Mum – Iain Douglas Stewart

Further thoughts on my father’s passing

By Iain 27 March 2025ReflectionsNo Comments

So, my Dad died. As I said in the other post, we weren't close by any stretch of the imagination, the last time I saw him in person was in maybe 1997 or 1998 when I was in my early twenties, the last time I spoke to him on the phone was in 2019 on Jake's birthday (I didn't actually…

If your grandfather was here today, would you be able to look him in the eye?

By Iain 21 October 2020Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

Men: Are you proud of your behavior? If your grandfather was here today, would you be able to look him in the eye? Are you a man of the world, caving to whatever temptation it puts under your nose? Or do you want to be uncommon, a great man? Do you want to be proud of yourself?— EthanE (@ethan_ethos) October…

What does it for me?

By Iain 21 September 2018The MissionNo Comments

The fear of turning out like my dad.— Iain Douglas Stewart 😙👌 (@Iain_D_Stewart) August 12, 2018 Inspired by this tweet, and powered by a love of self-discovery, I'm going to answer this question honestly and fully, to the best of my ability. It took me a while to get around to it, but as you can see, what fuels me…

About the old me

By Iain 4 September 2018Internet, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

Hey. My old blog, Waves, is gone. Here are the old “About Me” pages. They are no longer relevant to me, my mission or my desires.

Dream recollection

By Iain 31 July 2018Dream recordsNo Comments

I yawned. I brought my hands up and rubbed my tired eyes with the backs of them. As my heavy eyes closed deeply and heavily I was transported backwards to a dream I had about seven years ago, I think. It seemed like seven years ago. I had not thought of it at all since I had originally had the…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 7th March 2018

By Iain 7 March 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week in class we explored endings in counselling. We were asked to reflect on how we feel about endings, and what kind of effects they have on us. Some endings I like. These are usually situations or people or problems that are causing me emotional pain. No-one likes pain. Making the pain stop is nice. Some endings I do…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 21st February 2018

By Iain 21 February 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we talked about Transactional Analysis a bit more, and were asked to participate in an exercise our tutor has called Know Thyself. Understanding ego-states is a powerful tool towards self-awareness. In this exercise we are to keep a note of which ego-state we are in at different points of the day and asking ourselves some questions. My Parent…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 17th January 2018

By Iain 17 January 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week was a bit more abstract and self-exploratory than usual, in that we carried on exploring our understanding of the relationship between our personalities and our helping work by asking ourselves various introspective questions (Unit 5.1), and we also considered the ways in which our life history has impacted on our behaviour and life choices (Unit 5.2). Because of…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 8th November 2017

By Iain 8 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week, we were challenged to explore our Moral Values, and to complete the Self Puzzle. My Moral Timeline One community that I have been a part of for all of my life is the rather large community of Great Britain, which is governed by laws. These laws are in line with a lot of our own personal moral values,…

Places in my dreams

By Iain 25 November 2014Dream recordsNo Comments

I had a very weird incident recently, whereupon I instantly recalled a series of locations that I had visited in my dreams. It was quite disconcerting to say the least, one minute I was in the moment with Jake, having a little play, the next I was drifting around a water fountain in Japan in a yellow Ferrari with Keith…