Crawling is the Journey
In a world where you can be anything, be kind. We all know that saying, it is used often, by all sorts of people: those who are sincerely kind, but also those who walk around with a collapsible soap box. So needy is the world of kindness, that in 1998, World Kindness Day was introduced. […]
Blue is one of the three primary colours, and no, I am not going to make it easy for you and tell you what the others are. You and Google are on your own. What I can tell you about blue is that it has been an important colour in art and decoration since ancient […]
The Bee Gees recorded the song First of May in 1969. Now, I would like to be able to tell you that the song has a special meaning or message but turns out it was named after the date on which Barry’s dog was born. The song title may be a disappointment, but the words […]
History suggests that hats have been appearing as early as 30 000 years ago. Hats can convey social status or military rank, it can have religious and ceremonial importance. Some can trace the origin back to Egyptian times. With their shaved heads, Team Ramesses needed some covering to protect themselves from the elements. If you were […]
In 1973, Albert Hammond released the song: The Peacemaker. Little me loved the song, because it gave us permission to use a bad word, and you could not be told off for using it. A reminder for those who can’t remember the song, it goes like this: “Get out, damn it, close the door don’t […]
At 50, everyone has the face they deserve, said George Orwell. He also said, reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else. Aging gracefully is also such a loaded statement, almost like it is telling you that to age gracefully you need to be Sophia Loren, and if you are not, there will be […]
If you were to ask Aunty Google what a mind shift is, she will tell you: “A mind shift is a change of focus and perception. It can have extraordinary power to make relationships more positive and healthier; to improve your focus and rate of success; and to build self-esteem and overall happiness. A mind […]
Probably for the past 2 months, I have had a severe condition. It is not the sort of thing you can take to the doctor. The Silver Foxes did not help either, but said: they know the feeling, they had this condition at times as well, in various degrees of severity. Go have a nice […]
Time stops for no one, so why curse what you cannot control. I listened to a talk some time ago, and the speaker said that in modern times, middle age lasts up to 75, and only thereafter does old age kick in. Only once you reach 85, he said, are you considered old. By 95, […]
This week, I will have to be very careful not to turn my weekly writing into colonial political commentary. You see, last week one of those big world events happened. Whether it affects you personally or not, we all felt the ripple effects of when Queen Elizabeth II died. A big tree fell in the […]