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I was listening to the radio and someone pointed out that the 29th February is, in effect, an extra free day that we get given once every four years.  The big question is, how can you use it in someway that it is special?  What if on this once-in-four-years day you did something different; something […][...] read more » What would you do with an extra day?

Kieron Scott-Woodhouse, from Shepherds Bush in London, a 23 year old student, has designed a new Android phone clad in bamboo, destined initially for the growing Chinese market (Click the picture to see their website.)  You have to admit that is fresh thinking, instead of oil-based plastics, they use totally renewable resources which are strong, […][...] read more » Bamboo mobile phone

As we approach the second anniversary of Carys’ death, it feels appropriate to take stock and see how things have changed.  Normally when you live your day-to-day life, one day feels much the same as another… until something seismic happens.  We don’t really recognise Change when it creeps up on us gently, one day we […][...] read more » 2 years on (nearly)

I was listening to Prof John Butterworth talk on Friday about the search for the Higgs Boson  particle.  This is a theoretical particle that is a necessary part of of our current model of the Universe, but as yet, no one has proved it actually exists, so that is why they built the Cern collider […][...] read more » The missing particle and Good Questions

I was up at St Pauls yesterday, and visited the protest camp.  I have heard various comments from ‘experts’ and commentators condemning the fact that all these people have different agendas, and the fact that they have no clear message or agenda.  I disagree.  I think it can be very important, and valuable to recognise […][...] read more » It’s enough to know it’s broke..

How often have you heard the phrase “I was just in time” or “I ran out of time..”?  They are so common place that we scarcely give them any thought.  I have written before about the concept that the only time you can make a change is Now; the past has already gone and the […][...] read more » Just in time?

I was off to a meeting the other day and realised that something was different.  I won’t go into all the details (they aren’t relevant) but I recognised that something fundamentally different and because it had happened slowly, over a long period I hadn’t recognised it for what it was.  I’m sure that this type […][...] read more » Change – Active & Passive

I listened to Liam Fox, the secretary of state for defence, talking on Saturday talking about Libya.  He said “If you don’t allow Change to to be a process then it becomes an event.”   Which I took to mean that if Change wasn’t a continuous thing then all of energy slowly builds up until it […][...] read more » Event or Process

On Friday I went to my nephew’s school assembly.  They were having a special red-nose day to raise money for Comic Relief.  All the children were dressed up, many wearing red clothes, red noses, red hair and deeley boppers.  The children put on a special show they had written and then collected about £100 from […][...] read more » Red nose day

As I drove into London today, the sun was shining, even though it was pretty chilly and we had frost this morning.  I was literally thrilled to see my first trees in blossom, huge white clouds of blossom… I really felt it was a gift.  In many ways this is my favourite seasonal change, and […][...] read more » Spring blossom… signs of hope