Pay attention.Be astonished.Tell about it. Sometimes – Mary Oliver We never know when the lightning will strike. The quote above is from a book of poetry published in 2008. It was published on Instagram in 2013. Someone picked up the image from Instagram in a blog post in 2016. Someone re-blogged it last week. I… Read More Long distance learning
A couple of years ago, I wrote about loss and grief and how it hurt. It hurts again because we lost another of my wider network last week. Mat was great fun to be around with a knowledge of music, HR, and rugby that was pretty unparalleled. I messaged him via Instagram on Tuesday last… Read More Losing
I was speaking with Egle Vinauskte the other week and we were discussing the fears of people putting themselves ‘out there’. Writing, broadcasting and connecting makes more noise but makes you more visible. Just making noise would be annoying; what matters is making sure that you are basing it on a signal. This signal is… Read More Paying it forward for yourself
I wrote yesterday’s post and had a feeling, as I was writing it, that I’d written it before. I drafted and edited it and, while looking for an appropriate image, became even more convinced I had already framed the idea as a blog post. Something about the keywords and themes that I use to find… Read More The evolution of a post
Good LnD will show people the path, help hack away the foliage getting in the way, explain why this route is being used, identify the door, explain how he door opens, and help the person place their hand on the door. Then leave the person to open the door themselves. Once they’ve done it, by… Read More Opening doors
Lost and Desperate 