Recovery

I remember some years ago the doctor giving me a sick note for the third of fourth time and, for the third of fourth time, I tucked it into my top pocket and went back to work. Looking back on it I’m not sure what help I was expecting if I wouldn’t take her advice, preferring instead to let myself … [Read more...] about Why Taking Care Of Yourself Is Best For Everyone

I came across a video on the internet about a woman who wants to get into the Guiness Book Of Records for having the widest hips in the world. Bobbi-Jo Westley is literally dying to be famous. Her singular focus, even in the face of increasing difficulty living her life, appears to be self … [Read more...] about Why You Might Be Happy Being Unhappy

Aside from the depressing predictability of more daily revelations in the Harvey Weinstein case something else sits uncomfortably with me. It’s the sudden remorse and claims of sex addiction, at the point he has been exposed. This morning on Broadcasting House there was an interview with a guy … [Read more...] about When The Hardest Person To Convince Is Yourself

We begin. There is silence, a void, as I first stare at the pink paperweight and then the small white clock on the low table. Glancing at the tissues I never use but often wish I could my gaze rises to the skylight. Only the tops of the distant trees are visible and the rain washes down the glass … [Read more...] about Why A Void Can Be The Most Comforting Of Things

My sister was reminding me that dogs shouldn’t eat grapes. It immediately brings to mind the image of my old dog Toby being given a grape and, rather than eating it, rolling on it. This was just one of his inexplicable eccentric behaviours. What I hadn’t realised back then was that looking after … [Read more...] about Taking Responsibility & The Dog Who Rolled On Grapes