Embrace The Change
There are several changes afoot in the office, and a few people are finding that a way of life they have known for many, many years is coming to a rather abrupt end. Now change can be a painful...
View ArticleSo Chilled
The holiday is over, the boat returned to its rightful owner intact and in good order and the crew are both back at work. A week afloat, in beautiful countryside and always at walking pace or below is...
View ArticleTragic Tuesday
The holiday is well and truly over and the crew are suffering. A week of not having to be anywhere at any time is a true luxury, but one to which one can quickly become accustomed. Like a fool, I made...
View ArticleIs This Happiness?
Before asking the question, maybe we should ask … what do we mean by happiness? There may be as many answers to that as there are stars in the sky, everyone has their own idea of what makes them happy,...
View ArticleChop, Chop
Before I became a Nichiren Buddhist I found disappointments very difficult to handle, so today, being told that my services are no longer required at work, I was inwardly pleased with the manner in...
View ArticleUncomfortably Numb
Having assimilated the situation that arose yesterday, I have spent the day in a rather quiet office, ploughing on regardless and trying to piece together my thoughts on the past, the present and the...
View ArticleAnd Relax
You all know the saga about the round of redundancies at my place of work. It’s been a very trying time for all concerned. It’s not the easiest economic climate to find work at the moment, particularly...
View ArticleAnd Finally …
Well it’s taken a whole week to get here, but finally Friday has arrived again. I know what you are saying, you were going to fill every minute, of every day, with sixty seconds of gainful employment,...
View ArticleMixed Emotions
On the day I learned that I was being made redundant again, and coincidentally also reached the ripe old age of 59, it’s been one of mixed emotions, to say the least … What do we mean by happiness?...
View ArticleL For Learning
My first CELTA evening class went very well last night. An enthusiastic, if slightly overwhelmed group of ten students, we were expertly corralled by our tutors, Emma and Stef, through the course...
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