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It would be hard not to be influenced by significant events in one’s life and for those events not to influence one’s perspective on life.

When I see the wars in both Gaza and Ukraine and the cruelty inflicted on the populations there, especially on the children, I would have to question if there is a God.

A God who would allow these atrocities cannot be an all loving God as Christianity and those who believe in a God claim.

I see young people die of cancer and other diseases and yet cruel old men, many of whom are pedophiles, manage to escape punishment and live long lives. Where is the justice in that?

Why do some have to suffer and others get off scot free?

I used to think that good would outweigh evil but the more I see of the world and the cruelty of one human to another my perspective has changed and I’m afraid that it is corrupt and evil men that are running the world.

America is becoming a dictatorship and the dictator is only friends with other dictators, not following any moral codes but using corruption to benefit themselves and their friends.

I hope people wake up soon and do something to right the wrongs but I doubt it, money is their God and they will fight to hold on to the power that enables them to hold on to it.

I’m 76 ( almost 77 ) and the passage of time has shown me that society is going backwards and we are heading into dystopian times.

I hope for my children and grandchildren I am wrong but major events tell me otherwise.

Walking especially in a new area.

Spending time with my children and grandchildren.

Playing Words with Friends.

Watching tv.

Writing my blog every day on Facebook.

Maybe not everyone’s idea of fun but at 76 I’ve given up skate boarding, surfing and white knuckle rides. Lol Only joking.

As I had a bad fall last week on the beach, while trying to get a close up of a heron, I haven’t been able to get out shopping. I bruised my ribs!

So not a lot of treats in the kitchen.

But this afternoon on further investigation discovered a bag of Tayto cheese and onion crisps ( potato chips). There was some fresh white bread so I buttered 2 slices of bread and put the crisps on top and had a crisp sandwich. 🥪 Delicious. 🤤

Try it you won’t regret it. 😉

A hard question to answer! Globally or locally?

To be happy, healthy and to treat others as I would want to be treated. To love and be loved. To live a good life. To make my family proud.

When I look around this world I see the hate that exists. The fact that nobody seems to be able to deal with the perpetrators, makes me feel that things that I can control are small in comparison.

The mission of many of our leaders are governed by power, by wealth and with no consequences as to how they achieve their goals.

In a just and democratic society Trump and his fellow dictators would be arrested, tried and put in prison but they have bought the judiciary, fixed elections and their mission is to destroy the world order and to take control.

So my mission has to be family and community oriented and to live in hope that the dictators will not succeed.

I could have avoided going down slippery steps to the beach on the third day of the new year and I wouldn’t have slipped and fallen down same steps, winding myself and ending up with severely bruised ribs.

Great start to the 2026 after having the worst year of my life in 2025.

Strong painkillers and rest will help but very frustrating not to be able to move about freely.

So next time I see a heron and want a photo I will avoid slippery, wet concrete steps to get it.

Happy New Year lol

I have been having a bit of a writers block recently. It’s not been a great year. My 48 year old son was diagnosed with throat cancer in December of last year. Life slowed down and a lot of time was taken up with visits to hospital for chemo and radiotherapy. Some days I was in the mood to write almost as a distraction but it depended on how my brave son Paul was coping. He was I might add, an inspiration to both me and his dad and the rest of the family and to all who followed his cancer journey on Instagram.

He has in the last few weeks been given the all clear and is cancer free. I can breathe again and think of other things and get down to writing again.

I did carry on my daily diary on Facebook which I enjoy doing. I didn’t have to think much just honestly record how I was feeling and what was happening day to day.

So I’m hoping some topics will come up here and I can start writing again.

I’ve changed my mind on a few things but there are two that come to mind. One is the moon landing and the other social media and the internet.

I’m not convinced about the moon landing.

I used to be quite convinced that men had landed on the moon but now looking at images of the landing I find it hard to believe and I wonder if was all a set up to make Russia think that America had beaten them to it.

Also if they were able to land on the moon in 1969, why have they waited so long to go back ? I’m not convinced.

I’m also rapidly changing my mind about the internet and social media. I used to think it was the best thing ever but seeing the damage it is doing I’m not so sure.

Instead of being an informative medium I feel it has become a dangerous place with misinformation leading to where we are today. It has helped to change the world order and turn America into a dystopian society with a dictator in charge.

So yes, I have changed my minds on some things.