It’s my day off today and in the spirit of my last blog over the weekend, I decided to spend the afternoon writing. It is just too warm to do anything else. I am sat in the in our back room with the patio doors open, hoping a breeze will break out and cool meContinue reading “Day off…time to leave the pity party”
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Still writing…(after 10 years)
In August I will have been writing this blog for 10 years! This morning when I woke up I did not realise it had been that long and that was not the subject I wanted to write about today. I lay awake this morning beating myself up about the level of procrastination I have overContinue reading “Still writing…(after 10 years)”
Happy Father’s Day
I woke up early on Friday morning to the sound of a baby crying. I had slept with the window open and the sound of the babies hungry protestations travelled from another nearby open window. The sound was not an unpleasant noise, in fact it sounded very familiar, it took me back to when myContinue reading “Happy Father’s Day”
Running, wobbles and goals
When I went to bed last night I was planning on going to Park Run for the first time in 10 years. I was inspired to return after such a long time after completing the Great Manchester Run last Sunday. I have always told myself that I am more of a solitary runner so IContinue reading “Running, wobbles and goals”
Speaking confidently in public
You don’t have to be an extrovert to be able to speak confidently in public. You don’t need to have a loud voice, or have a dominant personality. I am an introverted, mumbling, beta male, who is always happy to blend into the background and let someone else take the limelight. However I am toContinue reading “Speaking confidently in public”
Football my boys and me
Firstly I realise that some people that read blogs via wordpress are based in the US, so when I write football, I am writing about soccer. Football has only relatively recently become a part of my life, when I was growing up I only paid attention to the FA Cup and and World Cup. InContinue reading “Football my boys and me”
I didn’t want to run today, but I did anyway
As you all know I have been preparing for the Great Manchester Run in a couple of weeks. This morning was a scheduled run (I try to get out for a run at minimum twice a week. This morning I really did not fancy it, I woke up about 6am and felt shattered, my musclesContinue reading “I didn’t want to run today, but I did anyway”
Episode 3: The Cough
The next morning Helen went into work with renewed energy to face whatever the day threw at her. John went into the office too. Today they were going to be looking for spaces where they could provide drop-in support alongside the chaplains, so he would be spending the morning scoping out venues. His gut feelingContinue reading “Episode 3: The Cough”
Forget All Future Plans: Episode 1
John has volunteered to help out on the staff support helpline, fielding calls from worried members of staff about their symptoms or symptoms of family members. The employee services staff field the calls first then pass them onto John and his colleague Jane, if they are a little more complex or if they feel theContinue reading “Forget All Future Plans: Episode 1”
Background and Timeline for Forget All Future Plans
This is the introduction into the world of Forget All Future plans, which is the project that came out of COVID and turned into a personal project about grief and loss. It is not a finished project and will unfold on here as I write more content over the coming months. Some of you willContinue reading “Background and Timeline for Forget All Future Plans”
Connected Coaching 