I recently had the opportunity to sit in a group and work through some unresolved tension between some of the group members. The method used for relieving the tension was so simple – good communication. Everyone spoke in turn, without interruption. People took their time, there was no rush, there was time to think about…
2008/08/30 This post became lost in cyberspace and today was found – it should have been posted back in August 2008 and probably was stored in drafts because of a dodgy modem connection – now it can be put in it’s rightful place – no longer a lowly draft…….. I accidentally did some gardening today, I had…
Welcome to my new wordpress blog theme – designed by yours truly! I must admit to being quite pleased as I have never attempted anything quite like this before – looking through templates and choosing one is as technical as I have been in the past! What do you think? Is it a keeper? It feels…
I have decided to take some of the great advice in Rachel Meeks new e-book, Simple Blogging: Less computer time, better blogging. One of the ideas that appealed to me is to set a schedule for blogging. This idea has benefits for me and for people who like to read the blog. It gives me…
Death comes to us all My mother passed away at the end of May, just a few short weeks ago. She had been trapped in the strange world of Alzheimer’s disease for a number of years, slowing disappearing, little by little. We were so lucky that she didn’t lose her sweet character, her love of…
I have been wandering here and there for awhile this summer, it’s fun to be footloose and fancy free – so to speak. The weather has not been the best, however, this is Ireland and we have grown up with these weather patterns and have learnt from our mothers knee to just go out there…
