Category Archives: Happiness

Becoming more whole

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Katherine Baldwin

I’m so grateful for the sound of the sea this morning and for the band of bright sunlight on the horizon. And I’m grateful for the cold breeze and the wet sand. My walk on the beach just now lifted … Continue reading →

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Festive feelings

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

It’s not all snowflakes and tinsel, jingle bells and ho, ho, ho. It’s not all jolly times and happy memories. Christmas has the ability to remind us of Christmases past and perhaps, for some of us, Christmas hasn’t always been … Continue reading →

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Choosing hope

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

Yesterday, I felt my life was meaningless because I didn’t have children. That feeling doesn’t hit me very often. And it hasn’t hit me for a while. As you’ll have read on this blog, my life has been changing in … Continue reading →

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Family

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

For some of you, it’ll seem quite bizarre that I’m having these feelings and writing this post at the grand, middle-age of 45. Others, I know, will understand. Some of you have already had years belonging to your own family … Continue reading →

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Choosing change

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

I went for a swim in the sea this morning, in my new wetsuit, cosy swimming socks, neoprene gloves and cap. And I wasn’t even cold. On the way down to the beach, I had one of those ‘I think … Continue reading →

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Living the dream

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

It’s not always like this. In fact, the past few days haven’t been great. My washing machine head has been on spin cycle, thoughts thrashing around inside at high speed, keeping me up in the night as I flip from … Continue reading →

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Becoming whole

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Katherine Baldwin

This blog post, like me, is a work in progress. But I’m going to post it anyway. In fact, I’m going to write it in half an hour and post it immediately, so I have time for lunch, to get … Continue reading →

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Taking the plunge

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Katherine Baldwin

“… I have a dream to follow my heart to the sea, to write, to teach, to love, to cycle, to swim, to jump off rocks into the water, to stretch on the sand, to have endless visits from my … Continue reading →

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Authentic living

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Katherine Baldwin

“Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to their graves with the song still in them.” That’s a quote by American author, poet and philosopher Henry Thoreau. It dates back to the 1840s but I fear it’s just … Continue reading →

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Progress, not perfection

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Katherine Baldwin

I have a habit at this time of year – a time when many of us take stock of what’s gone before – to start fretting about all the things I haven’t achieved or accomplished in the previous 12 months. … Continue reading →

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