My birthday last year coincided with what was celebrated (in the USA) as ‘Mothers Day’. So, because I am the first born, that day was also the 62 anniversary of my mother becoming a mum. Typically, in my chat with […]
Pondering and processing… Power
How can powering the process happen without power in the process? While on the matter, maybe we should process the use of power as part of processing whose power it is and should be. When needing to hold on to […]
Why Paris Marathon 2024 won’t be last effort
“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) My Paris to London train was scheduled for only four and half hours after I crossed the finish line of the Paris Marathon. So, […]
Paris Marathon… Bib Number 66519
In a social media post, I mentioned coincidences in my Paris Marathon 2024 bib number that suggested special approval. Well, Paris Marathon 2024 actually happened six months to the day after my father’s death. It also happens that six featured […]
Let’s do 2024 for each other…
As 2022 drew to a close, the wish I expressed in my New Year message was that we could all, in 2023, find the courage and strength not to wait for life to “stop being hard before deciding to be […]
2023… Because we can
In February 2022, 31 year old ‘Nightbirde’ (Jane Marczewski) lost her five year battle with cancer; eight months after using a reality TV platform to advise: “You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy”. […]
Pondering… Things we have to do
I know I have over the years bored many of you with details of my near-death experience of 17th December 1998. Anyway, after coming out of a coma and off a ventilator three nights later, of the many things said […]
Fathers Day 2022
As it happens, this Father’s Day falls exactly a month after my dad’s 90th birthday. As a family, we looked forward to a day we saw and still see as a huge blessing, because we only need lift our heads […]
Pondering… #IWD2022
The very simple theme for International Women’s Day 2022 is “Break the Bias”; and anyone who has been on the wrong side of any form of bigotry will appreciate the challenge in that. The words are easy, but the actions […]
Pondering… War
Wise people have told us over and over again: “The first casualty of war is the truth.” Another wisdom to which General Eisenhower contributed by asserting planning is essential while proposing that plans are useless is: “No plan survives contact […]