As you watch the Aurora this evening, it’s worth reflecting that you’re getting a rare direct glimpse of the power of Nature. Those charged particles causing the atmosphere to glow came from a sunspot complex 17 times the diameter of Earth and traveled across 90 million miles at

If you missed the Aurora last night and / or would like another go, then it looks like there is a good chance we’ll have another display this evening.

Stress v/s Passion - Simon Sinek

"By celebrating the strengths of neurodivergent individuals, we can begin the seismic shift of changing the way neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported, empowering them to achieve their potential. Together, we can change the narrative" NCW https://t.co/bz2ecZENfG

Word of the day is ‘gadwaddick’: old Norfolk dialect for going on a jaunt or a head-clearing pootle.

Word of the morning is ‘apricate’ (17th century): to soak up the warmth of the sun, even in winter.

The iconic #HardrawForce for #WaterfallWednesday! This waterfall has been painted by Turner and Wordsworth, featured in a 90's hit movie, and is the highest single-drop waterfall in England. 👉 https://t.co/iXdveiA0Ml 📸 Wendy McDonnell #YorkshireDales #Wensleydale

Two words, each hundreds of years old, that are still worth holding on to: ‘respair’: fresh hope, and ‘resipiscence’: a return to a better frame of mind. Here’s to both in 2023. Happy New Year.

This is magnificent @ScarboroCouncil - you have made the nights of all who love wildlife in the UK . Brave , bold and brilliant . A very Happy New Year to you all ! https://t.co/JYA7qKeu4i Please RT , these folks deserve a rich applause !

I'm on @theJeremyVine Show @BBCR2 at 1pm GMT talking about 'coming to terms with childlessness.' There'll be a phone-in (number will be announced around 12.30); I'd love to hear a friendly voice and not just those telling me I should have 'just adopted'! https://t.co/pF9vcT1RJX

This week is World Childless Week. Sending love to the people who long to be parents, but can’t have children for various reasons. #WorldChildlessWeek #Childless #allontheboard

So privileged to work with amazing woman, we rise by lifting others ✨

Lifelong unlearning is as critical as learning. Unlearning is not removing or discarding knowledge or experience; it’s a conscious act of unlearning skills & mindsets that may have defined the way we led in previous times, but now hold us back: https://t.co/zEIOar9LyZ Via @C4LPT

Thought provoking workshop on How to Smash Your Inner Glass Ceiling from @SajZafarCoach With special thanks to @LaffertyTS @akhtarnor & Bradford Woman into Leadership group for making it happen ✨ "Leadership is not your positional authority" Saj Zafa

I love the timelessness of words, and how, for example, the relationship between 'digital' and numbers came about from people counting on their fingers, or digits. Obvious, I know, but I still love it.

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Situations don't make you unhappy. They may cause you physical pain, but they don't make you unhappy. Your thoughts make you unhappy. Your interpretations, the stories you tell yourself make you unhappy.

New research: 1) lacking a sense of meaning & low emotional support are strongly related to feeling stretched too thin; 2) people who feel connected to colleagues are 3x more likely to report they kept pre-pandemic levels of productivity: https://t.co/qOlGrOvw3c Via @lizandmollie