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I met up with someone yesterday who had been in the same circles as me for many years, but we had never really talked before.  So I remedied that and met him for lunch and was rewarded with a very interesting meeting of minds.  He made a comment that resonated with me and which I […][...] read more » Where you are affects what you do

Before I begin to share, I’d like to apologise in advance to anyone who considers this a little crude or lavatorial.  Reader discretion is advised! My wife was a wise lady.  I remember her once saying to me that the best piece of advice a friend and therapist had given her was (spoken in a […][...] read more » You gotta sit…

I had an interesting personal lesson over the weekend.  I was doing a drive I know very well, I have doneit every other week for a number of years now.  I don’t have to think about navigation, though I occasionally still use my satnav to advise on traffic conditions.  This weekend I did the drive […][...] read more » There’s always another way to do things…

I wrote a month ago about my new regime.  I was reflecting on it today; I began when I came back from holiday in May and saw my photos.  I thought, “I don’t want to see any more pictures where I sport a Buddha-like belly!” and, thanks to my daughter started to use a bit […][...] read more » Changing times, changing me

I have reached the age that makes it hard not to realise that Life is changing.  When I look in the mirror and I can’t help noticing that I no longer have a head of dark, thick hair.  I also noticed that I am no longer as svelte as once I was.  It was one […][...] read more » Change is inevitable.. YOU can choose what you do about it!

This another of our occasional guest blogs.  This one is penned by my brother Quentin, a 7th dan black belt in Aikido.  He is addressing one of the key questions in Change. Most of us have been on a course at one time or another and learnt some really important things, only to find that […][...] read more » Making Change Permanent

Yesterday, a friend and colleague reminded me of something that I always advise others to do, thus reinforcing the observation that just ‘cos you know something doesn’t mean that you actually do it!  I had written a business letter about something that had got under my skin.  It had been on my mind for sometime […][...] read more » Clean communication

Whilst we were walking the Ceredigion Way, we learnt that it wasn’t a stroll along the beach, rather a series of seemingly endless ups and downs.  It was hard to decide which was harder, climbing the blooming hills or descending them, down steps that were all the wrong sizes or paths covered with shale, whilst […][...] read more » Lessons from the Ceredigion Way–part 2

I was today reminded of something I’d not considered for a while. We all encounter people in our lives we find particularly hard to handle.  They are often either people at work or within our families.  A moments reflection will quickly identify those you often moan about.  The thing is,  quite often, (and this is […][...] read more » Thought for the day

My brother Quentin, shared this story with me and I thought it worth sharing:- “A farmer died leaving his 17 horses to his three sons. When his sons opened up the Will it read: My eldest son should get 1/2 (half) of total horses;My middle son should be given 1/3rd (one-third) of the total horses;My […][...] read more » The moral of the story is… Look for the 18th horse