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”

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”

The World is Your Mirror

People respond to what they see and hear. If you put out that you feel unworthy, they will reflect that feeling right back at you. If you constantly put yourself down in the way you talk about yourself, people will believe what you say. If you walk into a room looking like you have noContinueContinue reading “The World is Your Mirror”

Lost in My Work

As you can see I’m an author. But that doesn’t begin to describe me, and although I knew I had to write that book I don’t feel like an author. Derailed by common sense When I started out in my work it was as an unexpected medium. My journey began as one of personal changeContinueContinue reading “Lost in My Work”

Thinking About Beauty

This depends entirely on what you choose to behold. Those who believe in the best, seek the best, and see the best. Those who distrust the process of life, people, and the existence of happiness will subconsciously seek proof that they’re right. It’s all about attitude, perception, beliefs, and choices. We make those choices everyContinueContinue reading “Thinking About Beauty”

What it Means to be British

John Curry The British are often seen as apologetic losers, too modest to win anything. Accepting defeat too easily. You only have to look at both our top football teams to know how good we are at crumbling when the going gets close to success. I’m not knocking them, I’m the same. I don’t haveContinueContinue reading “What it Means to be British”

Backward Looking Forward Thinking

We all think about the past. Many of us hold on to aspects of the past. Some of those things are worth remembering, some are not. Try telling your mind not to think about the things that aren’t worth recalling and on a good day it will behave, on a difficult one it won’t. Particularly if you haven’t beenContinueContinue reading “Backward Looking Forward Thinking”

Not in My Wildest Dreams

Did I ever think I’d constantly write about being quiet and preferring peace. In my youth I had all kinds of ideas, but no idea how to achieve them. My parents were more likely to say no than ‘why not, we will back you.’ They considered praise to be dangerous as it created arrogance. TheContinueContinue reading “Not in My Wildest Dreams”

Three Things – Better Than

The need to be ‘better than’ arises from fear of not being good enough. Even billionaires suffer from it, as witnessed with Musk and Zuckerberg. Talking about a cage fight because apparently being wildly rich and successful isn’t enough, there has to be more. In this world we judge by race, by skin colour, by gender, byContinueContinue reading “Three Things – Better Than”

You and I

You and I May be different colours But we’re human We may worship different gods But we’re human We may believe different things But we’re human We may be different genders But we’re human We love our children We love our parents We love our family And our friends Our pets We love our lovesContinueContinue reading “You and I”