Category: Family

• Jagged pride

  

  When I was a child I was brought up to believe that Pride was a Bad Thing. To be proud was to be uppity. To be proud was to be flawed. Pride in one’s achievements was a character blip, a lack of empathy for those around me. This week I have had a number of […]

  Pollie Math

  March 2, 2022

  art, change, Family, Feminism, First principles, mixed bag, Parkinsons, young onset parkinsons

  balance, family, happy, health, life, Parkinsons

• Click

  

  Now, this may be my physics background influencing me but I find myself constantly searching for connections between life’s seemingly random events, the people and places I encounter along my journey and the ideas and concepts we all grapple with. I believe in a Grand Unified Theory of Everything (GUTE) basically. I am utterly convinced […]

  Pollie Math

  January 11, 2022

  brain, change, Family, First principles, Irony, Parkinsons, young onset parkinsons

  amnesty international, balance, brain tumour, identity, life, parkinsons, Physics, voice, yopd

• My little news pony

  

  Disclaimer: this is a bit of a fan post combined with memories of early days with my boys. It’s honest. …I am going to warn you and not apologise for it. It’s no secret that when I had my two children, I found parenting hard work. A long slog, morning to night, to midnight, to […]

  Pollie Math

  December 19, 2021

  A funny thing happened…, change, chat, Family, Feminism, First principles, inspiration, Irony, Latest, mixed bag, Parkinsons, reviews, ruminations, work, young onset parkinsons, Zen

  audiobooks, balance, family, Feminism, fi glover, fortunately, Jane Garvey, radio four, sisterhood

• First thing

  

  This is not all easy.

  Pollie Math

  December 18, 2021

  Family, First principles, mixed bag, NaPoWriMo (or poetry), Parkinsons, young onset parkinsons

  balance, friends, health, life, Napowrimo, NaPoWriMo (or poetry), Parkinsons, poem, Poetry, progress

• Mountain

  

  This month I have learnt that my mind can move mountains….this poem was the beginning of what is term a fairly seismic few weeks. Next post will drill down but in the meantime… Have a look at this and start the ball rolling!

  Pollie Math

  November 6, 2021

  change, Family, Feminism, First principles, mixed bag, NaPoWriMo (or poetry), Parkinsons, ruminations, Zen

  balance, family, friends, health, life, Napowrimo, NaPoWriMo (or poetry), Parkinsons, Poetry, Time