Autumn Equinox – and what I learnt from standup comedy
I’ve always loved autumn – that feeling of settling and clarity after the striving of spring and the muzziness of summer. I still get that “back to school” feeling of a new academic…
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From Canary Wharf to Composting Loos
We’ve just passed the Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year. I spent it camping in the woods in East Anglia with a network of change makers and…
Read moreStepping into the light
Happy Beltane! If you're a regular reader you'll know I follow the Celtic calendar - which is a powerful template for creativity and innovation. Beltane - or May Day -…
Read moreSpringing forth
Happy Spring Equinox! This is the day when the light and dark are of equal length, and from tomorrow onwards, the days are increasingly longer than the nights. We’re moving…
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Happy St Brigid's Day. If you're thinking "What can a 5th century Catholic saint teach me about the modern world?" bear with me while I explain… Brigid is commemorated on…
Read moreThe Light in the Darkness
So, another year has scampered by - and what a crazy year it's been. On this Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year (and the Celtic precursor to Christmas)…
Read moreHow to avoid “doom scrolling”
It’s been quite a while since my last post - last year I moved from my 30+ year home in London to Sussex and this major transition has taken up lots of energy. As I…
Read moreTime to get your babies out into the world
Today is Beltane, the Celtic festival of High Spring and mid point between the Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. Nature is bursting forth, trees groan under the weight of fat…
Read moreWhy you need to be “good” at anger
“Anybody can become angry - that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right…
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