Connecting

What three words location /// crisis.prefer.longer. What three words parking location In the amazing book “lost connections” Johann Hari talks about what he believes are the 9 causes of depression contrary to the idea of chemical imbalance and many medical ideas and definitions. Loss of connections to nature, meaningful work, loss of belonging, disconnection from

Chink

“There has to be a chink in all of us because that’s how the light can get in.” I am paraphrasing this from a character in “Unforgotten” the TV detective drama as it struck me when he said it. The detective was under some scrutiny, was a nasty piece of work but clearly had some

Frozen Broccoli

There will be a small number of people who understand why this post is titled “frozen Broccoli” and this post is mainly for them but also for us all to consider what the last 12 months have given us despite its challenges. 12 months ago my workplace went into “home working” as did almost everywhere.

Iceolation and Disconnection

Cold weather, cold times, cold hearts. Warmer weather, warmer times, warmer hearts. 2021 a new beginning!! Yeah right, or we continue into an unknown time of new words and new experiences. Lateral flow, PCR, Astra Zeneca, Oxford vaccine, Biontech, tiers, daily death rate etc. It’s easy in this time to forget what we were about

Strength and Trials

Strength is just the ability to care more deeply than anyone else around Tara Coleman “Treadstone” The above is a quote from “Treadstone” a tv programme based on the Jason Bourne movies. I have repeated it here because in June it struck a chord with me when I was watching the programme but the draft

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

I’m sinking here Tommy

The title of this post is a line from the last episode of Peaky Blinders where Arthur Shelby appears to reach out to Tommy Shelby over where he sees his life going and his marriage. Arthur is suffering and doesn’t know how to deal with it but to shout out to his beloved brother. This

I sound my barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world.

For those of a certain age the title of thIs post will bring back memories of 1989 cinema and “The Dead Poets Society” a classic film with many a meaning intertwined throughout. A certain irony that it also stars Robin Williams whose own struggles before his death are well known and relevant to the underlying