Tom had a light bulb moment. When he was struggling for a hint of inspiration as to how he would complete the essay on the works of William Wordsworth, he knew just the guy to visit. Matt and Tom had been friends ever since they met each other on the first day in the university […]
Read More About the Light BulbPreviously in this exploration of the journey, I reflected on the strong model of marriage I saw in my parents. As you might appreciate, the strength of that relationship was something that I grew to acknowledge with each passing year in retrospect. As I became aware of how other marriages existed and sadly ended, my […]
Read More A Journey in Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 2An effort was made recently to look at some of the good points of the first man, Adam. (Worth having a read.) It’s worth remembering, that we all come from that first guy. There are things to applaud, especially considering where he came from, who created him, how he created him, what he did initially […]
Read More Adam: What Went Wrong“What’s that, Dad?” “What’s what, son?” “What’s that in your hand?” “Haven’t you seen a pen before?” “Sure I have, but I’ve never seen you with one before. You’re usually on the laptop or on your phone. What’s with this new fangled device you’re using with this piece of paper.” “Ha, ha ha. Very funny, […]
Read More About A PenAt the time of writing, my time on earth has been measured to put me in a category of the early forties. My first conscious memory is of an incident when I was maybe three or four years old. This means that I’ve got a recollection of being me for almost four decades. As God […]
Read More A Journey in Marriage: Detach and Attach Part 1People are fascinating. It’s no surprise, then, that the stories of people are fascinating. However full and packed a series of biographies on an individual can be, we won’t know truly everything about that individual. It’s still nevertheless fascinating to explore what we can discover about the person. One of those people who are fascinating […]
Read More Adam: What Went RightWhen they saw me, their view mattered so much. I used to feel hurt when they saw me as odd, weird and funny in the not ha-ha sense of it. I wanted to have an exterior that wasn’t bothered about what they thought, but what was going on inside was that the more they laughed […]
Read More His View MattersThere was an awe about the place. She did a tremendous job. Some people need a backing track, some people are conditioned to require some sort of accompaniment, yet she was comfortable enough with the song to start it off and sing boldly. Eventually the rest of us joined her. We sang and saw that […]
Read More What Were They Singing? What Are We Singing?“It’s cold in here.” grumbled Keith. “Put on your coat then.” suggested Kath. “… I have now. It’s still cold.” “Well give it some time, get yourself cosy in that coat. You’ll warm up.” “Aren’t you cold?” “It’s alright, Keith. I’m just grateful to be alive.” “You’re always on about being grateful for this and […]
Read More If You Have Sense You’ll Give ThanksHe would say that, though, wouldn’t he. People shrugged when they heard him complaining about his situation again. He had been in that state for years and was not slow in telling people how bad things were for him. At first people would sympathise with him. It was after all a tough situation. After constantly […]
Read More He Would Say That
