Is there such a thing as ‘fate’?

This is a question that I wonder about from time to time, mainly in relation to whether I’m fatalistic in my approach to life. Like everyone else I’m a product of my experiences, and of my learnings from them. But to what extent are the things I’ve learnt over time really be consciousness rationalising difficult and upsetting situations to help me deal with them? And even if that’s what I’m doing, does it really matter?

About me …

So to start … I’m an almost 30-something woman living in London who, like the vast majority of Londoners is an interloper. I’m from further afield than many, but as an Antipodean I’m certainly not the only one from the other side of the world calling the UK ‘home – for now’. I’ve lived in [...]