Author - markhatwood

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...

I’m often amazed at how complete opposites can be both a forte and a potential downfall at the same time – the yin and yang of life I guess...

I am racist. I’m probably sexist too and maybe many other ‘ists, but, to begin with, let me qualify the first. I grew up in an era of shows like Love...