I wrote in the last Lambent Letter about the old Irish custom of setting a place at the dinner table for the ‘unexpected guest’. It is a metaphor for hospitality and also for letting the unexpected into our lives. Today I would like to develop that theme, because it reminded me of a poem by.. read more →
Happy New Year to all our readers! My apologies for the unpredictable arrival of the Lambent Letter before Christmas, this was due to a lot of travel and time zone hopping. Christmas and new year were a holiday, and a very enjoyable one. And….as it is new year, how about new year’s resolutions? Well, you will.. read more →
The ICC virtual summit – ‘Coaching For Peace’ is running now and I gave the first session a few days ago talking about a coach as an internal peacemaker when the client is fighting themselves. I like the idea of the coach as peacemaker, many clients are at war with themselves in different ways. Sometimes.. read more →
Welcome back! September is here, the holidays are over (for most of us), and there is a chill in the air – Autumn has crept up, while we were not looking and its cold breath is already starting to make misty and frosty mornings in our local park. A big difference from Miami where we.. read more →
Online Emotional Intelligence Training Courses Lambent makes now available for you the exclusive set of online tools developed by Paul Ekman to show you how to see micro expressions and develop your emotional intelligence. Visit now the online portal and get your tools read more →
The United States Centre For Disease Control estimates that thirty four per cent of Americans are overweight. It also estimates that a further thirty four per cent are obese. So that means that around seventy per cent of the population is unhealthy, some very much so. The UK is not much better. The Overseas Development.. read more →
Oh Brazil! When you read this there will be a new World cup holder (Germany) and the memory of Brazil’s disastrous defeat by Germany in the World cup will have faded somewhat – it could be a painful memory or a happy memory depending on which team you support. Germany beat Argentina in the final… read more →
I spent many years as a professional musician, my instrument was the classical guitar, and I gave concerts both as a solo performer and also in ensembles. I also taught the guitar for many years to students with an age range of 5 to 65 and an ability range from beginner to concert player. I.. read more →