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Resilience #6 Listening ahead
It can sometimes feel like you have two brains. Hear me out: your evening brain projects good intentions. Tomorrow morning, I’m going to get up early and run this far, and this fast, or I’m going to get this done, I’m going to make this happen. Tomorrow…
Resilience #5 One Step at a Time
The trials for the American Olympic team recently took place, and in the 800m, Athing Mu, considered one of the favourites for Paris, tripped and fell. So that’s it: she’s out, before she was even in.
Betsy’s Mum’s Glasses
Enquiring as to why Betsy was sporting her mother’s reading glasses, it boiled down to ‘it seemed like a good idea at the time’. Which I couldn’t really argue with, to be honest. Education in general has followed a similar evolution.
Luis Diaz
Luis Diaz is a Premier League footballer who plays on the left-wing for Liverpool FC. I saw him on a primary school playground in Birkenhead the other day. Admittedly it didn’t look like him, but I knew it was him, nevertheless. See; he was wearing a replica football shirt with his name printed across the shoulders.
Resilience #4 Best Foot Forward
The best stories are those that move you; they stir some sort of emotion and create a feeling of empathy with one or more of the characters. You could say they take you on a journey.
Resilience #3 Button It
I recently attended Joseph’s 100th birthday party. It was quite a thing to behold; lots of family, friends and well-wishers joining in the birthday festivities. As you can imagine, it was an event worthy of a little bit of thought. 100th birthdays don’t come along too often, so it’s worth getting right.