I was contemplating legacy the other day and I thought: What Do You Want Your Life To Mean?It led me to thinking about our children and roles as parents and mentors. Our children were raised on two continents and in both hemispheres. Both young adults, they are real to the core, living with integrity through … Continue reading What Do You Want Your Legacy To Be?
Raising Children
What do you want your life to mean?
This is a picture of me and my daughter, our eldest child, who was raised on two continents and in both hemispheres. This young woman is real to the core, she is integrity through and through and is a leader. I could not be more proud of and grateful for her. Both of our children, … Continue reading What do you want your life to mean?
The World Needs Authenticity
This is a message to everyone, no matter your background, status or creed ... The world needs leaders and influencers to be authentic right now. Drop the fake and start showing up as real human beings. Our children and our young adults are in need of seeing what really makes life worthwhile and how we … Continue reading The World Needs Authenticity
A Christmas Message
This blogpost is about experiencing the nativity in an out-of-the-box sort of way. It is a little of what you don't expect at this time of festive baubles. A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE On Christmas Eve morning, I am doing a little Bible Study, part of my regular quiet time. Thinking birth, nativity, rebirth, circumcision, and … Continue reading A Christmas Message
We Lead By Example
Leadership is leadership. Parenting is leadership. Whether we are leading teams, family big or small, classrooms full of children, organisations, churches, businesses, society, clubs ... the group that we are leading is simply a group that we are leading. No matter the situation: We lead by example. When we become aware and mindful of … Continue reading We Lead By Example
Beam On
Last week, preparing to travel to Edinburgh in the snow, one of my children said to me "Mummy, you are beautiful, and you are brave". I was overwhelmed with an emotion I do not know how to express. I only share this because, if life isn't tough at times, we don't grow. If life … Continue reading Beam On
The Perfect Story – A Short Film
* Three months ago, my son set off for university, for the first time. A few short weeks ago, my son announced that he had decided to write a film script. He had joined his university's Film Society, had attended several meetings as part of the group of enthusiasts there, and wished to enter into … Continue reading The Perfect Story – A Short Film
A Mindful Advent 2017
I sat down to write a little message, which was simply going to say what I had posted on my Instagram account yesterday, 1st December 2017: Wishing everyone a very happy Advent season and then it seemed to me that more needed to be written besides these few words. I became mindful that so many … Continue reading A Mindful Advent 2017
The Holly Tree Tales 