Author: Tracey Buckley

I am a singer/songwriter and an advocate for people who have or had an eating disorder. I am also a soon to be author. I love being creative and dancing as well. I am passionate about sharing my journey of recovery.
Creative Adventures

Creative Adventures

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I haven’t written in my blog for a while, not because I don’t want too. I love writing it is just that I have been busy planning some projects which I am really excited about. I have actually been living a full life.

I am back into creative adventures.

I have decided that both of the offices that I have in the school the theme colour is gold. So, I have gold dots in both of the offices which I love.

I have been busy looking for items to decorate them with.

I love being creative, it energises me, it encourages me.

I have also started at one of the schools that I am at a girls group. It was something that came out of a need from last year. I am passionate about seeing girls being empowered in who they really are. The girls groups is for girls in year 4 to year 6.

I had such a great time shopping for ideas to create a safe and beautiful place. I found so many beautiful things and I love that.

We had our first session last Monday and it was lovely.

I cannot wait for the next one.

I love setting the space to create the environment.

It is a work in progress and I am looking at what else I can add to it.

I am also at one of my schools at lunchtime helping some students to get to the stage where they will be able to join the school choir. So, that is my Wednesday lunch times.

 

I also have a Drumbeat group at both schools which is also so very exciting. I know that both of the groups the students are just going to be amazing.

I love being creative it is something that for me is important, it inspirers me to live a fuller life. It encourages me to do more and create more.

What have you been creating?

Would love to hear about it.

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Being Creative

Being Creative

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I am so excited about this year. I don’t know what has happened but I want to really embrace this year.

I work as a primary school Chaplain and this year I am at two schools. Last year I had four schools which I loved.

Having the two schools is exciting. One of the schools this will be my sixth year there and the other school will be my third year.

I have a great desire to redecorate both of my offices and this year I have decided that the theme is gold dots.

I really want to set the environment for the students, parents and the teachers that I have the privilege of journeying with.

So, I have been right into being creative.

The creative process is happening and it is a work in progress.

I have included some pictures of my offices.

 

Will share more soon.

 

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Prayer

Prayer

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Prayer

I love the start of the year and was thinking about how much I really miss praying for others.

I had also been thinking about prayer and how I would love a prayer warrior.

I had been reading my bible one morning during the holidays and was praying when I had a thought about -why cannot I be a prayer warrior?

Wow! A bit out there, really.

I would really love to pray for others this year.

So, I was thinking how can I do this?

I would really love The Heart Project to be a community that could encourage and help others.

The Heart Project is here to support and encourage each other.

Worthy, Valued and Loved is The Heart Projects heart.

If you need prayer please comment below, I would love to pray for you.

Be encouraged

traceybuckley

The Scales

The Scales

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The Scale will never rule my life again.

Do you have a scale at home that you weigh yourself on?

If you do throw it out. Wow that is such a radical thought.

At first, I wanted the comfort of the scales I wanted to know that they were in my house and that I had access to them anytime I wanted. In a way they had complete control over me and they dictated to me whether I would have a good day or a bad day depending on what they said.

Oh, my goodness looking back now I cannot believe that I let something so insignificant have control over my life. How could scales tell you how to feel that can’t even talk. They cannot say Hello Tracey how are you this morning stand on me and I will tell you what sort of day you are going to have. Well going by that number your day is going to be horrible.

Can they?

I cannot believe how much power I gave them.

We all need to reclaim the power back from them. No object should tell us how we are feeling or what our day is going to look like.

No object should have control over us.

No object should have that much power over one person.

Today is the day where you can reclaim your life.

When I came back from hospital I had scales in my bathroom and yes, I did continue to weigh myself for a little while.

Then I had one of those moments (one of those light bulb moments) where I thought I need to throw them out. I need to get them out of my house.

They had been sort of a friend for a while but what it a really healthy friendship?

Is it really healthy to have a friend that is always saying to you, sorry you are just not good enough you just don’t measure up? You need to lose more kilos?

The day came were I took control back of my life from the scales.

I went into the bathroom, picked them up and walked confidently and with purpose to the big bin out the front of my house.

I flung open the lid of the bin, threw the scales in and shut the lid then I walked back to my house promising myself that I would never allow scales to have a place in my home or life again.

And they haven’t.

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