Living Well – Clanmother

Welcome to 2020!

“The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.” Jean-Paul Sartre It has been a while since I have updated Clanmother, four years since I wrote about the brave Group of Twenty-Two who launched the SPCA. I looked back at my “about page” toContinue reading “Welcome to 2020!”

Life is Remarkable

“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” William Blake September has always been a time of new beginnings for me. The air takes on a subtle crispness, the colours transition to a reddish-golden hue, the harvest is well underway and there is the urgency of knowing that winter, the time of rest,Continue reading “Life is Remarkable”

The Change Equation – A Catalyst for Movement

“All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.” Anatole France I have been reading and re-reading the comments to The Change Equation: The Beginning. My deepest thanks goes to all thoseContinue reading “The Change Equation – A Catalyst for Movement”

Wipe That Smile

I was told to wipe the smile off my face, if I was going to be taken seriously. The article was clear, to the point, complete with a set of instructions on how to tilt the chin, make eye contact and minimize the shrillness of my voice. Beware of overusing the smile. Leaders employ thisContinue reading “Wipe That Smile”

A Wedding – A few last words…

“Once in awhile, Right in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a fairy tale.” Anonymous A special thanks to all my blogger friends who joined the Wedding Dialogues. Your thoughtful comments and “likes” were much appreciated. The Wedding Dialogues would not be complete without an epilogue containing some final thoughts on transitions.

A Wedding…Dialogue III

And they lived happily ever after….well, that is until the end of the story which is, Till death (or divorce) us do part…” There is an end to a marriage. The statistics, no matter how you interpret them, confirm that divorce is a reality. And then there is death. The statistics are quite firm onContinue reading “A Wedding…Dialogue III”