I love this time of year. Back to school. Most parents do but for me it’s for a very different reason. Each year a new cohort of kids are promoted, naturally, to the position of School Leaders. Yep. This time every year sees a whole raft of eleven and twelve year olds assume the mantle…
Well, isn’t life interesting? There I was all delighted with myself recently having crafted a piece about us not being able to microwave it, that in fact personal development required a slow cooker – and many of you agreed. At least one didn’t! And at first I was taken aback – taken aback that is…
I love it when people take the time to comment on my blogs and posts; it means they mean something to somebody, and that means something to me. Happens lots thankfully, but every now and then someone drops a gem into the conversation. ‘Commercial Loneliness is Not Cool’ is one such gem and we should…
My dear friend Vera Atkinson posted a comment against a recent #CoffeewithColm Blog asking, “What if, at the end of each day, life asked you “Are you sure you want to save the changes?” I was blown away by the simple yet profound wisdom in it. “What if, at the end of each day, life…
Vicky Shilling (link at end) asked me recently what do I talk about in my weekly #CoffeewithColm blog and I answered truthfully that I have usually no idea until I sit to write, or take the phone out to record a vlog. That said, the subject matter always stems from a phrase I read or…
Driving through the Ireland’s Heartlands early the other morning. I found myself stopped at roadworks on the outskirts of a small town so I had time to notice a housing development off to my left. There were a half- dozen homes to the front of the estate – fine big ones, detached. double-fronted, two cars…