Doug Woods

I am going to surprise you by what I have to say about Barcelona; don’t go there. Yep, that’s right but let me explain that a bit later. I recently visited Barcelona for a short city break. It is a city I have been to before but only as a young child visiting with…… Continue reading Barcelona

How Failing as a Decent Human Being Taught Me Empathy

I lost my first fiancée in a car crash. It doesn‘t take much imagination to realise how that event had a devastating effect on my life. It was a few years later that I started dating again. One of the first people I met, was a girl close to my age, called Rachel. We met, I…… Continue reading How Failing as a Decent Human Being Taught Me Empathy

Photo Challenge Week 5: Warmth

I had to cheat a little with this week’s photo. As I’ve not been able to get out and about for a few weeks, I have had to upload an old photo and, to make things worse, I have used a photo from my phone rather than my camera. The theme is ‘warmth’. On a…… Continue reading Photo Challenge Week 5: Warmth

Photo Challenge Week 4: Black and White

This week, it has still been difficult to get out and about with the camera. This has been because of a gammy knee, which has continued to play up. Consequently, I have been forced to take images from the house. The image here is of the tree across the way from the front of our…… Continue reading Photo Challenge Week 4: Black and White

Photo Challenge Week 3 : Weather

The theme for week three of this year’s photo challenge was ‘weather’. To be honest, they could not have picked a worse topic for the week or a worse week for that topic. I had hoped for snow, wind, heavy rain, deep frost … anything which might make for an interesting image. Instead, the weather…… Continue reading Photo Challenge Week 3 : Weather

If a Salesman Calls, Selling Self-Esteem, Should You Buy it or Not?

A Salesman called at my door the other day, selling me something called “Self-Esteem” in a jar. Should I buy it or not? He told me that everybody needed Self-Esteem and that I should try it. He claimed he knew many people who had it and they were all happy, successful people. I still wasn’t…… Continue reading If a Salesman Calls, Selling Self-Esteem, Should You Buy it or Not?

The Muddy Woodland Path

Early Morning Empty Coffee Shop

It’s Okay to Live Without Goals

What I want to do is to tell you that it is okay to live your life without goals. You will see, you will hear, you will read many people telling you that you need to have goals. I want to turn round to those people and say ‘nonsense’. You are not an inferior person…… Continue reading It’s Okay to Live Without Goals