January 30, 2022
I’m editing an interview we recorded recently for the podcast with the founder of an organisation that provides support for families and loved ones of addicts. Listening to it again I’m inspired by her positivity and refusal to bow down to even the most dispiriting experiences. My daughter comes into the room as I’m playing […]
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January 23, 2022
It was “Blue Monday” this week, a day which is, apparently, the most depressing of the year falling just after January 13th which is supposedly the coldest day of the year, although anyone standing in the garden with me in their bathrobe at 2 am last Thursday morning when the dog needed the toilet would […]
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January 16, 2022
I don’t know what Tom Rosenthal’s song “Tractor” is actually about but then part of the joy in art is the unique and personal meaning we give it. There was something about the refrain of the chorus, “I’m a tractor on the motorway I’ll be there tomorrow if not today” It made me think about […]
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January 9, 2022
I’ve been asked to write and deliver a presentation about procrastination for “Blue Monday” the name given to what is considered to be the most depressing day in the calendar. I’m off to a bad start because I like January and can think of many other dates that would cause me much more distress than […]
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January 2, 2022
New Year’s Eve plans are left in tatters when my daughter tests positive for covid. Recently we spent a long walk talking about how hurt she felt when her boyfriend wouldn’t commit to seeing her on the last night of the year preferring instead to go to a house party with a friend. I told […]
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