October 29, 2016
Ghosts. Yesterday, buying a coffee, I had to fight my way through an ever extending array of plastic Halloween decorations, a commercial and tenuous connection to the ancient Celtic belief that this time of year marks a blurring of the lines between the living and the dead. As the leaves turn and the morning chill […]
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October 23, 2016
In March 2007 The Swiss army marched into Liechtenstein apparently accidentally which, if it weren’t Switzerland a country notable for its lack of aggression, might have caused a dramatic diplomatic incident. As it turned out the Liechtenstein response remarkable, they didn’t notice. In fact the Swiss had to own up to their mistake and were […]
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October 22, 2016
At the weekend I travelled to Bournemouth to give a presentation at a conference. The event was all about finding ways to reach your potential, but I don’t believe it’s possible for us to reach our potential, and strangely enough, I think that’s a wonderful thing. Sinking into the rather too deep leather sofa I […]
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October 15, 2016
Sometimes people come into my room with a story which seems to have an inevitable end to everyone except the person telling it. When your relationship is falling apart it’s easy to be blind to positive action, engulfed instead by the impending catastrophe. Even when a relationship reaches crisis point all is not lost. What […]
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October 8, 2016
I used to have a client who wouldn’t let me use the word “vulnerable”. I understood why she was so opposed. Growing up in an extremely abusive environment she had learned that it was neither safe nor constructive to be vulnerable. Children are incredibly resourceful at finding ways to survive. On a forum this week someone […]
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