My daughter is getting married in two days time so I couldn’t resist posting this piece about a lost wedding dress that I read about today in ‘The Week’ magazine. A bride-to-be in Tacoma, America was in tears when she phoned the police to report that her wedding dress had been stolen just hours before … Continue reading A happy coincidence?
We have private thoughts at the back of the mind all the time. Often these are unnoticed yet they have a profound affect on our feelings. Cognitive therapy shows that negative and fear-laden laden thoughts add to depression and anxiety. The trouble with this approach is that often our inner thoughts are so well hidden … Continue reading Say to yourself something different.
Friday 01 November 2013 – 4pm to Sunday 03 November 2013 – 2pm Purley Chase Centre Warwickshire We aim to spend a fun and friendly weekend meeting old friends and making new ones. During the mornings the adults and children are led in separate sessions learning and creating with experienced leaders. The afternoons are free … Continue reading Family Weekend
It might be tempting to keep quiet about what you really believe or hide behind a book that gives your view rather than talking about it yourself; especially if you are afraid if you share ideas they might be discarded or even trampled on. But don’t we each have some sort of responsibility for freely … Continue reading Share ideas – How to talk about beliefs.
A little girl died aged 15 months last November from an aggressive form of cancer. You might think that would make Isla Cecil’s parents become negative and lose heart and energy. Not so Mikey and Anna who have since raised £500,000 for research into high-risk childhood tumours. They did it by organising fêtes, marathons, and … Continue reading A great effort
Do you trust senior members of your organisation to get it right or to be a credible source of information? Do you trust the constant stream of commercial messages and political spin to which you are exposed. What can be done to help to build trust? Benefits of trust within an organisation and community Organisational … Continue reading Build trust — How to help my organisation.
English young people aged between 11 and 15 years of age are turning away from bad habits of their forebears. Dramatic data from the Office for National Statistics suggest that the smoking ban and other public health measures have been working. The percentage of this age group trying alcohol fell from 61% in 2003 to … Continue reading Can we learn from our kids?
Many working mothers feel torn between staying at home to look after the children and going out to work to earn needed money. With the high cost of housing in the UK, being ‘a stay-at-home mum’ is often not an option. Yet such working mothers may feel guilty about not being around for their children … Continue reading Working mothers torn between home and work. What choice to make?
Both religion and science make truth claims about ultimate reality. For that reason there is growing interest among scientists, theologians, and laypeople to ask if science and religion can both answer the same questions about reality and have real points of interaction. I like to think of myself as part of this exciting and stimulating … Continue reading Science and religion
Do you need to find a new direction in your life? One sign is when you feeling a bit empty or discontented. Lacking much in the way of a sense of fulfillment in what you do? Perhaps you are drifting through life without a clear sense of where you are going. Having a meaningful sense … Continue reading How do I find a new direction?