The Last Dip…

From a year in Stockholm I have tonnes of colourful memories. Here's one that is particularly poignant and everything it holds. It's morning. I'm heavy. I'm light. The clouds are heavy yet the light, it's light. The rain is falling regularly, like a solid drum beat you can't help dancing too. I'm packed to leave.…

What the Health?!

What is Mental Health? What do you think about when you think of these words? Mental Health is defined as our emotional, psychological and social wellbeing by government mental health. They also highlight that this impacts how we think, interact and behave. Wellbeing is defined in the dictionary as how healthy and content we feel. In otherwords, mental…

Taking life too seriously?

Recently I was thinking about the expression of taking life too seriously. Being Serious, by dictionary definition equates to being sincere and genuine as well as cautiously considering matters that arise. I'm quite deep in thinking and conversation, but at the same time love to laugh about silly things. I remember in school and from a…

What if?

What if the cultural, political and organisational landscapes around us are representations of our individual internal and social landscape? And what if we were willing to admit that the ugly and negative tendencies we protest against are infact in ourselves? Like I read about the Tory leaders and get agitated and angry, what is that…

Why Camping is Epic…

    Camping. A family tradition I will not miss out on for the world. Last Monday night we tried to pitch the tent in a rather epic wind. The whole tent blew away into the fence leaving a nice big bruise down my leg, a night in a youth hostel, and me contemplating why…

What control actually means…

Number 1:- What can you control and develop in life? Your body Your mind (thoughts, emotions, words, behaviour) Your spirit or 'soul Your skills and your actions (in otherwords what you do)   Number 2:- What can you not control in life? Other people and their opinions, expectations etc etc All outcomes Global events Freak…

Curiosity: Under the Surface…

As Shrek said, Ogres are like onions, it's all about the layers. Funnily enough human beings have layers too. But how often do we consider these layers when bad mouthing a person, a group or a situation? When judging something, when labelling, when assuming or when forming an opinion? Or when we go to help someone, or…