...you know the drill, click the pic and come read some of my tenuous Star Trek references as I traverse the galaxies of my hidden beliefs.
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Lightbulb Moment: claim your voice
Dr Gladys McGarey is a 102 year old medical doctor and pioneer of holistic medicine. I listened to her chatting with Elizabeth Day on the How to Fail podcast while I was walking the hell hound (our new affectionate term for the dog, inspired by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens) and there was … Continue reading Lightbulb Moment: claim your voice
What happened to January?
And most of February, as it turns out. Yes, this post has been sitting in my draft box for weeks while the days have disappeared in a puff of smoke, and not a blog post in sight. We’ve got a lot to catching up to do, better put the kettle on. New York in the … Continue reading What happened to January?
Pied Wagtail
Pied Wagtail wagged and bobbed as she searched the Earth for worms Where once they were abundant, now she found them hard to earn But she carried on her wagging, for what else was there to do? No use worrying about it; on went the search for food One day she saw a human, sitting … Continue reading Pied Wagtail
Many holes, no water: the pursuit of mastery
I’ve always had this feeling that I’ve never gone quite deep enough with anything to consider myself skilled at it. The term ‘mastery’ floats around in education and self-development circles. It simply means proficiency, but all too often I read it in terms of superiority or domination and for that reason I don’t like it … Continue reading Many holes, no water: the pursuit of mastery
Snakes in the Grass
Another story published thanks to the team at Gobblers/Masticadores. The opening paragraphs of this story were written in a creative writing class I took a couple of years ago, but I only recently got round to finishing it. It was inspired by a friend who works with cows, but I hasten to add that the … Continue reading Snakes in the Grass
I’m paddling but I’m going nowhere
In my blog post, Overthinking is my nemesis, so why do I treat it as my friend? my optimism is palpable. I had identified that my overthinking was keeping me stuck and action was the antithesis to the paralysing fear I'd allowed to rule my brain. Action was the key to getting me out of … Continue reading I’m paddling but I’m going nowhere