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

Return

More and more we are hearing “the new normal”, “things won’t be the same”, “when we get back to some sense of normality”, “things will never be the same”. We hear these words from government, media, companies, employers, social media etc and they all feel like they are there to scare us, to keep us

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

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

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

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

Don’t mortgage your future for the present

The title of this post was a discussion I had during my therapy over the last 12 months and is something I have discussed again today nearing the end of a strange week. This week I have had a few deep chats and discussions with people who needed time to talk and think and maybe

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