The Book Thief and the lessons attended to
I sat in the bookshop with a pile of ten books in front of me that I was reviewing. There was a distinct possibility of my purchasing the most informative volume that pertained to my latest interest. I was finding this particular subject hard to make progress with and had already purchased several likely candidates. […]
Fairy Tales
Michael Pourer was a difficult student, always far too busy with things he liked doing rather than classwork. His new teacher had started this academic year. “Wonder what he will be like?” It was 8:00 and Hans Anderson went to the staff room. “What are the boys in my form like?” he asked the air […]
My Saturday Walk
Highfield, Bubwith to Ellerton A good place to start is the car park al the old Highfield Station. on the old Selby to Market Weighton railway line. now a bridle path. lt’s good for me because I live opposite, but if you live further away it is a convenient place to leave your car. There […]
Anniversary End Dates
January 2018. New Years Day. The countdown begins. Mentally ticking off the Birthdays and Anniversaries. Oh, such. a busy month.Thought of it exhausting. Yet, there was a cutoff date when they all stopped and that was the 16th of January. For me, the new year actually starts on January the 17th for reasons that I […]
mindfulness & memoires
Some Notes that I made before the workshop started. Mindfulness is just a regurgitation of the work that came out of the collaboration between Oprah Winfrey & Eckhart Tolle which resulted in “The Power of Now” a work which is recommended and used by professional psychologists. The original has been revised many times and followed […]
ThoughtTree Workshop – with Instructions & my notes
Thoughttree: Mindfulness – Practising Conscious Writing Set a clear intention before starting, even if it’s simply to write for five minutes without interruption. • Hands in your lap, take a few deep, steadying breaths. • Consider what to write about ‑ choose an idea that feels ‘good enough for now’ if you’re struggling. • Set […]
