I realised yesterday I had, repeatedly and with the same organisation, been falling into the role of “Marshmallow Rescuer”. Worse than jumping in to solve someone else’s problem (when they are the best person to know what a solution would like like, when they are absolutely able ask for the support they need, when they […]

As I was awakening this morning I was reminded of a meeting with a friend who I’d only ever previously been in touch with online. It was while I was in Australia (a good few moons ago) and we met up at the hostel I was staying at. The overwhelming sense was of unreality that […]

Today I learnt an important lesson that I’m going to share with you: A day trip to Lundy Island is, quite simply, Not Enough. I’ve had an amazing day only tainted by the brevity of my stay and the desire simply to stay on the island. A desire that was curtailed by the practicalities of […]

  Today I find myself practising (and hopefully practicing!) the Art of Slow. Slow is not my natural default setting (by a million miles) and yet I’m currently finding it one of the most rewarding and enlightening places to be. My sense is that the general expectation of society these days is that fast is […]

Today I was astounded by the lusciousness of nature. I’d like to think I’m generally fairly in touch with how awesome nature is but on the basis of today I may have to throw that misconception out of the window. Because. Really. Nature is AWESOME. My astoundedness came about while in a 20 year old […]

Something about (not the National Trust) Berrington Hall inspires me to cast off my shoes and meander around barefoot – which today resulted in me discovering that burrs attach to feet (mine, anyway) as well as clothing! Walking around barefoot isn’t anything particularly unusual for me but having such stunning and awe-inspiring grounds to explore […]