Category: Monthly Musing

When I was little and went to primary school (from age 4 to 11), we had an assembly every morning.  I can remember filing into the large hall to the sound of music from...

Have you ever noticed that sometimes, just when you need help or reassurance, a stranger will say or do just the right thing to make things right?  It’s happened to me a few times,...

“Who’s in your head, the home or the away crowd?” I was driving to Birmingham, listening to a podcast about self-talk.  Usually, I sing at top volume when I’m alone in the car, but...

“What if I fail ….?” As January comes to a close, I wonder how many people look at their discarded resolutions and feel that they have failed because they didn’t keep them up …...

New Year’s Eve. When I was the same age as my girls, it used to be all about which party you’d be going to and where you’d be to see the New Year in,...

It’s 6am.  It’s dark outside and the house is quiet, not even the ticking of the central heating kicking into action to be heard.  I’m sitting here wrapped up in a blanket with my...