Chris O'Malley's Blog

And every step I take takes me further from Heaven. My balcony is almost redundant now and the faces that were once my link with the community have changed and so has the outlook. I still stand there at times and look out at the world as it trundles by and exchange pleasantries with the … Continue reading In Every Dream Home There’s a Heartache

Again my balcony returns me to reality. It’s the reality that tells me where, what and why I am in Annie’s little world today. The world that has, as a result of fate, become our New Normal. It’s a world that nobody really knows and when I close the front door and Annie and I … Continue reading Never worry about the Past, it brings Tears. Don’t think too much about the Future, it brings Fears. Live in the Present Moment with a Smile, it brings Cheer!

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(Acquiesce): To accept something reluctantly without protest. Whatever life throws at you, even when it hurts or causes pain, just be strong and act as if you’re okay. Remember, strong walls shake, but never collapse nomatter how hard the wolf huffs and puffs, stand your ground.                  Chris O’Malley 2016. Our attitude to life encompasses the … Continue reading Acquiesce

Who knows what true loneliness is not the conventional word, but the naked terror? To the lonely themselves it wears a mask. JOSEPH CONRAD, Under Western Eyes Although my balcony has been my escape and contact with the world outside the confines of my home, it’s now become an extension to my home and whereas … Continue reading The Mask of Loneliness

Our life is full of changes and from my balcony retreat the changes are clear and when looking back at previous blog updates the comparison lays heavy on my mind. Since the clearance work has been done on the two areas of waste ground, the rabbits which were a joy to watch as the seasons … Continue reading Time is the School in which we learn.

Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s been a very difficult two weeks. We have had a few Annie moments where she has not been herself and little traits have surfaced that have caused some concern. Annie has started holding her breath whilst eating and no matter how many times I ask her to breath she still hold … Continue reading “Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures”

“The Quality, not the longevity of one’s life is what’s important.” Martin Luther King Jr Prior to Annie’s SAH, Annie and I had a great quality of life and in the early days of our relationship we truly made hay whilst the sun shone and in 1976 the sun shone brighter and for longer than … Continue reading The Search for Quality of Life

“Cwtch” is a wonderful word and for the Welsh it conjures up the security of the womb and the warmth of a mother’s breast. It is a word from my childhood and when I close my eyes and wonder off into that snug, dimly lit sitting room of my memories, where the room is brought … Continue reading “CWTCH”

“The way to activate the seeds of your creation is by making choices about the results you want to create. When you make a choice, you activate vast human energies and resources, which otherwise go untapped. All too often people fail to focus their choices upon results and therefore their choices are ineffective. If you … Continue reading Of All Earthly Creatures, Humans Alone Have The Power To Choose