Being extraordinary

being extraordinary

Statistically, I don’t think it’s possible to be perfectly average. Even if it were, this would only be momentary. In a split second the average shifts, given the billions of people in the world… So what difference would it make if we were to think of ourselves and everyone around us as extraordinary? How would … Read more

So just how far have we come?

so how far have we come

Every day we’re in the messy in-between. We started out using a compass to walk forward. And we are still going – sometimes faster than others – putting one foot in front of the other. In our human-ness, we tend to have an asymmetric sense of time. We are particularly aware of our recent past. … Read more

How is your perspective?

how is your perspective

The thing about perspective – what we see when we look – is that we can’t hold all potential perspectives at once. It’s not possible. The closest we can get is knowing there are different ways to see and toggling between them. Like stretching an elastic band in different directions.  The challenge is that most … Read more

What questions are you asking yourself?

What questions are you asking yourself

What questions are you asking yourself? What do you catch yourself saying on a regular basis? When we stop to listen – to ourselves talking to ourselves – it can be a very illuminating conversation… And if you aren’t asking any questions – why not? Aren’t you curious? PS If you want to think more … Read more

So how shall we live?

so how shall we live

Most of us count our hours, days and weeks by what we do. Focussing on our productivity. Ticking off our ever growing list as we go. I wonder if that’s just the reverse side of life. The threads that are caught on the underside of the carpet. What if we had a sense of what … Read more