When I was young I wanted to be an actor. I dreamed of going to drama school and living a life in which I could permanently be someone else, a fact which was part of the motivation and the problem which prevented it from happening. Sometimes I have regretted the decisions I made. Predictably others […]
What Christmas Is Really All About
I have become increasingly tired and irritated at hearing people utter the phrase “That’s what Christmas is all about” when referring to a particularly well-cooked turkey or an unfeasibly large and discounted TV. What on earth has happened to us? It feels harder and harder to find a way through the cynical exterior to reach […]
Why Facing Sadness Is The Only Way Past It
“It happens upon you. It’s bigger than you. There’s a humility you have to step into, where you surrender to being moved through the landscape of grief by grief itself” These are the words of writer Elizabeth Gilbert talking about how she experienced grief after the death of her partner. She is writing about the […]
How To Control Your Life
Back at school one of my daughter’s friends arrives with a striking new appearance. Teacher- ”Liv your hair is silver!” Liv – ”I know, I dyed it myself.” The nonchalance made me laugh out loud. Pulled up for a flagrant flouting of the school rules, in that momentary exchange between pupil and teacher, both are […]
Why Holidays Awaken A Troubled Inner Child
The only holiday I can remember with my mother and father was to North Wales where it rained a lot and we had tinned grapefruit for breakfast. In other years Mostly holidays meant either staying on the farm where my aunt lived or going away to scout camp on my own. Both of which I […]
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