by Alice | Jun 17, 2021 | Becoming Alice, Ecology, Family skeletons, Favourite, Metaskills
Deep in the forest, high up in the mountains of New Guinea, a huge bird strides confidently through the undergrowth. Foraging here and there for seeds and fruit and insects, the cassowary is the queen of the forest, the biggest creature in this ecosystem. She doesn’t...
by Alice | Apr 25, 2017 | Books, Life coaching, Metaskills, Tools of resilience
This is a post about three books that have changed my thinking. They’re somewhat outside my usual bedside reading material. None of the three includes any recipes or organic gardening tips. None mentions Albus Dumbledore or the Beatles. But they’ve all had a profound...
by Alice | Mar 24, 2017 | Becoming Alice, Metaskills, Tools of resilience
Last year my life was transformed by a bullet journal. My friend Meliors Simms is usually far more up with what’s current than I am. About this time last year she emailed me and said, “I think you should know about this. Come over and I’ll show you.” And I entered the...
by Alice | Dec 24, 2016 | Life coaching, Metaskills, Tools of resilience
This is an article about four slightly weird practices that could make a big difference to your wellbeing. One involves holding your index finger on a small machine that occasionally emits gentle beeps. In another, you move your eyes from side to side while talking....