I turned 59 yesterday, and I have absolutely no intention of pretending otherwise. There will be no “59 years young,” no carefully filtered photographs designed
Category: emotional resilience
Thresholds and The Coconut Warrior
Today, July 11, 2026 I begin my summer holidays. It also happens to be my birthday. My fifty-ninth birthday, to be precise. Or perhaps not.
July: The Art of Ripening
Good grief, July has arrived. How did we get here already? The second half of 2026 has officially begun, and if you’re anything like me,
Dérangé
Recently I came across a word that made me stop and think. The French verb déranger means to disturb, interrupt, inconvenience, or bother someone. Je
Endurance Is Not Love. Silence Is Not Maturity.
There is a quiet narrative many of us have been taught, or perhaps absorbed over time without noticing. It tells us that if we can
A Frobbit’s Tale: Mordor Is Just the Beginning
At the beginning, we are all a little like Frodo Baggins, or perhaps what you might call a Frobbit, someone who longs for a quiet
FrogDiva Thoughts 