Then You Stop And Realise …

Apparently you just keep going. There’s this project today, there’s that assignment tomorrow, there’s that challenge the day after. It’s all booked in your diary and when anyone asks if you’re available, you can genuinely inform them that you’ll have to check because you’re pretty well booked up for the forseeable future. Apparently you just […]

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Dryden Shorts: Ready to Thrive

Some are waiting. Some people are waiting for it. Waiting for it in a way that gives the impression that in time, it will happen. Others are ready. There is no ideal time, there are no perfect circumstances. There is just a willingness and and openness. The acknowledgement that asking is done in search and […]

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Contribution to the Conversation

I don’t talk that much, really. Those around me talk often. They talk a lot, actually. It’s only the headphones that gives me a degree of security from the incessant talking. I don’t mind though, because that evidently works for them as it works for me to just have my headphones on and get on […]

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Greater Expectations

It was my mentor who got me to start thinking properly about expectations. Previously things happened to me and I just went with the flow. I was the recipient and did not really impose anything. I went to university to a large degree because it was expected of me. I had done the A-levels to […]

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Renew Our Minds: Location

Twenty years ago I was set to move from London to Stoke-on-Trent. It was in a lot of ways a very questionable move. It was certainly questioned by my parents. I was not born in London and I didn’t grow up there. I reached London having done the studying at university and found a place […]

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Spirit of the Game

Some people just didn’t like it. Sure the team won and they didn’t break any rules. It just left an unpleasant taste in the mouth. They didn;t seem to play in the way that made others feel like they understood what made the game so wonderful to watch. No one could deny the results, they […]

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Over A Span Of Time

What happened today? What happened over the week? What happened this month? What happened this quarter? What happened this year? What happened in the last decade? What happened over the last century? I think it’s good to reflect on what has happened over a span of time. It’s good to pick up on the things […]

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So We Must Put Our Trust In God

A lot of life is a matter of trust. You put your trust in your parents. They are the first sources of authority and the reference point for life. Then you realise they are flawed. You put your trust in your friends. They are engaging, exciting and animated collaborators in the journey of life. Then […]

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Leading by Hope

Appealing to base instincts. Present something that threatens someone’s sense of security and comfort and it can successfully ignite impulsive fearful responses. Project that same presentation and that nagging feeling can influence actions and attitudes. It is much harder to lead by hope. Especially where that hope appears so fragile, so far away and so […]

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