I remember being a young girl the first time I heard, “Stop the world! I wanna get off!” It conjured an image of Earth as seen from space, screeching to a halt (cartoon sound effects included), and seeing someone with a suitcase essentially leaping off the planet. What happened to the person after that, I […]

Yeah, I know there are millions of love songs and romantic films and stories about the greatest love that ever existed. And I know that when you’re in love, you think it will last forever. I know, too, how it feels to believe that your love is so strong, it can survive anything, will withstand […]

Once upon a time, there was a man who was traveling on a pleasantly warm day. He walked for many miles and eventually saw a little house at the side of the road, where there was a woman working in the garden. “Good morning, Ma’am,” the traveller called with a cheerful grin. The woman looked […]

Do you have any secrets? Of course you do. Do you ever wonder if you should tell someone? Perhaps you wonder about telling just some of those secrets. But you probably decide to keep them to yourself. And that’s likely for the best. Everyone has them. There’s a part of ourselves that only we know […]

Once upon a time, there was a little problem. Like all the other little problems, this one hoped that someday, he would grow up to become a big problem. And if he could be a really lucky little problem, he would get to join the military and might even become a Major Disaster. He had […]

I find it interesting that many people are afraid of any meaningful self-analysis. They don’t want to become any more self-aware than they already are, which is often on a fairly superficial level. They don’t really know what makes them tick, nor do they care. They’re content to just carry on doing whatever it is […]

I heard it again yesterday – a few times. Something along the lines of “Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with us.” Most of the time, when people say this to me, I’m surprised. Not that they’ve said it (and it’s lovely that they do), but that it’s their perception that I’ve done […]

The smell of freshly mown grass. Or lilacs, roses or freesia. Or my favourite – star-gazer lilies. Their powerful scent is intoxicating and fills a room for several days. Bread baking, or a spice cake full of ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Or rich chocolate brownies, warm and gooey just out of the oven. A slice […]