Stop & Eat Grass

Stop & Eat Grass

I went for a 5K run with my daughter at the weekend. She was surprised that I was running without listening to music. She said, “But you’ll be stuck in your own thoughts all the time.” And what’s wrong with that. I guess the problem is that many people do not have...
Mental Healing

Mental Healing

In recent years society has been taking mental health more seriously, and one thing we are discovering is that positive change is easier than we thought. Although support can be patchy and largely privately provided, mental healing is possible. For hundreds of years...
Language of Love

Language of Love

Language of Love One of the most rewarding things that we can do in life is being in a long-term, happy relationship. When this aspect of life works, we feel like we can conquer the world. Yet at the same time if it isn’t working well, if our needs are not being met,...
Storytelling

Storytelling

Storytelling is built into human DNA. We like to tell stories and to listen to them. Children learn through story structure, and adults do too. Even when I worked as an account and was presenting monthly financial results, I would look for what story the numbers were...
Gratitude

Gratitude

In my last blog piece, I talked about compassion, recognising the suffering of others and then taking action to help. And that compassion should be a year-round activity not just a Christmas special. As we step full force into the festive giving period, doing so with...
Compassion

Compassion

As we move into our annual festive period, people become more motivated to help others. Footballers and TV stars turn up at children’s hospitals, local news programmes show people helping the disadvantaged, and we give gifts to our friends and family. Christmas is...