I lay down on the Earth, looking up and into the deep deep blueness of the sky, watching swallows darting and dancing … and then an aeroplane flying high above too … And I pondered the fact that the little birds have been here with us, in the UK, having flown all the way from … Continue reading Sky Lessons
Education
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?
There Are No Limits
After years of pushing through to get to a point of freedom within myself ... I am telling you ... There are no limits. This is me ... finding my way back to my adventurous self on my birthday a few years ago when I took to the skies ... I had been broken in … Continue reading There Are No Limits
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
New Reading List On The Holly Tree Tales Site
Dear Readers, This is a little note to let you know that a new page has been created in the Main Menu of The Holly Tree Tales site, called Books&Authors. The aim of the new page is to share a list of authors and their books with the audience of this site. Many of the … Continue reading New Reading List On The Holly Tree Tales Site
Mentoring Youth For A Sustainable World
Walking Kindly On This Earth
Thoughts on how each of us could take steps to walk a little more kindly on the Earth. A message with a few ideas for little things to do, which many of us (who have the means and the tools to read features online) might easily be able to put into practice. ~ : ~ WALKING KINDLY ON THIS … Continue reading Walking Kindly On This Earth
On Teaching Our Children
It is all very well teaching children Academic subjects, Sex Education and how to pass Examination with perfect results ... But how about teaching them how to THRIVE in the big wide world? How about teaching them to LOVE ... themselves and others? How about teaching them how to SAFELY and sustainably … Continue reading On Teaching Our Children
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