WORDS in ACTION

True to form, it’s been quite wet and this morning it’s very misty.  The rain however is very welcome to farmers who were moving cattle around to find grazing, and to gardeners whose forks were bouncing off dry earth.  June was  sunny and the temperature still quite high (for here!) so it still feels like summer to me.

Work is quieter too.  My aim to devote time to write has not quite gone to plan but I’m not beating myself up about it.  Family commitments and ongoing servicing of work projects have got in the way.  It is good though to have some time to spend reading, and returning to the habit of writing something regularly even if it’s not a major opus!

I’m reminded of two things.  Virginia Woolf famously said that a woman needs a room of her own if she is to write.  I would also add a ‘head of her own’ – space inside the mind, uninterrupted by concerns and responsibilities.  Not easy to achieve!

The other lesson relates to the world of coaching.  So many times, clients have begun a session by ‘admitting’ that they haven’t carried out the actions they promised themselves.  It’s really good as a coach to be reminded of how challenging it is to make changes and to do things differently in the context of everyday life.  It’s also a reminder that goals need to be realistically identified.  Yes, sure, we need to have high hopes, big visions and all that stuff.  But the day-to-day steps along the journey need to take into account the reality of our lives.  It’s an interesting tightrope to walk -balancing the overarching vision with learning to live to the max in the present moment.