The A-Z of Whitehorse (A)

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Date:	11.06.03 (99 review reads)
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Advantages: Being myself

Disadvantages: Being myself!

A is for Alopecia Areata - a condition I developed last year. It is an auto-immune disorder considered to be genetic but can be triggered by severe shock/stress which is what happened to me. Basically the immune system turns on itself and starts attacking the hair leaving small (or large) bald patches). There may only be one or many can develop. Currently I have about 7. I am lucky that I have extremely thick waist length hair and therefore it isn't noticeable. For me this was my greatest fear come true as I used to have nightmares about my hair falling out when I was little. Alopecia Areata (AA) can progress to Alopecia Totalis (AT) which involves total hairloss on the head to Alopecia Universalis which is complete hair loss on every part of the body. These are not as common as AA. I have disovered now that if I am run down or stressed my hair falls out a lot more. As soon as I am stable again mentally and physically the patches start to grow back so for me it involves a lot of rest and avoidance of anything too stressful. There is no cure for AA. Treatments are available, most of which involve steroids. My doctor is lovely and knowing how reticent I am about using conventional treatment immediately referred me to a homeopath on the NHS.
A also for animals who have always played a huge part in my life. I believe every creature on this planet deserves our respect.
A also for Anxiety - something I have had to learn to live with
A also for Avebury - one of my favourite places on Earth.
A also for Australia - a place my friend has gone to for a year and where I want to visit!

B without doubt is for Buffy which I happily admit to being obsessed with. Scripts, characterisation and storytelling are just perfect. There is so much that I can relate to in Buffy and it can move me from laughter to tears - often within the space of minutes. Just amazing and about to be sorely missed.
B also for Breeding - something I never intend to do and some
thing for which people should have to get a licence for!
B also for Books because I couldn't live without them. I love to read. I want to learn to speed read so that I can read as many books as possible in my lifetime - and remember them!

C is for Courses. I love to learn and apart from my degree have also been on courses to learn Spanish (poorly - lol), Reiki, Shamanic Healing, Counselling and Pottery. Currently I'm on a scriptwriting course.
C also for computer - I cannot be without mine.
C also for countryside - where I am happiest
C also for Conspiracy - So much is being hidden from us. I believe those we perceive to be in power are just puppets of those who have the real power (i.e money).

D is for Dreams. I have had vivid dreams since childhood and believe they are greatest gift we have for self understanding and awareness. Dreams offer new ways of thinking about things, solutions to conflict, ways of working through trauma and of course creativity. I have been doing dreamwork with others for the last 15 years and run a website on the subject.

E is for Eddie Izzard who's sheer comic genius has me roaring with laughter. He can brighten any day for me. Not to mention the fact he's rather cute too ;-)
E also for Evolution which I'm sceptical about
E also for Eccentricicity of which I bare some traits!

F is for Friends with whom I would not be without. To share laughter and tears is the most precious of experiences.
F also for Freedom - I protect mine savagely.

G is for Ghost - the name of my beautiful pure white cat who passed away last year
G also for Ghosts - Too many experiences with them to count.
G also for Garden - I wish I had a huge one but content myself with a large balcony.
G also for Glastonbury - another favourite place

H is for Horses - obviously! My passion since childhood I fall in love with every horse I see. They can move me to tear
s with their grace and nobility. I cannot afford to ride or have one of my own so I content myself with stopping the mounted police in town to pet the horses -the police here are used to me now!
H also for Health - I have discovered how true the saying is that you have everything if you have your health.
H also for honesty. If people were honest with themselves first, honesty with others would come much easier!
H also for Hubble - the craft that has brought us back such awe-inspiring pictures of space.

I is for Imagination - the ability that makes life bearable. I believe every child should have their imagination tenderly cultivated and explored. Without imagination we are nothing.
I also for Idealist as I am one. Without idealist the world cannot progress and simply accepts what currently is.
I also for Individuality - sheep (the human kind) irritate me
I also for Intelligence - It's not about education it?s about how you use your mind.

J is for Journey which is how I see life. A journey without a fixed destination.
J also for Jackdaws - I love their cheeky nature

K is for Kate Bush - a Goddess and a musical genius
K is for Kiss - it's been a long time!
K is for knowledge which is not the same as understanding!

