Expert

How often have you been to a doctor,taken your car to a garage,called a plumber,builder etc and had an idea at the beginning what the problem(and perhaps the solution)is.
The real "expert" is usually the one who takes the time to listen & gather information from you.
In other words they treat you like you are the expert on you & your problem.
How much of an expert is the person who has to call themselves an expert?
As Lord Sugar put it, "An entrepeneur is not something you call yourself...it is how others refer to you."

Attachment & Defence

The more attached I am to something/an idea or someone the more inclined I am to defend it from a perceived threat.
The more threats I perceive & defensive I become the more likely I am to lose the object/idea/person I was attached to.
The work then is to let go of attachment & stop defending - simple, right?!

Inadequate

I came to the conclusion a few years ago that even if I could give each of my children 500% more of everything(time,energy,attention etc) it would still not be enough.They are bottomless pits as far as these demands are concerned.That's ok- it's their job!
My job is to do the best I can & happily accept the shortfall between demand & capability/capacity so that they can accept that in me & in themselves too....good enough is good enough!

"At one"

I was talking to someone recently who described a vivid experience of feeling "at one with"/"connected to" a tree.I have often had the experience of feeling that I am "bleeding into"/"merging with" the landscape living out here.A merging of realities.
I wonder if the omni-presence of the Higgs Boson(God particle) can begin to explain the merging of/connection of one person or object into another.

It's been a while!

The world's worst blogger returns...
I bumped into an old friend Amanda Dixon last week.She is a social media diva/goddess...amongst other things!She told me how much she had enjoyed my blogs & asked me what happened.
Well in truth I (yet again) lost heart.It felt a bit like shouting into the void/talking to myself etc.
I guess the point is about keeping on keeping on regardless of response ...carry on posting.
Thanks for the nudge Amanda!

Making "it" happen & wanting "it" now

First of all you had better define "it"...perhaps that is easy?
Then take action.
So many people gain the illusion of success that way.
I suggest there is more to "it" than that.
What if before acting & demanding more of us asked ourselves
things like, "it" according to who,when according to who...you?
Where is the humility in that?

What if another version of "it" is unfolding under you nose already
and you are missing it?!

Yield

How many times a day do you resist,argue,push back,stay fixed,hold your position,become defensive,get angry,curse another driver,push,talk back etc?
What might happen if you gave way and focused your energy differently?