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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

I was talking to a professor of neurological psychology today, and I mentioned that  I tended to be very present focused, in the context of our recent loss.  She mentioned that our brains, like our bodies, are designed to heal and recover from loss, and that this was key part of humans ability to survive […][...] read more » We’re designed to heal

All the management books, coaches and gurus seem to be telling us that we have to make plans…. Hell, this morning I was in just a session with my clients!  “How are you going to do that?”  “What will you do if it fails?”  “Who could help you?”  “What’s the alternative?”  So I guess I […][...] read more » Plan B

I feel a bit like Forrest Gump, because I want to observe that “Life is like a game of Snakes & Ladders”. Both in personal and professional life it seems to be that you work really hard to build momentum, begin to forge ahead and then just as you are beginning to feel that you […][...] read more » Snakes & Ladders

I’m not sure if I have any answers today, only a question “Do all Life Lessons have to be learned painfully?” I’d love to hear your thoughts please. My own memory is selective and so I’m hardly the best point of reference for this kind of thing.  If I think back to learning in general, […][...] read more » Life Lessons?

I just wanted to say a very public “Thank You” to everyone who remembered us, called, sent flowers or thoughts yesterday. It was good to know we were not alone and she was not forgotten.[...] read more » Thank You

Well, today was the day, the cycle completed, 12 months to the day since she died.  I had no idea how it would be or what we would do.  In part I dreaded it in case all sorts of ‘stuff’ was dredged up, in part I was pleased as it meant, from here on in, […][...] read more » 12 months on…

Serendipity brought this to me today after today’s blog on the Power of Love and this just seemed to say the same thing “This is a video of street singers from around the world being recorded, overlaid and mixed with one another while singing the song “Stand By Me”.It is a marvel to listen to […][...] read more » The Power of Love 2

A friend sent me this story about her boys playing in the snow in Canada, and said it had made her think of me. “The boys were building a snow fort while under siege. Their walls kept collapsing under enemy fire, but they rebuilt and ducked and rebuilt again. They were persistent, till they reached […][...] read more » Two little boys…

I know people take very different views about this kind of thing but I try to understand the meaning behind the patterns I perceive in my life.  I know you can say it is all just random, and it maybe so, but I think the Universe has a way of communicating with us and not […][...] read more » Trying to Read the Runes