When bad things happen

How to drop your stories and evaluations and relate to things as they are
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Election promises and understanding different levels of change

Change is very much in the news this week as the UK approaches a general election. The opposition Labour party’s slogan, after 14 years of Conservative government, is one word …
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The paradox of ambition and the sickness of effort

Our society is fuelled by a sense of ambition and goal orientation. But this requires us to live forever in the future. Other cultures have plenty to tell us about the possibility of living more fully in the present moment.
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Trust in Allah but tie up your camel

a holistic approach to planning your year
Integrating the Practical and the Transcendent: The Planning Conundrum I’m planning my year ahead. I find myself reflecting on a
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The pleasure of embracing failure

The topic of success and failure comes up a lot with my coaching clients at the moment. For many people

On crumpets, anarchy and dreams of inner policeman

“You become free the moment you recognise the legitimacy of your own reason.” Bohdan Hawrylyshyn *** I’ve kept a dream