In the post-Christmas slump, we're opening gifts from my sister in the certain knowledge they'll be edible. Due to a glut of gingerbread, the lebkuchen included in her parcel can wait for another day but we happily plunder the chocolate-covered biscuits. We are in the middle of a game of … [Read more...] about Goal Disoriented
Change
A Lack Of Routine
I'm on a Zoom call in supervision but finding it hard to concentrate because out of my window, I'm watching a car trying to get around the corner by the church. The ice is so thick on that little stretch after a significant snowfall last weekend and sub-zero temperatures all week that it has … [Read more...] about A Lack Of Routine
Anytime Resolutions
Yes, it's December 11th, that time of year when you start afresh with your resolutions, creating a "new you" that will endure long into the future. OK, I know that today isn't the day traditionally set aside for a new start but while I am a big fan of positive change, New Year resolutions leave … [Read more...] about Anytime Resolutions
Black Friday & Feelings Of Scarcity
It's Black Friday, an unwelcome import encouraging us to part with money we don't have to adorn ourselves and our houses with things we don't need. For someone like me, constantly wrestling with a tendency toward a scarcity mindset, Black Friday offers little incentive other than to occasionally … [Read more...] about Black Friday & Feelings Of Scarcity
Sowing Seeds
It's been such a mild autumn that the beetroot is still growing as fast as I can pick it and I might even be able to push my luck and have it fresh from the ground at Christmas. Elsewhere in the garden, an apricot seed I planted some years ago just to see what would happen has thrived in terms of … [Read more...] about Sowing Seeds