Something inspirational:
Do you remember how you responded when you were asked the question, ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’
If you remember the answer you gave, how does that compare with what you’re doing now? When you think about the question, does it trigger new thoughts about what you’ve achieved …
Read on »Even from a small age I always tried to remain upbeat no matter what I was dealing with, but remaining upbeat can sometimes be difficult.
Part of the problem is that we come to accept where we are and see where we are as a fait accompli and that’s usually how things stay. The more we work on our positive thinking, the more we become resilient …
Read on »It’s easy to feel that we know someone well, but the little bits that make up some of the bigger bits we know about them, isn’t the same as knowing or having a soul connection. We can know someone for twenty years and still not know anything about that person, or we can know someone for a year and know everything we need to know.
In society it’s easy to scratch at the surface as far as relationships or friendships are concerned, which is why it is even more important for us to be aware of the level of connection and the bond …
Read on »Something inspirational:
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”
MARY ANN RADMACHER
Read on »How many of us know someone who no matter what, need to have the last word? It doesn’t matter what they’re saying, or what the subject is, they must finish last.
Having the last word is a habit: it’s an environmental and cultural problem that comes from stubbornness, but when it …
Read on »Pasta & Spinach Pine Nut Ricotta Lasagne
This recipe has been adapted from ‘Delia on line’. You could replace the Spinach and pine nuts Ricotta with other toppings of your choice. Low fat ingredients can be used as an alternative to full fat.
Sauce:
1½ pints (850ml) milk
2 oz (50g) plain flour …
Read on »Something inspirational:
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
MARCEL PROUST, NOVELIST
Read on »Having watched a neighbour’s family prepare for a new life in Canada and watching the TV documentary ‘Stephen Fry in America’ brought about memories of my near move to the States.
From what I recall from the documentary Stephen Fry’s father turned down a job at Princeton University, in favour of Hampstead in England and although Stephen Fry has no connections in …
Read on »It is true that we all inherit character traits from our parents and through spending time with our peers, but what if the character traits we have are there because of a disability we deal with?
I was always considered lazy at home. But it didn’t matter how hard I tried, I failed to make the grade, particularly with school. I’m not sure what school really thought, but no one ever followed through on the …
Read on »A passing thought:
Conversations will be more meaningful and less tense if we ‘talk the same language.’ That sounds so obvious and easy to do, but how many of us actually do it?
It’s tempting when we’re keen to get our point across, to charge ahead; then get annoyed with the other person when we’ve misunderstood the conversation, or we think we’ve understood the …
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