Trawl for Gold on The River Blog

Seeing our sameness not the differences Years ago, I lived in Hong Kong so it holds a special place in my heart. Watching the scenes on the UK news of ordinary people demonstrating there, I was so moved by the image of a single woman walking towards the bank of police...

What if it's okay to not feel okay? That phrase popped into my head this week. And, as it did, it immediately made me feel relaxed. This past month has been Mental Health Awareness month in the UK, and there is so much out there that focuses on having to do something...

I've recently returned from a fantastic trip to Cape Town - my second home. This pic was taken from the airplane above the clouds, and it got me thinking about how different life can look from this perspective! Thoughts are like clouds I often use clouds as a metaphor...

Happy 2019 ... and some New Year reflections I hope you had a wonderful break and New Year! I've kicked off 2019 a little differently, starting with posting this pic of a New Year River walk on my Instagram feed and Facebook page, with the caption 'Happy meandering...

It’s been a while again since my last nudge… you know that way that sometimes life just takes over, chucks a few curve balls, and all the best laid plans of mice and men go straight out the window? Well that’s pretty much how it’s been in the past couple...

7 life lessons in celebration of my Nan August is always a special month for me with important family birthdays. Not least it was my Nan's birthday this week and, as I was thinking about her, I started to recall some of the life lessons I learnt from her,...