Autumn (without the fall) Falling leaves. Darker nights. Colder mornings. Autumn used to hit me hard. It’s a time of year I have always struggled with. I blamed it on being a ‘summer baby’. Born in June = thriving in the sun. But maybe it’s less about birthdays and more about being an outdoors person. Summer gives me light, time and the warmth to do what I love. An extensive period of fun and adventures. I remember a morning back in April where, given the unbelievable temperatures we had, I...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
“So, what do you do?” Ah yes, the classic icebreaker—designed to fill silence whilst often triggering a mini existential crisis. I lump it in with other surface-level spirals like: “What’s your five-year plan?” “Where’s your career heading?” “Who do you want to be when you grow up?” Why are we so obsessed with planning? Forecasting every step? Mapping out life like a step by step recipe? Scott Stillman, in I Don’t Want to Grow Up, writes about how animals live for the day – every day. Some...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
#1 Growing with Gaia I recently watched a video of a man explaining a concept I haven’t encountered before – the idea of Gaia. If you’re curious to explore the video yourself, you can find it here: Gaia - YouTube video Gaia is not so much a philosophy or belief as it is a realisation. It feels like one of those “ah ha!” moments, where something suddenly clicks and the world makes a bit more sense. Gaia is a beautiful recognition of the interconnectedness of beings, objects, moment, and atoms...
2 months ago • 1 min read