On a positive note… …my anger and resentment about Mother’s Day has declined over the years. Now I’m able to recognise it as a day to acknowledge and be grateful for the people who give me nurture and support and to celebrate my own capacity for ‘mothering’. As an aunt, friend, wife, sister, daughter and … More Making Today a Day for ‘Return’
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.” William Shakespeare, The Tempest Fate. Karma. Kismet. Life. Whatever word you choose, here’s a thought experiment: If we could see the bigger moments of our future laid out ahead of us do you think we … More Happenstance, Randomness: Making Sense Of It All
Make More of Mothering Sunday Message Cards – (Proceeds to Fertility Network UK) Mothering Sunday can be challenging for those of us who are childless through circumstance. It can be tempting to hide away or get angry. The other option is to re-claim the spirit of the day. These A6 message cards (below) are designed … More New Type Of Card for Mothering Sunday
(Response to Sarah Champion’s comments about Theresa May) There is a famous joke in psychotherapy: “A Freudian slip is when you say one thing and mean your mother.” We often betray the truth of our feelings in a throwaway comment – something counsellors and psychotherapists are always on the look out for! So I just … More Throwaway Comments that Brand Us
…for your heart. Even if your heart feels out of kilter (like these slightly wonky heart cut outs!), I hope that today brings – and all days bring – their own small moments of joy. I’m sending a virtual hug to your heart today. Thank you to all my blog readers and … More A Heart…
Dear friends – a belated happy new year to you all. There has been radio silence here for a few of weeks as I have been on holiday and have given myself a break from All Things Social Media. It has been good to give my brain a bit of space but it is really … More Of Love, Hope and Abandonment: IVF Turns Forty
How often at this time of the year have we said, “I’ll be glad to see the back of that year!”? Often closely followed by: “New Year New Me”. It’s tempting, at the first strike of the bells on new year’s eve, to clink our glasses or watch those fireworks and think, “Next year … More A New Year – honouring loss, celebrating emergence
Unexpected Arrival of ‘Grief Missile’ Now, I’m not claiming a monopoly on grief at Christmas. Childlessness, pregnancy and child loss are just some of the myriad sources of grief that prove to be more pronounced at the festive season. Nor do I expect special treatment or to have childfree media or spaces. In fact, I … More Incoming!
Alternative Advent Calendar – December 24, 2017 When you wish upon…the International Space Station Hmm – not quite the same ring as the version sung by Louis Armstrong! But I guess the International Space Station (ISS) could now be considered a ‘heavenly body’. At this time of year, thoughts often turn to the heavenly body … More Star of Wonder
The “Unthought Known” Last week my gorgeous mother-in-law, now aged 97 and one of the most insightful women I know, said to me, ‘Sometimes you don’t know you have a thought until you speak it.’ Such a short sentence. Such simple words. But never a truer, more wise sentence was spoken. Her words ran through … More Midwinter Take 2
