Belfast at last

 

I first thought of the idea of visiting Belfast in 2019. I booked our trip there and got Amy a new passport in Janurary 2020. Because of the pandemic it got cancelled in March 2020 and October 2020. We finally made it here in June 2021, two years since I first thought of having the holiday. I enjoyed the city, it was small and I felt it had a bit of a seventires and eighties feel about it. 

ALF by the sea

I crave living a simpler, slower life. I often imagine myself living a simpler, slower life by the sea, possibly on my own. We at least manage to get down to the sea once or twice a year. Below are some of my favourite pictures of our times by the sea. Cardiff and Brighton are possibly my favourite seaside places, but these holidays were all quite special.

 Cardiff

Cornwall

Whitby

  

Brighton

 Isle of Wight

Torquay

Space Therapy

I nearly forgot how important contemplating our place in the universe is to our well-being and mental health. Humility is an important, often underestimated quality, it is, after all, about being humble. What better way to let go of our everyday troubles than to contemplate the vastness of time and space and our insignificance in the face of it. It is good to do our best with what we have; just because we are small beings, living small lives, does not mean we don't do anything positive. It is good to do what good we can. Count stars, contemplate eternity, visit a space observatory, connect with the vastness beyond your little life and little world, it could be wonderfully liberating.