Outside the Walls

Outside the Walls

Share this post

Outside the Walls
Outside the Walls
Reflections 1 November
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Reflections 1 November

Richard Merrick's avatar
Richard Merrick
Nov 01, 2020
∙ Paid

Share this post

Outside the Walls
Outside the Walls
Reflections 1 November
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

What's on my mind

It's beginning to feel like this will be a long winter, and that we have a choice. We can either sit and be miserable about our lack of freedoms, and the uquantifiable individual threat we face every time we see another human, or we can think forward to Spring.

Spring will be very welcome. A time of renewal and growth. So what do we do with the time until then?

Autumn and Winter are liminal spaces - times of transition, and maybe we just have to embrace that.

What are we going to discard over winter, and what do we want to plant in the Spring?

Here's my list

To discard:

  • Spending too much time hurrying, and not noticing what's in front of me.

  • Feeling picked on by events.

  • Middle of the road, mediocre brands pretending to be something they are not.

  • Unnecessary travel.

  • Shallow Media

  • All followers except for the one hundred and fifty I most value.

To plant

  • To spend more time noticing, valuing and being grateful.

  • To create even tiny events that matter to someone.

  • Making sure I know the pr…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Outside the Walls to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Richard Merrick
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More