Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. Coming from a conventional working-class family as I did, means leaving school and looking for a job to earn money. I was lucky enough toContinue reading
Book Reviews
BLACK BOX THINKING: THE SURPRISING TRUTH ABOUT SUCCESS – MATTHEW SYED Creative breakthrough always begins with multiple failures – we just don’t hear about them. Black Box Thinking advocates for changing attitudes towards failure, embracingContinue reading
Kindness Calendar
This calendar is shared from Published in DO Good December hashtag#DoGoodDecember
Do It Write Now – become an author
From as early as I can remember, I have always wanted to be an author. When our primary school teacher would ask us “what do you want to be when you’re older”, the other childrenContinue reading
Walk to Freedom Across the Pyrenees
by Debs Wagner With my sister’s 60th birthday approaching I had no idea what to buy her. I knew a jumper or book wouldn’t fit the bill and I wanted something special. I wentContinue reading
Beating Diabetes and Arthritis
….And Losing 20 kilos on the way by Val Smith Nearly 10 and a half years ago now I moved to France with my partner looking for the ‘good life’. At the timeContinue reading
Back to the Fuschia
by Colin Campbell. In her beautifully crafted book “The Garden-An English Love Affair” Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall as the title trails, concludes that a love affair with a garden seems to be an especially English formContinue reading
Radio Host Was Never On My List
although it’s not exactly been planned, it’s more of a question of taking opportunities when they present themselves by Dr Alison Gardiner One of the main themes of my life that I would likeContinue reading
Barbara Crisp Stylist
by Barbara Crisp My children were growing up fast, my days of running around after them diminishing and they were heading off for their own lives…..time for me! What was I going to do toContinue reading
BE YOUR OWN BOSS ……
….. It’s possible! by Amy Hatton Especially in difficult economic times, the thought of giving up a regular salary to follow a dream can seem daunting. However, the rewards can turn out to be well worthContinue reading