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50 Things
http://karen50things.wordpress.com/
What’s it all about?
I’m Karen Macmillan. I run Fresh Air.
As I approached my 50th birthday, once the impending sense of doom had passed, I realised it was a great time to embrace new things. So I asked friends, family and random strangers for suggestions of things to do in my year of being 50 to stretch, challenge and entertain me.
It was an interesting process. I’m still looking for more suggestions. And I will do 50 of them this year.
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Fresh Air
http://www.freshairbtn.co.uk/
Fresh Air is for people interested in living a fulfilling life and asking the big and little questions about what that means to each of us. If you are getting a bit fed up of the treadmill and want to start looking at doing things differently, this may be for you.
What is fulfilling work? How do we get to do it?
How can we be creative?
How can we make a contribution?
How can we get along better with people?
How can we be still?No dogma, no *magic* solutions, just engaging and intelligent exploration of ideas and ways of working/being that are practical and useful.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 27 )
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2013
At first I had trouble remembering what I was doing this time last year. I had some technical help. An idone this calendar and the past events section of my... Read more
Posted on 24 December 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Hair and Non Attachment
No, it’s not a story about balding. It’s a story about haircuts. I have short hair and it needs cutting often. When I was working full time I used to go to m... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
We Are What We Do
So how about looking at our habits and doing something about them? Our next workshop is about acknowledging the habits that we have, deciding which ones are... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
When You Have Nothing New to Say, Borrow and Steal
And I’m going to borrow from the wonderful Daniel Pink and his recent summary of the 6 essential lessons of a satisfying, productive career per Johnny Bunko:... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
On Apologies and Forgiveness
When I was 11 I went to boarding school and in my first year there I bullied another girl. I was caught and very publicly punished. It’s an experience that ha... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Am I Just a Cynic?
Well, yes. But listen…I’m freelancing at the moment so have removed myself from having to deal with buying into or challenging the values systems of... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Meaning is the New Money
So says Daniel Pink in his book A Whole New Mind (yes, I know I’m behind, it’s not his most recent).This resonates with me. Are we substituting the belief... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Anicca, Anicca
There’s nothing like a bit of perspective to restore sanity. I’d got quite caught up in a mini drama of my own making. Part of living an open hearted life... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Talking & Eating – March 14th at A Taste of Sahara
What could be better than breaking bread with strangers and talking? Being curious and interested and seeing what third thing comes out of my views and your... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dan Pink
has a new book out (To Sell Is Human). I like Dan Pink and started reading his ideas on motivation when I was unhappily striving in an insurance company. Read more
Posted on 27 February 2013 LIFE COACH, SELF EXPRESSION -
F**k It
Not F**k Off. F**k It. A short hand way to let go of what’s not useful, what causes us suffering. A Western approach to the Buddhist idea of non attachment.... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
9. Meeting an Ex from 25 Years Ago
X was my second love. A big love. One that formed the imprint for what I still look for in a partner. One that, even though the split was ancient history,... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Is It Just Me?
I’m squeamish about love. Twice I’ve asked a speaker I trust to talk on a topic of their choice for Fresh Air. Both times they’ve wanted to talk about love... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
8. Mentor and Lackey
Nearly a year ago I decided I really needed a mentor and a lackey. A mentor to gently challenge and stretch my ambition and a lackey to do all those grunt work... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
7. Vipassana
Vipassana means to see things as they really are. I spent ten days over Christmas and New Year on a hilltop in North Norfolk with fifty other women sitting in... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Let’s Talk About Love
A couple of times I’ve asked a speaker I trust to speak on a topic of their choice at a Fresh Air event. Each time they’ve wanted to talk about love and each... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Therapy – Only for the Wealthy?
I had a conversation with an old friend this week who is deep in the throes of depression and anxiety. Psychotherapy was recommended to her by a therapist... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
November 27th – Roman Krznaric Speaking in Brighton
Drawing on his recent book, The Wonderbox: Curious Histories of How to Live, cultural thinker Roman Krznaric reveals how empathy – the art of stepping into the... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Empathy Hurts, Compassion Affirms
The one place you really learn about empathy and compassion is at an Empathy Compassion in Society conference. I’d always been slightly puzzled by my own... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
That ‘strange’ Experience
If you came to our October event with Jules Evans or have read his excellent book ‘Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations’, you’ll know that... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION
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