Failures can be a great thing in the long-term

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? I can recall many times in my life when I’ve failed and I’m not afraid to share them with you. It taught me a lot about what I wanted the direction of my life to go in. When I was a teenagerContinue reading “Failures can be a great thing in the long-term”

I’ve given a few speeches and talks, it makes me tremble in fear

Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? Why you ask? When I was a teenager of 15 and incredibly shy and self-conscious, I needed to give a talk in school. I was so used to being laughed at and ridiculed in many subtle and not so subtle ways at home that IContinue reading “I’ve given a few speeches and talks, it makes me tremble in fear”

Book Review: Only The Moon Understands The Beauty Of Love by Thomas Slatin

Publisher: Self Published Review in one word: Transmutation Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 “Only The Moon Understands The Beauty Of Love” by Thomas Slatin is a touching and thoroughly beautiful memoir that intricately blends personal anecdotes, reflections, and poetic prose. The book delves into the author’s life journey. It’s marked by moments of joy, sorrow, reflection, memory and profound introspection.Continue reading “Book Review: Only The Moon Understands The Beauty Of Love by Thomas Slatin”

The dodgy B-grade VHS movies of my childhood

What TV shows did you watch as a kid? It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realised that the cartoon Gummy Bears wasn’t just in English, it was syndicated all over the world and many other kids knew this theme song in their own language. Here’s the theme song in dozens of differentContinue reading “The dodgy B-grade VHS movies of my childhood”