moments and scarily dark moments, but in this current frame of mind I guess it's expected to have such polar opposite reactions.

Monday, 23 November 2015

Darkness All Around...


"The storyteller told me,
There's darkness all around us,
The darkness all around me said,
"It's not just in your head...""
Bic Runga Feat. Kody Neilson  "Darkness All Around Us"


I can't shake the negative thoughts today. As hard as I try, they just won't disappear. I can't focus on anything: television, music, reading - nothing. Everything reminds me of people, places and problems I'm facing. It's like they're haunting me, like darkness is surrounding me and I'm lost in it.

I booked train tickets the other night to leave London. Just temporarily, for a week to Manchester, but I almost wish it weren't...