Archive - Get Real Be Free

It doesn't have to be like this

Do yourself (and everyone) a favour by caring more for what you say

Jul 14 •

Check yourself before you wreck yourself (and others)

On the dangers of believing everything we think

Jul 7 •

May 2025

April 2025

Stop trying so hard

On the wisdom of giving up the fight for control

Apr 29 •

Tell me what’s good and what helps when it’s not

On life logs and practice journals, and the overriding importance of doing it for yourself

Apr 23 •

February 2025

Connection matters, so why half-arse it?

The liberating power of not following the crowd

Feb 14 •

You can keep your clever systems; I get my kicks from the mess I make

In praise of unruly note-making

Feb 6 •

January 2025

On making peace with our restless human nature

Jan 27 •

Everybody shush

On the power of the pause, and writing for insight rather than broadcast

Jan 22 •

100 things that made my year (2024)

Greetings friends, how are you?

Jan 8 •

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