Tag #Beautiful Lives

Keep Learning

I love learning new things and often sign up for courses to develop my knowledge. This year my goal is to learn some Italian, develop my writing skills and generally invest in learning. As a former high school teacher, I’ve…

#No Filter

I’ve been to a few weddings recently where the bride and groom have requested the guests turn off their phones and cameras. They want their guests to enjoy the proceedings without filtering the experience through a screen. Something important changed…

Get Off The Path

One of my favourite poems is by Robert Frost. It’s a little clichéd, but the image resonates with my soul. The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be…

Surprised By Joy

I remember reading Pollyanna as a child and playing the Glad Game and being interested, but not really knowing how to live like that. It’s taken me a lifetime to change the way I see the world. My natural temperament…

The Perfection Trap

You are a work in progress, which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once. Some of us are too bound up by wanting success or perfection that we are paralysed by fear of not…