January 30, 2023 My word of the week: trauma ‘Death by blunt-force trauma,’ is a common assessment in crime fiction. And rightfully so; the word ‘trauma’ comes from the …
January 23, 2023 My word of the week: Contentment Contentment is a simple idea which can feel impossible. The word describes the emotional state of being at ease with …
January 16, 2023 Word of the week: Power So, what is your experience of power? Perhaps it has been both good and bad. Perhaps you’ve met good power …
January 9, 2023 Word of the Week: Really My word of the week is Really. It comes from the word real – ‘No shit, Sherlock!’ - and means …
December 30, 2022 My late Christmas I did not spend long in the stable. I arrived late, you see, a few days late, due to ‘events …
December 27, 2022 My special word for 2023 Do you have a word for the New Year, for 2023? My word is unfolding. It has echoes of Christmas, …
December 19, 2022 The Four Gates of Advent: No.4 – The Gate of Focus Sometimes in the day, we need to step away from our current mind set in order to find fresh possibilities. …
December 12, 2022 The Four Gates of Advent: No.3 – The Gate of Assent Sometimes in the day, we need to step out of our current mind set in order to find fresh lands …
December 9, 2022 The journey to Christmas We do not need to speak everything on our walk to Christmas. We do not need to organise the mystery …