#ICU21 the year of Hope THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION It’s that time of the year again!!! And I am calling on all of you to get the message of hope to everyone on the 14/2/21. Myself and Junior Smart came up with the context for the #ICU campaign in 2018 whilst recording a…
Schools are not closed. They closed to SOME children…and some children need to be in school.
I have spoken to so many people this past two weeks who are struggling with lock down this time round, but more importantly (to me that is) is that they say how much their children are struggling with this lock down. Children, with no sunshine to play in and such are feeling lonely. I have…
And Still I Rise
Today is not so much a blog…. more…I call for act of sisterhood. I think many of us are finding ourselves in hard times for different reasons at the moment. I have spoken to so many people over the past 2 weeks who are feeling stressed and overwhelmed. It seems that people at the top…
The companies and people that benefited from trying to steal food from children’s mouths should be charged with theft and neglect …. An apology is not good enough
Growing up, I was always free School meals. As a kid I used to wonder what most of the other kids had in the little envelopes that they handed to the lady who came round each day and took the register for school dinners. When I found out they were giving the lady money for…
Did you see what I done…..
This may be one of the shortest blogs I have ever written. But one of the most important. So here is what I need you to do. In a moment, click the audio link below and have this playing whilst you read the rest of my blog. Don’t worry if you are at work or…
2020…. Don’t look back in anger
So here we are…. the last blog of 2020. I have seen many posts on social media all day but the best one I have seen is that of Mercedes Zoe that says “It’s not 2020s fault. I feel like everyone is being mean to it and it can’t have helped what happened. We humans…
A mothers story….. The one that never got told….
It was my mum’s birthday yesterday. I always find it hard but this year I missed her deeply. The day before it was announced that we are tier 4 and that means that my sons are not coming home for Christmas. And I struggled with this more than I thought I would. I work yesterday,…
Cell Block Covid 19
I’m going to tell you a story, but first I would like to address the picture that goes with this blog Everybody in church aint good Everybody in jail aint bad Everybody in your face aint your friend Just think on that for a moment before we move on. Jail is a complicated concept for…
Words have power… So what you gonna do with your power?
Someone I care very much about spoke to me today about the power of words. How we can make or break a person’s day with words. How, like a magical power, we can change a person course of events with just words. Its mad, if you think about, how life can change in so any…
Living in survival mode
I find it hard to relax. Always have. My self-care skills are awful. I find it hard to be kind myself. I have been aware of this for years. But I always have a voice saying “You need to do….” Or “What about ….” I have been saying for 2 years “When I finish my…
Out of the Shadows 