Not waving but drowning
Not waving but drowning.
I finally got round to watching The Queen's Gambit (late to the party as usual) and was struck by the poem Not Waving But Drowning by Stevie Smith.
When the universe conspires
"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it" - Paul Coelho, The Alchemist.
Kiss - Keep It Simple, Sweetie
I was listening to my best friend’s husband trying to speak to his Amazon Alexa the other week, much to my merriment. And it got me thinking that the best way to communicate is keeping it simple.
It’s time.
“It’s time.”
“You have taken enough now. It’s time to stop growing up, stop growing older and start growing wiser and wilder.
It’s time to go back to something simple
I was watching the documentary about Adele last night and it finished with them speculating on her next album. Someone said “it’s time to go back to something simple. To pare it back,” and this struck a chord with me (pun intended).
Redundancy is the breakup of a relationship
Many people are going through a difficult relationship breakup at the moment so I thought it time to address it. I'm talking about redundancy.
People often jokingly talk about their work wife or work husband, and redundancy is the workplace divorce. If you’re losing your job, you’re likely to be going through some or all of the five stages of grief at some time: denial, anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance (although not necessarily in this order).
I enjoy being a girl
The one thing I love about my new life is that I have rediscovered myself. How many of you lost yourselves along the way? I know I did.
When did you know your marriage was over?
When did you know your marriage was over? For me, it was a sunny August morning.
Lives of quiet desperation
When you feel that hopeless emptiness and sense of desperation, what would motivate you to get up and keep going?
How far will your burger fly?
A man in New York bought a burger from a street seller and was crossing the road eating it when a car knocked him down and killed him. His burger flew out of his hand at the moment of impact and landed 30 yards further down the sidewalk.
