Author - markhatwood

I was talking to my wife recently about the world’s many issues. In situations like this, the temptation is always to find someone to blame. Someone...

It’s extraordinary how life works out. Although I’m a great believer in walking though open doors, I still find myself having expectations of what’s...

As I age, I become more and more fascinated by the ebbs and flows of life. In my past, I rigidly focussed my sights on particular goals, only for...

I was chatting with a friend the other day about the value of mindgames for mental health. Although many of us undertake them (Wordle most popularly)...

With everything that’s been happening of late, it’s completely understandable that many of us feel despondent, downhearted, frustrated and moreover...

I always find it interesting how we make choices in life. When we’re young, we’re more inclined to make knee-jerk reactions and it’s through those we...

Whilst on my holibobs, I was contemplating how slight the separation is between something coming into existence (or not) can be. Take relationships...

I was reading a report this week on how an astonishing new technological advancement of the wheel has been based on the Japanese art of origami. The...

On rare occasions, we get to a stage in life where we suddenly see how far we’ve come. I had this moment of bliss recently when I was sitting in a...

I’ve wanted to see the film Suffragette for a long time, not least because my great grandparents played a huge part in the movement and even featured...