Posts Tagged with Optimism

In the Shadow of Anzio Annie

I don’t think it would be unfair to his memory to say that my grandfather, a man always known simply as ‘B’, was someone who found criticism far easier to give than praise. I lived … Continue reading

Life and Music

Having an objective is considered essential to the growth of a mindset or skillset, and when they are specific, measurable, achievable and realistic, the focus and momentum needed to complete them can be created. As … Continue reading

The Culture Map

Holidaying in Malta some twenty five years ago, I had fallen in with a group of fifteen or so other solitary travellers from various parts of the world. We all did our own thing by … Continue reading

Renaissance

Of all the work I have created in in my career so far, I feel most proud of the book that I published six years ago, and I suspect that this is because it is … Continue reading

Another Country

On the morning of May 2nd 1995, having had for six years infrequent but regular neurological episodes, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in under two minutes. The doctor spent the entire consultation mumbling while … Continue reading