The next blog post in the series responding to a random list of titles. One of the shelves in the room where I write has a shelf that looks like this. I know it’s an untidy mess, but it is a mess that I am really pleased about. This is the space where I have … Read more
The last post in this series was about handwriting. This time it’s hands themselves. Just a few weeks ago, I travelled into the USA and found myself at US Customs and Border Protection desk in the airport having my fingerprints taken as well as my retina being scanned. It feels weird – like a massive … Read more
Another in the series of posts in response to randomly selected titles: I’ve always had a strong sense of having awful handwriting ever since I learnt to write in primary school as a left hander. The teachers not only told me that my writing was awful, they also pointed out that this was probably because … Read more
Drink I Ah, the toast we share when we clink our glasses, happy that we have achieved something of which we are proud. We want to share that with those around us, so we raise our glasses and drink to the success. That’s what it’s like each time I fill a glass with a good … Read more
How often do I take photos of myself? Rarely, very rarely. I’m usually looking at something out in the world, and thinking to myself – wow, that’s amazing and I need to capture that image. It’s rarely me! It’s the introduction of smart phones with cameras facing in both directions that have created the opportunity … Read more
Inner Reflection Without reflection, we are destined to keep making the same mistakes over and over again. Failing once is not failure, it is a process of learning. Each attempt teaches us something, that helps us to get to the end goal of achievement. Inner reflection – the steps we take to work out what … Read more
A series of blog posts derived from randomly chosen words as titles. Today is… unfolding exactly as it should, so said the new age mystic who really had no clue what the day was going to bring. Instead, she was staring into a large crystal bowl which she had just sat in the same room … Read more
A series of blog posts derived from randomly chosen words as titles. Blue is my favourite colour. Maybe it’s because I have blue eyes, perhaps it’s because I am a supported of Leicester City football club and they play in blue and white. For whatever reason, one day back in 1984 I began to write … Read more
This blog post first appeared back in March – a precursor to the series of posts about Productivity that I have been posting in recent weeks. I thought it would be useful to post it again as a bonus tip to conclude this series. I am going to turn these 9 posts into a booklet … Read more
A series of blog posts derived from randomly chosen words as titles. From the window, where I work – I can see the River Mersey, a tidal river. It flows from left to right and out into the Irish Sea. Except when the tide is coming in – and then it looks like it is … Read more