And now you are 18
April 27, 2024 No CommentsMain image by Ed Robertson on Unsplash 30th March 2022 Sweet Julia Grace And now you are 18. Even though you are also forever 15. I gave birth to you 18 years ago today, 30th March 2004, at 5 am. This morning I was awake at that time, thinking of you. Always missing you. Still […]
Read MoreHomesickness
April 27, 2024 No CommentsMain image by Ihor Oinua on Unsplash 28th March 2022 In English, when we miss our homeland, we say, “I feel homesick”. In French, when we miss our homeland, we say, “J’ai le mal du pays”. Close enough, but not quite the same. Taken literally, the English version seems just to be about missing one’s […]
Read MoreThe Miracle of Quality Listening
April 27, 2024 1 CommentImage by Sammy Williams on Unsplash 20 March 2022 COVID restrictions are falling away, even in France, which means that I am going out a bit more. This week I had four sorties mid-week – a wine-bar near my home, a premiere at the cinema with Medjool and his daughters, a goodish walk in the […]
Read MoreLearning to Live Without a Map
April 27, 2024 2 CommentsMain image by Ali Elliott on Unsplash 13 March 2022 I love maps and I love metaphors. I love maps, orienteering maps in particular, though ones of mountainous areas and other rough terrain will do. I like maps that use colours, and the larger the scale, the more detail of the terrain shown, the better. […]
Read MoreMy New Favourite Grief Model(s)
April 27, 2024 No Comments5 March 2022 Main image by Олександр on Unsplash This week is the Climate Coaching Alliance Festival – from 3-8 March 2022. I’ve joined it for the third year running. I joined it in part because coaching with the climate and our planet’s well-being in mind is increasingly part of how I work. I joined […]
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