My reaction to the sad fight for a world without Western civilization. I often find myself considering life in the ‘Western’ (English speaking) world, and think deeply about all of the things I enjoy here (specifically in the UK). The freedoms, the luxuries, the comforts. And I think with fondness about the people who make it possible. The doctors who treat us…

Until Wisconsin (US) lawmaker Francesca Hong tweeted something bizarre about birthing bodies, progressives (for which read the left), in their unbridled condemnation of the Supreme Court ‘Roe v Wade’ opinion recently leaked— had been frenziedly using the word women as though it were normal. Curious, this sudden defence of women’s…

(A poem) I know who I am. I brook no prohibition. Adult, human, female? Certainly. And because of that so much more. I am. Woman You know who you are. Let no one confuse you, or take from you the gift bestowed upon you from the beginning of time and…

Excuse me a moment while I take in the pure, and unadulterated beauty of this photograph — thank you Martin Joos! In my story, the last 10 years of life have been a bit of a hypnogogic (not always nice) head trip, taking a bizarrely cruel turn around November 2021…

The mind body connection has been long established so I need not go into lengthy explanations here, but for those unfamiliar with the concept, it is simply put, the interplay between our emotions, our chemistry, and our biology and is most commonly understood through the lens of stress and its…

“Noun: 1. the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery”. [dictionary.com] Whatever the context that drives our courage, there can be no doubting the liberating effects of this “most important of all the virtues” [Maya Angelou]. Only we can…

January 1st has come and gone, and I am so very thankful for the gift of life and the gift of a new year. This year (2022), I am especially thankful that January 1st hasn’t had the hold over me that it has in the past. New year’s days are…

All other uses for this axiom aside, the premise here is a metaphysical one, that’s to say, what others make us feel, is only an indication of what they themselves feel. And the same is true for ourselves (which is important to remember). The good news, though, is that this…