Chasing the Unwanted

Do you find yourself chasing happiness whilst looking back into the past and remembering all the bad things that have happened to you? You want to be a successful (insert whatever) but your past has taught you that you can’t be successful. Chasing success only resulted in failure. Exactly as your parents, school teachers, toxicContinueContinue reading “Chasing the Unwanted”

TIWIKA16

Weird title I know. But in line with trying out different styles I thought I’d write about a few things that it would be helpful to have known when I was 16. In future there will be a subject title followed by that strange combination of letters and numbers. Things I wish I’d known atContinueContinue reading “TIWIKA16”

Dancing to My Own Tune

I lost myself years so. There were so many things I could do and I tried them all. It made sense at the time, but in truth this resulted in many diversions from my true love. Writing. When people tell you that you’re good at something, and you enjoy it, it’s only too easy toContinueContinue reading “Dancing to My Own Tune”

Inside Out Looking Backwards

Sometimes in life I feel capable, confident, sure of myself and my current pathway. Then suddenly I feel lost. I wonder how I apparently walked backwards in life whilst trying to move forward, and everything feels inside out and back to front, including me. I’ve concluded that this is my mind screaming out for change.ContinueContinue reading “Inside Out Looking Backwards”

Lost in My Work

As you can see I’m an author. But that doesn’t begin to describe me, and although I knew I had to write that book I don’t feel like an author. Derailed by common sense When I started out in my work it was as an unexpected medium. My journey began as one of personal changeContinueContinue reading “Lost in My Work”

The Sacred Cow

I heard this story from the Supercoach, Michael Neill. http://www.michaelneill.org. Two monks, a master and apprentice, were travelling through India visiting various villages. They arrived in one village that was very poor. Even so a family gave them food and shelter for the night, despite having very little for themselves. However, they did have aContinueContinue reading “The Sacred Cow”

What it Means to be British

John Curry The British are often seen as apologetic losers, too modest to win anything. Accepting defeat too easily. You only have to look at both our top football teams to know how good we are at crumbling when the going gets close to success. I’m not knocking them, I’m the same. I don’t haveContinueContinue reading “What it Means to be British”

Morning Human

I found this on social media this morning and thought how true it is. We are the product of our entire experience and it changes us in so many ways. Sometimes the effect is positive, sometimes not. Sometimes it takes time to encompass past events and allow them to either fade or bring out theContinueContinue reading “Morning Human”

Backward Looking Forward Thinking

We all think about the past. Many of us hold on to aspects of the past. Some of those things are worth remembering, some are not. Try telling your mind not to think about the things that aren’t worth recalling and on a good day it will behave, on a difficult one it won’t. Particularly if you haven’t beenContinueContinue reading “Backward Looking Forward Thinking”

Not in My Wildest Dreams

Did I ever think I’d constantly write about being quiet and preferring peace. In my youth I had all kinds of ideas, but no idea how to achieve them. My parents were more likely to say no than ‘why not, we will back you.’ They considered praise to be dangerous as it created arrogance. TheContinueContinue reading “Not in My Wildest Dreams”