04Dec
04Dec
Flags on the Lane
The path is the same- the same gentle bends, the same stiles that creak ever so slightly and the very same invisible birds that remind you of their presence.He walks with me, a familiar black figure, tail carried high. He pauses to sniff the spots...
24Aug
Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Today’s walk with Cody was quiet, one of those uneventful starts to a surprisingly sunny bank holiday weekend.The stillness gave space for reflection, especially on a couple of meetings this week. They were framed as “frank discussions” about what professionals could do better. “No blame,”...
21Aug
Every time we have a Mental Health Awareness Week, my spirit sinks. We don’t need people to be more aware. We can’t deal with the ones who already are
“Every time we have a Mental Health Awareness Week, my spirit sinks. We don’t need people to be more aware. We can’t deal with the ones who already are.” Sir Simon Wessely, newly elected President, Royal Society of Medicine, 2017.The bluntness of his assessment, the...
21Aug
Sometimes I talk to the dog. Sometimes I talk to ChatGPT. Only one makes me feel like it is talking back to me
“Sometimes I talk to the dog. Sometimes I talk to ChatGPT. Only one makes me feel like it is talking back to me.” My 22-year-old son.His words made me think about how we are entering a world where artificial intelligence or AI is becoming a common mode of providing...
15Aug
Grandpa, more people know the dog than you!” – my granddaughter, this morning.
One of those priceless conversations in one of our daily walks in Norfolk, and she’s right!Every other person we pass, stops to greet the dog.I’m just the person on the other end of the lead.It made me think about how connection works.People respond to openness,...
14Aug