“Comparisons are odious” is a phrase I was brought up with. For a long time I have understood the wisdom behind this; I know that if I compare myself with…
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Parenting classes are in the news this morning. Three years ago, like many other people, I thought that attending such classes meant there was something wrong with you as a…
Yesterday we had our annual visit from the really nice man from the council who oversees my son’s education. The three of us sat round the dining table, looked through…
I am feeling nice and chilled this afternoon because I’ve been to yoga. I love my class; it’s the point in my week when everything stops and I can spend…
I have been thinking quite a lot lately about motivation, particularly in relation to exercise. How do I do it, get out there and run, go to classes and the…
This year I was finally diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I don’t usually tell people because, from the outside, I appear to be fine. I am, in fact, getting better…
OK, so this is a start. For many years, I have been trying to live a life of spiritual progress. For the last few years, prompted by a physical health…