We all want to live a good life. So are there simple tools for a good life to support us in doing so? We want to live well ourselves (whatever our definition of living well) and we aspire to be decent humans for others too. But…
Have you heard the term Active Listening? Do you feel your communication skills could improve? Have you done a lot of talking but feel unheard? Perhaps it is time to learn to listen better. I felt similarly for a time, and so I began to learn…
A business solves a problem. So then a successful business must solve a relevant problem well. This then is our aim of running our businesses. I am guessing that many of us want to create businesses that are successful. Definitions of success abound - but for…
Currently, I am a digital nomad and I am loving it, in the short term at least. Today I am working from a café in my home village by the seaside. Yesterday I based myself in a dear friend's garden flat. I worked to a backdrop…
A simple meditation practice can change your life. I meditate very simply, regularly, and this simple practice has improved the quality of my life. I believe in the life-enhancing force of meditation so much that I put together some simple breathing exercises on the blog which…
Monthly Challenges – April 2022 The Autumn transition is upon us. Here in the Southern hemisphere Summer has turned into Autumn, the season of bountiful skies and gentler temperatures. Perhaps you have entered Spring, the traditional season for newness, fresh starts and growth. Spring and Autumn…
In 2015 I came across a quote that described my experience starting a simple beautiful life. It spoke about the power of our intentional attention. "Energy flows where attention goes" Tony Robbins When we decide to focus on a goal, things start falling into place. Whatever…
Simply choosing simplicity is as close to a life motto as I have. I recently found these words that I wrote back in 2015. I had small children and had just set out on the journey of creating a simple beautiful life. Reading it, I can…
The world feels hard right now and we are all affected in some way. We need to be heard and we need to connect with and care for ourselves and others. Sometimes it can be helpful for our health to slow down, step away, and become…
I have always loved stories. I grew up hearing tales from my family and from books, and developed a very fertile imagination. As I grow older, I believe increasingly that we all have our own unique tales to share, and that at times we need them…