Too much has happened to try and re-create my history over my enforced 14 day break.

In my world certain events have had an incredible effect on my life - a major Swedish player in the clothing business is on the verge of bankruptcy, not only losing me personal friends, but also an awful lot of money. Speaking of money, my own little retail venture is also closing down, anther expensive lesson learned! I have advised my bank to kindly inform when I approach them with a new wonderful idea, promising to make me lots of money, that they should remind me that when it comes to investment, I should stick to property, art and stocks.

Congratulations to Lars & Marie Louise on the birth of their new daughter.

An entertaining Champions League Final saw my beloved Chelsea lose 6-5 to Man. Utd on penalties, after the match finished 1-1. Poor JT - I really hope that he starts to get therapy now, as it would such a tragedy if he ended up like Gazza.

A big thanks must go out to Tobias for opening my eyes to the beauty of the Danish countryside, and only 25 minutes from Copenhagen - check out his website, even though it is not updated (http://tobiasginsborg.com).

A big shout should also go out to Facebook, as it has helped me get in touch with my past, a lot of "old" faces are suddenly back in my life. And I'm really happy that this medium is helping me in my healing process (no I'm not medically ill), I'm speaking about regaining my sense of wholeness and emotional wellness.

Now I'm off to see my 10 year daughter star in the school play, and then work for a few hours before a night out in Copenhagen with my mates.

What have I done to make Google think that I'm a Blog Spam?

Yesterday evening I went into Copenhagen to meet my friend for a drink. She is an engineer working for Nokia, she had a new phone but under the "secrecy terms of her contract" - I could not see it, as it has not been launched yet! Anyway, we had the most interesting conversation over a couple of glasses of Chardonnay, and her orange juice.

as she is "hung up" on this guy at work, and has been for 2 years but they have never been out together 1 to 1, wow I thought. After going into depth about relationships, I was shocked to hear that she thought that her behaviour was normal, and that I was out of tune with my feelings as I thought that one should go and get what one wants and not wait!

I was brought up with the British, "patience is a virtue" theory, but when it comes to the opposite sex, my theory has always been, "fortune favours the brave!"

When I got home and turned on my computer, I had received a message from Google - "Your blog has been identified as a potential spam blog" - What the hell was that all about? Apparently, they will take a look at it and revert within 4 working days.

This is a disgrace! I have only been blogging for 2 days and I'm already a threat to the establishment, was this because:-

a) Google know that I thought that Yahoo were mad to turn down Uncle Bill's 47.5 billion dollar offer?

b) I sent my Blog link to my friends on Facebook? or

c) Too many people are reading my Blog?

Enjoy the holidays

I'm a Blogger

T.S. Eliot once said that, "Television, is a medium which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke, and yet remain lonesome."

For many, including myself, the Internet has replaced television as the way our free time gets used. Statistics say that for every hour people spend using the Internet, their face-to-face contact with friends, colleagues, and family fell by 24 minutes.

We stay in touch at arm's length, we should remember - "You can't get a hug or a kiss over the Internet."

In my opinion, the cyber world (e-mail, SMS, IM, etc.,) we are currently living in, is a great way to maintain communication whilst we live in different countries, cities, even towns, but I'm an old fashioned guy, that still enjoys face-to-face conversation, even though I'm also a Blogger!

Football update

After my local team, Skovshoved (SIF) managed to lose 6-3 to Victoria at Faelledparken (on perhaps the worst pitch I have played on in my time in DK) last night; on the evidence of that performance my football career is coming to an end, even though I managed to score 2 of our 3 goals - the mind says yes, but the legs say NO! 

The sight of old men running around, with waistline circumferences which are substantially greater than their IQ cannot be a pretty sight.

The definition of playing

Going out to play has some serious benefits, through years of hard play, one develops a range of social expertise, e.g. we learn how to negotiate power struggles, how to cooperate and form friendships, and also how to concede with grace!

Play both demands and creates its own safe space, one in which we can confront threats, fears, and dangers - but always come through whole. Play offers us a natural way to manage feared separations or abandonments, and instead see them as opportunities for self-discovery.

As a Tibetan saying has it, "When you smile at life, half the smile is for your face, the other half for somebody else's."

Play, smile - have fun and enjoy life :-)