Barked at soldiers and bandsmen across the globe, the order to ‘mark time‘ keeps people moving without actually making progress. Its best use is to maintain theatre and momentum while elements of a parade come together. It’s most commonly seen metaphorically, as we keep busy in the present and leave our dreams and hopes to manifest themselves in the future. The end of marking time … Continue reading Marking time

Many of my favourite memories include my Nan. Many of my favourite moments include scones. In my most treasured memories those two favourites come together, beautifully. Thanks, Nan, for sharing your sweet tooth, your generous laughter, and your warm heart. . (Featured image by Sarah Kilian on Unsplash) Continue reading Childhood memories

I don’t mean litter, I mean there’s a recycling centre/rubbish tip there. Nonetheless, the woods are exceptionally pretty in places and great to run through. I can easily spend an hour trotting around in what seems like just a small strip on the map, without beating the same path twice. Of course that could just mean I run slowly, but that’s not point. Until my … Continue reading There’s rubbish in the nearby woods

This morning I went for a long run and was mulling over whether or not to buy a fancy watch to better track my route (my phone’s GPS is often a comedian). Actually, should I spend the watch money on a better computer instead, I thought? Maybe getting a new phone would make more sense? Fretting about the right thing to do, my thoughts turned … Continue reading Be a contribution

Are you sure want to do this? It’ll be tough a lot of the time and you’ll need to push yourself when you’d really rather not. After a while, even though you feel you need a break from it, you’ll get agitated if you don’t find the time. You won’t see improvement with every effort and some days will be inexplicable – you’ll show up … Continue reading Nothing is good or bad, but…

Time, my physics teacher friend has told me, is an illusion. Not from a philosophical perspective, but because hard science equations don’t require time as a variable. I didn’t ask him to illustrate as, in the world at large, how we feel time might be fluid but it definitely happens. Johann Hari notes the importance of being able to picture a future, to alleviate depression. … Continue reading Timescales

Of course we do, but how often we overlook this until something isn’t going well. How easily our brains look past this when there’s an internet connection. I’m pleased to have made it part of my routine to unplug, put my body under some stress and listen to what it says. Over time, I’m hearing that it’s working better. That healthy choices add up and … Continue reading Humans have bodies