Reflections

I know I shouldn’t be saying this

But sometimes I just want to stop the bus and get off… Do you sometimes feel that you’re rushing from the get-go? That your attention is taken up by the…

Spring Equinox – finding your “Island of Sanity”

Yesterday was the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere - Spring is here and the days are getting lighter and longer. It's time to express those ideas you've been germinating over…

Glimmers of Light

In preparation for a webinar I am giving on the Soul at Work* I found myself searching for books I had long put away on a high shelf, the works…

Imbolc – time for a clear out

This Saturday 1st February is Imbolc, the Celtic Festival that marks the first inklings of Spring. We're now nearly half way towards the Spring Equinox, when the days become longer than…

Winter Solstice – the gold in the darkness

Tomorrow is the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. From Sunday onwards, the days will lengthen as we start the journey back to the…

Make friends with the darkness

Today is Samhain, the Celtic name for Halloween. It marks the transition point into the darkest three months of the year. Paradoxically, the Celts believed that the New Year starts today.…

Life is short – what do you want to do with yours?

The Autumn Equinox was a couple of weeks ago. I missed my usual seasonal post because I was at the hospital in Dublin with my dear brother Anthony as he…

Summer in the City – Outrage and Being Real

One of my supervision clients, Susan*, works in a large hospice. She is called upon to manage death day and night. These deaths rarely fit the romantic picture of slipping…

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