I’m in London to have my eye checked and early for my appointment deliberately so that I have time to take the walk along the Thames between Embankment and Borough Market, buy coffee and cheese, then walk back along the river to Westminster. It’s half term and there are countless parents pointing … [Read more...] about How To Take Up Space
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How To Love Your Inner Child
Listening to the radio last weekend a programme caught my ear. “Mark Watson’s Inner Child” was a light hearted documentary on the rising tide of “kidult” activities and the companies who peddle them, encouraging adults to get in touch with their inner child. I listened with a slight sense of … [Read more...] about How To Love Your Inner Child
What To Do When You're Sad And Angry
In the poem “For A Far Out Friend” writer Gary Snyder references "Devas", beings of greater power and bliss than can be found in humanity. We seem to find it hard to achieve much bliss at times, in the tumult of everyday existence, and even a moderate level of happiness and contentment can be … [Read more...] about What To Do When You're Sad And Angry
The Truth About Depression
This week, after a number of random conversations about how difficult it is to lose weight I had written a post about how easy it is to lose weight. Then I heard that Sally Brampton had died. Sally Brampton was an editor, columnist, author and, most notably for me, writer of a book called “Shoot … [Read more...] about The Truth About Depression