In July, I described my evolving sense of ‘success’ for pieces of writing, sharing that, for me, meaningful measures are: thoughtful reflections in response to my posts; and well-used, tatty copies of my books. I also confessed to my resistance towards anything that feels like ‘marketing’ and ‘selling’, and resolved to do something about
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Recently, a friend wrote ‘I’m not myself at the moment’. It caught my attention because it’s a phrase I used often earlier this year. Lately, I’m saying ‘I feel more like myself again’. What on earth does this mean?! I know, intellectually, that ‘self’ is ever-changing. Cells are replaced every few days, nails and hair
In a period of transition towards a less workful life, I’ve been reflecting on a post I wrote nine years ago. It described the careful dismantling of a factory opposite my previous home*. In it, I wondered how we might pay more attention to the way we take apart an infrastructure that’s no longer required
I’m writing as I prepare to transition from time ‘out’ of the everyday world to being back ‘in’. Having published Approaching Difference Differently, it was important to regroup, recover and replenish, and I’d planned to spend some weeks on retreat on Holy Isle. The futility of plans – something I keep having to relearn! Getting