With the arrival of summer weather, many water activities are popular in New Zealand, where I live. Sailing was a significant part of my...

"The map is not the territory" Alfred Korzybski. Using Google Maps will sometimes require rerouting the journey planner to arrive at my...

Making snow angels in the sand may not qualify as fun for you, but much laughter was involved in this spontaneous moment I had with a...

Is your internal stress detector receiving the correct information? Smoke detectors are designed to sound an alarm, whether a smoldering...

Don’t believe everything you think. Sometimes we harbour negative thoughts or beliefs that limit us from achieving what we want to be,...

During a class lesson about life skills, I asked four students to stand in each corner of the room and describe what they could see - ...

I recently discovered my car required a wheel alignment. Unknowingly, I had been holding the steering wheel with escalating force to...

… If you haven’t asked the question, the answer has nowhere to go.” Clayton Christensen This quote suggests that an answer to a current...

A murmuration of starlings appears as a shape-shifting cloud, moving and twisting in the sky. This synchronised aerial dance continues to...

Making New Year’s Resolutions has become a trend but research shows 80% of people abandon them by February. Why is this? Many people set...

The month of December has a way of arousing emotions that are attached to significant calendar dates. Maybe it’s the deleted name on the...

... 11th-hour life lessons. On a recent trip, with a friend, walking or boarding buses was how we explored Paris. One night, whilst...

… ‘Le mur des je t’aime’, Paris. As I write this blog post I am spending time with family, in Paris. One of my favourite places to visit...

Growing up in a farming community, our family had a party line phone - a system where several subscribers were connected to the same...

I’ve been enjoying watching the antics of spring lambs, here in New Zealand. The twins in this photo are chasing each other and in their...

… the choice is yours. Playing 10-pin bowling has always been a challenge for me with thinking, ‘What ball should I choose? What if I let...

... when we feel both happy and sad. We are often encouraged to look for joy in the midst of sorrow - what if we allowed ourselves to...

What’s the next quarter of the year looking like, for you? *The first quarter time signal in a sports game indicates there are three...

The facilitator of the zoom meeting was posing the question, “What is catching your attention right now?” Just as my turn to answer came...

... retire from walking a life path that is not yours to walk We think of retirement as no longer working for money but what if we viewed...