Only by letting go of the old forms can you make space for something new to be born. – Eric Klein I’ve been thinking about the word “change” recently. It has mixed connotations for me: I think change can be positive, helpful, even necessary in some situations (ever been through a break-up?), but I think [...]
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In the last post, we touched on some of the difficult feelings that can come out over the holidays. Today, we’re going to talk about difficult feelings that can be hard to recognise because of the concepts with which they’re associated. Giving and receiving Two things that are supposed to be delightful and generous, leaving [...]
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Crashing Last weekend I went on my first street skate without someone holding my hand accompanying me. For anyone who hasn’t been on one, they are really fun. I’m not a very experienced skater and felt nervous about doing the whole thing on my own. To my surprise, the first half went really well… until [...]
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We all face it in varying forms at some point in our lives. Adversity. What does that word mean to you? To me, it’s an obstacle of some kind, a situation or event that prevents you travelling smoothly from A to B in life. Different people handle adversity in different ways: some give up completely, [...]
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This time on Sunday, I will be on my bike doing the London to Brighton Bike Ride (not to be confused with the London Naked Bike Ride). I’m taking part in a charity ride for the British Heart Foundation. It’s 54 miles with some significant hills, and a feeling that I will call ‘mild concern’ [...]
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Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow -T. S. Eliot ‘Hollow Men’ We’ve all got those recurring nagging thoughts. Getting fit, losing weight, learning a new language, learning how to swing dance, starting on that great business idea. There are three camps of people: Those that get [...]
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