The Bletchley Park Effect

Home of the Code Breakers The Code Breakers were the British Team that broke the Enigma Code during WWII, and helped to end the war and prevent a huge loss of life. The visit was a good one, not as informative as I expected in some ways, but it was wonderful to stand in AlanContinueContinue reading “The Bletchley Park Effect”

We Not They

I used to comment a lot on faulty thinking and I’ve stopped. Time to start again. It may surprise you to know that this saying grates on my nerves. It shows the total lack of balance in human thinking. My question here is: Why can’t the people mentioned in this post be successful people? ThereContinueContinue reading “We Not They”

Toilet Roll Complexities

We all know that we shouldn’t let our minds fuss about the silly things. Yet we do. I thought my ‘thing’ may amuse you! The recalcitrant loo roll holder We have three toilets in our house. Two have lovely holders where you just have to pull the inner to the right and off it comes,ContinueContinue reading “Toilet Roll Complexities”

You Don’t Have The Right

You don’t have the rightTo poison my lifeWith your cruel wordsYour violent badass waysOr your cherished beliefsYou think you’re strongBecause you can kill or maimAnything or anyone weaker than youBecause you’re ‘clever’ with wordsAnd can destroy someoneOne piece at a timeWithout raising a handYou think you’re better than othersBecause your fists are fasterAnd you knowContinueContinue reading “You Don’t Have The Right”

Negative Trash Talk

I couldn’t resist this adorable puppy, however… People to avoid at all costs! One of the things we all need to avoid is the negative talk that permeates every area of our society. Talk that brings you down, unsettles you, makes you anxious, hurts you. That sort of thing. But there’s one particular type ofContinueContinue reading “Negative Trash Talk”

Creating Happiness

Sometimes happiness arrives on a sunbeam, seemingly out of nowhere, and unexpected joy takes over our lives. Other times life is so challenging we wouldn’t recognise happiness if the sunbeam smacked us straight between the eyes! Imagine that! Drowning in focus It sounds like an urban myth but it’s actually true, that what your focusContinueContinue reading “Creating Happiness”

A Happy Mind

What does freedom mean to you? If you feel healthy and your mind is happy and peaceful, with the emphasis on the happy, what more could you possibly want? You may be thinking ‘enough money to pay my bills’ or ‘everyone I love to be the same and they’re not’, that includes pets of course.ContinueContinue reading “A Happy Mind”

Will We?

As I started reading this poem to post it, I realised that it’s about more than romantic love. It’s about life itself. It can be translated to ask questions about race, skin colour, gender, religion, philosophy, attitude, respect, consideration, acceptance. It is about the entire way we as humans connect with this world, and theContinueContinue reading “Will We?”

Gertie the Camel

Enjoy one of the most inspirational stories I know, first told to me at a team building event, and never forgotten. Many centuries ago somewhere in Africa A man died leaving 3 sons behind him. The only thing this man had in life was 17 camels. He left half those camels to his eldest son,ContinueContinue reading “Gertie the Camel”

Don’t Buy In

Modern society is full of so much verbal junk. Mainly driven by the various forms of media, but also perpetuated by the strong beliefs of various elements of society. This verbal junk skews the way we view the world and feel about ourselves as people. Be discerning No one gets to tell you what itContinueContinue reading “Don’t Buy In”