There’s always something you can learn from putting your experiences down on paper. I love to dig around and discover new angles, often surprising myself and, hopefully you, with a relevant link to today’s situation. It all began some years ago when I was given the opportunity to write a business column for a local newspaper. I enjoyed the creative process and the clarification which came with writing. I am pleased to share my work with you here, along with some more recent musings.
It’s perhaps not very well known, but also an interesting fact, that the month of January is named after the Roman god Janus. This god was known for having two heads, and therefore able to look in two directions at once. A very handy way of reminding ourselves that any planning we do in January could benefit from looking back …
It’s that time of year again – and at least this year, it feels like we have turned a corner and things are returning to normal. As the year has progressed, it’s great to see the gradual change, with in-person meetings and events becoming far more frequent once again. On a personal level, that makes a great deal of difference …
There was a time when we were all completely fed up with the term ‘new normal’. It started out life being a useful way to describe what was happening to us, almost as if putting a name to the whole situation made it seem not so bad. Then the term started to feel meaningless as it rapidly became overused and …
At this time of year, I often find that it’s a time for reflection. Another year’s passed and with it, many more milestones have been achieved. When I was collating the tracks for my ‘Maiden Castle Memories’ selection earlier in the year, it made me think – not just about the music that I liked and continued to enjoy, but …
