Odd title for a Thought for the Week you may think, but it’s exactly what I heard someone say earlier this week. It was mild and fairly sunny as we all arrived at work. We had been talking about how much fine weather we have had in this country during the summer and also more …
An Extra Hour
The clocks went back this morning. This practice of daylight saving began during the First World War in Germany and Austria-Hungary to conserve fuel supplies during the summer months, though it had been first suggested back in 1895. Winding back the clock doesn’t mean winding back time. There will be many people reading this who …
T-shirts
I saw someone this week in the local shopping centre with this printed on his T-shirt: ‘Give me a moment and I’ll try to look interested!’ All very tongue-in-cheek I’m sure, but it started me thinking about whether this person was really disinterested in anyone who might want to talk to him. It’s very likely …
Falling Off A Ladder – part 2
I’ve been thinking a bit more about my ladder experience of a couple of weeks ago. Believe me if you’ve fallen off a ladder it really does play on your mind as well as your bruises! I said at the time that I had been complacent with my own safety. There was an assumption on …
Falling Off A Ladder
I think it’s fairly safe to say that falling off a ladder is not a good idea, yet it’s something I did last Sunday. I was too complacent about health and safety, and the feet of the ladder slipped away on a wooden floor so down I came. The only injuries I sustained were some …
Being with a Person
I’m writing this in a hotel room in Germany. I’m away on business, but only for a couple of nights. It’s surprising how long a couple of nights can seem though, if you are away from the person you love. Sure, we can text, phone, even Skype, but it’s not the same as actually being …
Floods
You will no doubt remember the floods earlier in the year, particularly if you’re anywhere near the Somerset Levels. The water table was so high that it did not take much rain to cause flooding, both from the rain directly falling on the land and also from the increased amount of water coming off the …
World Suicide Prevention Day
Wednesday 10 September is World Suicide Prevention Day, organised by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). The theme for this year is Connectedness. It is estimated that over 800,000 deaths occurred worldwide in 2012 through suicide. In richer countries three times as many men take their own lives than women. It is also estimated …
I lay my head to rest
I lay my head to rest And in doing so… Lay at your feet the faces I have seen, The voices I have heard, The words I have spoken, The hands I have shake, The service I have given, The joys I have shared, The sorrows revealed, I lay them at your feet …and in …
Self-Esteem File
I was reading a blog about how to like yourself more. The writer was suggesting eight steps in all, but one of these was to have a Self-Esteem File. The idea was given to someone, let’s call him John, by a therapist to write down a list of strengths that he felt he had. John …