Unintentional changes of plan can leave us angry, resentful and disappointed. But sometimes they may offer unexpected opportunities.
Category Archives: Challenges
The Shadow of Death (or…When the Chips are Further Down)
When you experience the suffering of a loved one in the raw, it shakes you to your foundations. Here’s my continuing story…
Angels in Blue
Finding a good care company can enable an elderly person to live at home for longer, and so enhance their quality of life. At last, we found one!
When the chips are down…
Sometimes the challenges of family life can seem overwhelming. Where’s God?
The Meat in the Sandwich
Those of us in late middle-age are likely to find ourselves sandwiched between the younger generations and elderly parents, both of whom need our support. In this article, I’ve shared how I was stretched to the limit in a 3-month period I hope never to go through again!
Life After…Life After Retirement
Here’s how I passed up a chance to make a friend whose company I would have thoroughly enjoyed. What a shame! He’s now teaching me such a lot…
Confessions of an Agonised Cyclist
Do we really have to spend our lives atoning for our past misdeeds? An episode of BBC’s ‘Broken’, and a cycle challenge, set me thinking…
Going Round in Circles
One of my personal goals is to go round in circles, time after time again, in exactly the same way. Let me explain. -o-O-o- “Another twenty-metre circle at E. Keep those heels down, keep those hands still…nice, steady trot, keeping that tension on the inner rein. Keep looking in the direction where you want toContinue reading “Going Round in Circles”
Scrambled Eggs
I was half way up to the second floor of a block of flats with a food delivery. Suddenly I became aware of a small plastic carton sliding off the top of the box I was carrying. In such circumstances there comes a brief moment of inevitability. Time seems to stand still. And then… YouContinue reading “Scrambled Eggs”
Naughtiness – Good for the Soul?
As Claire sat listening to her friends’ patter, troubling thoughts crossed her mind. The accounts of their turbulent love lives sounded rich and juicy. Yes, some of her friends had cried on Claire’s shoulder when their marriages had fallen apart. But it seemed as if they’d become stronger, wiser people through having to rebuild theirContinue reading “Naughtiness – Good for the Soul?”
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