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Anna Clemence Mews

Pau, France

EXPECTATION: Is it better to leave your options open?

EXPECTATION: Is it better to leave your options open?

> Peace begins when expectation ends. Sri Chinmoy Musing upon the good and the bad about ‘expectation’, I turned to my old friend the Shorter Oxford, always a useful source in times of perplexity. Cutting sharply to the chase, the OD suggests that, ‘expectation’ is a ‘Strong belief that something

KINSHIP: Is blood truly thicker than water?

KINSHIP: Is blood truly thicker than water?

> Woven into our lives is the very fire from the stars and genes from the sea creatures, and everyone, utterly everyone, is kin in the radiant tapestry of being. Elizabeth A Johnson The word ‘Kinship’ has always appealed to me. It’s inclusive. It echoes with a sense of

GRATITUDE: Is thank you enough?

GRATITUDE: Is thank you enough?

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was ‘thank you’ that would suffice. Meister Eckhart If you happen to be feeling even slightly sorry for yourself or a tad low in spirits, that old maxim to, ‘Just consider how many people are worse off than you are,

AGE and ADULTS: But when do we become grown-ups?

AGE and ADULTS: But when do we become grown-ups?

Maturity is so often considered to be synonymous with ‘adult.’ But I truly feel that maturity may be defined by the ability to be both an adult and a child. Gina Marinello Anybody looking at a form where I’m required to note my date of birth, can see at

FAITH: Is it a secret weapon?

FAITH: Is it a secret weapon?

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. We couldn’t even eat hash with safety. Josh Billings In brooding upon my personal list of invaluable tools for life, faith has got to be very high, if not top of the list, as the all-purpose

MULTITASKING: Is It Good For Us?

MULTITASKING: Is It Good For Us?

Multitasking is merely the opportunity to screw up more than one thing at a time. Gary W. Keller Back in 1984, I was writing on the now defunct and rarely lamented BBC BASIC, one up from an electric typewriter, but hardly user-friendly. Nevertheless, it heralded entry into mass market computers,

CHOICE: Don't we always have it?

CHOICE: Don't we always have it?

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross I’ve made a choice to write about choice and it’s giving me a severe case of indecision. In fact, I