Hello friends, As we approach the end of the year and the annual festivities, it's a timely reminder for us to slow down and take note. Life can usually feel non-stop but if we want a life worth living, it's important to create times in the year when we can manually descend and breathe. It is the most introspective part of the year so why not lean in and see where it takes us? We're usually quite harsh with our lack of achievements by this part of the year hence the big new year changes. But...
7 days ago • 2 min read
Good Morning, One of life's virtues is a walk with a friend. Aimless. Unconditional. And of course, usually coffee. We unearth levels of thinking we didn't know were there when we walk and talk. And from a selfless perspective, it can be extremely helpful to the other party. We don't have enough time to just walk. Yet walking is the thing that allows us to discover. It can be the best part of most days. Getting to share that with someone you love is special. Nobody can take that time away...
14 days ago • 1 min read
Good Morning Friends, We had a flurry of snow this week and luckily I caught some pictures for you! As always, I will sprinkle them throughout this week's letter for you. I'm going to start with something slightly bold - self-improvement is becoming outdated. It's now about life-improvement. Every single thing we do should improve our lives. Every action, decision and interaction. We spend so much time worrying about how to improve our lives that we don't even enjoy it for the most part....
21 days ago • 2 min read
Good Morning Friends, I hope you're well. We've hit a sudden and sharp frost here in Scotland, which is pleasant alongside the sunshine. The time to sit down and write is a blessing. Carving out time to be creative with something that matters to you is one of the spices of life. Yet it's not something we allow ourselves to prioritise. Perhaps we don't convince ourselves of its importance or it may just be one of those easy things to let go. But spending time being creative always outweighs...
28 days ago • 2 min read
Morning friends, I trust you're well and hope you're fully immersed into Autumn. I'll sprinkle in some pictures from recent walks into today's letter for you. Catching the morning rays What if you were given everything you ever wanted but you didn't realise it? The melancholy would be overbearing. The regret and disappointment in ourselves would haunt us for eternity. And yet most of the time, we are presented with opportunities to take and my letter today is to encourage you to do so. People...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Good Morning Friends, I trust you are well. It's been a busy week at HQ here but one I would never change. I talk a lot about doing things that make you feel alive and now that I've paused for the first time this week to sit down and write, I've realised I've been doing lots of those things. It's not about having more time to do things that you want, it's just about filling time with things that are important to you. 2 sides of the same coin but definitely a different angle. Without...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Good Morning Friends, When was the last time you had a day off with no plans? If so, what did you do with it? We have so much consuming our attention and lives all the time now, whether we like it or not. Thus feeding our guilt of not turning up. It's one of life's silent thieves. But one of life's virtues is indeed the day with no plans. It is a virtue as too many and it loses its value. Too few and we create disdain towards our life. The day with no pressure nor expectation. The one that...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Morning Friends, I trust you're well. I think the change of season to Autumn and those few days and weeks of it happening are some of my favourite of the year. I'm going to share some photos of a recent trip of mine to the south of Scotland so I hope you enjoy. Here's one for starters - Our view for 3 days I'm keen to share with you this morning some thoughts on life, change and creativity. The past 3 months have been the busiest of my life so far with the wee one arriving. Yet one positive...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Good Morning Friends, A true change in season is such a great thing to witness. I'm sitting here as the sun shines through the window but it's definitely not a summer sun, it's a sun lasering through the frosty air. It's also a reminder for what this time of year brings: a downshift towards colder months, a slight reset and shift in perspective and some reflection on the year just past. As you can perhaps tell, I'm not the most driven individual. Very much more living for the wholesomeness...
2 months ago • 2 min read