Fine Choice

“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” ~Laurell K. Hamilton My older sister had four years over me.…

We are truly free when we let go of the thought that the past could or should have been any different than it was. This is so hard. The challenge…

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers I remember sitting on the living room floor one evening while…

“Rule your mind or it will rule you.” ~Buddha Some mornings I wake before dawn and lie still, listening for signs that the house is awake. A cough down the…

“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is…

“The most common form of despair is not being who you are.” ~Søren Kierkegaard A few years ago, I was catching up over coffee with an old friend I’ll call…

“Only when we realize that our time is limited do we begin to appreciate the value of every single day.” ~Elisabeth Kübler-Ross I didn’t expect the trip to begin the…

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” ~Rumi I grew up in a council house in the 1970s, in a world where children were seen and not…

“Music gives color to the air of the moment.” ~Karl Lagerfeld I used to think I was a good listener. I could hold eye contact, nod at the right moments,…

After four years of living here in Bulgaria (yes, FOUR!), I’ve finally decided to take Bulgarian language lessons. In my defence, we really only live here around half the year…