Ditch goals; embrace your 'inner fool'.

On a recent day out with my Godson I’m reminded to embrace the inner fool!

As we bump into 2025 I find it can be a challenging time of the year - all our grand plans are meant to (magically and convincingly) kick into action. What if, this year, instead of grand goals and whole-scale life transformations, you embraced your inner fool?

This poem is meant to give you permission to stumble forwards into the unknown, to not know what’s going to happen, and to have fun in the process.

I explore the value of embracing our inner fool is this poem - the accompanying audio shares more detail and personal story.

The Fool

A fools fool

full of foolish deceit

Or a King's fool

revealing deceit

engaged to keep us 

humble

a foot, well aware 

of our own, inherent

and apparently unassailable foolishness



The wise

and foolish part of us

ready to

stumble, halfway betwix

and between.

An improvised dance

of playful sincerity. Of noble

clowning,

uninhibited 

pattern breaking.



Skillfully dismantling the apparent

foundations by the enlivened,

playful, and childishly graceful

removel of the lynch pin.


The crumbling edifice

revealing the rooted 

beauty that was there 

all along.

The fool grands us permission

to wonder into the unknown,

to lean in, 

and stumble, together.

To find sure footing, 

and the felt warm weight

of another

meeting our dance

with their presence,



That their foolish stumble

can help us

let drop, and break,

the crystal castle we

were living in.

To grant the freedom 

of death, 

and the grace of new beginning.



Blessed by the real Alpha,

the ever-repeating 

beginning with beginner's mind.

The first step

we are always taking into

the beginning

of the rest of our lives

This January, if you’re trying to get fit, or find new work, or have that challenging conversation - try giving yourself permission to do so in an improvised, ‘foolish’, and playful way.

If you’re curious about my new Personal Training work then stay-tuned. I’m in conversation with local studios, gym owners and park-run attendees and will share more about this work in upcoming posts.

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What do you think; can bringing more foolishness into our lives be a good thing? I’d love to read your comments below or via email.