Crossing the finish line Today’s story from my never ending notebook and everlasting pencil is all about doing your best. Personal Best “As John rode his sleek new bike along the winding country lanes, he was aware only of the hedgerows flashing by on either side of him…a ribbon of ever-changing green. He could hear […]
The Giraffe Here’s a story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil about teamwork and the “we” mentality. There was once a giraffe who was taller than his brothers and sisters – he was the tallest giraffe that anyone had ever seen. The pity of it was that, being the tallest giraffe, […]
The Echo Here is today’s story from my never ending note book and everlasting pencil. A man and his fine young son were walking in the forest. Suddenly the young boy trips and feels a very sharp pain and he screams out, “Ahhhhh.” Surprised, he hears a voice coming from the mountain, “Ahhhhh.” Filled with curiosity, […]
FEELING GUILTY This week’s theme is the ” BIG G” – GUILT so here is a story today from my never ending notebook and everlasting pencil ~ “I don’t know quite how it came to be, but I got talking to a person overwhelmed within a situation, with guilt over mistakes made and messy chaos […]
The Quarryman My Wednesday Story is a magic metaphor for life – it helps us ponder , reflect and connect to what’s important in our lives and I hope that you enjoy reading them each Wednesday. Here is a story from my never ending note book and ever lasting pencil about a Quarryman today. A quarryman’s work […]
Here’s today’s story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil In your hands Once upon a time there was a mother. She was a very good and conscientious mother and she did her very best to look after her two little boys and feed them, clothe them, clean them and answer all […]
Well, I remember the old Hollies hit “Silence is Golden” and today’s story from my never ending notebook and everlasting pencil is along this theme. Silence is Golden A young man joined a group of Buddhist monks after listening to their message and prayers. The father of the young man went to the Buddha […]
Helicopters and boats I love Michael Neill and I really enjoyed being trained by him on my NLP Practitioner course many years ago. His recent blog has just reminded me of a great story. So here is a story today from my never-ending notebook and everlasting pencil in keeping with my money theme today. […]
Here is today’s story from my never ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil ! The cocoon, the butterfly and leaving well alone……….coping strategies A woman was in the habit of taking her dog for a walk twice a day in her local park. She noticed a cocoon hanging from the branch of a bush. She […]
Belief is all you need A man was lost while driving through the country. As he tried to read a map, he accidentally drove off the road into a ditch. Though he wasn’t injured, his car was stuck deep in the mud. So the man walked to a nearby farm to ask for help. […]
Here’s today’s story from my never-ending notebook and everlasting coloured pencil. The Hat Trick The speaker had arrived at the village hall to give a talk that people had eagerly awaited for many weeks. The talk was on a particular contentious issue that touched on the lives of everybody in the village. There were many […]
The Magik of Metaphor…… I love metaphors as they are a great way to pass on our values, our beliefs and our ethos and philosophies for Life to our kids through telling simple stories. I use them to get the parents I coach pondering and reflecting and even musing! That’s why every Wednesday […]
Here’s another story from my never ending notebook and ever lasting coloured pencil. The Porcupine The porcupine was a strange looking creature because although he had a small little body, it was covered from head to foot with long fierce looking quills which stuck up all around his body even when they were lying down. […]
Today’s story from my never ending notebook and everlasting pencil is called The Princess and the Crown “There was once a beautiful and powerful princess whose every whim and desire was immediately satisfied by a legion of attentive servants. One starlit night the princess was reclining in the garden, gazing down into a serene clear […]
Here’s today’s story from my never ending notebook and my everlasting coloured pencil . The Three Little Wolves The pioneering biologist Bruce Lipton found that the cells in your body are always in one or two modes: protection or growth. Basically, in fear–mode or in love-mode. Whenever we feel threatened or judged we immediately go […]
