When you think you are sure about something, how can you be certain? And what is the cost to you if you are wrong? There are actually two kinds of certainty – one kind is healthy and the other is not. Here’s a recent example from the Hill household which … Continue reading
Trevor Hill
(How exactly can you let go of a thought?) Four months ago Finn joined the family. As a rescue dog he is still learning how to behave with us and he’s making good progress. But there is one thing he is not very good at yet – dropping his ball. … Continue reading
Problems in life may be inevitable but solutions are not. You know how frustrating it can be when solutions do not arrive. Yet the way we go about finding solutions is often the least likely to produce any! When a new problem appears on the horizon, at first it seems obvious … Continue reading
You may have come across the popular myth that there are creative people and uncreative people. The ‘evidence’ usually given is by over-generalization, such as ‘I’m no good at drawing, therefore I’m not a creative person’. Yet creativity is an essential part of being human. Creativity isn’t just about the … Continue reading
Most of us are looking for inspiration because we have some kind of challenge or a problem to solve. We want to improve life or work in some manner. Yet we often get in our own way by spending much time and energy on cranking a handle that is not connected … Continue reading