Will You Drink From The Same Well?

The cold howling wind seemed like it would never stop. The wood burner in the ‘summer’ cottage we had hired for the winter in a tiny village in the foothills of the French Pyrenees was simply not up to the job at hand. But we were kept warm that freezing winter by the friendships we […]

The World’s Greatest Tango Dancer

It was Buenos Aires, 2004. The theatre was dark, humid and smoky, and the audience were anxious. We’d all paid good money to be there. But this guy, he was surely past it. He was such a ‘grey man’ that I barely even noticed him shuffle onto the stage. I was far too engrossed with […]

Time to show up and own what is rightfully yours

These days ‘showing up’ is an often bandied about buzzword which although slightly vague and ambiguous, can nevertheless be a remarkably powerful phrase when utilized positively. So what does it actually mean? That you show up somewhere physically? You know, like show up to work or to help someone out or participate in an event […]