Today has been a bit of a lazy day. It is hot – for Christchurch – as our first taste of Summer begins to be felt. Yesterday, I was out reasonably early and went and played bowls with two of my club members in an interclub game. It was my first experience and was reallyContinue reading “It’s the little things that matter… we are a team!”
Category Archives: self-care
Competition, Complexity and Conceit…
Like most people, I have found that I can be quite competitive in some ways. I have never been very involved in sport and never considered myself ‘sporty’. There have really only been two sports I have played that I was even slightly good at and that was hockey when I was 16 and bowlsContinue reading “Competition, Complexity and Conceit…”
Being older, but am I elderly?
It’s an interesting question I think, ascertaining how the world sees us and how we view ourselves. The two viewpoints may be poles apart. Am I seen as elderly because I have grey hair? Is age or being elderly based on a number? Is 70 years of age elderly or is it 60 or 80?Continue reading “Being older, but am I elderly?”
Life, love and loss…
Today’s post is not a happy post, it is a somber post about “Life, Love and Loss”. Today is the day we think about my oldest son Adam, who left us suddenly, but hopefully peacefully on 04/10/2020. He passed away in his sleep from an undiagnosed heart condition. At least we think it was undiagnosed.Continue reading “Life, love and loss…”
Finding new ways to be – going with things not fighting against
Today I have been trying to get a podcast recording together – a poddy as we say here – and I have experienced quite a lot of technical problems with first some buzzing in the background. When I and the ‘bot’ helping me had fixed the buzz, it sounded like I was in a caveContinue reading “Finding new ways to be – going with things not fighting against”
Billy (or Betty) no mates…
Today I came home from bowls feeling a little bit dejected because I felt I didn’t play very well at all. Like a lot of people, I hate doing something if I can’t do it well and I certainly didn’t do well today. The problem for me at the moment, is that I have hadContinue reading “Billy (or Betty) no mates…”
The voices in my head and avoiding ‘catastrophizing’
Well, that’s a big word for so early in the day. I am sitting here at 5.38am reflecting on recent events in my life. A lot seems to have happened in a short timeframe. I have used the word ‘catastrophizing’ several times recently and I will try to explain what it means to me. IContinue reading “The voices in my head and avoiding ‘catastrophizing’”
Anxiety and trusting in myself…
There are many facets to this thing called Parkinson’s – or Parkies – some of which we may be aware, some of which we may not immediately recognise as being a part of the condition. Some of the classics that people usually recognise are tremors – or shakes – freezing when trying to walk, lackContinue reading “Anxiety and trusting in myself…”
When we were young
Some thoughts on when we were young and how the experiences we had have equipped us to challenge this condition and to not give in. Through learning to be independent and to think for ourselves, we know what we need in the way of support to succeed. Here is a link to a podcast aboutContinue reading “When we were young”
In my day …
How often have we seen on the telly, someone saying “In my day…” and then regaling whoever was near with stories from their earlier lives. The person telling the tales often completely immersed in their own narrative and perhaps not even beginning to notice when eyes glaze over! I do find, however, these days asContinue reading “In my day …”
My journey with Parkinsons 