Tapha I just had to write this one. I am at a ‘Beach Party’ at a restaurant called ‘Tapha’ on Sanur beach. I have just celebrated my 69th birthday and I am probably average age for this gathering! There is a band playing all sorts of covers of well-known songs, including ruining Smoke on theContinue reading “An evening with…”
Category Archives: Happy
Puberty
When I was in St. Kevins Roman Catholic High School back in the 60’s and 70’s, we had 2000 adolescent boys. Sex was the dominant chat. Puberty included the joke; ‘What did one leg say to the other?’ ‘I see shorty’s growing a beard!’ We longed for the site of that first pubic hair. OneContinue reading “Puberty”
Monday smile
Lost … and Found!
Do you ever feel lost in the world? I know I could say yes because right now I am sitting at my desk in Hawana, Salalah – where is that? Any, recently I have felt a little lost in life. I ‘retired’ five years ago and went back to England. Sadly my income/pension didn’t quiteContinue reading “Lost … and Found!”
Happy to be alive
Turkey, August 2024 I was rushed into a Hospital in the middle of nowhere. My blood pressure was stupidly high and I had 7 litres of excess fluid built up in my body. My ‘resting’ heart rate was 190 bpm. I was close to having a heart attack or stroke so they put me intoContinue reading “Happy to be alive”
Show up, even when life feels messy.
Show up, even when life feels messy. Even when doubt and fear come up. Those emotions are part of being human. But you must not forget the incredible resilience within you, the human spirit that has the capacity to endure, adapt, and achieve extraordinary things. You may stumble. You may make mistakes. But your powerContinue reading “Show up, even when life feels messy.”
Thursday 3rd July.
I didn’t go out exploring anywhere! I got up about 0930 and had breakfast here in the hotel. Continental breakfast – two slices of toast with jam and butter, plus a cup of very strong coffee – thick as mud. I have spent most of the day reading and doom scrolling – I think it’sContinue reading “Thursday 3rd July.”
Wednesday 2nd July.
Happy birthday to me! I’m not sure if this makes me a sad old man or an individual – I woke up alone in room 207 of the Sanur Augung hotel, Denpasar, Bali to celebrate completing my 68th orbit of the planet. Lots of happy birthdays popped up on Facebook and LinkedIn, though less thanContinue reading “Wednesday 2nd July.”
Monday 30th June
An interesting and embarrassing day! Of course woke with a mixture of jet lag and a hangover. It turns out the beer bottles here cost fifty thousand rupiah, which is about £2,20, and each one is 620 ml. A pint in the UK is about 570 ml and costs between £4 and £5, unless you’reContinue reading “Monday 30th June”
Reduce confusion – be you
It can be incredibly fulfilling to embrace where you are right now. We miss out on the richness of the present when we obsess about where we need to go next or worry about milestones and timelines. But even when things are moving seemingly slowly, trust that transformation is in progress. Tune in to theContinue reading “Reduce confusion – be you”
Fairy Hanny 