The Bee

Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc. “A feminine name of Hebrew origin, Debra means “bee” and is the short form of Deborah. This Biblical title can be found in the Old Testament Book of Judges. Deborah was a heroine and prophetess and the only female judge mentioned in the Bible.” GoogleContinueContinue reading “The Bee”

Writer

What’s your dream job? Multitude of Sins Writing gives you a great deal of flexibility. From poet to playwright, novelist to self help author, columnist to writing coaching programmes, creating speeches out training programmes, the list seems endless. But ultimately I’d love to be a best selling author, not out of vanity, but because I’veContinueContinue reading “Writer”

Compassion

What makes a good leader? I’m not actually sure why that particular word jumped into my mind but let’s go with it. Compassionate people care about others, they don’t live in a singular world they live in a collective one. You might say: “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few orContinueContinue reading “Compassion”

Too Easy

If you could un-invent something, what would it be? Weapons of all kinds Simple. Obvious. Absolutely necessary and completely impossible in a world that runs on fear. How incredibly pitiful and sad. Next Social Media I love my friends on there, they’re good people. But wading through the nastiness to get to the decent canContinueContinue reading “Too Easy”

Grandad and Geris

Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved? I only had my grandfather until I was 6, and I do remember being corrected by him, gently, but he was also the only member of my family that I felt certain loved me. I know I was only small, maybe my memories aren’tContinueContinue reading “Grandad and Geris”

That’s a big question

What is your favorite animal? I love flamingo imagery Be colourful – stand tall – maintain balance I immediately thought ‘definitely not humans’ but that shows you how the violent and selfish can unfairly skew your attitude. However, with the state of this world at the moment the wrong type of humans come to mindContinueContinue reading “That’s a big question”

Careful Ways

In what ways do you communicate online? Keyboard Warrior? Email, social media, blogging. I also run Spiritual Empowerment Groups via Zoom. Just normal communication nowadays. Or is it communication? What if… We twist this question and ask instead “in what ways do you communicate on line.” Then I would say – with great caution. Meaning? On lineContinueContinue reading “Careful Ways”

A Bit Silly But…

Think back on your most memorable road trip. I kept my word. I’ve been to a few amazing places in the world, although I’m far from well traveled. I started with a school cruise when I was 13, then I went to Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland, Paris, Sweden, Eire, Sedona Arizona, and Florida. I lovedContinueContinue reading “A Bit Silly But…”

All the chocolate in the world

What snack would you eat right now? This image neatly encapsulates the problem. Between a cat that needs two injections for diabetes a day, a stressed husband, my own bugaboos, and the idiots in the world that still think killing anyone or anything is a good thing. I could happily eat my body-weight in chocolateContinueContinue reading “All the chocolate in the world”