I have been helping once a week at our local farm and been enjoying the experience very much. We have been busy harvesting potatoes and I have enjoyed feeling at ‘one with nature’ once more. Read More →
Archive for BLOG – Page 4
I have been asked occasionally what my five year plan is. With the start of the new academic year beckoning one begins to think about such things. Read More →
There is a lot to be said for being grateful for what you’ve got. As I have been writing my dissertation I have been looking at the construction of childhood. Certainly, when I was growing up children were granted freedom to explore and spend time independently. Read More →
As a result of the recent hot weather we have been having a lot of flies in our house. While my brother likes to swat them, I tend to take the side of the fly, much to his annoyance. If you look at a fly closely it really is a beautiful creature, with it’s legs and perfect wings… Read More →
We are naturally a fairly social species who like the company of others. It is why many of us flock to cities so that we can feel we are not alone, surrounded by other people. But, as the reality now is that many of us have to live alone and cannot socialise with others we have to confront a reality of being comfortable in our own company. Read More →
I have never been one of those people who rushes around all the time- appearing very busy but never having time to do anything. I have always, as a result, felt slightly inadequate as I have time to read a book, time to bake a cake, time to grow flowers and time to do the washing up. Read More →
Listening to woman’s hour today the theme under discussion was about the importance of play and having fun. Read More →
Having recently been to see Onegin at the Royal Opera House it got me thinking about the mentality many of us live by that Prince Charming will come along sooner rather than later and sweep us off our feet and until then we ought to keep reading books and dreaming. Read More →
Since starting to write my stories I have been told many times that I ought to get a proper job and be part of the ‘real world.’ But what really is the real world? Read More →
We live our lives based on trust; trust our family, trust teachers with our children, trust banks with our money, trust our houses to keep us warm and dry and trust our brains to keep us knowing right from wrong, trust God to protect us when this life is over.
Yet, the world today is in danger of becoming so self driven that such trust is called into question. A desire to make a good life for ourselves largely comes through making money. This sometimes comes at the detriment to family ties, loyalty and our own moral compass.
It is so easy to blame others for our own shortcomings and mistakes but the only person who can take responsibility for our actions are ourselves. Thinking of others and putting those more in need before ourselves helps us to keep a healthy outlook on the world and to be content with our lot.
