It’s well known . . .
“The secret to a happy life is to accept change gracefully” Jimmy Stewart
Month: July 2019
Lessons in . . .
Journalist Emily Maitlis talked about what her younger self would make of her life today. Two things stood out for me … The first – don’t bother in your life with people who are mean. Next – that she’s happier now than she’s ever felt. Hopefully her younger self would be happy with her progress.… Read More Lessons in . . .
Swallowing my potato pride . . .
My beloved is cooking me a sweet potato chilli. I know this because he’s told me. I also know this because for the last hour he’s been in the kitchen prepping. The chopping and washing and stirring and weighing (not necessarily in that order) haven’t gone unnoticed as I sit in the lounge trying to… Read More Swallowing my potato pride . . .
On a journey . . .
A most wonderful colleague shared a story from his homeland – a true tale of night-time walks with friends through the desert in his native Libya. He described what it feels like to travel through the sand … the sheer vastness … how quiet it is … and how scary too. With no road or… Read More On a journey . . .
Backwards or forwards?
“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. “ Lyndon B. Johnson
Whoever you are . . .
“I think it’s OK to take a risk. Don’t take a foolish risk, but I think it’s good in life to take a risk. I also believe that I don’t care who you are, how big you are, everybody always has something to learn. Everybody can always get better.” Gayle King
Help is at hand . . .
Sometimes, things just have to be said as they’re meant. No fussing, no fudging. Just honesty. And on this Monday morning, the opening lines of a chapter in Matthew Kimberley’s book, Getting Things Done, might just meet that smattering of straight-talking and authenticity that we could all benefit from:
Tomorrow’s another day . . .
“The city takes a breath on Sunday. Of all that’s lost with the pursuit of what’s next, I hope we don’t lose that…” Hawksley Workman (Hawksley Burns for Isadora)a
See this . . .
HR Review reports on the professions most guilty of staring at the screen for too long. Top 5 in the list are: Engineers (18 hours 40 minutes) IT Specialists (18 and a half hours) Accountants (13 hours 20 minutes) Teachers (12 hours 27 minutes) Admin Staff (9 hours 28 minutes) Is that you? Or someone you lead?… Read More See this . . .
Reacting . . .
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” Carl Jung What a wonderful thought.
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