Category Archives: Relationships
Acceptance. . . an arduous journey. . .
We’ve all heard loose talk about acceptance. It’s as if we just have to make an intellectual decision to accept a situation and then ‘bingo’ it happens. Not always. Of course, it also depends on the nature and seriousness of the matter we are dealing … Continue reading
A little friend goes to school. . .
A little friend who lives in our street is about to embark on a very big adventure. She starts school for the very first time this week. Yesterday, she arrived at our house, all decked out in her new school … Continue reading
Old Man in the Night
In two thousand and eight I took a taxi from a city hotel to the airport in the early hours of the morning. As the car veered toward the edge of the city I noticed an old man walking under bright … Continue reading
Reminiscence – ‘Lost Maryborough’
I suspect we all reminisce in very different ways. The extent to which we think about the past is maybe dependent on our age. As we age we tend to look back as often as we project forward. Reflection and … Continue reading
Forgiveness and Philomena!
Today I saw the movie Philomena. A very special, funny, and moving experience. I don’t want to spoil it for anyone so I’ll hopefully not reveal too much of the plot. I loved this film but it raised difficult life dilemmas. One of … Continue reading
Grace!
Recently, I had lunch with five friends from my ‘Writers Group’. As a group of writers we discuss various issues, often related, sometimes unrelated to what one of us is writing about. Mostly we are novelists and so sometimes I think we seek to have discussions … Continue reading
The Line!
I like December. It seems to me that the end of the year marks a very definite ‘line in the sand’, a demarcation that slows us down and represents the end of something. For instance, the piles of papers on my … Continue reading
‘People Like Us!’
Recently, I was involved in a conversation with another person who used demeaning language about public housing tenants. The person in question referred to the government as ‘putting them’ in certain areas. As the flavour of the conversation continued, I wincingly objected, only to … Continue reading
Heather Whitford Roche 