On the edge of the Golden Triangle, where Burma and Laos meet Thailand’s remote border, flows the long, sluggish arm of the Mekong River.
Wide, brown, swift and...
On the edge of the Golden Triangle, where Burma and Laos mee...
Nine years ago, I was a leaf carried by a strong wind, touching down, then spinning forward to my next appointment … on, on, ever onward, swept by the storm of ...
Nine years ago, I was a leaf carried by a strong wind, touch...
“Vulnerability is not winning or losing it is having the courage to show up when you cannot control the outcome.” Brené Brown
Have you ever noticed how much hum...
“Vulnerability is not winning or losing it is having the cou...
“Starting today, I need to forget what's gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what's coming next.” Anonymous
Today I have a question for you...
“Starting today, I need to forget what's gone, appreciate wh...
“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” Stephen Hawking
First there was the newness of the pandemic and the trauma of lockdown.
Then came reactionary ...
“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” Stephen Ha...
“Everything old is new again.” Jonathan Swift 1710
Finding commonality in an increasingly diverse world has always been the blessing or downfall of any civilisa...
“Everything old is new again.” Jonathan Swift 1710
Finding c...
Thank you to everyone who reached out to me to after reading last week’s article; your thoughts have inspired me to share a few words on a classic psychological...
Thank you to everyone who reached out to me to after reading...
“Love, and the earth becomes a paradise again. And the immense beauty of love is that it has no reference. Love comes from you for no reason at all. It is your ...
“Love, and the earth becomes a paradise again. And the immen...
“The hardest thing about ‘everything happens for a reason’ is waiting for the reason to come along.”
— Unknown
I have started and deleted the opening se...
“The hardest thing about ‘everything happens for a reaso...
“Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am and what I need – is something I have to find out myself.” Chinua Achebe
In this journ...
“Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me,...
“No good deed goes unpunished.” Oscar Wilde
I have to admit I have often wondered what inspired someone to come up with today’s quote, but I actually had no ide...
“No good deed goes unpunished.” Oscar Wilde
I have to admit ...
“I learn by going where I have to go.” The Waking by Theodore Roethke
As I sit in silence, I say to you this – there is no backwards.
Backwards is but an illus...
“I learn by going where I have to go.” The Waking by Theodo...
Yesterday I was walking in the glorious sunshine with my husband, Bill, on Elbow beach. The sky was an achingly deep blue, the colour of fine porcelain, and the...
Yesterday I was walking in the glorious sunshine with my hus...
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” — T.S. Eliot
In case you are still hesitating to come outside, winter is ...
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly fin...
“Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change.” Frequently attributed to Albert Einstein
Continuing last...
“Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women...
Has the technology of the moment stolen your focus?
That is the question being posed by bestselling author Johann Hari in his new book Stolen Focus: Why You Can...
Has the technology of the moment stolen your focus?
That is ...
I remember a friend from Sweden telling me that Swedish is a very difficult language for non-native speakers to learn because a correct understanding of the lan...
I remember a friend from Sweden telling me that Swedish is a...
My all-time favourite television commercial depicts a small child standing at the edge of a swimming pool. Her father is standing in the water attempting to enc...
My all-time favourite television commercial depicts a small ...
As part of my ongoing series of video chats with Project Heaven on Earth author Martin Rutte, this week we recorded a segment on the subject of "building commun...
As part of my ongoing series of video chats with Project Hea...
“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in.” Desmond Tutu
Over ...
“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling peop...
They say that everything old is simply something that is brand new all over again – but that certainly is not proving to be the case in the new world online eco...
They say that everything old is simply something that is bra...
“And laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.” A Visit from St Nicholas – Clement Clarke Moore
Once upon a time in a dark ...
“And laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, ...
“If someone tells you there’s a rule, break the rules and move things forward.” Hans Zimmer, film score composer
I was sitting at home watching YouTube one even...
“If someone tells you there’s a rule, break the rules and mo...
“This, explained the angel, is hell. The people do not love each other. They only want to feed themselves.” David Mitchell, Ghostwritten.
This week I share wit...
“This, explained the angel, is hell. The people do not love ...
Since writing about the concept of heaven on earth in my column a couple of weeks ago I have discovered that there is a whole network of people all over the glo...
Since writing about the concept of heaven on earth in my col...
“The hardest part of reaching heaven is realising that you have arrived.” Unknown
Have you ever noticed that when even the greatest idea in the world is given t...
“The hardest part of reaching heaven is realising that you h...
“We all overestimate change over one year and underestimate it over five years.” Martin Gilbert, chairman Asset Co PLC
As we continue our discussion this week o...
“We all overestimate change over one year and underestimate ...
