I started my personal development journey after a road traffic accident in 2018. It was a minor incident, and shouldn’t have been particularly traumatic: I was stationary when a motorcyclist collided with the back of my car. I drove him home, called the insurers and that should have been the end of it. Yet it … Continue reading Growing Resilience: Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
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Weekly articles full of musings and observations on topics that are capturing my curiosity.
Technology: Power to the People
How often do you have a technology wobble with your kids, or yourself? I fell off the proverbial screen time cliff (again) earlier this week. It happens when my kids have been in a particularly entrenched technology use cycle (hello lockdown) and I succumb to the scaremongering of the media, as I picture their jellified … Continue reading Technology: Power to the People
The Search for Valuable Values
Values are a big part of our identity, so getting clear on them is pretty important when it comes to living a fulfilled life, yet many of us (myself included) have only a vague sense of what they are. For a long time I thought I was value-less. Not that I was living some kind … Continue reading The Search for Valuable Values
Removing the Filter
I like to think I’ve been honest in my blog posts, albeit occasionally exaggerating anecdotes for humorous effect (what good story teller doesn’t?). But a recent conversation with a friend reminded me that despite my best intentions, I too can fall into the trap of only showing the good side of the story to others. … Continue reading Removing the Filter
Pay Attention to the Universe: Part Two
In my post Pay Attention to the Universe, I was reminded of the joy that life has to offer, if only I can escape from my own head and into the present moment long enough to see it. Last week I sat in my office (on my bed), trying to tune out the noise of … Continue reading Pay Attention to the Universe: Part Two
Curiosity kills the inner critic
With light at the end of the lockdown tunnel here in the UK, I’ve been reflecting on how and why my inner critic, Brian, has been having a field day over the past couple of months. Followers of my blog may remember Brian from my post, Stop the Negativity Train, I want to get off! … Continue reading Curiosity kills the inner critic
The imaginary life of perfection
I read a lot. In particular, I read a lot about how I can be better. A better parent, a better writer, a better human. Whilst I know I can never be perfect, there’s a small but maniacal part of my ego that refuses to let go of the belief that if I just work … Continue reading The imaginary life of perfection
I’m paddling but I’m going nowhere
In my blog post, Overthinking is my nemesis, so why do I treat it as my friend? my optimism is palpable. I had identified that my overthinking was keeping me stuck and action was the antithesis to the paralysing fear I'd allowed to rule my brain. Action was the key to getting me out of … Continue reading I’m paddling but I’m going nowhere
Good Vibrations
I went into this lockdown kind of looking forward to it. Our compassion for other peoples’ suffering aside, my family mostly enjoyed the first one. We were furloughed and had the excitement of starting a major renovation project. The sun was shining, remote learning wasn’t even a thing and we had no internet anyway, so … Continue reading Good Vibrations
School Closures Round Two: Now with added remote learning
As I write this, we’re heading into week three of remote learning here in the UK, or in my children’s case ‘anything we can do to avoid remote learning-learning.’ I was calm going into it. I’ve been exploring alternative methods of education since the last lockdown and I felt prepared. My rose-tinted glasses fogged up … Continue reading School Closures Round Two: Now with added remote learning
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