Mother’s Day
It’s four years since my mother died. She was 89 years old, and never thought of herself as being a day over twenty-one. I am now sitting in the chair she used to sit in. She looks out at me…
Eileen
So what’s new for you in 2019?
Will it just be a predictable re-run, ‘same-same but different’ version of 2018 or have you plans and dreams for what could actually be possible for you this year? If only you didn’t have all those really good reasons and…
Why does the caged bird sing?
“I would like to be known as an intelligent woman, a courageous woman, a loving woman, a woman who teaches by being” Maya Angelou. #Me too. I have long admired the wisdom of Maya Angelou. Her book – ‘I Know…
On Meaning and Purpose
I was asked a question this morning …. Imagine ….. in five years time, and I am being acknowledged publicly for the difference I made ….. the problem I addressed/ solved and the impact my life had …. and I…
Musings on life, learning and listening …
I am preparing to give a talk to school students, and I am trying to remember back to those days myself, wondering what had me sit up and listen to what the person in the front of the room was…
Lighting Up Your Life
Quote: “You are the source of your own wellbeing, success and happiness. You have everything you need inside you to be the best ‘you’ that you can be.” Eileen Forrestal Lighting Up Your Life Quote: “You are the source of your own…