Acknowledging grief (or don’t undershoot communication)
An old school friend of Mary’s came over to visit about a month after Mary died. I hadn’t seen her since Mary died. She had... Read More
Emotional Toolbox
Alain de Botton stole my idea. Ok, he didn’t really. I didn’t know I had the idea until he gave it a name in this article:... Read More
Reminders, labels and words
There are reminders everywhere if you’re looking for them. But if you’re not, and you genuinely want to just get on with it (whatever it may... Read More
Down by the Salley Gardens
I was looking (listening) back through things I’ve listened to in the last year and was reminded I’d seen Grace Knight at the Powerhouse in... Read More
Quote for the day
Today a poem from Thich Nhat Hanh. I hold my face in my two hands. No, I am not crying. I hold my face in... Read More
Thought for the day
More of a realisation than a thought. I got through a lot this weekend. All the usual domestic stuff that all families get done: shopping,... Read More
Last Thursday
It’s been a four days since I’ve written anything. I’ve been good at journalling daily for the most part. It’s the first time in 2016 I’ve... Read More
I’m a dad to the awesome Harry and Cara, a widower, and a learner; slowly attempting a fools errand to make sense of the world, and writing about the thoughts and ideas that pop into my head along the way.