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If you could switch lives with a famous person for a week, who would it be and why? The poem below is my authentic reaction to this question. I don’t like it. Yet all feelings have a place, all poetry and writing shares a message. Not the least this message which is: The moment somethingContinueContinue reading “Oh for a Happy Answer”

How do you manage stress? Facts I deal with some stresses better than others. When I worked in the London Ambulance Service Admin I walked in one day and my boss said “Do you want the bad news of the good news first?” I said the good news. The answer? “You’re well, the other 30ContinueContinue reading “Depends on the Type”

If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would it be? I followed paths that I absorbed from my family. I’m not a traditional person. I felt no pressure from anyone to follow the norm and get married, yet still I floated thoughtlessly into the ‘state’, and it wasContinueContinue reading “Find Your Own Way”

What’s something you’ve done that your past self would be proud of? Me 2026How do you think I’ve done 2000?Not great if I’m honestI thought you’d have a better jobor be a playwrightor bothWhat happened?Life!Well yesNot what you expected and all that?NoKinda of derailed you?And then someWhy did you let it happen?I didn’t I keptContinueContinue reading “All Me”

What’s the best online course you’ve ever taken? I’m terrible at dropping any course in the middle no matter how much I’m enjoying it. I keep saying I need to go back to it, then another day goes by. This is no reflection on any of the trainers I only choose great people, this isContinueContinue reading “Joe Dispenza plus…”

Which celebrity would you love to meet, and what would you talk about? It has to be both Anton du Beke and Barry Manilow. I’ve said before how much I admire them both and why. I’ve met Anton but not to chat to for long, I’ve been in an auditorium of a few thousand peopleContinueContinue reading “Anton and Barry”

What does it mean to be a good person? It’s a very simple answer. It means everything to be a good person, but good people are up against it. At university many years ago a tutor showed us how one person takes control of a large group. They take a gun to a meeting andContinueContinue reading “Everything…but…”