I think that when you remove all distractions, background noise, and mindless chatter you are left with your Achilles heel. Your own personal Everest and self sabotage cornerstone. When you try to meditate what is the dominant thread that connects all the thoughts? Anxiety? Not being enough? Loneliness? Whatever it is, if personal growth is … Continue reading Mental Achilles heel →

This project has bounced around since the dawn of time. Every time it gets close to being completed some red tape crops up to prevent it's resolution.What it needs is either someone who cares enough to persist to the bitter end or someone in authority to blow away all the red tape and clear the … Continue reading Forever unfinished →

Whoopee Goldberg is in the witness protection programme and the lovely nun sister Teresa is showing Whoopee how to clean the toilets. Immediately Whoopee says:"Well I'm not doing that!"And now poor sister Teresa is in an awkward position because she's not here to argue whether Whoopee will or will not clean the toilets. Her job … Continue reading Whoopee’s question →

That conversation topic has a forcefield around it. Whenever we get close to the subject the conversation just bounces away. Why? Because within that protected area is a sad truth that we do not want to confront. So we deflect, distract, and change the subject.

It was a kind of facial expression that said: "That doesn't sound true but I don't know for certain and I don't want to argue so I'm going to leave it go"

Acquiring rugby balls and cones is easy.Finding a bit of grass to practice on is simple.Coming up with drills is not that hard.But trying to convince people who don't care to make time and show up so that you can play better as a team - nearly impossible.The team with that problem won't be a … Continue reading They don’t care →

Trudy, Trish, and Tina all met in the park.Their purpose?To do sprints to help their fitness.Then just before they start, another woman comes along, she looked like a Triona, and asked if they wanted to play a game of football.Behind the Triona looking woman was a few people kicking a football about.Trudy and Trish immediately … Continue reading Fitness or game →

Egotistical players know their try scoring record off by heart. Team players walk away devastated that the team didn't win the final.

Why does Dwight do your laundry? A good question can do all the heavy lifting. A good question reveals an astute observer. A good question followed up by an unwillingness to break the silence can provide the answer you're looking for.

It's funny when the quiet shy person made a mistake, nobody made fun of them. But when the cocky loud mouth made a mistake, everyone openly mocked them cruelly. It seems that it feels justified to take someone down a peg or two but feels like bullying to mock the defenceless.