My life on the clothes line!Yesterday morning I hung the washing out. This is clearly not a monumental event. Most of us do it regularly but yesterday the enormity of what I have taken on suddenly hit me. And, to me, this ride feels enormous. My clothes line feels like the best possible symbol of …
Much pondering has been done on when life starts and I have my own questions about when it ends. Does life start at birth, conception or even before (is the possibility of life a start?) and does life end when we stop breathing, responding or interacting. 48 hours before my partner died he stopped responding, …
Discovering the Joys of Being Single in Mid Life (and managing the lows and fears – we all have them) Not many of us planned to be single in mid-life and if we didn’t then finding ourselves there can be very difficult, very painful and very frightening. Joan has two highly successful approaches for helping …
Well anybody who knows me well will already have guessed what this month’s discussion is about – Birthdays!!!! Why, because March is my birthday. There is a date in March that my mother is adamant was the day I was born (and she should know) and another date that my grandmother predicted would be my …
What lies within? A fascinating question don’t you think and one which might be interpreted in lots of ways but my interpretation is about the inner us! I have spent my entire life waiting to be creative. I waited until just last year to start singing, until just a couple of months ago to start …
Going to the movies is one of the vital ingredients in my ‘recipe for life’. A movie provides an opportunity for pure escapism. I can visit amazing places, meet incredible people, get lost in remarkable adventures and gaze star struck at beautiful faces (I can do all that at a dinner party with friends as …