My business and your business
I love the work of Byron Katie, it is so simple and so, so powerful.
She talks about the importance of knowing the difference between:
- My business
- Your business and
- God’s business.
I am excellent at pointing out to P when I think he is dabbling in my business. When he argues about the merits … Read more
Fear
The other Saturday night we watched Lost Land of the Volcano on BBC which showed Steve Backshall, Gordon Buchanan, a giant rat (as big as a cat) and a cuscus (a tree climbing marsupial)l in a crater of an extinct volcano in New Guinea.
The cuscus was first ever seen on camera by Buchanan and … Read more
Labyrinth Life Lessons
This is a blog I wrote in my head in the summer, in Croatia, when the sun was hot and water was warm and there was loads of time for the kids to play without having to do homework after a long day at school (don’t get me started).
Just up the hill from where … Read more
Bereavement and Sadness at Christmas
Christmas is always mixed for me.
- How was it for you?
- How did you feel?
I love seeing the kids open their presents (we got it right this year – phew) and I like having time to see friends.
I also feel sad at Christmas because it isn’t in a semi-detached house in Kent with … Read more
Another year over and a new year just begun
Years ago I went through a phase of reading all of Bruce Chatwin’s books…starting with The Song Lines. I loved not just the travel, but his reflections on his experience. He used Moleskine notebooks on his travels and I aspired to have Moleskines as part of my life. It wasn’t until some 10 years later … Read more