A teenage trip to the theatre, a delayed train, and the imaginary side eye I still give Rugby station. Why uncertainty can linger long after things turn out fine.
overthinking
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Have you ever found yourself fantasising about a completely different life? Perhaps you imagine what it would be like to live somewhere else, do a completely different job, or wake up one morning and find yourself in a life that looks nothing like the one you have now. I suspect […]
A fiddly necklace, a hotel mirror, and a quiet thought. Sometimes the answer only seems obvious once you’ve seen it, and there’s nothing wrong with us for not seeing it sooner.
“Are we nearly there yet?” That childhood question that could test a grown-up’s patience to the limit. Usually followed by, “How much longer?” or “Is it much further?” and, not long after, perhaps the slightly exasperated, “I don’t know!” I was reminded of this recently while thinking about what happens […]
One thing I’ve noticed over the years is how much time we can spend trying to decide whether something is right for us. We imagine how it might go. We wonder whether it will be worth it. We try to predict how we’ll feel afterwards. Sometimes we end up stuck, […]