Am I right?No I think I am.Are you sure?Sure as I can be, yes.But I’m sure I’m rightAnd that feels right.This is weird.Okay we’re different peopleBut surely that doesn’t changeWrong and right?Does it?I think it must.Yes, but how?Perhaps because my experience…Is not my experience?Which means that my reality…Is not mine.Wow.Do you like rhubarb?No it’s disgusting.YetContinueContinue reading “Stating the Obvious”
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Easy
List your top 5 grocery store items. Cat food. Chocolate. Food doesn’t really interest me. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Deb xx
A Tale of Two and More (Wo)Men
Describe a man who has positively impacted your life. Keith McFarlane, my mentor. But then his partner Lesley was equally impactful. My husband. My Frister Katrina, who lets me be myself. My oldest friend Kim, who is me. We get each other completely. Anton du Beke for creating success out of an impossible challenge andContinueContinue reading “A Tale of Two and More (Wo)Men”
I didn’t picture anything
Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? We’re in a weird trap at the moment. One a lot of people would like to be in. Yet oddly it is a trap. My husband works for a start up company with great potential. They’re doing well and adding to their numbers regularly. WhenContinueContinue reading “I didn’t picture anything”
You Are NOT Your Bank Balance
One of the little pieces of blackmail I have always ‘loved’ is that if you don’t charge enough for your work you don’t value yourself and other people won’t believe in you. That, or charging weeds out the losers. To a certain extent that is true, because some people value money in the wrong way.ContinueContinue reading “You Are NOT Your Bank Balance”
Mind Exercise
What skills or lessons have you learned recently? The terrible trio In a world where it’s so easy to lose hours noodling away on one of these expensive distractions, Googling one thing that leads to another, or catching up on social media – if that’s even possible – it’s more important than ever to trainContinueContinue reading “Mind Exercise”
The Capitals
What cities do you want to visit? I once sat under the Eiffel Tower on a hot summer evening, having spent 10 hours just walking the streets of Paris. It was magical. I’ve also been to Rome, where the atmosphere in St Peter’s blew me away, and the juxtaposition of ancient and modern Rome wasContinueContinue reading “The Capitals”
They Can Trust Me
Tell us one thing you hope people say about you. I was raised in such a bad way, in a toxic family, I decided when I was 26 that I would rebuild myself. I would decide what a decent person was and I would become that person. That was as a result of meeting myContinueContinue reading “They Can Trust Me”
Negative
Why are you being so negative?A great deal has gone wrong for me recentlyThat’s no excuseI’m sorry – what?Is hurting supposed to make me smile?Is being insulted supposed to be a privilege?Is losing my grandmother really a good thing?My child is being bullied at school -How should I celebrate?Shall I try to explain it awayContinueContinue reading “Negative”
Tricky One
Daily writing promptTell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc. View all responses My first day at school was 61 years ago. I remember crying, and sitting at a table. That’s it. My first day at work was one of the most depressing days of my life. I wasn’t allowed to stayContinueContinue reading “Tricky One”
