Ronald Blythe is one if my favourite authors. His wonderful book “Next to Nature” is a book that I love to dip into. It contains remarkable observations of country life in rural Essex and Suffolk. These daily writings appeared for many years in a weekly column in The Church Times. Blythe had a long standing … Continue reading Never growing up

A simple, tried and tested way of slowing things down, relaxing and unwinding when your world gets busy.

I can’t get my head around why people don’t take more care of themselves. We only get one crack at this life, just one body in which to live our lives, yet we are so often careless about our bodies and our minds. We don’t exercise enough, don’t eat well, just don’t take ourselves seriously. … Continue reading ONE CHANCE

Another hour this morning jogging the local streets, parks, and canals of Coventry. I love it and am so fortunate to be able to do this. It must be around 20 years ago that I set myself the target of running for an hour once a week – and generally I’ve managed to achieve this. … Continue reading Just Do It