What fears have you overcome and how? I’ve written a lot about my anxiety. I did overcome my fear of flying. But today is the start of another trip round the sun for me and I want to think about good things. What you think so you bring about, so this year my focus willContinueContinue reading “I Refuse to Discuss It”
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Cuddling Cats
Describe one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life. Nero and Amie My cats are and have always been the great joy in my life. Nothing has brought more joy. I think it’s because they don’t lie to you, don’t hurt you, don’t say one thing and do another right in frontContinueContinue reading “Cuddling Cats”
I Turn Them Off
How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen? Obviously! Everyone knows that you shouldn’t leave electrical items plugged in all the time, and certainly not switched on. It can be very dangerous. In fact it’s much safer to unplug them altogether. I know they have fusesContinueContinue reading “I Turn Them Off”
Honesty
What quality do you value most in a friend? I value that in anyone I meet, but in friendship it’s critical. I find it very hard to come back from a lie. The human rule We are all human. Fact. We will make mistakes. Fact. We will have moments when we snap. Fact. We allContinueContinue reading “Honesty”
Boring Ones
What jobs have you had? Except for one. But I’ve told this story before. Girl. Not worth educating. Would get married, have babies, someone else can keep her, not worth the investment. Apparently saying repeatedly from age 2 that I would never have children didn’t reach the right ears as truth. Oddly, I couldn’t haveContinueContinue reading “Boring Ones”
Definitely Not
Do you practice religion? This is my religion Yes I know it’s flakey. Yes I know people laugh. Yes I know that people jumped on the bandwagon when a British celebrity committed suicide in the most tragic of circumstances. ‘Be kind’ was everywhere, and it didn’t last a month. humans are too busy being rightContinueContinue reading “Definitely Not”
Oh for Peace!
Do you remember life before the internet? I remember at least 30 years without it. The same with mobile phones. The phones I appreciate, but wish they weren’t so smart. Seeing people on phones when they’re with others is just sad, and I’m guilty of it myself sometimes. I admit it. As woman having aContinueContinue reading “Oh for Peace!”
Talking 🤣
What are you good at? Seriously, I’m a public speaker. I’m also an inspirational speaker. In my case this isn’t just about having a theme, creating a plan, and following a structure. It can mean turning up and being taken down an entirely different path as the talk develops. At the end people will oftenContinueContinue reading “Talking 🤣”
Succinct
I love succinct writerswho can express the messIn short simple sentencesPeople who can carve throughthe morass of lifecutting to the chaseI have to hunt it chase it downwork through itSeek the nuancesand sometimes dismiss thembecause life isn’tone size or one fitIt is filledwith ifs – buts – maybe’sdepending on the shapein which it arrivesIt isContinueContinue reading “Succinct”
Feeling Good
What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? andydooley.com “Nothing is more important than feeling good!” Yes it’s attainable. Obviously those you love have to be feeling the same way, life isn’t lived in isolation. It can also be hard when innocents the world over are suffering at the hands of murderersContinueContinue reading “Feeling Good”