Slow down!

‘Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last.’ I loved that Simon and Garfunkel song back in the day. I was reminded of it as I read a beautiful book this week. It’s called ‘Slow Stitch’ and it’s by Claire Wellesley-Smith. She explores the idea of taking a mindful, thoughtful approach to our work and illustrates her ideas with art that has been created from textiles that have been re-used, overdyed, carefully pieced together and unified by very meditative and rhythmic

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Take notice...

For some reason, noticing has become a recurring theme for me over the last couple of weeks. Our ability to direct our attention selectively is an important skill. It’s also an under-used skill. Have you ever been on a car journey, driving along perfectly competently, happily listening to the radio when you suddenly think ‘Goodness! How did I get here?’.  Well, of course you know how you got there, but you just realised that you weren’t paying attention to a chunk of the journey. In the same

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