LJM Associates Ltd

  We often say we don’t have time, we can't find time, but time isn’t something you find, it’s a resource that you choose to give to certain tasks. If we aren't actively allocating our time and allowing others to do it for us then we lose the initative.  Every calendar reflects priorities, not constraints. Creating time means making deliberate choices: declining meetings that aren't necessary, delegating tasks, and protecting your time and your focus. Effective people don’t wait for space to appear in their diaries, they build space in.  

 As a trustee of the East Malling Trust it was good to visit Brogdale and the National Fruit Collection and find out more about the activities that take place there. Looking forward to finding out more.

  Our paper "Cutting-edge technologies for mitigating food waste in sustainable biohydrogen and high-value bioproduct innovation"- A comprehensive review has just been published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - do check it out

  Taking time is an act that carries quiet power of self-support. In a world that rewards activity, choosing to slow down for a moment can almost feel indulgent. Yet it’s in those unhurried moments, when you pause between tasks, breathe a little deeper, or simply sit without rushing to the next thing, life can become clearer.  When you take time, go for a short walk in nature or simply empty your head of all the noise you have absorbed, you begin to notice what usually slips past: your own thoughts, the rhythm of your day, the subtle shifts in how you feel.In that space, things settle. Priorities realign. What felt urgent often reveals itself as less important. Taking time isn’t about doing less; it’s about being more present in what you do. It’s a reminder that not everything meaningful happens quickly, and that sometimes, the best way forward is to pause for a moment before you step out from the kerb.

  White violets have a quiet understated kind of beauty and you can pass them by barely noticing them.  Unlike their brighter purple relatives, they whisper rather than shout, In a world that celebrates boldness and action, white violets remind us there is a strength in simplicity, not demanding attention but receiving it anyway from those who take the time to look around them.  

  It is so important to take a moment and breathe and look for what energises you... today it was the busy activity of the spiders in the field..