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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

Unknown's avatarAilsa GilliesAugust 30, 2026August 30, 2026Leave a comment
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i’ve been wondering where the time goes

join me for #23 in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading i’ve been wondering where the time goes

Unknown's avatarAilsa GilliesAugust 23, 2026Leave a comment
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i’ve seen my hopes and dreams lying on the ground

join me for #18 in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading i’ve seen my hopes and dreams lying on the ground

Unknown's avatarAilsa GilliesJuly 19, 20262 Comments
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we can be heroes

join me for the tenth in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading we can be heroes

Unknown's avatarAilsa GilliesMay 9, 2026May 9, 20262 Comments
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Ignored Explorer

What happens when you over-identify with one side of yourself? There’s an explorer in all of us, sometimes it just gets ignored. Continue reading Ignored Explorer

Unknown's avatarAilsa GilliesMay 6, 20261 Comment
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hello, cowgirl in the sand

join me for the eighth in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate and following my writing dreams. Continue reading hello, cowgirl in the sand

Unknown's avatarAilsa GilliesApril 25, 2026Leave a comment
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let’s do some living

join me for the first in a series of weekly musings about life since leaving corporate & following my writing dreams. Continue reading let’s do some living

Unknown's avatarAilsa GilliesMarch 7, 2026March 20, 2026Leave a comment
Editorial

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

Unknown's avatarAilsa GilliesFebruary 19, 2026February 19, 2026Leave a comment
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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

Unknown's avatarAilsa GilliesNovember 23, 2025March 27, 20262 Comments
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Bargaining My Soul

This poem captures the tension experienced on what Robert Frost called ‘The Road Less Travelled’. Ailsa Gillies dialogues with the soul when she takes it to auction. Continue reading Bargaining My Soul

Unknown's avatarAilsa GilliesAugust 27, 2025September 12, 2025Leave a comment

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