When Your Body Talks, Best To Listen
From day one we are told to eat right for good health, by our parents, our food administrators, doctors and so on. Oddly, however, it is not always clear what is right. Most recently, Dr Mark Hyman in...
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Living the Castle Life in England
Castles… England has much to offer in castles. Actually, all of the United Kingdom does, but for this reason precisely as well as the fact that I’ve had the occasion to hang out at only a few castles,...
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What’s Right About Summertime?
Summer is here at last, whether it looks like it or not. With daylight seeping through the blinds at just after half past four these days, who can second-guess it? Might as well embrace the early...
View ArticleDisheartened: Five Tips to Emerge
1) Go for a run alone, walk, do whatever you do, just get active. That’s what I did this morning, I went running after Britain voted to leave the EU. And as my mind was thinking, trying to understand...
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It’s A Matter of Perspective
Life is a matter of perspective. Of course, there’s more to life than perspective but how something is viewed can determine much about it. Let’s take the Thames, for example. While running alongside it...
View ArticleHeeding from the Book of Elder Words
With ill-advised politicians playing on the national stage about now, we are starving for some wise words, and action, too. I know I am. If only we had the likes of Solomon about now. Aside from his...
View ArticleGems of Wisdom Handed Down
If you do everything now, you will have nothing to look forward to. You can’t buy class. It’s better to buy one good thing that will last instead of several cheap things that will fall apart. These...
View ArticleDiscover the World with Mispronunciations
People mispronounce words all the time, don’t they? And not only when it is according to accent, e.g, American English, British English. The old you say tomat(e)o, I say tomotto. That is not really a...
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Returning to the Peace of Discovery
Around this time last year while on a Nordic tour, I beamed photos and features from my smart devices to social media, not only excited to discover new worlds but also pleased to share with supporters,...
View ArticleVote: It’s A Serious Matter
It is no secret that I don’t think Donald Trump is the right person to be elected as President of the United States for a number of reasons, but the main one is that he is not qualified. He doesn’t...
View ArticleTaking Time For Me: Time For A Run
Why Do I Run? Precisely, that is what I asked myself yet again this morning at the sound of my alarm. Couldn’t I just stay in bed this one time, snooze and finish off my dream, even if it was a...
View ArticlePaying Tribute to Gloria Naylor: My Muse
A friend sent me a Facebook message asking if I had heard of the death of award winning author Gloria Naylor on September 28, one day before my birthday. I had not. Feeling a bit out of the loop, I...
View ArticleExpressing Freedom In the English Countryside
A city girl hands down, I do love getting away to the country now and again. Not surprisingly so, since I was born and raised in rural Southwest Georgia. There is something about the simplicity of...
View ArticleRunning for Lessons In Life
Running three times per week is a big part of my lifestyle nowadays. When and if I can’t get do so, I am greatly challenged all day, sometimes all week. My mojo seems to fizzle. But doing so gives it...
View ArticleThe Seasons Re-launched as KDP Select
There’s nothing like curling up on the sofa with a good book on a crisp autumn day. Images of snuggling underneath a favourite blanket with a fire in the background, nose poked in a page-turner, eyes...
View ArticleFor A Good Time In London
Travelling to London soon? Not to worry there is plenty to do here, both on and off the beaten track, and not all of it will cost you an arm and a leg. But do count your pennies before leaving home –...
View ArticleTAKE A WORLD VIEW: VOTE for Peace and Quiet
Who can keep quiet on this election day, certainly not the candidates. And I certainly cannot. But speaking out encouragingly and peacefully to friends and family about getting out to vote is not be...
View ArticleHolding Hands Today For A Better Tomorrow
I didn’t sleep at all Election night, though I went to bed about 4 a.m. GMT still praying for a miracle for Hillary Clinton. And at 5.22 when I couldn’t help searching out my I-pad in the dark and...
View ArticleNew Podcast for Teenage Girls Coming Soon!
A new project is a bit like a new relationship in that it is top priority. It comes first and all too often other things that matter equally as much happen last or they don’t happen at all. At least...
View ArticleABOUT UIO’S CHRISTIAN ROOTS
Upon launching the new webpage and survey for my new podcast for teenage girls, UIO: You Inside Out, I’ve talked a lot about what it is and why I’m broadcasting a podcast in the first place. In...
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