Today I’ve been on a Magical Memory Tour. I had an appointment at Newnham College, Cambridge, to finalise details for the venue for the Mind Calm workshop on 21st November….
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I am just old enough to remember Apollo 13. My mother sitting on the edge of my bed, my hands pressed together for nighttime prayers, asking God to keep the…
Have you seen that social media meme that says: If you ever feel bad about procrastinating, just remember that Mozart wrote the overture to Don Giovanni the morning it premiered…?…
I remember vividly being on a course in London when I was a trainee solicitor. I don’t remember the content; it was something to do with finance which I have…
It’s natural to be nervous when you are trying something different. There are all sorts of preconceptions attached to the idea of meditation and as a result the thought of…
We are all shocked, horrified and saddened by the loss of life in Tunisia. These were ordinary people, like you and me, taking a much anticipated break in the sun….
This was me, sitting on my father’s lap, over 50 years ago. A rare occurrence, even then. We weren’t close, and since I have grown up, until his stroke three…
Last week I posted this on my Facebook page: Loving yourself is not conditional; it doesn’t need you to be good enough, for you to like or approve of yourself….
I’ve been taking part in the Winning Women Essex blogging challenge during April and I have written about many aspects of my life and other things as well. From rock…
I have an odd working life. My professional job is in the criminal justice system, and means that I am almost constantly on call to go out to police stations…
You can’t listen to politicians being interviewed for very long without hearing one of them talking about ‘hard working families’ or something similar. I could write a lot about the…