Mar 3, 20232 min read#238 Stumbling blocks or stepping stones?Source: unknown In the course of a WhatsApp phone call with a friend this evening, she shared pertinent to our conversation about...
Jan 26, 20233 min read#235 Wellbeing IIOver the last few months, wellbeing has been uppermost in my mind. This is, in part, due to: My job (Primary School Vice Principal of...
Jan 1, 20231 min read#232 Wise words ...I love (as shared in last year’s post) the simplicity in these ten words. A philosophy encompassing the personal and professional. Apt...
Dec 29, 20222 min read#231 A personal reflection on relocatingThe reality of relocating and experiencing the excitement of being in a new city and a new country has been incredible and I have not...
Jun 30, 20221 min read#229 Jump Back Up JulyThis week’s blog title is taken from this July's Action for Happiness calendar. In addition to hosting various webinars and events each...
Jun 27, 20221 min read#228 Mindfulness quotesI do love how - regardless of the time, place or context in which first said - a quote (and especially a mindfulness one) can so often...
Jun 9, 20221 min read#227 Being ...Mindful that we are human beings (and not human doings); what, if instead of to do lists, we kept to be lists? Rather than measuring our...
May 12, 20221 min read#225 ImpactThis quote seems an apt and powerful quote for our school communities. Mindful that educators do not simply teach, but rather ask...
May 1, 20222 min read#224 Meaningful MayThis week’s blog title is, admittedly, taken from this month’s Action for Happiness calendar. As I highlighted in my blogpost entitled...
Apr 21, 20222 min read#223 Earth Day 2022Apollo 8: Earthrise With tomorrow being Earth Day, it was lovely to wake up this morning to the news that the UN has named Sir David...
Apr 8, 20221 min read#221 Kindness IIThis quote reminds me that kindness … … extends over time and place … unites us locally and globally … enables us to make a better world...
Mar 31, 20222 min read#220 ChangeAtlantic from the mouth of the Douro River by Terry Kearney Fear It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear. She...
Mar 17, 20221 min read#218 Image source unknown One of the things I most appreciate about the Better Leaders Better Schools Mastermind is the opportunity to learn...