Your ordinary acts of love and hope point to the extraordinary promise that every human life is of inestimable value. Bishop Desmond Tutu My father’s aged, yellow papers are stored in an old bookcase. Typed references and substantial achievements recorded in hand written calligraphy on parchment like scroll. Water stained apprenticeship qualifications and a Teaching …
Regret is one of those things that nobody tends to own up to. Regret is very uncool in just about every circle you can name. Admitting to feeling regret is about as close as you can get to ostracizing yourself in all but the most highly evolved groups. This is because regret is considered a …
NB: This blog discusses mental heath issues. I am a writer not a medical professional. Whilst words can heal, If this piece causes any concerns for you, please see a Doctor immediately. This is always the best thing to do. Words are powerful. Words can make you and words can destroy you. If you live …
With Father’s Day approaching, at least in America, an interlude on the fine art of Fathering is required. Fathering is a role that overwhelms you, rather than embraces you on first meeting it. Be reassured though, fathering is a skill that can be learned and children are forgiving. There are as many different aspects of …
“Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depths of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy autumn fields, And thinking of the days that are no more.” Alfred Lord Tennyson Sadness hurts, but it is a very healthy feeling. Depression …
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“At night, especially, it is beautiful to believe in the light” Plato NB: This blog discusses mental heath issues. I am a writer not a medical professional., so If this piece causes any concerns for you, please see a Doctor immediately. This is always the best thing to do. Have you ever woken up happy, …
I can remember an initiative game from my time as a Camp Leader that stands well as a metaphor for mental health struggles in these isolated times. It teaches young people to know what to do when someone is isolated and not okay.. The game involved an old style garbage bin with a hundred or …
When someone is not okay… Recognise the signs. Know what to do. Read More »
If my experience is anything to go by, these modern times of electronic organisation and digital connectivity haven’t made life easier. In fact, life is decidedly more complex and much more nuanced. We maintain all manner of relationships all the time, most of which have entered the once sacrosanct spaces of our homes without us …
“I came here to let you know, the letting go has taken place. I have held the winter sun, become one, set my pace. Isn’t that what we wanted, all along?”. Melissa Etheridge If you agree with Melissa Etheridge in the above mentioned lyrics to the song, Letting Go, then freeing yourself from pain and …
Sadness and depression are related. Sadness comes like the rain. When things are dark and the earth is cracked, raindrops fall. Despite the inconvenience of needing to prepare yourself for a wet day, you cope, because you know the rain is only temporary. Necessary even. A day or two, a week, but then it’s gone …
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