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like the night that ali fought holmes

22 July 202022 July 2020 MatthewBoxing

trying to recapture dreams of the past memories that flicker like ghosts days that we once took for granted when we were kings and would never grow old feet that now fall flat and heavy[…]

Words to the Wise – When a grown man cries

5 July 20205 July 2020 MatthewWords to the Wise - Words to Motivate & Inspire

Today’s words are from the excellent novel, An American Marriage. What does it mean when a man cries? Let me know what you think in the comments 😊

When You Know, You KNOW

29 June 202029 June 2020 MatthewRandom Ramblings

I was always a boxing nut. A child of the 80s, I was introduced to the sport at the age of 10 by Rocky Balboa (https://afamiliarstranger.co.uk/2015/12/30/rocky-balboa-changed-my-life/). In 1985 a threat to Rocky’s crown emerged from[…]

Stories and Synchronicity

8 June 20208 June 2020 MatthewWords to the Wise - Words to Motivate & Inspire

Today’s words to the wise are from Tori Amos and consider the uniqueness of your story. They also raise the question of synchronicity and its role in our lives. Are random, meaningful events in our[…]

who do you think you’re talking to

6 June 20206 June 2020 MatthewPoetic(ish) Musings

Introducing ‘Change’ – My Unique New Personal Development Course

27 May 202027 May 2020 MatthewRandom Ramblings

Change Your Story, Change Your Life If there’s one thing in life that we can be certain of it’s change. Whether self-driven or unwittingly forced upon us by life circumstances, change knocks on all of[…]

change

28 April 202028 April 2020 MatthewPoetic(ish) Musings

Keep Going – Special Lockdown Offer

26 April 202026 April 2020 MatthewA Familiar Stranger - Poetry Book

These are difficult times, and in such times we see the true value of art, literature, and creativity. My poetry collection, ‘A Familiar Stranger’, features modern poems for modern life, taking in the themes of[…]