Thanks to my cancer being caught very early It has been 11 days since I received the phone call from my surgeon to let me know I am now cancer-free. My fears about my future were lifted there and then. I am able to go back to work and I…

Keep it simple. It’s good to be grateful about what you have in life but you do not need to force yourself to be grateful. Better to be truly grateful in the moment when you feel it than feel obligated to do it because you think it will make you…

Starting out — I took the plunge mostly because of the difficult year everyone faced. It forced me to look at my life and ask myself what I would really love to do. I have always daydreamed about becoming a writer, yet daydreaming is nice but it will not get…

It’s been a roller coaster ride but I won’t give up. I am Zoe the youngest of three daughters. I live in England in the U.K. I was born in the 1980’s which at the time was a weird random decade. Looking back I see how freeing it was, I…

Why we shouldn’t put anyone on a pedestal There are many reasons why we put people on a pedestal. It could be a crush, a lover, a friend, colleague, singer, famous actor, or athlete. When we put someone on a pedestal we see them as greater than they are and…

Medium’s Audio function will help your writing. I have just started using the audio function on medium and I am loving it. If you haven’t given it a try you should. It helps weed out the repeating words and sentences. It helps with grammar too. If you don’t leave a…

A personal perspective What no one tells you is that it can be the loneliest time of your life. Feeling as though no one else is going through what you are. What you think and feel about life changes overnight. All the plans you had get put on hold. Any…

Realising what I want out of writing (Photo by Rodnae Productions, Pexels) I have been on medium since October 2020 and it was to put myself out there and get over the fear of writing. Although I say this knowing my family and friends don’t even know I write! Possibly…