In Write Your Book in a Flash, Dan Janal writes about how most people who start books never finish them. He says: People hit this wall with almost everything they do–from trying to lose weight to creating impossibly long to-do lists, to saving money for retirement. The people who succeed find a way to persevere when things get tough (or when … Read More
An Experiment in Positivity on Social Media
Okay so, though I am not a celebrator of New Year, I have made an intention to post only uplifting, positive, compassionate and/or healing stuff in 2017. This will not always be easy, but it matters to me that we treat people and the world with kindness and if I want others to do it, let it start with me. … Read More
Thankful for Questions
I’ve read that on average we have somewhere around 70,000 thoughts each day. I did try to work this out, but it seemed too much like hard work. After all, how long does a thought last? I don’t have a standard thought size. “Chocolate.” That didn’t take even a second. “Chocolate.” Neither did that. “I wonder if there’s any in … Read More
Inquiry: Children spend too much time at computers and watching TV – is it true?
Most parents seem to believe some version of this, and I certainly have my moments. But a few things have led me to wonder about this recently. First of all, if a belief causes me stress (and this one definitely does) then it’s worth investigating. And secondly, someone told me recently about a woman who is now in her eighties, and … Read More
Inquiry: Parents should always be consistent – Is it true?
I haven’t updated this blog for a long time for several reasons one them that my kids have been growing into teenagers and they are not so keen to share the foibles of our family life. I believe it is important to respect their wishes, so if I was to continue writing here, I needed to find a new way to … Read More
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