Written last year, on an iPad whilst en route to the annual holiday. I kept this, didn’t share it. Then, this year our holiday was cancelled due to June having an accident (she is recovering but it had a horrendous impact on us both). And I have been on and off planes quite a bit, doing work in the Isle … Read more
A month passes. Two weeks in Canada – Vancouver and the Rockies (the photo is of Lake Louise). Hosting a conference – “Let’s Talk Research 4: Building Community”. Developing a new team-to-team approach called “Looking for the Common Ground”. Hosting a weekend of buddhist teachings with Venerable Mary Reavey looking at “Own your own death”. … Read more
The quietness on this blog can be explained by the fact that I got married and went on a honeymoon with my wife June. We toured through the USA. Lots of memorable things from the holiday, but one of particular note was the time we spent in San Francisco. Whilst there I completed a pilgrimage that … Read more
In the last few months we have been travelling. Back in March we visited Hungary and spent 5 days in Budapest. It was an impressive experience. The day after we arrived a late dose of snow fell on the city. It created a magical feel for a city that was already filled with stunning Gothic … Read more
…travelling through the country from London to the North West of England on a train. Looking out of the window, there are huge formations of clouds hanging in an otherwise blue sky. It is the end of an exhausting working week…
Yesterday we were in London, so we went on the London Eye. The queue was crazy – especially when you consider that this attraction has been around since the Millennium. Now, I am not particularly keen on heights. In fact I get spooked really easily. But there was something about the design of the pods … Read more
Wobbling around in an ungainly manner on the “Trans-Pennine Express” from Leeds to Liverpool on the day before a Bank Holiday weekend. As a result of the timing of this, the train is heaving with people and I feel a little over-dressed in a suit, shirt and tie (I’m working today). I have to say … 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