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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Instead of writing this piece, I should have been hosting a Leadership Embodiment community of practice day in Fife. Based in the Cairngorms, the deciding factor in calling off the event was the prospect of driving 100 miles in snowy conditions. I rarely cancel workshops for my own welfare and I found it immensely difficult.
In a speech marking the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the late Queen Elizabeth II said: 1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure… it has turned out to be an ‘Annus Horribilis’. This came to mind in recent months. It seems that 2023 has been