The last few months my PhD studies have been like wading through the Bog of Eternal Stench … At first I put it down to the anxiety and depression, I know how that affects my ability to think, to concentrate, to understand. But as time went on I started to doubt...
A whisper. “Anyone there?” There was no verbal reply but the air shivered with the short breaths of many beings huddled in an enclosed space. “We need to talk.” “We can’t.” The words almost faded before they were uttered....
After a slow start in the first six months for varying reasons, I feel I am finally getting my motivation going, my brain in gear, and my thoughts in some kind of order. Currently writing a context overview of the third sector, types of organisations, relationships,...
Comment heard a few days ago … (paraphrased) “I’ve built up a good relationship with my funder so it’s easier for me to get funded.” My first thought was – yay, this is good, more money for good projects, going to a good person....
I can be stubborn, I can cling to ideas and possessions and people long after they should be discarded by the wayside. But learning to let go is a valuable lesson I have learned over the years (see, there’s a benefit to being a wise crone). I’ve been...
