I've got this sneaking suspicion that my laptop computer is on its last legs. Purchasing a new one is long overdue, delayed because I'm not all that keen on the easy disposability of modern life (I've already had mine fixed and upgraded twice). Suffice to say, I've been taking the time to carefully back up my photos, text & music so that I don't lose it all when the inevitable strikes. Coinciding with the New Year, it's also given me an opportunity to stop, re-evaluate and re

Feeling heavy, sluggish, lazy? Emotionally and / or mentally blocked? Physically like your legs weigh a tonne or your feet are trapped in quicksand? Maybe you're just struggling to shake of the heaviness of Winter. If you haven't adequately recharged in those preceding, coldest months of hibernation, hitting the ground running in Spring can leave you ending up falling flat on your face, feeling you're dragging your heels, like you've got your feet stuck in heavy cement. Witho

We live in a culture where being active, busy and productive is considered good and strong, whilst being slow, quiet and gentle is considered by many to be bad or weak. It's not often until we're unwell - being forced to stop, rest and be quiet - that we allow ourselves to take this valuable time-out for ourselves but then often only just enough to get back up on our feet again and on with our busy lives. Perhaps a few weeks a year we get the chance to take a break, but often