“Here is our long-forgotten family home.
And, having heard now and then the voice of ancestors calling,
Like a grey little forest bird, from far-away centuries,
I fly to you,…”

…It’s late, I’ve just finished some last minute work and I’m off to Poland on a “roots trip” with (almost) ALL my family very early tomorrow (actually today) [...]

A recovering perfectionist, I find this an important maxim: "Always make new mistakes"
 
 Thanks to hugh @ gaping void & esther.
 
 

What does real change look like? 
I drew this up to amuse myself the other day while musing on real change at the same time as writing about organisational change processes for a client…and watching/dealing with the changes thrust upon people close to me …

I actually think I first ‘created’ the doodle while working in the [...]

 The other week I posted my favourite quote at the moment "Relax - Nothing is under Control" …
Ok, so let’s say we accept that as true. Nothing is under control. But what if your situation feels more extreme than usual. If things really are spinning away differently from how we ‘planned’ or ‘assumed’.
How then [...]

"Relax…
Nothing is Under Control" 
- Mr. Booja-Booja
 
 
via Scott (thank you!) who connected with me via Booja Booja and boojabooja’s cards - see this post… And here are a few more of the older original cards - courtesy of Scott again…
 

 
thanks also to PW for the first booja-booja scent! Really want a "Relax…" card - if [...]

The other day I thought "Mondrian". And as I sat to write today it came back…
 At the same time, this very morning, I mapped out my family story project "the family forest" as if it was a patchwork quilt.
 
The quilt/grid I mapped out by hand had 24. 4 rows, 6 columns. I have perhaps [...]

"A little light dispels a lot of darkness…" - The Talmud
Sometimes we only need a tiny bit of light to see things differently.
Sending you a little light to brighten up your day(s)!  And some images, too.

PS In keeping with the theme around a little light - [...]

Once upon a time…
McLuhan’s ghost is at work again.

There is an oddly disturbing yet fascinating emergence in storyland "The Proppian Fairy Tale Generator" - based on the work of Russian structuralist Vladimir Propp…(thanks Paul and others)
His idea, and the idea behind the generator is that all fairytales have basic elements - so this generator [...]

Verba Volant /
Scripta Manent
=
Spoken words fly away /
but writing remains 
via The Treehouse  - Naomi Wolf 
“…This is one of the … words. Its roots sink deep and stretch out far…There is a great moving force therein.
A great moving force and yet again, only a lost sound.
It is a lost sound, when somewhere - in that [...]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Image: Perseverance (c) Harry Araten 
Backstory / Story with image 
Please note: not all this backstory relates to image/notion above - you may prefer to scroll down to ‘related stories‘ section… 
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"When is the best time to plant a tree?
20 years ago…
When is the best time to plant one?
Now…"
Or if you prefer, [...]