Being human
and life's little mysteries

A few weeks ago, I had a major mishap with my blog. As a result, most of the almost 600 posts were temporarily taken down and reposted. The blog is now all jumbled up and most posts have lost their photos. I'm sorry to all of you who may have recieved alerts erroneously, and thanks to those of you for the well wishes (the horse mishap was back in 2020 and the ocular shingles incident was in 2021!) I was in a panic at the time it happened, but like most things that first appe

This year, September 26th came and went like any other day. Any other day, that is, with an imprint of loss and life. For September 26th...

When our stories and perceptions have dissipated, when personal meaning from the image fades away, all that remains is a clear frame....

This is…. My new best friend. It’s my second visit to A+E in less than a week. Based on this, and a handful of other recent visits to...

Every so often, I catch a glimpse of 'the arc'. Not Noah's ark, or the arc of a rainbow (though every so often, I catch a glimpse of one...

Today I’m feeling grateful to have an intelligent body. A body that remembers. A body that carries my unique imprint of experiences; a...

Ever notice how affected you are by external conditions? There's a favourite topic of this country, the weather, but there are other...

Recently, I have been reflecting on all the people I know affected by uncertainty, and I realise (gasp!) that this includes just about...

You tell me, but when I hear the term Dr Feelgood, an image of a doctor dolling out pain pills (think, Dr. Spaceman, from 30 Rock), or...

After four years of dodging a tiny globular germ bullet, on a Friday afternoon in August at the Pont Aven Museum, there it was, lurking...

Ever drop the ball on an activity you practice regularly? A second language, an instrument....yoga?   As I watch the opening of the...

Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again. ― Eleanor Roosevelt I'll never be as young as I am...

I have a 77 year old liver; the rest of my body is 51. This mismatch of age between a vital organ and the rest of my body does not rest...

There is a Buddhist quote that I have held in my consciousness for some time, known by many as the opening lines of the famous Dhammapada...

…is that no matter how familiar one is with the word, it’s a shock no one is ever prepared to hear about themself. Not many people could...

Before I write another line, it seems relevant to establish what 'the psyche' is, considering the title of this trio of posts, and the...

Since I was three years old, I’ve been poked and prodded by strangers more times than I can count, or even remember. Hundreds of blood...

Monday, October 10th was World Mental Health Day. The stigma around mental health, its causes and treatments, and how the stigma itself...

Someone recently contacted me in reponse to my latest newsletter , requesting to be removed from future communications because they...

I recently rewatched the James Bond movie Goldfinger. Towards the end of the film, Mr. Bond finds himself, as usual, in a precarious...