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Ups and Downs, (a family trait).

Today is my father’s birthday. Had he lived past 76 he would have been 83. My father had a great intellect which he used to churn through books, particularly books on the second world war. He would laugh out loud when listening to The Goons show and like me loved the writings of Spike Milligan.Continue reading “Ups and Downs, (a family trait).”

Joy

Joy; an emotion of keen or lively pleasure arising from present or expected good; exultant satisfaction; great gladness; delight (The Macquarie Concise Dictionary). This describes my current state of mind in a nutshell. What a wonderful feeling to experience, especially after a horrendous few weeks in purgatory. Lively pleasure, arising from a positive state ofContinue reading “Joy”

Blasted!

Depression and melancholy can literally be deadly! Way too many people attempt or commit suicide because they have lost all hope. I understand this only too well. I have voluntarily put myself into hospital four times because I had lost all hope in the possibility of climbing out of that BIG BLACK HOLE. I haveContinue reading “Blasted!”

The Sun

Watching the sunrise this morning (see the photograph I took) prompted me to think about the sun the very light that keeps us all alive. Fortunately for us the sun comes up so we can wake to a new day then it goes down allowing most of us to sleep. The sun is like Bi-polarContinue reading “The Sun”

Acceptance

Yesterday whilst mowing the lawn I managed to run over my reading glasses with the mower, I also had time to think. Mowing the front half of an acre takes a bit of time so I always find myself thinking about other things other than mowing (which probably explains why I ran over my readingContinue reading “Acceptance”