I have never felt more proud of being Britsh than at this time of mourning for the passing of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. The respect and grace that the state funeral gave her is fitting of such an amazing woman whose pledge to serve all her people for however long she lived was surely fulfilled.  I have never known a time without the Queen and I remember like many people, standing by the roadside waving my flag in the town  in which I was born in the North of England. She toured much of England just after the coronation and it is a memory that I have never forgotten. All children were given a memento of a spoon and a beaker. I don't have mine anymore but I remember them well. My cultural history of royalty goes way back and is etched in the cells and bones in my body. It is part of my cultural identity and I have loved the monarchy all my life. Though I have lived in Australia for the past fifty years and love it , my heart of hearts belongs to England.

  Imposter Syndrome     Have you ever felt like a fraud? Are you worried that no matter how qualified you are or how successful you are at your job, some-day someone will find out that you aren’t up to scratch? If you said yes to either of these two things, you could be suffering from Imposter Syndrome. It can have a negative effect on your life and creativity. Statistics say that 70% of people suffer from imposter syndrome at some point in life. By understanding how it affects your life you can learn to deal with it. You may even change it by challenging the underlying belief systems that you hold about yourself. It may have been something as simple as being compared to others with abilities that you looked up to and then felt small compared to them. Knowledge is power so the more you learn about imposter syndrome the more you can face it and change the things you can and accept the things you can’t. Everyone has abilities and talents, even you, so learning to ...