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Truth Diaries: Playing It Safe & Losing My Spark

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Emma-Jane Barlow
Jun 13, 2025
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Truth Diaries: Playing It Safe & Losing My Spark
Time & Date: Thursday 13th March 2025, 8:35 pm
Location: In the cold North of England
Mood: determined, thoughtful, motivated

I’ve been playing it safe lately. I think I’ve known this for a while and it’s not necessarily a bad thing. I mean, I had a pretty chaotic life from 2020 - 2022 and for the last year or two, I have been craving stability, routine and safety, in all aspects of my life. But the problem with the longevity of your comfort zone is that you get complacent and ultimately want to stay there. I haven’t been pushing myself at all, in terms of my career, my future goals or my relationships with everyone around me. I have been accepting and appreciating everything around me rather than focusing on improving myself and putting real action towards my goals.

Now I have had a few obstacles with my health, my neurodivergent diagnoses and the stressors of daily life to contend with, of course and you know what, let’s just add the fact …

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