Option B and Resilience
Sheryl Sandberg lost her husband, Dave, two years ago. Thirty days after his death Sheryl (who’s also Facebook’s COO) posted to Facebook... Read More
Helpful ideas
A while ago I was talking to my parents about some of the things I’ve written. Dad said something unexpected: “you write... Read More
Helping others
Happiness. Rather than define it, I think “what is happiness” is best left an open question. Some words escape definition. Or perhaps... Read More
To Harry… do you remember?
Hey Harry. Just wanted you to know that I’m with you. That I was with you. Hopefully I’m still with you. I... Read More
Acknowledging grief (or don’t undershoot communication)
An old school friend of Mary’s came over to visit about a month after Mary died. I hadn’t seen her since Mary... Read More
Emotional Toolbox
Alain de Botton stole my idea. Ok, he didn’t really. I didn’t know I had the idea until he gave it a... Read More
Reminders, labels and words
There are reminders everywhere if you’re looking for them. But if you’re not, and you genuinely want to just get on with it... Read More
Down by the Salley Gardens
I was looking (listening) back through things I’ve listened to in the last year and was reminded I’d seen Grace Knight at... Read More
Quote for the day
Today a poem from Thich Nhat Hanh. I hold my face in my two hands. No, I am not crying. I hold... Read More
I’m a dad to the awesome Harry and Cara, a widower, and a learner; slowly attempting a fools errand to make sense of the world, and writing about the thoughts and ideas that pop into my head along the way.