The CP Diary

Many of us who are confident turn out to be arrogant.

Unfortunately, over-confidence can spill into arrogance and no one likes arrogance, let alone having to deal with someone who is arrogant. Confident people ooze optimism and that makes …

Age is not always a guarantee of maturity and in my case it’s absolutely true. I would love to be able to write a different blog about maturity, of the things that make me mature emotionally, with other people, but my reality is that although I have physically grown up, my thinking hasn’t matured with it.

I was given an intelligence test as a small child, because my specialist sure how mentally affected I would be. Through my intuition I have found a different way to learn. I know that if I didn’t use …

Something inspirational:

“Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens.”

JIMI HENDRIX

Perhaps we need to consciously connect, to rethink our thoughts, particularly where it involves our past, because without our past in check, we will come to emotionally struggle in our present.

It’s only in times when we face uncertainty or when something happens, that the cracks begin to surface on the things we haven’t yet dealt with. Until we take stock of our issues, we will always …

It’s hard to imagine how not knowing something can give you hope. I lived with hope, hope to believe that through a miracle I would get better and that whatever was wrong with me would miraculously right itself.

I continued to believe that what I was dealing with was only temporary and that with each passing day through exercise, physically I would heal. Looking back, so many internal thoughts, although …

Jack Horner cocktail

Well it is nearly Christmas!

Ingredients:

1.5ml of cinnamon syrup

20ml of fresh lemon …

Something inspirational:

“You can’t let failures define you, you have to let them teach you.”

POTUS

‘Happy Thanksgiving’ to all my American Readers and friends.

I was pleased to see this message from Barack Obama to his children on the back of Donald Trump’s election win. It not only shows Barack’s concern for that of his children, but it’s also a positive sentiment through what he sees as uncertain times ahead.

Whether you voted for Donald Trump or not, his election win shows what lies ahead through the next Presidential administration. Whether you are concerned or not, there are already significant …

There are still parts of the jigsaw that I’m dealing with that I’m trying to piece together, with regard to my Cerebral Palsy injury.

I continue to have to work out what my symptoms are, then equate those symptoms back to my neurological difficulties to work out the answers. Sounds simple, yet in reality it’s difficult …

Skipping or jump rope is a great exercise for those who have busy lifestyles, who don’t like exercise, hate going to the gym, or know they have to do something in the way of exercise.

It’s not surprising therefore that skipping is ever more popular amongst celebrities. So what are the benefits of …