to be a rock and not to roll
join me for #24 in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading to be a rock and not to roll
Tag: essay
We’re afraid to be wise
Have you ever had a monk make a fool out of you on your way to work ? Well, I did. My 20s were a crash course in everything that could go wrong, and what I discovered wasn’t perfection or performance, but the quiet, messy power of living honestly. Continue reading We’re afraid to be wise
I almost abandoned myself
“If I can’t find where I belong in the world, then I’m going to create it.”
An honest account of almost giving up, of fear, doubt, and the quiet resilience it takes to walk a path of your own making. Continue reading I almost abandoned myself
The Price of Pomegranates
Transformation. Death and rebirths. The duality of beauty and pain. The messiness that comes with ‘pomegranates’, the metaphor for a life rich with experience.
These are all the things that Ailsa Gillies explores in this visceral and raw piece of lyrical prose. Continue reading The Price of Pomegranates
The chronically misplaced woman
What is the meaning of home? In this personal essay, Ailsa Gillies reflects on her constant ramblings, deeming herself ‘the chronically misplaced woman’. Continue reading The chronically misplaced woman
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