Failure versus Regret

‘Let your fear of regret be stronger than your fear of failure.’ – Ruth Soukup (American author).
I’ve been pondering… on the difference between failure and regret.  
Let’s not allow life to pass us by or failure to hold us captive, regardless of what else is happening in the world.  … More Failure versus Regret

On The Move Again

‘The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.’ – Eleanor Roosevelt After being in the same place for almost eight weeks, it’s time to move again.  A season back in beautiful Bath was blighted only by the … More On The Move Again

Hope For The Hopeless

‘Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow’ – Thomas Obadiah Chisholm – hymn writer 1866–1960 I’ve been writing this blog for over eight years now, and when re-reading the Christmas posts I discovered that I’ve repeatedly returned to the theme of hope.  As I pondered what to write in this Advent piece, I can’t … More Hope For The Hopeless

Spectacular 60

‘a reckoning with the truth of mortality.’ Unknown So a significant birthday comes around later this month and a new decade begins.  While I discover that I have to wait another six years to obtain a much coveted bus pass, I will soon be able to procure a ‘senior’ railcard. Consolation or inevitability?  At this … More Spectacular 60

More Mountains

Awesome: ‘something Americans use to describe everything.’ from the Urbandictionary.com I once knew a lady who scattered the word ‘awesome’ into conversation much as you might sprinkle sugar on your porridge and with almost equal abandon.  She was as likely to use it in reference to a particularly delicious slice of cake as to a … More More Mountains

Tanks a lot!

‘Having trouble parking?… Get yourself a Sherman tank.’ – Kenny Everett – British comedian Back in the 1980s, the much-missed comedian Kenny Everett had a TV show which once included a sketch I remember simply as, Solve all you parking problems with a Sherman tank. You can still watch it by searching You Tube for … More Tanks a lot!