The book or the movie?

June 8, 2023

The Book or the movie? 

Given the choice would you rather read the book or watch the movie? We all have our preference for the way we take in information. Some of us like the detail that a book provides while others prefer the more animated, perhaps highlights reel, version provided by the mov...
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If the events of the past 2-3 years have done nothing else, they have reinforced how much we as humans crave interpersonal contact. When we were all locked down what did we crave? Being able to get out and see people. When there were limits on the size of gatherings that cou...
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Doesn't it feel good when you do something you've been meaning to!  It doesn't have to be a big thing either. It might be something as simple as tidying up your desk, making a call to someone you've had on your mind for a while or starting an exercise habit.  It's ...
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Three things...

February 2, 2022

Three things to focus on

1) “All of a sudden” it is February. 2) 10% of the year has passed. 3) What does the rest of the year hold? With so much uncertainty around us as the world copes with the pandemic perhaps it is important to find a few simple things to focus on. Things you can control. ...
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One of the responses we are seeing to the global pandemic, from where I sit, is an increasing tendency for a higher authority, eg “the government”, to be expected to take responsibility for the circumstances people find themselves in.  Is that how it should be? ...
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Which "P" matters most?

March 10, 2021
In these uncertain and ever changing times keeping some form of focus can be difficult.  In thinking about putting this together I thought simplicity would be a good starting point. Perhaps find a single letter of things that can keep things simple and then put somethin...
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Food for thought...

September 30, 2020

Food for thought...

It’s an old expression - “Food for thought”. The more you think about it, no pun intended, the more the importance of it dawns.  We spend a lot of time making sure we have enough food on our respective tables to sustain ourselves physically but how careful, or sel...
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What a year last month was!

With the world now hunkered down to battle a new bio security threat there are some interesting observations to be made and lessons to be learned.  How have you coped with the changes you have had to make? What are you learning during a period in lockdown? Wha...
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20 Things for 2020

As we conclude the second decade of the 21st century I suspect there will be plenty of posts, or puns, about having 2020 vision for next year.  Having had that thought I then thought some more.  What might be 20 things to think about and/or do for 2020?  1) Ha...
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Experiences or Things?

October 17, 2019
What is more important in life - Experiences or Things?  Many years ago a mentor of mine gave me some advice:  “Go through life accumulating experiences, not things”. At the time I think it was largely,  but obviously not entirely, lost on me. We were youn...
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