Happiness of Friendship

Happiness of Friendship

  Friends  are glittering pieces of star dust we pick up on our trips around the sun. They  bring every emotion we have to life.   “Each friend Represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a...
As a Young Man I Wanted Everything Loud and Intense.

As a Young Man I Wanted Everything Loud and Intense.

I go out for a run most days, for the getting outside as much as the running. You feel connected to the world a little bit. So many symptoms of panic are the symptoms of running – racing heart, breathlessness. Weirdly, running has always been my calm place. It’s to do...
Socializing Skills

Socializing Skills

Socializing, A Skill You Have To Master. A “How To” of successful  Hobnobing! Let’s start with the fact that most people in a large group are socially uncomfortable in some way. We cover up with many defences developed since childhood.  These often...
Birthday Blues

Birthday Blues

BIRTHDAY BLUES  A New Dawn For My Life. I charged friends to come to my 40th Birthday Party – and they came! In my mid to late 20’s I did a lot of hiring for factories and I remember believing that people over 40 were somehow too old for jobs I had on offer.  As...