Although I have seen this before, another friend sent it to me today, a very timely reminder about life and friendship and that life is never what you think it is… “A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and…
This is a unique friendship between a cat and an owl… a change from my Tuesday humour blog!
Friendship Weekends full of friends Friendship filling the hallways With laughter love and kinship That outweighs forgetfulness Photographs of days gone by Of children all grown up Nappies teething rings and toddlers Transformed by the years Into brilliant young men and women Fulfilling their own dreams and spaces Reminding us we are getting old Laughter transforming…
Friendship The bonds of friendship waver tenderly in the wind People who come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime Never knowing which one they will be, or which one we will be Waiting in the wings to share our dreams, our lives, our losses Stepping in when they see us…
A friend overseas who is dealing with treatment for cancer wrote the following after I had shown her my head shave photos; “Thank you for sharing your photos and past history. It is helpful to share with people who have gone through some measure of this. I am supported by a lot of wonderful work…
A friend wrote to me recently, and talked about the notion of being like a politician, or a sycophant and only wanting comments about my writing from those who agreed with my opinion, or showed their approval for me. Whilst it took me some time to even understand what she meant, this comment nailed it, “That is…
Steven Sabat gave a presentation about being a friend to someone with Alzheimer’s disease, and said in the face of dementia, people just don’t know what to do (or say), and I think this applies to other illnesses or crises too. This is why they ‘disappear’, not because they are bad people or don’t love…
Another day of wondering what the hell happened to my brain! It is also a struggle today to be bothered writing a blog, or even getting out of bed. Sometimes I jump out of bed early as that is the only way to stay motivated to keep on with fighting against dementia, even though it would…
Today (tonight in Scotland) I am tired from too much fun, too much noise, too much laughing, and a little crying on the inside as I have struggled to keep up with my young friends over the weekend. As we left one young friend (one of our ‘other’ sons) and his delightful wife at the train…
Some of my wonderful blog followers have nominated me for the Versatile Blogger and the Liebster Awards. Unfortunately I can’t find their blogs or replies on my blog to confirm them, thank them, or work out how to add them to my blog!! However I would like to salute a few of the blogs I like…
John Irving wrote “He wished he understood what made him so restless. Then it occurred to him that he was actually at peace with himself for the first time in his life. He realised how much he had been anticipating peace some day, but the feeling was not what he expected. He used to think…
Since I’ve joined the wider global community through online networking and blogging, and since speaking at the Alzheimer’s Australia National Fight Dementia campaign rally and appearing on the ABC TV 7.30 Report, I am gathering many new friends, people who have seen my story and want to follow or be with me in some way…
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those of us who are doing it… (anon) Those who work with their hands are Labourers, those who work with their heads and hands are Craftsmen, those who work with their head, their hands and their heart are Artists. Work towards becoming an Artist. (anon) Forgive someone or…
You must be logged in to post a comment.