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One morning last week, I turned up at a blank piece of paper and started writing:
Just turn up at the page and write. Write the next word that comes into your mind. Write the next thought. It does not...
Last week’s blog about having difficult conversations with yourself unleashed a flurry of apparently meaningful coincidences. Seems it was ‘topic of the week’ for several therapists and bloggers...
Before I launch into these techniques, let me be upfront and explain exactly who this ‘other half’ is.
It is NOT your husband, wife, partner, girlfriend, boyfriend or other significant person. Oh no!...
Do you remember the creatures of your childhood?
Dwarfs ‘n giants, elves ‘n fairies, princes ‘n princesses, witches ‘n angels? And many other magical creatures? As I grew up and became an ‘adult’, I stopped...
When faith deserts you, when all around you seems a deep dark abyss, when you have to dig deep to call up your courage, when you need it most, then trust seems at its most elusive. And yet … and...
Archangel Gabriel
The photo in this post is that of a stained glass window depicting Archangel Gabriel with the Virgin Mary. I took it during my dad’s visit, the day we went to Winchester Cathedral – found...
Years and years ago, my good friend T said to me ‘YOU are responsible for how you feel. You CAN choose how you feel. Nobody MAKES you feel mad. You CHOOSE to feel mad, so YOU can CHANGE it.’
‘What?’ I...
Author and legendary conservationist Lawrence Anthony died on the 2nd March 2012. His family tells of a solemn procession of elephants to his compound in the Tula Tula Game Reserve. From miles and miles...
Think back to the last time you had a rip roaring belly laugh.
Remember how the tears rolled down your eyes, how your sides ached? How, the more you wanted to stop, the more you laughed? How those around...
Baby step, baby step, show up. Baby step, baby step, show up.
This is my mantra for this year and a combination of two lessons I learnt from Nick Williams.
I first came across Nick when I broke a £20 note...