18/04/2026
Here’s my version. In case it helps you or anyone.
Whoever you ‘disappoint’ or ‘let down’, it’s ok. You matter too.
You matter.
You do.
When we tend to our hurt sooner the less it’s likely to build up and erupt in future.
F**k sweeping stuff under the rug. I want to ‘rumble’ as Brené Brown says…
“Rumble: let’s have a real conversation, even if it’s tough.”
I wish more people were really, truly emotionally intelligent.
I wish more people took ownership of their stuff.
I wish more people were not defensive and project when given due feedback.
I wish more people could sit with and nurse uncomfortable feelings.
That would sure as f**k help with the toxic bu****it we’re forced to deal with in so many ways.
So thank you to those who do the work, who invest in themselves and go places inside themselves that others won’t go.
It’s deeply courageous and often goes unseen, so I celebrate you.
I won’t just carry on. I’ll stop. I’ll pause. I’ll slow down — in this world that asks for more and faster whilst taking the HUMANITY out of it all — because that is the gentle activism.
Tending to our hearts, minds and bodies is vital. So that we can come back with Shields when ready.
Who is with me?!
