paulgarrard.bsky.social
Artist you've never heard of, in exile.
Laconic. Flâneur.
Brexit refugee.
Immigrant in France
Atheist/Pacifist/Socialist
I rarely follow big accounts
People who 'don't do politics': grow up. Breathing is a political act.
https://linktr.ee/paulgarrard
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Bed peace.
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I used to have one of those.
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They are going over the top a bit now.
Incidentally if you've got a B&M near you they've got loads of Brets at a really good price.
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How does that even happen? 🤔
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They seem to be okay. A good place for health food stuff etc.
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Shit happens as they say.
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I hope your evening is better.
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A ten shilling postal order please.
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Hope you find something to your liking.
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Would you like to explore it further — where you feel it most, what thoughts or memories it brings, or how long it’s been there? There’s no single fix, but there is a way through it."
Are you sure?
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5. Existential Awareness: Sometimes the void is a philosophical reckoning with life’s impermanence or absurdity. This awareness can feel like emptiness unless we transform it into meaning.
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3. Disconnection: From others, from ourselves, or from our past. When we don’t feel truly seen or understood, even by ourselves, emptiness can take root.
4. Chronic Burnout or Numbness: When you’re always in survival mode — working, coping, performing — it’s easy to feel detached from joy or depth.
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2. Lack of Meaning or Direction: When we don’t feel connected to something larger — whether that’s purpose, community, creativity, love, or growth — the void can feel louder.
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Here are a few possibilities to reflect on:
1. Unacknowledged Emotions: Sometimes the void is a space where feelings we haven't processed live — pain, fear, loneliness, anger. If these aren't fully faced, they can echo quietly inside us.
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"That feeling — the void — is something many people experience, though it often feels deeply personal and isolating. It can come from many places: unmet needs, unresolved grief, lack of purpose, suppressed emotions, or even just the human condition of seeking meaning in a chaotic world.
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Yes we've already had to have the aircon on.
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We're only going to 28° today and we've just had a few spots of rain.
It's being an odd year.
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Law of the sods