Perspectives

[Photo: my own. Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.]   The meaning of life. What is it? And don’t you dare say 42. I heard that. Be serious.…

[Photo: free image iStock_000016803634Large.] I have an aunt who has battled years of anorexia and been admitted numerous times to hospital for it, my mum and sister have tended towards…

  Welcome to 2019. We live in a world of hashtag trends and keyboard warriors ranting on social media about injustices and racism. And this is a blog post that…

I’ve got nothing against Craig David, I actually like this song and I feel it is a good fit to go with today’s post. Today’s blog post comes from an…

[Photo: https://mysticmedusa.com/2015/11/isis-the-goddess/] Do you ever get the feeling we are on some pre-destined path? That there is an invisible string connected to all the events that happen? Maybe we are…

[Photo: free image iStock_000015634604Large.] Do you ever feel like a hamster running in a wheel and suddenly someone jams a stick in the spokes and you come to an abrupt…

Do you ever have those days where everything just goes tits up? I mean, where nothing goes right and you just want to stop, crawl back into bed and hide…

(Photo taken by yours truly in 2006 when I first arrived. This Karl Marx Monument measures 13 metres high and weighs 40 tonnes and is the second largest monument of…

Image Source from storypick.com As I scanned the bookshop today searching for something interesting to read about relationships, people, psychology etc. I was drawn to a book jacket with President…

With parents who were and are loyal fans of the US with a flagpole in the back garden flying the American flag, a dad who worked for an American company,…

 [Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] Today’s blog post is about moving forward. About taking action and moving forward. I’ve been stuck in my own head for a couple…

 [Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] As a volunteer Angel with the American charity Soldiers’ Angels I regularly write letters and cards to the troops to help take their…

 [Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] I have a lot to say. I could talk for Britain if you let me. But hardly anyone does and this, in the…

Heimweh or Fernweh? Wanderlust and why I just can’t seem to find where home is  [Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] This week my neighbour has been calling round…

[Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] It’s all baby talk today and quite appropriate for Mother’s Day! In my last post I wrote that pretty much all my friends…

[Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!]   I’m at that classic age where I’m supposed to start settling down and being sensible. On social media; Facebook especially and on…

Anyone who has ever owned a bunny will know how absolutely cute, lovable and fun they are but likewise how they can also be incredibly naughty, cheeky and damn right…

  “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakended” ~ Anatole France I have a lot of respect for vets, for zoo keepers, for anyone…

Is the grass really greener on the other side? [Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] It sounds so exciting telling someone you are moving abroad. It still feels somewhat…

[Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] To what extent do we do things for love and how much for the idea of love? Are you a hopeless romantic or…