Life the universe and everything – Deb Hawken

A Song for All Democracies

Tonight I was watching probably the most uninspiring Last Night of the Proms I’ve seen. There were some wonderful songs and acts, the best of which was Bohemian Rhapsody. But the energy just wasn’t there. Something was just off compared to Proms of the past. It got me thinking though. Land of Hope and GloryContinueContinue reading “A Song for All Democracies”

Balance

Photo by Shiva Smyth on Pexels.com Balance in all things is desirable “All work no play makes Jack a dull boy” It doesn’t do Jacqueline much good either On the fun front Life is a series of trade offs And happiness can be part of the trade But it may clash with the needs OfContinueContinue reading “Balance”

Who?

Photo by KawaiiArt1980 on Pexels.com Who is this perfect person you want to know?This flawlessFaultlessVision of brillianceThis sparkling example of humanity?It isn’t meI am humanI am fallibleI have weaknessesStrengthsAnd everything in betweenI love deeplyI forget things sometimesI daydream when I should be workingOccasionally I leave a tap runningBut I am respectful and considerateI love myContinueContinue reading “Who?”

Hope More

I find sunflowers hopeful and upliftingPhoto by lil artsy on Pexels.com When you want to illustrate hope there are so many ways to do it, but for me nature reminds us that we can come back from a winter of the soul. Year after year, decade after decade, it does what it does, and nothingContinueContinue reading “Hope More”

Breakdown

In hiding within No one knows how anyone else feels, nor can one person explain how another will react to the same situation. As such, this is a very personal account of how it felt to be me, in a way that I found more comfortable at the time, trying to bring a little lightContinueContinue reading “Breakdown”

Me?!

What’s your favorite thing about yourself? Awkward selfie I thought this was going to be a really difficult question but then as I started to type I realised it isn’t. The difficult part lies in saying something nice about yourself, you’re scared of sounding big headed, but the thing I like about me doesn’t includeContinueContinue reading “Me?!”