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Tag Archives: friends
my cup overflows…
I’ve spent today sitting in the toilet throwing up in a bucket – food poisoning again. I ache all over, I feel terrible and I’m desperately thirsty because every time I drink, I’m sick again. It has been a day for … Continue reading
Posted in reflections, thanks
Tagged birthday, blessings, friends, gratitude, grief, love, perspective, sickness, thanks
8 Comments
present pleasure…
There are times when a pinch of struggle salts everything. Each day is rough to touch, the coarse spot your fingers play back to, the worry that catches a nail. Then, all in a moment, you remember to miss the … Continue reading
Posted in life, reflections
Tagged clothes, colours, Dhaka, food, friends, happiness, henna, now, pleasure, reflection, struggle
11 Comments
all change…
On my way to Uganda I had a 24 hour stop in Amsterdam. I’ve been to there a few times. Its a beautiful city, one that is meant to be shared, lingering lovingly over. Seeing it alone seems a bit … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged American, Amsterdam, beginning, British, change, conversation, friends, layover, self, shy, thoughts, travel
2 Comments
these things I am thankful for..
Lately I’ve realised that gratitude, like good grapes, must be lovingly cultivated. It is an art rather than accident; a habit I’m encouraging to sink through me, to colour me and leave me a little more vivid, a little more … Continue reading
Posted in thanks, Uncategorized
Tagged balloons, beauty, dancing, family, friends, habit, life, love, reflections, thanks, travel
5 Comments
the haves and the have nots…
It is very easy to spend far too much time focused on the have nots, the things I haven’t got. The things I don’t have cast a shadow of shoulds, oughts and why nots. They are a mixed bundle, half … Continue reading
Posted in life
Tagged competition, envy, friends, life, love, meaning, purpose, race, reflections, thoughts
9 Comments
on letting it go…
I’ve been thinking about forgiveness. The dog and I watched Dogma last night so I went to bed with a head full of angels, arches and aeon old grudges… I suspect that had about the same affect on sleep as … Continue reading
Posted in reflections, Uncategorized
Tagged challenge, death, Dogma, family, forgiveness, friends, grief, grudges, Oscar Wilde, thoughts
8 Comments
the trick of being thankful…
Grief, death, darkness leaves so much mess and murk swirling around inside that there are times when I need to give myself an emotional alka seltzer. Gratitude is my best tonic, my tomato-tabasco pick me up. There is much that … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bright side, clouds, friends, gratitude, grief, habit, kindness, loss, rain, reflection, thanks, thoughts
2 Comments
London bound…..
Tomorrow I am heading down to London for a few days. I’ll be going to work to talk about whether any new contracts are coming up, meeting up with some friends, maybe wandering around a museum or two….trying to connect … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anxious, friends, grief, life, London, moving on, thoughts, work
6 Comments
you let me down…
Many people write about the buckets of support you get at first when someone dies. I think my loss must have come in a time of drought since I found more of a drip than a flood.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anger, death, disappointment, friends, grief, support, thoughts
10 Comments
