This is the story of Charles Henry Hawken, seen here with his best buddy, Harry the Hedgehog. This story is written for anyone who believes in miracles, and anyone who’s been told that they aren’t possible. It starts in December 2018, and involves my dear friendLuke Rymell, the Spirit Artist. It starts sadly, and ends magnificently,ContinueContinue reading “A Very Real but Unexpected Miracle”
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Just Having a Lie Down
What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why? People say I’m a procrastinator, but actually I’m very good at making decisions providing the outcome is clear. Do you want to eat a rat? No. Do you want dark chocolate? No it’s spawn of the devil. Do you want to sky dive? Do IContinueContinue reading “Just Having a Lie Down”
When Youth Has Gone
Photo by Nashua Volquez-Young on Pexels.com My latest poem, Softly, triggered this idea. The line was “It’s worth holding on when youth is gone.” That part is about long term relationships. It triggered the recollection of my 90 year old grandmother saying she still felt 30, and my mother saying the same thing. The bodyContinueContinue reading “When Youth Has Gone”
Softly
Move softly through life Keep your mind in positive places Keep your thoughts as happy as possible Remember your humanity Understand that you don’t know why others are the way they are You won’t appreciate why others fall until you’re tested yourself If you think you have been and still don’t understand Then you haven’tContinueContinue reading “Softly”
Black with Black
Photo by Mavluda Tashbaeva on Pexels.com This isn’t quite me, age-wise or fashion-wise. I favour a black polo neck with black jeans and decorated black boots. Years ago a friend asked me why I was hiding. When I asked why she said that wearing all black was seen as not wanting to be seen. IContinueContinue reading “Black with Black”
No
Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays? During my childhood we used to have amazing treats at Christmas, all made by mum and nan. They worked so hard that was part of the joy in it, you felt so spoilt. Then we became better off, and could have nice foodContinueContinue reading “No”
Read a book
If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time? Hito Maybe write. I don’t fancy going for a walk in the middle of the night alone. I wouldn’t want to put tv on as my husband may object. Same goes for vacuuming. I certainly wouldn’t do the washing or runContinueContinue reading “Read a book”
Want to be Happier?
I found this list amongst the papers I’ve been sorting out for five years. It struck me as quite useful so I thought I’d share it. 1. Don’t pre-judge, you only find out if something is right for you by trying it. 2. Don’t envy others. Envy doesn’t get you what you want. Action does.ContinueContinue reading “Want to be Happier?”
Humanity x 3
Name your top three pet peeves. I look at this world, how beautiful it is, how damaged by us, and I wonder exactly how thoughtless we are. I learn about the extinction of species that have disappeared because of how selfish we are. This world is a whole and their survival was key to ours.ContinueContinue reading “Humanity x 3”
One of a Kind
Such a simple message with a lifetime of meaning. The moment you stop being yourself in order to make life easier for others, you lose the uniqueness that is the real you. Obviously we can’t live our lives running roughshod over others, demanding everything we want, when we want it, our way. We also can’tContinueContinue reading “One of a Kind”
