The enormity of life can be overwhelming… its at times when it feels this way that we must focus on the Little Things…. It was the morning of the 5th of September 2019. A bright Autumnal day. I was making my way to an appointment with a specialist at the…

In this noisy, bold, often overwhelming world that we live in, it’s easy to believe that we are small by comparison and therefore insignificant. As a result, life can feel as though it has no meaning and that, consequently, we have no value. Countless media channels consume so much of…

A framed version of a poem entitled ‘Don’t Quit’ hangs on the wall above my desk. It begins with the line, “When things go wrong as they sometimes will…”. If I’ve learned anything in my time on this earth, it’s this: “Things Going Wrong” is a fact of life. …

Going the distance is more important than starting the race. I’ll say that again: Going the distance is the only thing if I am going to finish the race. That said, I am going to suggest that this is only true if the required thinking has been done before the…

Late in 2019, a physician informed me that to maintain my mobility for the long term, I had to lose weight and maintain a high fitness level. I decided to return to long-distance running to achieve these critical outcomes. The truth is that this was more easily said than done…

Hello Humanity! Here’s a question: is it possible to get physical stuff to materialise from nothing? Has someone figured out how to make this happen? I’ve not heard anything to this effect: if it has been done, can someone direct me to where this is so? If this were the…

It’s not about the goal! It’s about becoming the person that can obtain the goal! This is a principle of such great import that it deserves to be shared over and over again. I don’t know about you, but the problem for me is that I like the “idea” of…

I remember the day I was told by the specialist that the difficulties I had been experiencing with the dexterity of my hands, the inexplicably low moods, fatigue, lack of movement in my arms when I walked, my foot that dragged from time to time, growing difficulties when trying to…

… to work, one with another; cooperate It was a cold, crisp, still day with a clear blue sky and no breath of wind. Stourport-on-Severn’s High Street was picture perfect as we manoeuvred our way around parked and slow moving vehicles and pedestrians, working our way towards a quirky, listed…