For today’s blog I am reprinting/revamping an article I wrote a few years ago because it resonates with me at the moment. I have time to do what I want but I‘m noticing some “yes but…” excuses getting in my way. So I wanted to…
One Step Further Posts
“Don’t go changing to try and please me” This is the opening line to Just The Way You Are written and sung by Billy Joel I for one have been guilty of trying to be someone different or at least not being fully myself for…
I’ve written before about my strong belief in the power of words and the meaning we attach to them and I’m continuing to notice real shifts in this area for me. In that one phrase, I notice and now feel, that the power is not…
Choice – It’s ours to make every day What will I do? Who will I be? How will I show up? What choices will I make? Tea or coffee, champagne or a beer? Frittata and salad or fish and chips? Walk or swim, run or…
“What have you done today to make you feel proud? It’s never too late to try. What have you done today to make you feel proud?” These are the opening lines to the chorus of Proud, written by Heather Small and Peter John Vettese and…
I was working in Geneva for a couple of days last week and I added an additional day (Sunday) to see a bit of the sights. As it happened Sunday 12th May was the day of the Geneva marathon. My intention for the day had…
I was listening to a podcast by Iyanla Vanzant entitled You Matter. She sounds like a larger than life lady with a loud and clear message – You Matter. One of the things she was talking about was exercising our yes and no muscles. Do…
I felt drawn to link this week’s Midweek Musical Magic to yesterday’s blog post on The Kindness of Strangers, so I’ve chosen Most People Are Good, written by David Frasier, Ed Hill and Josh Kear and sung by Luke Bryan. “I believe most people are…
I recently spent a few days in the South of France. It was a short break and a chance for my Mum and I to spend some time together. We flew into Nice airport, where we were to pick up a rental car before driving…