Those of you that know me well, may be amused at this post because I am not known for giving up easily and have been described as gritty, determined, tenacious even. Perhaps I am growing up but when I look at the image of Sisyphus endlessly pushing the rock up the hill, I do question […]
The limited time I have had in Tokyo has made me yearn for more time to explore this amazing rich culture. I think that the shrines and sacred forests that exist in the midst of the hustle and bustle say a lot about the culture. One particular art form that has long held an appeal […]
This is the start of something that has long fascinated me, the lessons we can learn from myths, legends and fairytales. Beyond the usual we glean from Aesops fables, I am looking at stories from Rumplestiltskin to Sisyphus, but let’s begin with Goldilocks. Are you all sitting comfortable, then let us begin… Although Artistotle is […]
Is untethered a feeling of being ungrounded, unrooted? Or is it the freeing feeling of being unbound, unrestrained? I guess, as with everything, it comes down to perspective. Losing my father, my stable source, at a young age left me feeling untethered; definitely more of the ungrounded, unrooted meaning of untethered. I felt as though […]
Not that I fully understood it at the time but from a young child I was encouraged by my father to “walk my why”. He was one of those very rare people who I think definitely walked his why, and quite possibly reached what Maslow would have called self-actualisation. The fact that his final words […]
In Victor Frankl’s words, “Between the stimulus and response, there is a space. And in that space lies our freedom and power to choose our responses. In our response lies our growth and our freedom”. I have to confess that this is still very much a work in progress for me. I am inclined to […]
“You don’t have to know what comes next. You don’t have to have everything figured out right this second. You don’t need to know your entire story. You are a living, changing, growing soul riding through your unique and beautiful journey of life. And that’s exactly what it is – a journey – and it […]
Life is all about balance. Even at the most fundamental level the universe seeks to maintain balance. The atom, the building block of all matter, strives towards a balance of positive and negative charges. If it cannot maintain balance, it bonds with other atoms to maintain that balance, forming molecules. Indeed, balance is the underlying […]
“Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn.” – Marian Wright Edelman The lives we are now living are laying down cultural and ecological tracks that will define the lives of future generations. Our descendants own the future, but the decisions and actions we make […]
“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” ― Moliere This quote resonated with me, particularly in terms of social issues such as the climate crisis and racism. How much personal accountability do I take for these issues? Although many of us are sensitive […]