Parenting is rewarding. Parenting is worthwhile. It’s the greatest thing you’ll ever do. Some people would give anything to be able to conceive so count yourself lucky if you can have children. I’m sure these were things I heard in relation to being a parent, possibly long before I actually… Read More »Is it me or does parenting suck?
The first Breakdown of the Day Communication matters. This was it. This was dinosaur day. A trip up the A34 to Oxford to the Museum of Natural History. Mostly to indulge my three-year-old’s current mega obsession with all things prehistoric and lizard-like but also to find a renowned cake shop.… Read More »On Communication and Stress (dealing with family days out)
Insulate Britain’s activities Insulate Britain is an environmental protest group. It is the offshoot of Extinction Rebellion that’s been winding up motorists across the UK and bringing attention to the climate crisis. Basically, to date they have been causing havoc on roads in an organized but peaceful way. What they… Read More »On Insulate Britain: Civil Resistance Works, They Need Public Support
Remaining positive despite the relentlessness of it all Upbeat at 5:30am after another night of disturbed sleep. Staying upbeat despite a head pounding with the pressure. Determined to remain positive although I’ve got to keep it together today. I know I’m the one who has to keep a cool head… Read More »Upbeat Thinking – How To Stay Positive By Training Your Mind
Feeling near death bringing forth life “Help me!” she screamed “I need it now! Please… help!” The screaming continued. I could just about make out the words amid the gargled noises as my wife thrashed about on the hospital bed. My second son was attempting to make his way into… Read More »On Birthdays: Why you should feel more enthusiastic about them
Up and at ’em Today I woke up less then pleased. It was 5am, still dark, and the three-month old was bright and breezy. He was making his cute little utterances that are beginning to resemble vowel sounds. It wasn’t the early hour which annoyed me. It wasn’t the need… Read More »On Responsibility: The Importance of Social Support
Again and again At this point I feel my life is going round in circles. I’ve just finished another book on productivity, come to make notes about it and seen notes from the last two books I’ve previously read on productivity. Needless to say, their sentiment is the same and… Read More »Can you be content and yet motivated for change?
A Strange Dream A few nights ago, I had a vision of an Earth where somehow a global society was emerging. It was not necessarily cohesive but the human populations of my dream-world had had a sudden and shared epiphany that united them despite their differences. They basically became aware… Read More »On Social Media and Money: The Controlled Minds Need Feeding
Everything seems so bad 2020 is drawing to a close. There have been moments when it has felt like this year would never end. Trapped in our dwellings. Absorbing an unprecedented amount of negative news content. Sometimes watching the eye of the storm as it hovered over others (in Wuhan,… Read More »Why is everything so bad? A look on the bright side of 2020
Finding the Human Spirit during the American Election The Human Spirit is something to be recognised. It is something to behold. Examples of it can be found in the most unlikely of places. Yesterday morning I watched the entertaining anchors on CNN attempt to bruise each other’s egos during their… Read More »On the Human Spirit: Inspired by Josephine Baker
Seeing in 2009 Challenging negativity can take many forms. Just over a decade ago I saw in the New Year in a yurt in some woods in Gloucestershire. It was a great party. People danced, drank, smoked and had far out conversations. One conversation has stuck with me all this… Read More »Challenging Negativity
Every Day is a Good Day I look deep into the eyes of my son and I see my likeness. It is a moment of joy, of perfection. He is happy here and I am happy to be in his presence. The now tired plastic rocking horse lies cast aside… Read More »Every Day is A Good Day: How a little bit of Zen can help lift our mood