The need to get out of your own head and the “new normal”

The title of this post is a paraphrase of a conversation I had recently. At the start of lockdown and working from home I set up a twice weekly lunchtime social on Microsoft Teams for work colleagues. The premise was, 2 one hour slots a week at lunch time for social chat and banter. My

Acquiesce

Acquiesce: To accept something reluctantly but without protest. Acquiesce: Oasis song written by Noel Gallagher, reportedly about friendship in the widest sense. Also one of very few Oasis tracks to feature both Gallagher brothers on lead vocals. A snippet of Acquiesce lyrics: Chorus: Because we need each otherWe believe in one anotherAnd I know we’re

Afterwards

So where will we go after this? I’ve struggled with what this blog should be about given the strange and extraordinary time we are in. At fifty years of age this year we had made plans, a family USA road trip taking in five locations, a year of making memories and taking the photos to

Walking the line.

There’s a thin line between love and hate. The Persuaders There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. Oscar Levant Sometimes you’re the windshield, Sometimes you’re the bug. Mary Chapin Carpenter Why the words above? I’ve been reflecting lately on where I am with my own mental health at present. It’s been a hectic few

Broken hearts and broken minds

Broken Hearts and Broken Minds Broken Hearts and Broken Minds This is a difficult one to write this week. Once again I’m sitting here writing about mental health and the multitude of things that affect a persons mental health. Nationally this week suicide has become big in the news again and locally in my working

Words or silence

There are some words I’ve heard over the last week that have in many ways affected me, influenced me, floored me, inspired me and made me reflect on what’s important. I’m not going to repeat the words on here as it will make you all wonder why I’ve heard those words and that’s not the

Hawaii

For those of you of a certain number you will know what age the title represents. I find myself approaching this significant age and wondering if I have the time for constant rage. My life has been good over the last 50 years, I’ve a lot to reflect on a lot of good cheers. As

Reflection

A strange couple of weeks for me that has made me reflect and write this weeks blog. A very dear friend and colleague told us she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, one of my friends turned 50 (the first of us to get there), I was informed I am to receive an award at