I am part of history; I am allowed to and will make mistakes. - Angela Merkel - The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel At 30 something, you will leave your house bare faced. You will again have chosen to opt out of wearing make up. As you walk to the station, you will… Continue reading we have come too far by faith for this
Joshua was like one of those old knights who slept in their armor. He was always fighting. His sword must have been well hacked, and often must his armor have been blood-red. He had before him a lifelong enterprise. Such is the life of the Christian, a warfare from cud to end. As soon as… Continue reading a happy new year
I write good stories. Maybe this is not what your meant to say, but I struggled with insecurities that plagued my enjoying writing and reading for a long time. In the last few years rereading my quick scribbles and thought out pages, I acknowledge, I write good stories. My technique could be better and has… Continue reading dear reader,
The first and most enduring measure of success is what we see in the mirror at the end of each day. Have we displayed integrity? Have we done our best to serve the truth?” - Paul Rogat Loeb - The impossible will take a while I found the question of this post planted in my… Continue reading what is success?
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up. - James A. Baldwin I have re-written this post a lot of times during the existence of this blog. You know the deal. You get into a relationship… Continue reading what i have learnt from love
what i'm currently flicking through: David Epstein - Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Sebastian Mallaby - More Money Than God Caroline Criado-Perez - Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (this was an airport buy for a long flight and I am slightly regretting it, but fingers crossed) Nana… Continue reading #readinglist
some of my autumn reads: Adam Grant - Think Again Paul Kalanithi - When Breath Becomes Air Carol S. Dweck - Mindset (this has been on my wishlist for a while) Lori Gottlieb - Maybe You Should Talk To Someone Paul Rogat Loeb - The Impossible Will Take A While Be sure to check out… Continue reading #readinglist
Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day. - E.B. White, Letter to Mr. Nadeau I have been recently wondering, if this year is much like last year, what’s my coping plan? Another January has ended and we continue the march on into 2021.… Continue reading les miserables – on hope.
We didn't come this far to only come this far. This week I celebrated a great milestone in my life. I have officially been doing this lawyer thing for a year and that is no small achievement. There’s a scrawny younger me (in the pictures she’s in an oversized blazer) somewhere shocked and proud of… Continue reading fidem servavi – we have kept the faith
ode to the slut who doesn't fuck but still a slut for not letting him hit. Remember there are always two ways of looking at a condom in a wrapper, open your pussy and you won't find freedom. Close your legs and you won't find purity. - Alysia Harris, This Woman On Friday I was… Continue reading What’s in a woman (or Part II)
after the wilderness 