So I sit here writing this just after England have been knocked out of the World Cup. I also sit here very indifferent to the result and the fact that as a 52 year old Englishman I’ve always had the major tournament elation and disappointment. So I am, in one respect, not too bothered andContinue reading “It’s not real life”
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It’s not all about you!!!
I haven’t written a blog for a while for various reasons and then when I was ready to, there was a global event that meant I felt it wasn’t quite right to blog at that time. However, over the last few days we have seen that global event (the death of Queen Elizabeth the second)Continue reading “It’s not all about you!!!”
Value
“You haven’t written a blog for a while “ my son said to me today. “Yes I haven’t had the words or felt like it recently” Well today I have the words and feel like sharing them. What do we value? Everything has a value and it’s not always monetary. My son is collecting UKContinue reading “Value”
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 someContinue reading “Chink”
Wisdom 18, 547,
As I write this post the number above is how many months or days I have until I can retire from my role in the fire service. I have never been one to ponder on the past or time left and always felt it was more about how long I have left to make aContinue reading “Wisdom 18, 547,”
Perspective 2020
I didn’t really know where to start with this next blog, so many things I could write about, so many comments I could make or opinions I could have, but yesterday two things happened that led to the title above. Firstly the image popped up on my social media timeline and secondly I was inContinue reading “Perspective 2020”
How does it feel?
Anxiety, depression , stress Three words I never really focussed on until they happened to me back in 2018. I’ve spoken a number of times on this blog about my own mental health and my own coping mechanisms and how we can all help each other but I have been thinking lately on how theseContinue reading “How does it feel?”
Blue lights responders: are we like Pavlov’s dogs?
I write this blog after a Weekend on duty where it was a busy one for phone calls and a few incidents to attend. On Friday I received a new work phone and set it up so that it rang and text in the same way. On reflection I did this because after nearly 10Continue reading “Blue lights responders: are we like Pavlov’s dogs?”
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 draftContinue reading “Strength and Trials”
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 usContinue reading “Return”
Leading into the fire 