Food for the soul – welcome to my world
My life and thoughts, from my table, desk or out in the world
I’ve recently spent time with extended whanau. It would’ve been my Dad’s 100th birthday a couple of weeks ago. So we gathered for a lunch in a town, convenient to most, and close to where we had all lived. And as always the whole weekend was a chance to reconnect, to chat, catch up, retell … Continue reading lore
I tripped today, I may have sworn, a lot, and I sat with skinned knees, a broken toenail and was hugely embarrassed. It occurred to me that I felt like a 6-year-old and just wanted someone to pick me up, give me a hug and dress my wounds. But I’m not 6, and so I … Continue reading oh ffs!
When something catastrophic happens in your life, there is an almost seismic shift. Loss of job, accident, ill health, death, divorce. All those things we call Life Changing are, well, Life Changing. We are toodling along, minding our own business, planning for the future and suddenly, out of nowhere, we find ourselves shunted onto a … Continue reading quakes
The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been” -Madeleine L’Engle I recently heard a quote that, as we age, we should make more friends who are younger than us, because as we age, our peers start passing away – and we don’t want to be left … Continue reading blurred age lines
There is so much talk these days about privilege. Especially from us ‘woke folk’ about some in our society that cannot see how their ‘luck in life’ has given them a head start, while others, less ‘lucky’ are faltering in the starting blocks. But this is not a (very) political blog; so my thoughts have … Continue reading privileged postion
The world is full of one liners. Quips that sum up life and people. Hallmark moments And of course the recovery world is no different. And love them, or hate them; these generalisations often have a truth at their core – and that’s why they persist. Often we use a well worn one liner to … Continue reading lines
I like to collect people. Throughout my life I’ve been lucky enough to have some amazing people come into my life. From school days to now in my late 50s, I have been very fortunate in the people who have tagged along for even part of my life’s journey My oldest friend dates back over … Continue reading bonds
I know I haven’t written much in the last 12 months. Long covid and a super challenging year have made me struggle for words at times. But the year has rolled over and I need to refind my voice. I haven’t been completely blank; I have written a few recovery presentations; done some personal journalling … Continue reading while I was gone…
I was recently asked about Recovery and the group I am involved with. It led me to think about what it means for me, and this blog evolved in my head…. Hoping it will make it to publication lol We tend to live passively, with spurts of action when needed. coasting along where ever life … Continue reading life chosen
The muse has been struggling of late - you may have noticed lol. Long covid has left me with the frustration of being unable to gather my thoughts and put them together coherently. Am hoping this is changing. Today I managed a semi blog for a FB post.... thought I would share it here I … Continue reading pause
Food for the soul - welcome to my world 