Our most cherished friends are our BFFs and are not strictly the proclivity of school girls. A mutual relationship regardless of age or gender is sometimes formed quickly, others over time, some lasting a lifetime. Based on trust, honesty, mutual affection, reliability, compatibility, respect, ability to be ourselves and acceptance of each other, foibles and…
It is amazing how vivid some memories remain decades later. From age ten my mother was aware something was amiss with my posture. Regularly asked to stand straight, I would carefully put my feet together standing as erect as I could, but the outcome was always the same. Perplexed she would adjust my shoulders which…
We love and admire our mother, she is after all our first role model. The symbiotic relationship so often associated with mother/daughter relationships last until such time until the apron strings are detached and we become women in our own right. We can all no doubt associate with the paradoxes of our own mother, the…
Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Diane Abbott, Michelle Obama and Maya Angelou are women I greatly admire. But that said, I have opted for Louise Lynn Hay, author of self-help, motivational books and a speaker (died in 2017). In the main, due to reading her notable book ‘You Can Heal Your Life’, which fundamentally changed my perspective…
At a drinks party eyeing the enticing smorgasbord of delicacies and about to make my selection, I was greeted with a beaming smile and an enthusiastic welcoming hug by a tall, attractive woman. I of course acquiesced, as you do. Exchanging how we both were and enjoying a jovial chat, we were interrupted by the…