George McConnell
Visit to Montreal – June 2016
The third of four parts of our 2016 trip to north America – in Montreal.
Visit to Niagara – June 2016
The second of four parts of our 2016 trip to north America – in and around Niagara Falls, Canada.
Visit to Boston – June 2016 – Private
Visit to Boston – June 2016
The first of four parts of our 2016 trip to north America – in and around Boston.
I’m NOT Going Back
Previous writings for this blog have addressed the issue of “regret” in terms of changing our past behaviours and decisions whether that be considering the different outcomes – if only – or looking at what would not have happened if we hadn’t done what we did – only if. This post returns to that but focusses on a new aspect.
On Avoiding Extreme Reactions
Its not the first time that I have been ‘inspired’ to post something in the blog as result of an idea planted in my head by the theme of a service at church. The last one was all about making mistakes – this time I am thinking about the way we deal with “Triumph and
Just Trying To Keep Up
Social media is an evolving beast – I think that I have expressed previously my thoughts that we are all still very much in the learning curve when it comes to understanding the effect that it has on all parts of our lives. This means that there is no deep seated set of behaviours that everyone would agree as “acceptable” and that, in turn, leads to many making mistakes.
Overcoming Adversity
I have previously written quite a lot about the effect of music on my emotions – specifically that “tingle factor” that appears at times and places that bring back memories – good or bad. Another thing that is guaranteed to stir my emotions is anything where people are “overachieving” – the underdog coming through to win – the great champion smashing his own record – the “mere mortal” achieving something outstanding.
On Being Misunderstood
Actually – it would be more accurate to say that I was NOT understood rather than I was MISunderstood!! However, the former more often than not leads to the latter. It has happened twice today already – actually probably more than that as those are just the ones that I KNOW about!!