A massive thank you from me this week to every generous sponsor whose input willed me on and helps the incredible charity MIND to support individuals with mental health issues, mild and major, and their families. We all need to feel good about being here on this earth, about being us and any work thatContinue reading “Complete – appreciate – but dynamism demands we look ahead, not back”
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REPETITION. Boring? Essential? Meditative? The only way to tackle a challenge?
Repetition is a key part of mindfulness, of meditation, of taking time to stop the rush and recalibrate ourselves. It appears in many ways and many forms – the regularity of the stride in running or walking (as so many will experience this weekend), the rhythmic movements of knitting, crochet and many other crafts orContinue reading “REPETITION. Boring? Essential? Meditative? The only way to tackle a challenge?”
Maintenance payments- necessary evil or precautionary tale
We all need a bit of maintenance at times – some of us more than others. Homes, offices, boats and ourselves. The saying goes that BOAT stands for Bring Out Another Thousand, so we’re lucky that all this month’s work has been reasonably economical, although it’s adding up and has cost dearly in time. RegularContinue reading “Maintenance payments- necessary evil or precautionary tale”
Diurnal wobble and other experiences
It’s been a strange first week of the year – combining unsettling new lessons and exciting experiences, with comforting returns to familiarity. All giving a chance to learn, reflect, and move better equipped into the months ahead. We started the week on the Coventry Canal at Fradley Junction. The Mucky Duck aka The Swan provedContinue reading “Diurnal wobble and other experiences”
High and dry without a home or office
Moving home and office is something we know all about as boaters – we do it regularly, casting off our mooring ropes and cruising to new places week in, week out. But leaving our home and casting ourselves off the boat is something we don’t normally do. In the past two and a bit yearsContinue reading “High and dry without a home or office”
Learning from other worlds
It was a delight this week to learn of an entire world far removed from the selfishness and greed of UK politics. A world that thrives by connecting, communicating and supporting itself and others, whether they look like it or look differently. I mean the world of… fungi. Going on a foraging course I reallyContinue reading “Learning from other worlds”
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