For us, there were inevitably tears during and after the film, based around our empathy for the family and also on our own personal experience of suicide.
All in Thoughts
Happiness....Or How To Bring Delight To A Persons Soul
It’s no bad thing to remember and understand that happiness is achievable and within our grasp, whatever the timing or circumstances.
A Smile Is Still A Smile
A smile is still a smile, no matter where you find it.
A Glimpse Of Green In A Blurred World Of Grey
Life is, I believe, mostly blurred and confusing.
Petrichor
A shaft of light breaks through the canopy and shines like a spotlight on ground-cover plants that will soon be gone, their last hurrah before hibernations embrace.
Moments of Beauty - Number One of an Occasional Series
We sat under the trees after hours on our feet, tired, thirsty and just a little irritable, as naïve tourists have a habit of being in warm countries.
I Could Bite Tracey Emin
Walk the streets more often. That would be my advice to anyone wanting to open their eyes and to see beneath the surface of their normal, everyday world.
Finding Excitement In The Unremarkable
We talk about composition and narrative. The use of subtleties and vagaries, encouraging depth and intrigue.
To Be Associated With Brighton
I was allocating people to locations as I travelled through life.
Faster Than I Want To Move
It feels like the others are just that little bit further ahead of me these days, or at least, that's how it seems when I decide to take notice.
Tonight
There are times when you can feel the stress of everyday life just slipping away. Slowly, gradually, leaving your mind and body and allowing you to breathe again and relax.
We Used To Believe In Rain
We have had no rain here for seven or eight weeks. Probably longer. It's almost impossible to remember the last time it rained.
I Love You
Simple words
That Way Happiness Lies
The posts on the blog will tell you that there were good times. But I also tried to share some of the challenging moments and use the writing process to try to help me understand what was happening and why.
If I Want To Be A Superhero...
I feel as if I have a high definition, ultra-clear awareness of my mortality for the first time.
Definition or confusion
Real life. A view into someone's world, full of colour and character and intrigue
Fuck Love!
The art of finding meaning when it doesn't exist.
Don't Fence Me In
Every step you take brings you closer to your destination but the route of travel is always a choice.
Sound and No Sound
But perhaps the biggest contrast of all is when you notice, during those brief moments when the city decides to rest, that everywhere is quiet.
When The Parts Become Greater Than The Whole
Sometimes photographs and words fit perfectly. They blend and support each other like an old married couple, clearly lost and alone without their satisfying connection.