That was a pretty fun event. I didn't know what this running race was prior to going and expected Smallsteps to be running against a couple other school's kids in some kind of final. Instead, there were

And hello, September. I may not know what lies ahead, but I am here.

We have always tried to encourage Smallsteps to be physically active and since we have largely kept her away from screens, she spends a fair time outside playing about. However, I myself haven't been anywhere

Reflexión

A friend has been sending me messages looking for advice on buying a house. I am not really the person for such advice, but I guess he wanted some perspective because he is up in the air as to whether

That was a good wedding. I am tired from it though. What I liked about this particular wedding was while there were some speeches, there wasn't a lot of program. Instead, the focus was more on people spending

Some random reflections on life and contentment, on the morning of my 66th birthday...

This will be a weekly Sunday hangout between friends, where everyone else is also invited to join in on the conversations. A Sunday party for Hive users to interact and just talk crap about whatever happens

There are experiences that can only be understood by going through them personally. We know that life is not easy; there are no simple ways to bypass fear and the feeling of being unprotected. Every time

How difficult it is to open one’s heart Photo of My propiety Hello, friends of Reflections . As usual, I’m sharing a reflective piece on the processes we often go through when we decide to heal. Because

For the second time in my life, today I will wear a bowtie. They call it a "mirri" in Finnish, which also means cat - I suppose because it is a bit like whiskers. I didn't own a bowtie because

We Talk Friday (WTF) This is a semi-regular series that I will run on Fridays to hold discussions on a current topic from the week gone. The aim is to keep them light and conversational, though some might

Each day in there are a few news articles from the national broadcaster pushed out in English, with many really not so relevant to anything nor going in-depth, but can be interesting. Like today, there

While we tend not to work in our own best interests, I was just wondering how many of us believe we work in the best interest of others. Are we do-gooders, or are we selfish? Do we go out of our way to

Life is full of false dichotomies and the more polarised we become as a society, the more that are thrown at us to force us to choose a side. You are either with us, or against us. Right? And I think that

A one-track mind is an idiom used to describe someone who thinks, talks, or cares about only one particular subject or goal, ignoring everything else. I was just watching footage of the flooding and landslides

Unfortunately, I can't get rid of all the remnants of the previous owner's art, though he fancied himself a bit of a Bansky it seems and used stencils and poor brush technique to paint. I would have got

I don't write anymore. I don't take pictures anymore. I don't read anymore. I don't curate anymore. I'm stuck and I don't know how to get out. I cry. I meditate. I work. I interact. I help. I'm supported.