Its not all about me!

What are the learnings of family relationships? In fact of all relationships. Most of the time number one would be “It’s not all about me!”  Its is a refrain that should be imprinted on my brain. I could delete yesterday’s post – I could say: “Ah this was...
What do dogs have to do with writing?

What do dogs have to do with writing?

Reading James Altucher today he talked about writing – that when he has a problem he explores it – by writing about it – . He says: “Don’t even give me a description – not how you feel about it – just what happened, no flowers or...

Creative Cake Making 101

I have decided that I suck at making cakes.  But I keep trying.  What I produced yesterday looks fab.  But taste.. nah sorry failed the really yummy taste test. Raw cakes are a different story.. I can do them pretty well.. but I know what the problem is – I am...

Why Wiggling Your Toes Lowers Stress

I was lying on the theatre table all draped in green sheets, about to have cataract surgery with only local anesthetic drops to numb my left eye.  Stressed – yes you could say that.  Body in high alert – no real idea how this is going to feel or affect my...

My Big Commitment

I suck at writing. Not the actual words.. but the act of sitting down to do it. I want to be good at it – I want to blog every day or at the very least twice a week.. but if you look at my blog until now you will see that simply has never happened. So why not?...

Living in the Heart

Asking better questions has been a mantra since my days with Roger Hamilton – and more recently in the past years with Mike Handcock and Dave Rogers – who are all masters at the skill of asking better questions. This morning as I wrote my journal I invited...