I read at least ten weblogs regularly, by a wide range of people who are musicians, poets and psychologists. Something is happening in the world at the moment. It seems I am not the only person to lose the plot over the last week or so – virtually all of the weblogs I visit have … Read more
It’s an eternal problem – work is a state of mind. And sometimes you just can’t find that state of mind. Sometimes you can blame those around you, and be convinced that there is a conspiracy going on to stop you getting to the things that need to be done. But, sometimes the great distraction … Read more
When you just know that the stopping will result in complete body shut-down. The book I am writing on coping with change within organisations, will have a chapter about energy cycles in it. On the cycle which I have mapped for myself, I am in the ‘Recovery’ mode – exhausted, minimising energy use, and trying … Read more
I’m writing this whilst wobbling about on one of the not so new Virgin West Coast trains from London to the North West of England. The last couple of days I have travelled a thousand miles, half by train and half by car. As a result the creative expression is a bit low and lacking. … Read more
23:16 already. Hectic day behind me. The work on booklets, publicity material etc continues at a frantic pace. Work also goes by at a lightning streak. And all through all, I am left wondering whether the more one knows the less one knows – if you know what I mean. If only I could write … Read more
I have already mentioned that the first book in the bluewater books imprint is being prepared and will be ready by the end of this week. Why am I doing this? Well, after years of dreaming about being a published writer – and struggling with the reality that there is not a living to be … Read more
It’s always just a little challenging to get things moving on a Monday morning. The sun is shining outside. I am sitting in my study, looking out over the garden and trying to stay focused on work. This is always a bit of a challenge, but it is made harder at the moment. Last week … Read more
Welcome to my own weblog, where I will use the space perhaps once or twice a week to explore poetry, music and all things associated. Friday 13th June is a rather inauspicious day to begin posting! Well, it’s always worth challenging the superstitions. Poetry – who? The predictable list: Seamus Heaney Ted Hughes Margaret Atwood … Read more