Archive for the ‘Danielle’ Category
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
I fear, sometimes, that I write too frequently about my late fiancée, Danielle. Certainly enough to give the impression that I am finding it difficult to pick up the shattered pieces and move forward in my life.
A mere eleven months on, I will not pretend that life is perfect, or ...
Posted in Bereavement, Danielle, Mental Health |
Sunday, October 10th, 2010
Never before have I been so aware of myself, my strengths, happiness and many faults, as I was this morning on Sunday 10 October, World Mental Health Day 2010.
There are so many misconceptions and myths surrounding mental health and depression, and they add a stigma which so often perpetuates the ...
Posted in Bereavement, Danielle, Family, Mental Health |
Thursday, October 7th, 2010
Quite frankly, it is difficult to imagine that we are a mere 24 days away from October 31. For most, of course, it means an excuse to party, dress-up outlandishly, and partake in a bit of trick-or-treat!
For me, it has annually come to represent the last day on which my ...
Posted in Cancer, Charity, Danielle, Movember |
Monday, October 4th, 2010
I have often been described as a twit!! I have rarely been described as golden … brown or sunburnt maybe!!
However, I recently found myself nominated as a Golden Twit by the lovely Jennifer Taylor. The awards are described, on the official website as “the award scheme that aims to celebrate ...
Posted in Danielle, Guest Bloggers, Jessica, Red Knight |
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
I spent a precious few hours today with a very close friend from my time as a student at Liverpool John Moores University.
Ellen was a flat mate of mine for much of our first year, and a constant companion to various nightspots, pizza parlours and the odd lecture in Liverpool. ...
Posted in Bereavement, Danielle, Family, Goals |
Sunday, September 12th, 2010
It is all too easy to accept the Status Quo. We seem to spend our lives programmed to accept a certain set of rules or conditions, whether relating to our personal relationships or professional lives.
Somewhere in time, it has simply become acknowledged that it’s life, or that’s how it is. ...
Posted in Danielle |
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Popular culture would have it as one of contemporary society’s greatest sins, a constant theme in romantic comedy, soap opera and film. So quite how often do we forget anniversaries, not to mention birthdays and the like? And is it confined solely to the male gender, or is it a ...
Posted in Danielle |
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
To describe the last few days as testing would be literal in more ways than one. I have after all spent the last 3 days at the 2nd Npower Test Match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston, whilst my emotional equilibrium has been examined to its limits over the same ...
Posted in Cricket, Danielle, Sport |
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
The last few days, today especially, have offered me a perfect illustration of life’s contrasts and the beauty that all of those variations present us.
I have often spoken of my admiration for Nelson Mandela, and I am absolute in the esteem in which I hold him, on the day that ...
Posted in Bereavement, Danielle, Prayer, Twitter |
Monday, July 12th, 2010
As a former student of English Literature and graduate of Media and Cultural Studies, I have long been fascinated by language, most importantly in its key component, words, and their meaning.
It may well be true that a picture is worth a thousand words, and I firmly believe that actions speak ...
Posted in Bereavement, Danielle, Work |
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