The Importance of Ceremony and Ritual in Dying
Today I attended the funeral of a friend and neighbour. The crematorium was packed. People were standing around the edges and at the back filling it to the very brim. People in gaily coloured...
Category: Strategies
Decision-Making Strategy for Xmas Trees and Life
Picking a tree Just before Christmas, we went to get a tree to decorate from the local garden centre. On the way in, I passed a man and boy sifting through all the trees....
Having a bad day? Get yourself out of a wobble
Today, I had a wobble! That’s what I call it when I wake up and feel a bit rubbish – it’s going to be a bad day! I lay in bed a while and...
WHILST I WAS LOVING LIVING LIFE, LOVE FOUND ME
I was thirty-nine, single and tired of it. I wanted a man. I wanted a partner for life. A husband! I had never wanted that before. A boyfriend, yes, but never a husband. Something...
CHANGING THE PATTERNS
I was just preparing to start the day’s training course when the school’s deputy head teacher telephoned. A feeling of dread came over me – what were they complaining about this time? My stepson...
LEARNING TO WINDSURF – A MIND/BODY EXPERIENCE
A few years ago I took a holiday at one of those personal development centres on a beautiful Greek island. You know the ones – you can take a whole load of classes from...