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Grief Tools: 'A Compassionate Guide for Parents Navigating the Unthinkable' Losing a child is an unimaginable tragedy, and the journey through grief can seem insurmountable. On July 23, a powerful resource emerged to provide solace and guidance to parents facing this...
The Awesome Power of Questions
The Awesome Power of Questions: Unlocking Business Success and Personal Growth I'm thrilled to announce the release of the second edition of my book, The Awesome Power of Questions. This updated edition delves even deeper into the transformative potential of asking...
Why Journal?
Dear Reader, Welcome to my journal. I want to share with you why I have chosen to call this space a journal and a blog. It holds a deep significance for me and the purpose behind this platform. Why a Journal? A journal, in its essence, represents a sacred space of...
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Alfred Wainwright
One should always have a definite objective, in a walk as in life – it is so much more satisfying to reach a target by personal effort than to wander aimlessly. An objective is an ambition, and life without ambition is … well, aimless wandering. A Coast to Coast Walk...
Samual Taylor Coleridge
Coleridge was inspired and drawn to the Lake District by his friend William Wordsworth, who was born in Cockermouth. Coleridge lived at Greta Hall in Keswick with Robert Southey from 1799 until 1804. During his time there he walked considerable distances and is the...
William Wordsworth – 7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850
I’m not a poet, but just the fact that I associate Dominic with Bowscale Tarn, therefore Wordsworth, meant I needed to try. I wrote, Thoughts on a Cumbrian Lad at Bowscale (Appendix 1). Wordsworth himself was no stranger to the early death of a child. During his...
Dominic and The Lake District – Taken From Smiler
The Lake District has been a county that attracts poets, painters, writers and homegrown fox hunters that have songs written about them. For example, ‘D’ye Ken John Peel?’ about John Peel, a famous eighteenth-century Cumbrian huntsman. Like Dominic, Peel was from the...
René Descartes and Other Minds
When you're grieving you literally leave your mind. In my case to the point of questioning what is going on in other people's minds. "Don't you know Dom is dead? What the fuck is up with you??" It's insane, but you start to think that no one else cares or even has any...