Published inThe Circle·Dec 29, 2022The Way.Isn’t it strange when we are told to get through something, it usually means the opposite. It usually means we should walk away, or choose a different path. Let time pass, close our eyes and give distance. Even getting over something, is a process of avoidance. Because for some of…Kindness3 min readKindness3 min read
Published inThe Circle·Dec 28, 2022The Exit.Most of the time things are happening to us, not by us. The happy moments, the moments of enormous sadness. When the days are easy, and when the days are hard. And when it is not under your control, we are encouraged to forget about it. To walk away. To…Kindness2 min readKindness2 min read
Published inThe Circle·Nov 20, 2022The Mess.It is such a mess. How often have we told ourselves that, and wondered how we are ever going to come out of the other side, and that we wish we could turn back time? How often have we looked at our lives and wondered with dismay: how did this…Kindness3 min readKindness3 min read
Published inPlanetwise.·Nov 9, 2022The planet will be just fine.Dinosaurs are fascinating to children and it is not surprising. A world where lizards the size of double decker buses, with teeth the size of paving stones, live alongside crocodiles with wings on a planet that explodes with fire and spits lava? Yes please. I was reading yet another book…Environment6 min readEnvironment6 min read
Published inThe Circle·Oct 15, 2022The Fail.Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we were an expert at something, the first time we tried it. Wouldn’t it be convenient if everything we created, worked first time. Wouldn’t life be easier if every decision we made, turned out to be the right one. From musical instruments, to school, to…Failure4 min readFailure4 min read
Published inThe Circle·Oct 7, 2022The Balloon.We spend so much time in our lives burying things. So much time being cool. Pretending things did not happen, or they did happen but we didn’t feel what we felt. Conversations avoided. Subjects changed. Vague answers. It just feels easier to do that. …Kindness4 min readKindness4 min read
Published inThe Circle·Sep 15, 2022The Context.You are too sensitive. You think too much. You are over-reacting. These are things we hear about ourselves, from the perspective of another. We hear that we are thinking too much about a decision, or a moment, or a relationship. We are told that the scenarios and choices in front…Love4 min readLove4 min read
Published inThe Circle·Aug 2, 2022The t-shirt.Been there, and got the t-shirt. You went to see the band? Get the t-shirt. Ticked off another Hard Rock Café, in an exotic location? Visited the place, the mountain, the beach, the legendary landmark? Take it home with you on your chest. Be proud. If it is something in…Kindness4 min readKindness4 min read
Published inThe Circle·Jul 20, 2022The NeighbourWe are always next to someone. It might be someone we pass in the street, a few centimetres apart. It might be someone we interact with on social media who lives thousands of miles away. We may know this person, we may love them. We may not know them at…Kindness4 min readKindness4 min read
Published inThe Circle·Jun 21, 2022The Version.The hardest person to get to know, is the one who looks back at you in the mirror every morning. We stand and stare, with a toothbrush or a hairbrush in hand, and it feels almost impossible to interpret what flashes across our own features or what the knotted feeling…Kindness5 min readKindness5 min read
