The Morning Routine
Routine: constant, reassuring, boring, comforting, secure, meditative, a rock, a slippery slope? The chickens need tending to, feeding and watering. They rely on us. We rely on them. They don’t question, philosophize, worry about the future or the past. As far as we know anyway? Who are we to impose our science on them? I
Letting go and holding on.
Anxiety can play a big part in our lives. There’s always something to worry about. It can be a question of control, or rather the lack of it. ‘Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.’ The original version
Some Days
‘Some days we walk on granite, steady as a rock’…..then again, some days……
The journey begins
We live on the east coast of England, home of the Mayflower Pilgrims. Nearly 400 years after they set sail, Jane and I made a road trip to explore east coast USA and see how things were going…… Friday, September 29th, 2017: Manchester England to Boston Massachusetts. We leave Old England and chase the sunset
Harvard and surviving Trump.
Day 3: Monday Oct 2nd Well, the three bears never materialised and we’ve actually seen two other people in our building although they seem less engaging than most of the people we meet. Maybe because they, unlike us, are not on holiday; they are living ‘normal’ lives; making breakfast, going out to work, coming home,
Hire car. The Freedom Road. Cape Cod, Hyannis and whales.
Day 4: Tuesday Oct 3rd 2017 Sooo excited. For today we pick up the hire car. The Road. Expectation. Our own Freedom Trail. Just as exciting as when I drove my Dad’s car on my own for the first time. The excitement of just sitting in the driving seat: alone, the engine quiet, scanning the
Freedom and Frank’s hot dogs
The Freedom Trail. The route is thoughtfully embedded in the sidewalks around the city. Follow the line and don’t break free. Feels a bit like a school outing….
Share this:
Like this: