Author Archives: Not-so-perfect

Keep Calm and Carry On (til they tell you to stop) This week I think I’ve started to realise what “Keep Calm and Carry On” really means and the importance of this axiom. With each new piece of advice from … Continue reading →

Perhaps it’s because teacher me is marking and drafting at the moment or perhaps it’s because I’ve reached the time of year when my focus on things turns towards the hyper – but I’ve been thinking about the difference between … Continue reading →

Scars are incongruous with the life of ease we desire. A life of ease does not include scars or pain. A life of ease is one where self is satisfied A life of ease does not lend itself to compassion. … Continue reading →

Dear one, Some people seem to coast through life with ease, they seem to have a charmed existence, there are seemingly no storm clouds on their horizons, no waves on their ocean, no darkness in their days. They seemingly live … Continue reading →

At some point in your life or maybe many points in your life you are going to have to just grit your teeth, suck it up, and stick to it in a difficult situation. One of our children was recently … Continue reading →

What was the one gift/thing/item you desperately wanted for Christmas (or your birthday), as a child, that you never received? Warning #1: what follows has a number of references to the 80s and 90s. Warning #2: there is nothing remotely … Continue reading →