Looking Back 365 days, a year, I don’t know which sounds more impactful. I guess it doesn’t matter, it has been a shed load of time to grieve, miss , cry, and feel the expansive depth of the loss of you and the herd. Cognitively I knew the likelihood of you dying was greater than …
A recent trip to Wales, alongside working with two friends on Philip Shepard’s Embodiment course and contact with horses. Busy? Yes. Interesting? Definitely, Challenging? Without a doubt. The trip to Wales was the easy part, my daughter and I set out to explore. Feeling much like intrepid explorers of the past, which is totally ridiculous …
The memorial service was held in South Africa yesterday, with scores of people gathering to celebrate and commemorate a life lived well. I sat at my desk, unable to concentrate. I didn’t take time away—not because I couldn’t, but because I wouldn’t. Grief is an interesting companion. Like life, Grief demands that you look within. …
My best friend died on the 21st of June 2025. Winter solstice in South Africa and summer solstice here in the UK. The winter solstice heralds the beginning of the light returning, a sign that the harshness of winter is slowly easing. The contrary for us here in the UK, slowly the light will fade …