I suppose, at least subconsciously, that is a question everyone would like the answer to.
I am a walking contradiction. Confident and self assured, but introverted and inward looking. After twenty-five years of existence I have an awareness of my capabilities and limitations, but I certainly have some way to go on the journey that is life.
Principally, I am hoping that this page with provide enjoyment for myself and others, but can also be a place to document my travels, learning and development. Somewhere to both escape and reflect on internal and external pressures and a place which enables me to keep myself in check.
These are my escapes.
Football’s coming home: Euro 2020, racism and misconceptions from abroad
And so the dust has settled. Euro 2020, a brilliant tournament, filled with shocks, upsets, drama and quality, has finally come to an end – and thank God, because I’m not sure my heart could take much more of it. The result hasn’t gone the way English fans would have liked. Italy were the better…
What can we learn from: the COVID-19 Pandemic
Looking back to the final months of 2019, when news broke of the first COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, it would have been impossible to imagine that life would be as it is at this moment. Quarantine. Healthcare systems in jeopardy. Front line workers battling to save lives and maintain some form of social stability without…
The problem with perfection
What is perfection? Arguably there is nothing truly perfect. Perfection is rooted in our own individual perceptions of the world, which vary from person to person. Not that I need to be told by anyone else, I am already well aware of this fundamental element of my character, but I have been told by other…
A reason for being
“If you can make the process of making effort your primary source of happiness, then you have succeeded in the most important challenge of your life…” For some time I have been concerned about the direction in which my life is heading. I think it was something instilled at a young age, constantly being interrogated…
A reflection
By nature I am rather pessimistic, but of late I have attempted to adopt a new perspective: If you want to do something, consciously invest as much energy into said thing as you are able. Then you will find fulfilment. It probably sounds beyond cliché, but I came to this realisation for good reason. Escapism.…
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