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06/08/2025

07/07/2025

In 1965, Charlie Chaplin wrote a deeply personal letter to his daughter Geraldine—words of wisdom that feel just as urgent today as they did sixty years ago. Here’s a glimpse of what he shared:

✨ “Be beautiful and dance! Shine like a star! But if the applause goes to your head, find a quiet corner and listen to your heart.”
He urged her to stay grounded even when the stage lifted her high. To remember those who dance on frozen streets for spare change—because he had once been one of them.

💔 “I’ve spent forty years making people laugh…but my own tears have been more plentiful than their laughter.”
Art can give you wings, he warned, but it often breaks your legs first.

🤝 “When you leave the theater at midnight, don’t forget to ask your taxi driver about his wife and help if they need it.”
Compassion isn’t an act—it’s a habit. Take the subway, walk the streets, look into the faces of widows, orphans, and strangers. Remind yourself daily: “I am no better than they are.”

🌙 “Never sell your heart for gold; the greatest diamond is the sun, and it shines on us all.”
And if you ever feel above your audience, he said, run away from the spotlight—visit the outskirts of Paris, meet dozens of dancers more graceful, more proud, and with nothing but moonlight to guide them.

Charlie closed with a promise and a plea: “I was never an angel, but I’ve always tried to be human. Try, too.”

Take a moment today to be kind, stay humble, and remember that the best lessons often come from the simplest acts of love. ❤️

14/05/2025

12/05/2025

This year's Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place from 12th - 18th May, and has the theme of 'community'. 💜

Being part of a community can have a positive impact on our mental health by reducing isolation and building a sense of belonging and purpose.

The Mental Health Foundation have more information on their website, including a list of 10 ways to get involved with your community:

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week

If you need some support, and are unable to pursue private therapy, you can refer yourself to a confidential NHS Talking Therapies service via your GP, or search for Talking Therapies in the area you live in.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2025 is taking place 12 to 18 May, and the theme is Community.

22/04/2025

Agree or disagree?

10/02/2025

And on the difficult days,
when you feel like you don't belong..
Remember you have been many things
to many different people
and that you will continue to be
as such, in the future, probably
more than you could ever realise.
Your presence is a gift, and no one
else can take your place.

You have shown kindness in ways
that will never be forgotten,
helping others out of dark places
in the midst of the most difficult times.
You underestimate how much
joy and light you bring to the lives
of everyone you meet.
You are a piece in the grand puzzle
And without you, the picture is incomplete ♥️ C.E. Coombes

25/01/2025

What does your cup look like?
It's often about the lens we see things through, that affects what we do and how we feel.

08/01/2025

8 days into the New Year already.. how the days pass! Wishing everyone a peaceful, loving, calm 2025.
May there be love and peace all over the world, where humanity resides over everything else.

08/12/2024

When you hurt genuinely kind people, you might not see an immediate reaction.

They won’t raise their voice, make accusations, or cause a scene.

Instead, they’ll carry their pain silently, showing the same warmth and compassion they always have.

But deep down, something has shifted.

They’ll start to distance themselves, not in anger but in quiet acceptance.

Slowly, they’ll create space, walking away without any dramatic goodbyes and they won’t look back.

These are the people who valued you deeply, who trusted you without question.

When that trust is broken, it doesn’t shatter, it fades away, leaving them with no choice but to protect their peace. 🕊️

They won’t stop being kind or lose their gentle nature, but they’ll never see you the same way again.

Remember, losing a kind heart is losing something irreplaceable.

Cherish them while you can, because once they’re gone, they’re truly gone.

29/11/2024

Ernest Hemingway once said: In our darkest moments, we don’t need solutions or advice. What we yearn for is simply human connection—a quiet presence, a gentle touch. These small gestures are the anchors that hold us steady when life feels like too much.

Please don’t try to fix me. Don’t take on my pain or push away my shadows. Just sit beside me as I work through my own inner storms. Be the steady hand I can reach for as I find my way.

My pain is mine to carry, my battles mine to face. But your presence reminds me I’m not alone in this vast, sometimes frightening world. It’s a quiet reminder that I am worthy of love, even when I feel broken.

So, in those dark hours when I lose my way, will you just be here? Not as a rescuer, but as a companion. Hold my hand until the dawn arrives, helping me remember my strength.

Your silent support is the most precious gift you can give. It’s a love that helps me remember who I am, even when I forget.~

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