Forget Perfection

If you had a time machine and could send just one message to your past self, what would it say? As I’ve said before, my father told me that he and mum wanted to raise the perfect child. What an utterly ridiculous idea! Especially as what went into making me wasn’t perfect. They would haveContinueContinue reading “Forget Perfection”

Lets Get Real

What’s a moment when a stranger completely restored your faith in people? I never lost my faith in people. There are 8.3 billion people in this world and the vast majority are good people. That’s a fact otherwise each country would be a prison with a few small enclaves for those willing to be decentContinueContinue reading “Lets Get Real”

It’s Going to be Okay

If your future self could send you one sentence, what do you hope it would say? I believe in mind, body, soul as a reality. I know I have a mind because it drives me nuts sometimes, at others it’s amazing. I know I have a body because I have to wash and dress itContinueContinue reading “It’s Going to be Okay”

I Haven’t

What’s the best local dish you’ve ever eaten while traveling? I have traveled. I’m not a foodie. Pizza and pasta in Italy were disappointing, but that was only two places. American food lived up to expectations in some places and not others. French food was not as expected, but I didn’t eat in many places.ContinueContinue reading “I Haven’t”

Common Sense

What’s a thing you wish schools actually taught? It’s the simple things that people often simply don’t believe in that cause so many problems in life. We are taught to think that life is difficult, complex, challenging, and a battle from the cradle to the grave. That simply isn’t true. What needs teaching in schoolsContinueContinue reading “Common Sense”