Back in mid-March I had symptoms of a sore throat, slight cough, temperature and then the rest just unravelled into what looked like COVID-19. Within 24 hours my youngest son was ill, and two days later so way my wife. There was no testing outside of hospitals then so we have no way of knowing … Read more
Yes, I know. We really don’t want to hear this year’s cliche again – “the new normal”! It’s such an annoying phrase. The post-COVID world is standing back in the shadows, refusing to step out just yet. There’s a battle brewing between those that hanker after all that they have lost, and those that realise … Read more
For most people, when we finish our PhD thesis we have spent so long on that last phase of the process. We’ve been so immersed in writing, re-writing, editing and adjusting the words that we really have had enough of it. I completed my thesis in 2004, went through my viva voce without a hitch … Read more
Every month I make time to write a thank you to someone (at least one!) It’s an opportunity to sit for a few minutes and think about where I want to express gratitude. Sometimes it’s someone in my life now, and sometimes it’s someone who helped me in my past. Last night I read an … Read more
It’s going to be a short post, this one. Over the last couple of months I have been experimenting with an exercise – to produce 30 blog posts over 30 days. I set out well – with a series of titles, I worked away at them, producing new material. After a few days, I was … Read more
It was a little box, made from cardboard and filled with scrolls and small memories. It was not large, the footprint fitted in the palm of my hand. I had made it from cardboard to a pattern, and then shared the idea with a group I was working with as part of a Community Arts … Read more
Peace as the absence of sound. The room with no sounds leaking into it, where we can still ourselves and listen to the voice within, the endless chatter in our mind. To find a way to still the voices and enter silence. To avoid the endless distraction that keeps us away from the difficult stuff. … Read more
The writing retreat is nearing the end, and I am really pleased to say that the first rough draft of “Insight Coaching” is completed. It will, of course, need work before it is ready to publish. If you are interested in how coaching can give deeper insights into the way we work, what we focus … Read more
I have written about Writing Marathons on the blog before. I did my first one back in 2015 – that process lead to the book “Values Count”. During that weekend, most of the ideas and word writing for that book actually happened. The second marathon took place in 2017. This time I had two books … Read more
Another blog post in this series responding to a random list of titles… We used to see the world in black and white whenever we looked at the TV screen or at a photo. That was the interpretation of the world that was familiar to us… …and there is still a beautiful authenticity in the … Read more