Lessons on loss
Experiencing grief has challenged me to read how others approach it. I’ve found some life lessons not easily forgotten
Seven moments that mattered
The original working title of this summary was 20 things that mattered in 2025. How ambitious that thinking was! A couple of weeks and far too much daily work have intervened. Which is another way of the universe turning up to remind me of my core beliefs; as both titles suggest, getting to the bottom […]
What is it about walking?
Bill Bennett has a problem but he doesn’t necessarily know this. He’s heading to Spain to walk the Camino de Santiago – but why?
Driving Madeleine: the things that matter
The older I get, the smaller I prefer my movies. So this month’s release of Driving Madeleine was right up my alley. But even as small movies go, this one is tiny. Set in a Paris taxi, with a disaffected driver, Charles (Dany Boon), and Madeleine (Line Renaud), his 93-year-old passenger who’s determined to do […]
For the love of books
Reading matters. Books foster friendships and understanding. Here’s why …
A Fortune-Teller Told Me
This is a poetic tale of a year of slow learning through slow travel …