Thank you for the advice
Thank you for the Advice Advice. Suggestions. Recommendations. Wanted. Unwanted. Imposed. So many people telling us what we should do, what we shouldn’t, how to do it (often as an introduction to their particular solution). And the subjects - relationships, exercise,...
Controlling Expectations
I could make this a really short blog. “Controlling Expectations - You can’t” There. Does that work? Too simplistic? And whose expectations? Ah, good question. That’s a really good place to start so I’ll start there. Can I control my expectations of myself? Yes. Can I...
Playing the odds…
I’m fascinated by what things make a big difference to my life. During lockdown I was no longer able to swim regularly as I was used to. I also discovered something called ‘snacking’ which meant that every time I was in the kitchen I would grab something ‘small’ to...
Well it’s been a long time…
I haven’t written a blog for a long time now. In fact the last blog I wrote and posted was in December last year (2019). It’s not unheard of is it? Blogs are started with enthusiasm and after a while they so often just fade away. I’d like to say that that didn’t...
Shortwave: A Love Story
I find it fascinating when something I used to do regularly I suddenly choose to stop doing. And then there's the decision to start again. I do this with many things in my life. Of course, there must be a reason. Everything we do has a reason. And a positive reason...
If only…
I’m not myself. Metaphorically of course ‘I’ and ‘self’ are two different things however that’s not what I’m talking about. No, what I mean is that I am not myself at the moment I’m writing this. I’m not the person I believe myself to be. Indeed I would go...