D Burns

D J Burns · Follow Published in Write A Catalyst · 6 min read · -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Photo by Bluebird Provisions on Unsplash When I sit down to write, I always have a glass, or cup of something nearby. Slowly, over the years, I’ve improved my drink selection. At my worst, I drank coffee all day and wine at night. These days, I have hot lemon water in the morning and spring water throughout the day.

Gardening D J Burns · Follow Published in Healthy Exotic Gardening · 3 min read · -- Dig, delve, harvest Author photo Mental health is a complex global epidemic. There is never going to be one solution. Instead, we must fit out a toolbox of personal strategies that maximise our well-being. One simple tool that everyone can easily use to generate some happy chemicals is getting down with some dirt! This is not some pie-in-the-sky, trendy idea I’ve plucked out of thin air.

Anxiety The most scary sentence of all time D J Burns · Follow Published in Black Bear · 4 min read · -- Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash The words “We need to talk’ — or their sneaky cousin, “Can we have a chat?” — can send a peaceful mind into an instant tailspin. I thought the degree of terror these sentences bring forth was related to the deliverer.