40 day challenge day 12: the power of music

I am musically trained. I’ve been singing since I was 6, playing the piano since I was 7 and the clarinet since I was 10 (ish), and along the way I have dabbled with the organ, the accordian, the recorder (as in, more than just school level) and I own a violin and a guitar.Continue reading “40 day challenge day 12: the power of music”

Life… finds a way

Any Jurassic Park fans out there? This quote, from the very first film way back in 1993, shows Dr Malcolm’s cynicism at the scientists being able to control the dinosaur population. It is his suggestion that, despite all the measures they have put in place life isn’t meant to be contained and controlled in suchContinue reading “Life… finds a way”

When disappointment hits

Have you ever worked hard towards an outcome, piled in time and energy in the hope that progress could be made, and allowed yourself to hope that the situation has improved? And then has something happened that has brought it all crashing down and left you feeling angry or disappointed and just wanting to throwContinue reading “When disappointment hits”