For someone who’s written a book about pausing and breathing – albeit principally in the context of conversations – I recently realised that I wasn’t doing much of either! Without noticing, I’d become preoccupied with routine tasks and some self-imposed expectations around bigger projects – and got drawn into a tighter and tighter circle of […]
In the autumn of 2019, I was ‘reckoning’ with myself as I approached the threshold of my 60th birthday. It seemed to be a significant time, calling for new rhythms in the later stages of a working life. This led me to reappraise my identity and work, using the autumn season and the metaphor of
When I’m low on resources, I often return to one of my favourite books: Let your life speak, by Parker Palmer. The book’s theme is wholeness and accepting all aspects of ourselves: our light and darkness, our gifts and foibles, our ability to be both self-serving and generous, our warts and wisdoms. Palmer’s writing resonates
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Above my desk is a framed cartoon that says: ‘you don’t write books for the money. you write books to stake your claim on whatever ground you want to own.’ The first statement is especially true for self-published authors! The second has some resonance for me but, essentially, I write for myself, to reflect, process,
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