In a debate about Formula 1, on Facebook, a woman spat “This is my opinion and so it is valid.” No, it isn’t. No opinion is valid. It’s just an opinion (like this one). And there is something else that has become dangerously popular: “MY truth.” There are 7.95 billion human souls on the planet, according […]
I used to think that energy vampires are just people who moan a lot, talk about themselves incessantly, or are consistently negative – or even just plain boring. However, I have come to realise that energy vampires can be far more insidious than that. And, they are amongst us right now, even in the form […]
I am 64, and I have arthritis in my right hip, left knee, and, I suspect, my left shoulder. Oh, and in the knuckle of the middle finger on my right hand. Regardless, I am two gradings away from a black belt in kickboxing (a strange choice of activity for someone in my condition, right?). […]
A young woman spoke to me about a new love interest. They had been talking on and off for less than a month — and she was highly anxious to know if he was genuinely attracted to her and if she should trust him. She told me she was incredibly confused — whilst I was deafened and […]