Recently, our eldest daughter has been reminding us that this time next year, she will be able to obtain her learner's driving licence. She will then be able to place those much coveted "L" plates at the front and rear of our car so that all drivers on the road can be warned that she…
As a child growing up, manners were a big deal. There was always an adult hovering nearby to make sure that they heard the words "please" and "thank you", unprompted, automatic and totally expected, as a sign of respect and gratitude for whatever the child may have just asked for or received. Forgetting to say…
I hold an opinion that days are generally only good or bad because of the stories and opinions that we attach to them. If we call a day "good", then it is good. If we call a day "bad", then it is bad. Because of this, I try very hard not to define my days…
When I first started to receive coaching, I interpreted the ontological approach as "being nice". Every time we talked about a situation, it seemed that it all came back to me changing who I was being in order to accommodate the behaviour of others. Most of the time, I coped with this. Sometimes, it frustrated…
In an earlier post about writer's block, I talked about a system that I had applied to my experience of writer's block. My assessment is that it could potentially be useful in working through various brick walls, and so I decided to share it here in a post all of its very own. Apologies, it…
