We all need to be held
We have a puppy. It’s like having a new baby. We’re getting up in the night to let him out and he needs carrying when we go out as he hasn’t had his jabs yet.
Here he is inspiring me to write this. He could of course sit on the floor as I write, but … Read more
Ambition
I’ve always been really focused and success driven. 2 MAs, 1 degree, 2 post grad certs and 1 PhD attest to a life spent achieving.
- What are your biggest achievements?
But I’ve lost my mojo.
I’ve got half a book written, an audio course on divorce good to go…but my drive to get on with … Read more
Are you productive?
I’m sitting outside, writing this for the first time this ‘summer’ and feeling productive. Except that politically, I’m not being productive as what I write in this blog won’t earn me money…so it doesn’t really count as being productive.
I listened to Radio 4 interviewing one of the new members of government talking about how … Read more
Transmitting or receiving?
So, after a long spell dealing with things down the bottom of Maslow (which still need attention)…the early mornings and longer nights do seem to be finally having an effect.
During the inspiration lull I’ve been noticing that my urge to succeed and achieve seems to have gone. I’ve been big on achievement in my … Read more
Malsow’s hierarchy of needs
This is just a quickie as I’ve not been in much of a writing mood. I know it will come back again, it’s just not here now much.
I put it down to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Writing for me is ‘self actualizing’ ie being the best of myself and bringing my unique skills and … Read more
Eating my words: epic fail on the raising teenage boy front
So there I was …writing about the eclipse and how we need to be giving our young people the opportunity for direct learning in schools and now I’m eating humble pie…again.
Friday night found us in the village hall playing bingo with lots of other families to raise money for the community playground which is … Read more