Do you see what I see?
What do you see? Someone struggling with fear and self-doubt?Or someone with hope? We may never know. But perspective is interesting, isn’t it?
What do you see? Someone struggling with fear and self-doubt?Or someone with hope? We may never know. But perspective is interesting, isn’t it?
A most lovely colleague shared that he’d dreamt overnight that a personal wardrobe malfunction would befall him when he stood up in a lecture theatre later that day in front of dozens of people. Based no doubt on his perceived stress of the event – why, I’m not sure, for he is an amazing presenter… Read More The wrong trousers . . .
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” Rumi
I’ve been a fan of The Art of Brilliance since attending an event several years ago run by its founders, Messrs Andy Cope and Andy Whittaker. Truly, if you ever get the chance to watch them in action, take it – you’ll come away feeling brilliant about yourself (no surprise there). And their “2% mindset”… Read More 2% . . .
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
The other Saturday, I feel sure that I recently heard the British National Anthem being mis-sung. There seemed most definitely an “our” when it should have been a “the.” And this, at a very high-profile, public event. It’s not the first time I’ve heard this. If honest, I’ve got a bit of a bee in… Read More No matter . . .
“To wisely live your life, you don’t need to know muchJust remember two main rules for the beginning:You better starve, than eat whateverAnd better be alone, than with whoever.” Omar Khayyám
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.Rumi
We turn not older with years, but newer every dayEmily Dickinson
“A friend is one to whom one may pour out the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that gentle hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.” George Eliot