L is for Luka - my darling dog who passed to the Summerlands last year. She taught me the true nature of profound unconditional love and grief. I will miss her for the rest of my life.
L is for Love - it keeps the world alive.
L also for Lavender - my favourite plant.

M is for Musician. It started when I was five playing the recorder and singing along to Abba. Now I have completed my first album and have started the next. I sing nearly all the time at home. I play recorder, whistle, clarinet, guitar and piano. After some scepticism I found computer music programmes to be incredibly creative and now I can include sounds and instruments I cannot play in real life.W
riting music is not a hobby for
me. Like writing prose it's something absolutely essential for my survival. If I don't create I get sick. I hear the songs in my head before I write them and they don?t shut-up until they are complete. Music is a universal language.
M also for Money. Always desperate for more of it yet can't wait to see a world where money no longer exists.
M also for M theory which I desperately want to be able to understand!

N is for Nana - she inspired me to be true to myself
N also for Night - I'm such a night owl. I feel more peaceful and more creative at night. I rarely sleep before 2am. Sometimes when I'm going through an insomnia patch I stay up all night then sleep during the day. The only trouble is I also love early mornings but my body refuses to comply with doing both nowadays!
N also for New York - a place I want to visit one day

O is for Opera - something I just can?t make myself listen too although I think I should.

P is for Pagan - a spiritual path I have followed for 20 years
P is for privacy - something I value greatly
P is for potential. I want to use mine and I want the human race to wake up, grow up and use ours.
P also for Politics which I loath. Nobody ever tells the truth, it's all corrupt. I vote Green as they are the only party who seem to have any relevance to the world and what I believe in. If no one Green is represented in my area I would rather not vote at all.

Q is for Questioning. Mine is a questioning nature. I love to ask people questions. I always have questions to ask about everything! For me it's not about finding the right answer, it's about finding the right question.
Q also for QUIET - please! Why is it as soon as the sun comes out everyone turns their music up?

R is for relaxation - something I find difficult to do but it's getting easier.
R also for Reggae - can't stand it. As soon as
I hear it my stomach literally sinks.

S is for Solitude - If I don't get enough I get sick
S also for Smile - we need to smile at each other more

T is for Tarot. I worked as a clairvoyant for several years and my cards were my way of connecting to the client. I love them to bits, have several packs and still use them now to either read for myself or for meditation/creating stories.
T also for talking. I love to talk and I wish people would talk to each other a bit more.
T also for travel because it really does broaden the mind.
T also for touch. I'm a tactile person and a gentle touch or hug can make all the difference to someone.

U is for Universe. When I look up at the stars I don't feel small. I feel part of something profound and complex and beautiful. I am fascinated by what is beyond what we can see.
U also for UFO's. Logically it makes no sense to me to think among the trillions of planets we are the only inhabited one. It also makes no sense to think we are the only 'intelligent' species. I do think we've been visited. I do think the governments are keeping a bunch of stuff from us. I do hope that in my lifetime we will get that news flash that finally confirms 'we are not alone'. I'll be the one at the front of the queue trying to get off the planet!
U also for Uffington - where the Whitehorse is.

V is for vegetarian. I?ve been one for 20 years. I don't understand meat eating and I don't tolerate it well either. Animal rights, health, conservation and human ethical considerations are all part of my decision to not eat meat.
V also for Vet - I wanted to be one until I realised how bad I was at chemistry and physics. Did you know you have to get more A'levels than you do to be a doctor?

W is for Witch which is what I am. I've been practising since I was 15 but was one without knowing long before that.
W also for Writer - one o
f those too. Have had some success recently and just awaiting the publishers final decision on a book I?ve written with 6 other authors. Fingers crossed!
W also for War which shows we as a race are still incredibly stupid. War is never an option.

X is for Xenophobics - this world has too many of them.

Y is for Yes - a word I should say more often
Y also for yellow - a colour I wouldn?t be seen dead in.

Z is for Zodiac. I've been doing astrology for around 12 years or so and it is an amazing tool for personal development and developing awareness. I believe the energies of the planets ? not to mention asteroids, stars etc. can be felt and can influence us towards certain behaviours. However I don't believe these are 'fated'. For me choice is always part of the process, we choose how we express those energies.

Okay once I started I couldn't keep to using one word per letter!

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