In these turbulent times, as we witness much that we’ve taken for granted – from institutions to social mores – crumble and fall away we have a choice. To throw our hands up in powerlessness, deny our agency with a plaintive ‘what can I do as one individual?’ We can run away and hide. Or...
“Although actions may speak louder than words, it is our intentions that reveal our soul.” Hal Elrod This quote opens the book a little wider on that well known saying and, in an action-obsessed world, especially within the world of work, it feels like it’s time to add a little more soul to inform those...
If we let it, trust it, live through it, our heart knows, sees, hears all. It becomes our compass however turbulent the environment, carrying a wisdom on which we can rely. When we think of the heart, beyond its life-supporting function, love, kindness, empathy, compassion, courage, passion come to mind. All, of course, are qualities...
Unity is in the field…do you sense it? I hear the word everywhere at the moment. Of course, we may look far from unified as Humanity at this time and yet there is a sense of something moving. Almost an inner, perhaps unconscious, response to the need to come together to navigate these testing times....
With each day, each interaction, each situation we encounter, good or bad, we are accumulating knowledge, experience, and possibly even a deeper understanding of self and others if we choose to reflect on these events. With so many calls on our time and much taking our attention reflecting on events may be easily sidelined. We...
We humans are generally brimful of intentions. Whether more personally focused or embracing a bigger, world-changing vista, we have an abundance. Yet my personal experience suggests they’re too often stored up for tomorrow. Tomorrow never really comes though. We move through our lives moment to moment. While we’re dreaming of that brighter future, of that...
We likely all have a favourite scent. That of a beautiful rose. New mown grass. Freshly baked bread. The sea. Fragrance can inspire, connect us to time, place, experience, a person. It lingers in memory long after the initial impact and transports us back whenever we smell it. Then there’s the scent we choose to...
Too often we spend time wishing our past was different. Regrets about the things we did or didn’t do. Or we project forward, to a time we haven’t reached. ‘It will be better when/then…’ Unfolding world events engage our thoughts and feelings too, perhaps reinforcing worries about things we feel we can’t affect or change....
Something I read the other day suggested that as we age our strength/physical capability decreases while our wisdom goes up. I, like probably all of us, can attest to the former even if my mind keeps on insisting I’m 25. As for the latter how true is the growth in our wisdom? Yes, we acquire...
Legacy – what we build/create and leave behind – can be testament to our pursuit of our purpose. Sometimes it’s inspiring on a grand scale – world changers like Gandhi, Mandela, Luther King Jr – come to mind, as do artists and inventors. Under the radar, beavering quietly away, unheralded, are the many bringing positive...