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Half-Empty, Half-Full or Half-Broken?

By Rohan ⋅ January 15, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments

It’s the most famous conundrum of them all, but is there actually any excuse for the glass being half-empty? I suspect, on the 83rd Anniversary of his birth, that Dr King would argue not.

When Tomorrow Comes

By Rohan ⋅ November 17, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Yesterday, she gave me a tomorrow. Tomorrow, I will embrace that very today.

Use Yesterday To Change Tomorrow

By Rohan ⋅ September 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It was only 5 years ago that I tried to take my own life. I am still here by the Grace of God and the love of others. Tomorrow, I will be working on an event aimed at removing the stigma and discrimination around Mental Health issues. It is, for all of us, Time To Change.

Looking Back Over My Shoulder

By Rohan ⋅ September 7, 2011 ⋅ One comment

As I looked back from JFK, nothing had ever looked more perfect than the Manhattan Skyline at Sunset. As always, I was so sad to be leaving. That was Tuesday 4 September, 2001. One week later, the landscape of the world would be irrevocably changed.

Do Not Stand At Her Grave And Weep

By Rohan ⋅ August 25, 2011 ⋅ 10 comments

We are all defined by those with whom we come into contact, and Danielle’s impact on me was inestimable. On Sunday, do not feel sympathy for me, just raise a glass to the person that made me the better person that I am today.

On A Ring And A Prayer

By Rohan ⋅ July 3, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments

There are few words to say, none of which people are not already aware. Suffice to say that Danielle made me the happiest I could ever imagine being when she agreed to marry me 2 years ago today. That joy has never disappeared.

Old Box, Fresh Scent

By Rohan ⋅ June 26, 2011 ⋅ 6 comments

‘Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume’ ~ Jean de Boufflers. After 19 months, I finally looked inside the unopened box to find that rather than pain, memories bring a warmth which allows us to move forward in our lives

Birthday Number Ones …

By Rohan ⋅ June 1, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Just a quick trip down memory lane to see what has been at Number 1 for my birthday over the years …

In My Liverpool Home

By Rohan ⋅ April 19, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments

Born, brought up and back living in Birmingham, yet, spiritually and in some ways physically, there is only one home for me: the City of Liverpool

Eternally Walking In Our Hearts

By Rohan ⋅ April 14, 2011 ⋅ One comment

22 years ago tomorrow, the dreams and hopes of a bright spring morning turned to the darkest despair and tragedy that a city has seen. Still they seek justice for the lives of 96 men and women.