Searching for something that sets you alight is totally ok. You are not alone. You are not lost. It’s not worrying that you haven’t found your thing yet. The searching is what it’s all about. Making mistakes, taking risks, trying things and hating them, trying other things and loving them, trying things …
I’ve had a realisation recently about the importance of treating myself with respect and admiration. It feels like a new notion, I’ve spent much of my life telling myself I could have done things better, I should be slimmer, I should be more fun, I should have succeeded more in my career… …
I used to travel a lot. Arriving in a new country with nothing more than a back pack and a recommendation of a place to stay, I experienced a massive range of emotions and learnt so much about trust and the art of letting go. (On returning from a long trip I …
I’ve been having a few conversations lately about wasted potential. I was reminded about a job I worked in a few years ago where I’d go along, and literally count down the minutes. The job was fulfilling some needs, ie paying my rent and keeping me fed, but I can remember literally …
‘Top Five Regrets, a colleague sent this to me today and I thought I would share it with you all …… For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their …
“The planet does not need more ‘successful people’. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds. It needs people to live well in their places. It needs people with moral courage willing to join the struggle to make the world habitable and humane and these qualities …
This message is immensely calming and grounding. Instantly eliminating future concerns or regretful pasts. It makes me feel free.
I am often concerned about whether my actions are helpful to others. It has occurred to me that the way I am probably has more impact, and if I’m filling my life with joy then surely that ripples in one way or another… An inspirational man I met recently introduced me to …
