happiness – My Life In A Chair

My Journey With Mental Health So Far

One day, on a quiet afternoon, I was sat in the living room with the TV off. I had been watching something on Netflix earlier, but wasn’t really in the mood for whatever show it was, so I was now trying to have a nap. Trying and failing. I had so many thoughts bouncing aroundContinue reading “My Journey With Mental Health So Far”

Why I LOVE Myself (pt2)

Ify sat laughing in his chair. He is wearing a pink hoodie with blue sleeves and a black hood down behind his neck. Some shelves with figurines, some folders, stationary and a sign for his website "mylifeinachair.com" are visible in the background as well as an open door leading out to a yellow lit corridor.

“But my most significant step forward yet would come from something I once thought would cause me more pain than joy. Thankfully, I was wrong…”

Why I LoveD Myself (pt1)

A young Ify smiling and holding some rice to his mouth with a pair of chopsticks.

“… I now know that what had actually happened was just that I started living my life for myself and not for the imaginary standards I thought I was being judged by.”

It Has Been 15 Years: This Is What I’ve Learned

Ify sits smiling at the camera wearing a navy blue Hawaiian shirt in a Spanish café while on holiday. The top of his full beer mug sits on a table in front of him partially out of frame.

This Friday will mark 15 years since the day my life changed forever. It’s been a while since I wrote specifically for the anniversary of the accident, and this year would have been no different. However, I was filling out a form a couple of weeks ago and had to specify what major surgeries I’veContinue reading “It Has Been 15 Years: This Is What I’ve Learned”

Travels

It’s been a while, I’ve been all around. Here’s some of what I’ve been up to.

The Grass Isn’t Always Greener

Sometimes I get lost thinking how things could’ve been different, but not in the way you might think.

Yesterday Doesn’t Have to Determine Tomorrow

Yes, spinal-cord injury is hard. But like so many other things in all our lives, it is just one of a myriad of past experiences that I live with in the present and doesn’t have to stop me from flourishing in the future.

Putting Myself First

Putting my well-being first has meant not being able to write, record or post as much content as I’d like… and I’m okay with that 😊

Grief and Gratitude

Jan, 21st 2022. I thought I knew pain before this date. I was sorely mistaken. The words don’t exist to describe this, so I won’t try. But I do have the words to describe the gratitude for everything that makes this pain possible.

A Dream And Nothing More

Just a dream I once had. It was surreal and yet so real, unexplainable yet totally understandable, joyful and yet painful. You know, like most dreams… but not.