Living in the now – puppy style!

Posted on Nov 23, 2008 in Spiritual living

We’ve just got a puppy; a bundle of border collie fun called Jester who, yes, is living up to his name! As well as teaching my two sons a lot about caring and responsibility, the little chap has also been emphasising another life lesson for me – the importance of living in the present moment.

The past few months have been tricky for me which is always a sign that I’m doing a lot of growing and developing.

Once upon a time – the power of story

Posted on Sep 22, 2008 in Spiritual living

I recently heard a piece on the radio talking about the decline in the number of parents reading stories to their children, and I thought what a great shame that is. I have really fond memories of bedtime sessions with my two sons, bringing the Harry Potter (among others) books to life with my silly accents and crazy facial expressions. I have to confess I wasn’t sure who was enjoying it more in the end; them or me!

Creativity requires craziness

Posted on Jul 25, 2008 in Spiritual living

One of my favourite films is Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner. In it, he plays a struggling farmer who follows otherworldly inspiration and builds a baseball pitch on his corn field because, he is told, “If you build it they will come”. And you know what? They do, but not before everyone around him thinks he’s gone completely mad.

The thing is, he honours his creative inspiration, he makes the space into which his dream can grow and manifest, despite his friends, family and colleagues telling him he’s lost the plot and it’ll never work.

The change challenge

Posted on Jul 25, 2008 in Spiritual living

Having written recently about feeling like I was in a period of waiting, I now find myself in a time of intense change – that’ll teach me! This time round, it’s a new relationship which has come as an unexpected but extremely welcome blessing.

As we’re adjusting to each other, we’re inevitably coming across areas where he (I’ve promised not to name him!) has challenged or questioned me on the way I do things.