Inspiration

There are numerous adult learning theories and my quick internet search gave me a synopsis of at least 10. I want to share the one that works for me – I learn by doing – David Kolb’s experiential learning has four stages:

Do you remember the Supertramp Logical song? When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderfulA miracle, oh, it was beautiful, magicalAnd all the birds in the trees, well they’d be singing so happilyOh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching meBut then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensibleLogical, oh, responsible,… Read more: Do schools kill creativity?

When we are working with purpose, standing on the ground of our values, in balance and with healthy boundaries, we can take skilful action in the world, enabling us and those around us to flourish, whilst everything around us is as it has always been. What competes with aliveness, what takes us away from our… Read more: What takes us away from aliveness?

I always tend to divide practice into two areas. There is the practice that we take to grow and develop in something. For example, I’m learning to play golf right now and I’m practising various shots to help me play better golf. I’m in a deliberate practice and when I play golf on the golf… Read more: The transformative power of practice