Category: People

• The Unbearable Sound Of Silence

  I am sitting here typing this, just 2 feet from where I laid with Xev on the morning of the 1st September 2021 – her last day on Earth and just 6 feet from where I last cradled her frail spent body before she was placed in a carrier and taken to the Vet. Often […]

  Jonathan

  26th Oct 2021

  Cats, People, Soul Tribe

  bereavement, losing a friend, loss, loss of a friend, Xev

• Painful Realisations

  I am sitting here tonight. Sad. Tearful. Missing my friend, Xev. All the things which I felt important while she was alive, have been rendered wholly meaningless with her passing. What I would give now, to be with her. Totally distraction free. In the moment.

  Jonathan

  21st Oct 2021

  Cats, People

  bereavement, grief, loss, Xev

• Thinking Back On A Life

  I wrote this the day after I lost my friend, Xev. I Am Lonely Without You My little friend died yesterday. To some she would just be seen as a bit of fur. Just a pet. “Never mind, these things happen. Wait a while and get yourself a new one.” NO! She was my mate, […]

  Jonathan

  21st Oct 2021

  Cats, Gratitude, People

  bereavement, loneliness, losing a friend, losing a pet, loss, loss of a friend, loss of a pet, love of my life, still grieving, still mourning, Xev

• The World Is Incomprehensible At Times

  I had to liaise with someone yesterday at a company. It turned out the person I was due to be meeting couldn’t speak a single word of English. As it turned out, they also couldn’t comprehend spoken English. In furtherance to these two not inconsiderable stumbling blocks in our burgeoning business relationship, the person couldn’t […]

  Jonathan

  9th Oct 2021

  General, People

  the world is crazy

• So Many Different Shades Of Green

  I don’t know if you have heard of them or not but there are spectacles you can buy which enable people who are colour-blind, to see the world as it really is. They are made by a company called Enchroma. I have watched many videos on YouTube where a friend or family member gives someone […]

  Jonathan

  6th Oct 2021

  Garden, General, Gratitude, People, simple living

  birdsong, color-blind, color-blindness, colour-blind, colour-blindness, colours, Enchroma glasses, Gratitude, shades of color, simple living

• Thank you, Sharine

  It’s been a very traumatic time for me recently and I must make mention of my friend, Sharine who as it happens has a great blog Sharine Wonders which is both well written and thought-provoking. Please do take the time to check it out. Thanks. Thank you for your support. Your understanding. Your good humour. […]

  Jonathan

  2nd Oct 2021

  Gratitude, People

  getting healthy, Gratitude, healing, recovery, thank you, therapy