A Nostalgic Journey with a Modern Twist
I’ve just returned from a bit of an adventure in a new neighbourhood I don’t know very well. You know the kind of outing—stop for petrol, a quick dash to the supermarket, and a lot of driving down unfamiliar streets. By the time I was on my way back, it struck
This is the most brilliant quote I’ve read for a while.
It certainly resonated with me and got me thinking. I hope the same happens when you read it.
It was by a guy called Jean-Paul Sartre. He was a French philosopher, playwright, and novelist born in 1924—quite a remarkable philosopher and very interesting.
That
We all have choices, and making them determines our lives.
I was thinking recently, and I sometimes wonder if it’s such a good idea to sit down and ponder things, but when you get to a certain age, well, any age when you’ve got time on your hands, you tend to contemplate life.
One of the things I was thinking about recently was how all the decisions
Nothing beats the effects smiles have on you.
While housesitting a few months ago, I had quite a remarkable little time when I went out to a mall. Now, I’m not big on malls, but where I was staying, there was no high street (so to speak). It was the mall or nothing, and my general thing the mall visits is to put blinkers on, do what needs
Alzheimer’s and dementia are crippling diseases.
It is crippling not only to the person who has it but to their family. I’m getting to that age, and know some people who have it or have early signs of it.
Thankfully, there was none in my family, although my mother died at 75, so who’s to say she could have got it a bit later on? My dad
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