October - 2022

Oct 26, 2022
1 min

My happiest accomplishment this year [Wise Wednesdays]

My happiest accomplishment this year [#wisewednesdays] Even in hard times, there are so many things that we accomplish and can be grateful for. My proudest achievement this year: getting my 70+ year old parents to Body Pump and love it. It’s translated into healthy weight loss, lower blood pressure and strong energy. This means my father’s wish of not needing to take medication has come true; and my mother's back pains have all but disappeared. Plus, it frees up the local GP

Oct 19, 2022
2 min

The world has always been falling apart – and that’s not a bad thing [Wise Wednesdays]

The world has always been falling apart. And recreating itself again. The apparent order we experience in our lives is the result of infinite cycles of creative destruction - ones that came before you and ones that you are participating in right now. Destruction – reordering – destruction – reordering, etc. You’ve probably had moments of realisation that none of the catastrophes that hit the world are personal. It’s just the way of things. It was 1991 when my grandmother poin

Oct 12, 2022
2 min

You’re doing better than you think [Wise Wednesdays]

It’s hard. It’s really hard. The world might be falling apart but you’re still expected to get up, answer emails and do your taxes. How is it possible? You could just throw in the towel, turn off the lights and ride off into the horizon… But somehow, you’re putting one foot in front of the other and you keep going. Nice work. Some people call it resilience. Others might say that you’re practising something very special that continental philosophers call: Hermeneutic Responsib

Oct 5, 2022
1 min

It's easy to forget this.

If you’re caught up in thought loops about how to get things done and racing from one thing to the next... ...remember you might be better served by slowing down and reconnecting with what you’re trying to create and who you need to be. It’s unlikely that: - You need to be constantly stressed - Be constantly active (and not sensing where the opportunities and solutions are in relation to the long-term vision) - Disconnected from the people around you who can he