My late father was a diamond geezer, he was even shiny to look at:- a huge gold earring, matching teeth, and an awesome sense of humour! In spite of his tough start in life, with no traditional family, he collected diamonds; he found and loved many a gem in some of the people he met, [...]

Love, and of every variety, including contentment and kindness is all we humans need! Some of you may be lucky enough to have a loving partner but try not to despair if you don’t, because love, like sunshine, has the capacity to shine in many places. And contentment is the younger sibling of love, which [...]

My great late father used to tell us to: “Keep Kool Kat”, and he’d also say: “Don’t sweat the small stuff”.   His colourful, Cockney language, when I was younger, fell upon deaf ears. Actually, my dad was partially deaf, and he disguised his hearing aid with nifty glasses and a huge hooped gold earring. He [...]

Learning and practicing mindfulness can be tricky because it requires concentration! Yet, once you have mastered it, then I believe that this well-being tool is a prelude to meditation. Those of you who use meditation, as part of your daily routine, know of the plethora of health benefits; but how do we clear our cluttered [...]

Forget your mind and you’ll be free... This great advice and lyrics, by David Bowie, feels especially poignant in our new era of much change and uncertainty.   Whether you endure fragile mental health, or not, most of us consider our internal narrative when making decisions. Actually, the deep-seated voice we frequently hear, is that [...]

January is notorious for being a tough month, and it’s when our anxiety peaks, as we wait for our monthly wages, and it’s usually when the utility bill lands on our door-mat. We get over-whelmed and cross with ourselves, for not adhering to all the New Year resolutions we’ve promised to make. But we’re still [...]

All of us from time to time feel sorry for ourselves, and it doesn’t make us bad people. I, for instance, have felt sorry for myself due to my disability becoming more challenging, missing my loved ones, and worrying about work security. We could compare this sort of anxiety to having a headache, whereby a [...]

Let’s hope that 2022, is a better year for us all! We’ve endured human losses, job losses, and a host of general uncertainties’; all of which have attributed to the reptilian part of our brain (where we process anxiety and fear) to be: “kept on”, and in high alert. But, we’re controlling the pandemic now, [...]

With the new variant of COVID looming over us, we should expect more restrictions during Christmas. Of course, this is not what we want, especially since last year where we were locked down and had to sacrifice seeing those we love and care for. Many of us have prepared for an extra-special festive season because [...]

The pain of losing a loved one is indescribable. It affects our entire physiology, and more so when there is a lack of traditional family support. I have endured many losses. I won’t list them all, but losing my father, who I idolised, was extremely hard, especially since I was young and had no traditional [...]