I made some time for family last night, a chat long overdue. Getting stuff off my mind, another point of view.

Testing times call for guidance, from those who are cordial, those whose advice matters, those who are amiable!

My clan are important especially today, as indisposition becomes the focus, beguiling dismay.

Testing times bring people together, shared grief under difficult circumstances. Events shape our World everyday, many we have no control over, they shake us to the core. Opening the door of forgiveness and acceptance we move forwards with hesitation, carrying wounds less raw!

Making new friends in the place of my birth, back home, after a lifetime away. Rebuilding a life so long resisted, putting down roots, extending my stay. All part of belonging and accepting the present, making adjustments, reversing resentment!

Give something back to the community in which you live; play your part in making lives a little easier for those who didn't have the chances you had. A few hours a week can make the World of difference to the most vulnerable in society; neighbourhoods focusing on people, families and a future where everyone's voice is heard! Champion a cause, embrace a movement , don't sit and wonder, fight for improvement!

Celebrating a milestone, surrounded by family and friends; a special day to remember when everyone is gone. There are no guarantees we will be here forever, but will always look back, as if we are; photographs that tell a story, shared eagerly, from afar!

Smiling faces, laughing, successful and faultless; my life is far better than yours, how envious you must be!

The truth is somewhat different, hiding behind a mask; disguising the reality of all our lives, reading between the lines!

A photo may well tell a thousand words, fictional or false; only we have the power to keep it real; avoid regrets, circumvent remorse!