Add Value, Not Noise
Here I am blogging, just like millions of others around the world. There’s a lot of noise out there, but is anyone listening? Are we a voice in the wilderness echoing around empty valleys? It’s the same with books. I’m…
Tag #travel
#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…
Sign Up, Keep Track: adventure by appointment
Being accountable means you’ll be more likely to achieve something. If I pay for a gm membership, I’ll go. If I make an appointment with my trainer, I’ll go. If I say I’ll meet someone for coffee, I’ll turn up.…
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…
No Risk, No Story
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller There have been lots of occasions where I’ve said yes to doing something and then been completely freaked out about it afterwards. Those times I’ve done those things…