What stories fill your day? Do you notice? Where do they take you? Today was just an ordinary day. A morning walk a rush to get out a coffee’d conversation with a good friend a sick dog a disappointed client a messy kitchen a new project a technical glitch a delighted client a child’s tantrum …
Would you be fine? If the worst possible thing in your life actually happened, would you survive? How much time do you spend thinking about this? The truth is that there is a deep practice and commitment to the incitement of fear around the ‘worst possible thing’. Governments, businesses and churches are trading fear; even …
Valentine’s Day was always a nightmare. Would I get a card? Would I be the only one without a valentine? Would the boy I loved love me back. Such pressure, I used to hate it. And I loved it too. I loved the possibility that someone did actually love me. I loved the imagining that …
What happens when we set our sights on something magnificent? It may seem unlikely but it is our true nature. It may seem ridiculous but it is our heart’s purpose. It may be entirely unsupported. This wonderful story by Arnold Lobel came to my mind. I want to share it. The Camel had her heart …
Are you a life-long learner? Do you love discovering new ideas and subjects? Do you read lots of books and surf for information continually? I love that description, ‘life-long learner’…I heard it for the first time not long ago. I’d like to tell you a story. It’s a true story, but then all stories are …