Before I take my annual blog / social media hibernation for the next couple of weeks, I just wanted as always to share a little festive something I've written. The actual inspiration for this came from a brilliant post on Instagram I saw last week. Life can throw all sorts of things at us, regardless … Continue reading Be Present
Hello all, So today is my last full day of the year before the festive break. As always, I wanted to share a little something I'd written before I disappeared off to have some much needed down time. Lately I've not really been in the best frame of mind, and it occurred to me that … Continue reading A poem for this Christmas
Love In All Things by Alex MacGregor When life hands us lemons, there is lemon drizzle cake When life hands us confusion, understanding and helpful ears are there When life hands us endings, new starts begin When life hands us despair, hope springs up When life hands us darkness, there is light within When life … Continue reading A poem for Christmas Day.
So yesterday, it occurred to me that I have been staying at home for exactly a month. As with everything in this strange time we're all living through at the moment, it occurred to me that it feels like a lifetime ago, when it's actually been just a bit over 30 days since I became … Continue reading Observations since I started staying home.
Hello everyone, It's been a strange and sad old weekend, and yet somehow it feels a bit longer than that. Then again, that always seems to be the way when a massive loss happens. Most people reading this post from the UK will already know, but for any international readers among you, the sad news … Continue reading Kindness first, always.
One thing that I find myself turning more towards at Christmas, as I've got older, is the peace and love of this time of the year, of the joy and hope it brings to many (myself included). In a moment of reflection, I find myself looking around at my life as it currently stands, and … Continue reading A Christmas Eve Reflection
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