It is within the tensions or conflicts that we have not yet resolved that the most brilliant creative responses emerge….. The difficulty lies in sitting with it. Unresolved situations are uncomfortable. We do not know what will happen. We do know there will be some change and change is challenging. We can feel unsafe and […]
I don’t know if this applies to you, but I have had it pointed out to me (often actually!), that the professional commitments I make and the responsibilities i shoulder, and the expectations I have of myself sometimes do not honour my human needs. It is not clients or business partners that cop the brunt […]
I am not a patient patient! & Ten days of Ill-health have taught me a little about taking a deep breath and have a little faith and trust in the universe and in business whilst I heal. Predictably beautifully, January has brought career coaching business rolling into my inbox, and, it has been important for […]
In business, or in pleasure never, ever, underestimate kindness. Genuine concern, and it really cannot be faked, for another’s welfare, is what makes business a pleasure. They do say ‘it’s not what you know but who….’ Whilst this is simplistic and can seem callous, what I now realise is that alone, without each other, without […]
Sometimes, even with the best will in the world, its difficult to avoid feeling angry….There is injustice in the world. And may we never become immune to feeling badly about these! There are behaviours towards ourselves and others that we would much rather not see. Sometimes a mix of tiredness, with misunderstanding or mal intent […]
This might sound ‘sacred’ but for the purposes of this blog it lies much more in the realms of the profane. When we give, be it gifts on a birthday, or time to a colleague or assistance to a stranger, we generally receive in return. That grin of gratitude, or the sigh of relief, or […]
Trusting that in the spaces, whilst it feels dark and winter-esque and full or dormancy, tiny tendrils of new ideas and plots and desires are reaching tentatively outwards. Later they will extend out into the world. In the meantime’s, let them secretly grow and whisper your encouragement. Wait for them to ‘become’. To learn more […]
I begin this blog with a warning. “Don’t try and change everything.” Why do I say this? Because of bitter experience! After festive excesses I make a million pledges as I groan over my stuffed stomach and worry over my empty bank account. I resolve to eat less, earn more, be grateful for what I […]
There is no such thing as perfection. There is no Perfect Mother, no perfect Boss, no perfect Practitioner, no Perfect family and no Perfect Christmas….. What there is in reality is a series of brilliant moments, joined by a lot of learning experiences….. Please go easy on yourself will you? It will alleviate any sting […]
There is little that is as frustrating that getting off the bus, on a very rainy winter morning, only to see it drive off with the folder full of notes for you imminent meeting sitting smugly on the seat. That is second only to running inelegantly after the aforementioned vehicle for two stops, only to […]