Rhona Mitra Instagram – Plonked here on a frigid cold bench at Paddington station.
February in England is not for pansies.
Pausing in between connections.
Anyone whos from London will be aware of the familiar scent of burnt rubber from the tracks that has an oddly comforting way of letting you know you are home.
The soporific toxic blanket has pushed me into a place of temporary, sedentary introspection.
Taking a small beat to stand back from the ever escalating global debacle running amok on the world stage, to acknowledge what has been a motherfucker of a couple of weeks.
No need for details, suffice to say there’s been no shortage of death, blood and tears.
A younger more fragile version of myself would not have stood a chance enduring the tornado of shite with even a fraction of the decorum and will that I’ve had to muster to defeat the Orcs, which have been out in droves this past fortnight.
I know we’re all up against them right now, which is why I’m putting this out there.
I can honestly say that without the five years of sobriety (to the month), five years of clarity, serenity, and grounding that I have under my belt, I would have been UTTER toast.
Sobriety for me was about removing the poison that rendered me incapable of keeping the dark and malicious entities out of my life, so they couldn’t reach me or hurt me anymore.
It’s an added bonus that my life has become immeasurably more peaceful, and insurmountably brighter.
There are frankly too many pros to even list.
But those who know… know…
If there was one single gift that I could go back and give a little me that sat on this very bench so many times in so many different incarnations of searching and longing, the first thing I would tell her would be that alcohol and drugs are not the route and while blood may run thicker than water it does not define who your family are.
I am not just 5 years sober
I am 5 years clearer
five 5 brighter
five 5 stronger
Five 5 wholler (not a word)
and 5 years more unfuckable with.
(Also not a word)
You get the gist
Why add insult to an already Injured world?
Just some thoughts from chilly me to all of you
With love,
light and a whole lot of courage 💡 | Posted on 14/Feb/2025 00:35:59
