It’s a great question, but I think we’re asking it wrong.

Most of us are struck immobile with fear every now and then. While our fear  might be something small to someone else, it matters not.  If it...

Perhaps like you, I’ve read books suggesting planning is essential if we’re to create the life we want. The popular quote:

“If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail” comes to mind.

I’ve always ...

No one likes a moaner. It can be exhausting hearing the whimper and their need for validation. It’s like a hurt child wanting sympathy for a hurt. But mostly adult ‘hurts’ are personal, and you can’t ...

We all know what Personal Protective Equipment means now we’ve been exposed to the Coronavirus. We accept wearing suitable protection as the norm in both our everyday interactions and in high-risk sit...

Working in Education has been topsy turvy this past year, to say the least. Emotions are all over the place. I’ve struggled with distance, questioned much, been hard on myself and done the Covid space...

Many of us look for solutions outside of ourselves.  We feel we’re somehow owed – or someone should ‘sort it’. We give out our hope to others, rather than trusting our own instinct to guide us to solu...

The more I notice those in my surroundings, the more I see that few take the time to stop, pause and breathe.

We get so wrapped up in our rushing and Doing the Next Task, that we don’t stop to ponder...

Over the years I’ve come to realise that we tend to get more of what we focus on.  The hypochondriacs,  fretting about their health, constantly talks about their aches and pains. And true enough, they...

When I first moved to my present house two important things happened.  First, I was offered a job advising prisoners on their options inside and second, I become the proud companion of Sheba, my fluff...

Over the years I’ve read many books on the art of questioning. Much has been written on how to craft the perfect question to get the info you need. We all know the standard closed and open questioning...

How is it that our mood can turn on a sixpence? We let ourselves be open to the changing winds – what we read in our texts, what we hear from friends and family – what we think about ourselves.  It al...

When I was growing up, my Father worked in a Bank. Long hours. Commitment. Future planning. He saw effort and investment working out in positive returns. He expected his children to be hard workers to...