Everything comes wrapped in the winter, waiting for the hope of spring, helping you through the hibernation stage of the year. Spotify Wrapped gave me a listening age of 21, which made me giggle. Goodreads Year in Books hides the swings in my reading, from claustrophobic (The Safekeep) to heart-warming fiction (The Correspondent), from heavy…
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A New Start in a Complex World
“Global Boiling”, that’s the era we’ve reached says UN Secretary General António Guterres in a July press conference. RIP Global Warming. Did you fly to a holiday destination this summer and struggle to breath due to the fires burning around you? Did you just get annoyed or did you feel the irony of the situation?…
It’s all Complex – Reflections on 2021
It was this time last year that I last blogged, so this blog comes with a warning, that it should really be several focused blogs – there are so many ideas to connect. It’s complex. That reflects the year I’ve had and the priorities I’ve made. It’s continued to be tough but half way through…
Reflections
2020 has been a hard year. Everyone has experienced the lockdowns, social distancing and mask wearing challenges. As a teacher in Switzerland, I’ve had to live with an attitude to the control of this pandemic that conflicts with my personal beliefs. As a biologist, I’ve had to practice mindfulness as those around me demonstrated a…
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