Last night I was in Manchester. I arrived late having travelled up on the train from Nottingham. I was walking along a rather dark stretch of road toward my hotel. It was about 11.45 and I was texting my husband to let him know I had arrived safely.
I was suddenly aware of two hooded figures More…
Posts Tagged ‘philosophy’
Mugged but not down
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Our training room (AKA My little baby)
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010In my introduction article, I explained a little bit about the training scheme we run here. In this article I wanted to go into more detail as this is my baby and I’m very proud of it!!
This scheme was the brainchild of our CEO. One of his main aims for this company is for it More…
Welcome to the wonderful world of IT Asset Disposal!
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010As this is our first blog, I thought it best to introduce us at IT Asset Disposal or ITAD!
The company was set up for 2 reasons:1. To stop IT and electrical equipment going into the landfill2. To give employment opportunities to people who, under the law, are classed as having a disability.
These are the principles under More…
Nonviolent Communication
Sunday, April 25th, 2010‘Harmful, harsh, untrue, unnecessary, unpleasant and offensive speech is violent.’ – Satish Kumar
So often we alienate ourselves from the people we would most like to cooperate with, merely by the way we present ourselves to them. We may feel we already express ourselves well or refrain from angry, abusive language but we can unwittingly be More…
Interview with Nick Kettles
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010We recently announced the winners of the Ooffoo Laureate 2010 Competition, and we were so entranced by the letters that the judges selected to take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, that we wanted to find out more about the authors. We want to know what inspires them, what their passions are and what drives them, More…
Interview with Susan Bennett – Ooffoo Laureate 2010
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010We recently announced the winners of the Ooffoo Laureate 2010 Competition, and we were so entranced by the letters that the judges selected to take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, that we wanted to find out more about the authors. We want to know what inspires them, what their passions are and what drives them, More…
Life is….
Monday, April 5th, 2010…a gift
….a challenge
….about making mistakes and learning from them
….exciting
….surprising
….not to be squandered
….to be respected, your own and others
….to be lived to the fullest
….to be shared
….to be explored
….about feeling, understanding, learning, changing, adapting
….planning for the future but also enjoying the present
….too short to be wasted on worry, fear, hate
My thoughts on Life.
Interview with Rebecca Beesley
Thursday, April 1st, 2010We recently announced the winners of the Ooffoo Laureate 2010 Competition, and we were so entranced by the letters that the judges selected to take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, that we wanted to find out more about the authors. We want to know what inspires them, what their passions are and what drives them, More…
Parenting & Spirituality: Shamanism
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010“In the beginning of all things, Wisdom and Knowledge were with the animals, for the creator…did not speak directly to man. He sent certain animals to tell men that he showed himself through the beasts and that from them, and from the stars and the sun and the moon, man should learn. The creator spoke More…
Ooffoo Laureate 2010: The Results
Friday, March 19th, 2010In August 2009 we launched a competition and began a search for a writer deserving of the title of Ooffoo Laureate 2010. We held this competition because we wish to honour, celebrate and reward someone that has a real gift for expression, someone who has an excellent ability to inspire, move, persuade or even humour More…
