It’s been 10 years since I wrote here: a decade of change and learning. When I switched focus to communication training last year and began an online training company with my partner, Carol J. Sutton, I realized I had more information and thoughts to share on my website.
I plan to use this space to reflect on and explore writing, communication, plain language, books, and poetry. This quote from John O’Donohue’s, To Bless the Space Between Us, which was previously on the welcome page of this website, remains one of my favourites.
There is a quiet light that shines in every heart. It draws no attention to itself, though it is always secretly there. It is what illuminates our minds to see beauty, our desire to seek possibility, and our hearts to love life.
Over the years, it has served to ground, refresh, comfort, inspire, and make me ever more curious to catch that quiet light in those I meet, whether in person or through writing.
Discovering Maleonn
Maleonn is a Shanghai based artist whose work I encountered for the first time last week. I’ve been thinking about it ever since. I was introduced to it by this online article in the Guardian. In…
When Writing Ebbs
In the last few days I’ve been glad to see posts from other writers on the process of finding it hard to write and working it through. This happens for me too. It often happens after…
Expressing Gratitude
Expressing gratitude is something I’ve struggled with for awhile. I am still learning. Saying thank you is easy for me in obvious situations where a “thank you” is part of courtesy–when someone opens a door, or…
Learning Gratitude
When I was a child it seemed that gratitude was something I was expected to display. I learned to mimic the desired behaviour, but I didn’t really understand gratitude or being thankful. I understood pleasure, and…