Promises, promises…

“But they broke their promise.” Words muttered at me by a friend.  We all make promises. Give our word. State categorically that this will happen without fail. We make promises with the best of intentions, on behalf of future selves that we believe will fulfill them. And sometimes we break our promises. Whether we deem a broken …

Push the button.

Something happened the other day – a throw away comment landed in my inbox – I thought about it for all of five minutes. And then wound myself up some more. And then a bit more. And then I decided that I was mad as wasps about the whole thing, and the only option was …

Can I kiss you?

Picture the scene: Summer of 2011. Early evening. Two people – a guy and a girl. Loitering outside Goodge Street tube station. “Can I kiss you?” he asked. Balls. I didn't really want to kiss him. It had been a lack lustre first date. Zero spark if you know what I mean. However I didn't …

Dealing with it.

Random conversation on the train out west with a work colleague the other week. He was venting about someone that had disappointed him recently. And it got me thinking... Dealing with disappointment isn't easy. However we can't avoid it. All of us will suffer from disappointment at some point. And more than just once in our …