I find it interesting how different ‘sayings’ come to mind – often prompted by very ordinary happenings in my day to day life. This morning – as I prepared for my walk – it was raining. The forecast indicated that the rain may stop later in the day – and so I had a choice…

This week has been a week that has seemed full of people – people who have suffered in various degrees and in various ways. Some close friends – some people that I know slightly – and still others who I have never met – and probably never will meet I have been moved – felt…

I’ve talked quite a bit recently about honesty – about learning to be more real – to be open about how I feel. Well – this week – I’m going to be totally honest here in my blog post – and just say it as it is – “I hate being sick!” After a lovely…

My life’s journey – especially over the past months – has changed me. Firstly – there was the death of my lovely daughter in law – and all the changes that brought to all our lives. This was almost instantly followed by the onset of Covid – bringing restrictions – and causing isolation – from…

This week – I am having to learn to be flexible – well – more flexible in some ways anyway. It was discovered – almost two weeks after my recent fall – that I had a fracture in my right hand – and so – I now have a splint on it – which means…

I have to confess that I do verge on the ‘impatient side’ – I want thangs to happen here and now – I’m not good at waiting! After my fall last week – I was impatient – wanting everything to heal quickly – to not hold me back from getting on with all I wanted…

At the beginning of this year – I made the decision to be more intentionally grateful – to choose to focus – on the good things in my life – and recognise just how fortunate I am. I wasn’t finding it hard – there was something each day – to focus on – and paying…

So often at this time of year – our thoughts turn to speculation – as to what the coming year may have in store for us. Looking back over the past year – and possibly even the past few years – we hope for better things. Plans are often made – resolutions put into place…

As I sit to write this blog post – my intention is to convey my heartfelt desire – that everyone reading it would experience the true spirit of peace – hope- and love – that the Christmas story portrays – and my ‘prayer’ is this – “May the spirit of Christmas bring you Peace –…

Life is probably far more challenging than usual for most of us – during the hard financial times we find ourselves in – I find myself challenged – to live in a way that recognises that however difficult my life may seem – I still consider myself very fortunate – and certainly do not lack…