I spent some time today contemplating what it would have been like if the Japanese had won the Second World War. The Japanese bombed...

This week we complete our exploration of the use of Noting as a meditation tool. These meditations are a series so if you are just tuning...

Welcome to this meditation series on building resilience. We are developing a bit of a system to the flow of these meditations. If this...

The Gentle Art of doing Noting - Dealing with Difficult Emotions to improve Resilience This week we try out a short meditation practice...

A Series of Meditation Skills to build greater Resilience. A short blog post this week: I have been exploring different meditation skills...

This week I share a breath awareness meditation. You can find it at the end of this blog. Just press the play button. Many ages and...

My second meditation for building resilience is another simple, centering technique. This time we settle our attention lightly on...

What a year! I have gone to ground to some extent. My response to the recent overwhelming events. I get quiet. Lock-down stopped me in my...

In my last blog post I talked about how increasing creativity can help us reach our goals. Personally, I love work that is a marriage of...

Does your job or life require you to innovate or problem solve? Do you like to break new ground? Well you might be surprised to learn...

I have a confession to make. I harbour a secret stationary fetish - particularly diaries, journals and weekly planners. Oh the thrill of...

Having read, watched and listened to a lot information about effective goal setting I’d like to share what has worked for me. I hope you...

I have always been a big believer in making New Year’s Resolutions. I love taking a season at the end of the year to reflect on what has...

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/998.The_Millionaire_Next_Door This book is based on...

My husband and I have read a number of good books in our efforts to find helpful ways to get our spending under control and organize our...

This week my husband shares a bit about our adventures in slowing down and simplifying our finances...here are things we have found...

Can taking more time to do a mundane life task like shopping in a more mindful way be useful too? Well, if the way you go about it aligns...

How I learned to cook easy, cheap, healthy meals that get dinner on the table so fast I have energy left to enjoy family mealtimes and my...

The Slow and Simple Life: Storing Food to Improve its Lifespan in the Kitchen. One subject I haven’t covered yet is how to store the food...

The Slow and Simple Life - 10 Simple Things that make Meals and Entertaining Easy and Enjoyable. This blog continues my ruminations about...