The old saying goes, life begins at 40, but in truth i wonder when life really begins. We begin our journey at conception. This is where the physical life begins, cells split and form and the body is created, soon comes the limbs and eyes and eventually the mind. When does consciousness begin, when do […]
If only we could see things before the experience teaches us things that we already knew. I recently travelled to Christchurch on business, and along the way discovered that living with my my lifelong partner had become a way of life for me. Gone are the days of singularity that I used to thrive on. […]
“If someone is trying to convince people to do or feel something without any hope of succeeding, they’re flogging a dead horse. This is used when someone is trying to raise interest in an issue that no-one supports anymore; beating a dead horse will not make it do any more work.” So how do we […]
So here we are looking at the Kapiti island above, from our new rented accommodation, moving in next week, beachfront and quiet. So how do we stay upbeat, Let’s talk about England, I contacted my brother a few days ago, and he looked cold, and the weather in the UK was miserable, really cold, and […]
Your life begins with a smack and its downhill all the way after that. 60 is supposed to be the marker for over the hill. This is an untruth, the hill is massive, huge, and we start on the down-slope and just gather speed. From the smack on our arse, to get our first breath […]
Who here does not suffer at one time or another from anxiety, from the tiny tickles of doubt to the limb immobilizing tremors of abject fear. Misery accompanies anxiety like rain clings to clouds. Stuck in the all pervading fear, everything becomes something else, and innocent phone call takes on malicious undertones, a request for […]