I’ve been awake since the small hours. I did my online food shop, watched an inspiring video, read some inspiring words. When it was clear sleep wouldn’t return, words of my own began forming, building, organising themselves into neat little ranks, and I felt a familiar urge: I needed to write. I crept downstairs, moving … Continue reading Real Life Problems: Lessons Learned from My Son’s Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis
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Kindness at the checkout: Can I interest you in some good feelings with your purchase today?
I found myself wandering the lonely aisles of the early morning supermarket the other day. Somewhat distracted, I added bits and bobs to my trolley. When I got to the checkout, one of the items I’d picked up (a bundle of breakfast bars for the kids) wouldn’t scan. ‘There’s no barcode,’ said the lady at … Continue reading Kindness at the checkout: Can I interest you in some good feelings with your purchase today?
Making Progress, One Step at a Time
When I started this blog, I wrote a lot about my over-thinking tendencies. They were part of what drew me to writing, and I thought they were part of me. I’d grown up being told I was a worrier, and my personality certainly seemed predisposed to worrying, so worry was what I did. I worried … Continue reading Making Progress, One Step at a Time
Blank Spaces and Communal Living
I’m waking at sunrise this week, which happens sometimes. I’m a seven-hours-a-night-or-I-lose-the-plot-kinda-gal (this isn’t limited thinking, I’ve experimented and weird things happen when I don't get enough shut-eye) so I'm feeling a bit tired. I was tidying the house like a mad woman (the family are visiting and there’s nothing as marvellously motivating as the … Continue reading Blank Spaces and Communal Living
Creating problems, and solving them: mind-made problems and how to deal with them
Focus on the now and tell me what problem you have at this moment.Eckhart Tolle This is a hectic time of year for most people, and I’m no exception. The stillness I try to enjoy a little of each day often evaporates, leaving me feeling heavy and tired. It doesn’t seem to matter how much … Continue reading Creating problems, and solving them: mind-made problems and how to deal with them
Work Hard, Laze Hard
How would you feel if I called you lazy? I don't know about you, but I can feel my hackles rising, the word has so many negative connotations doesn’t it? It's a criticism which my inner critic, Brian, likes to wheel out every now and again, especially when I'm feeling stuck in a rut. He … Continue reading Work Hard, Laze Hard
Growing Resilience: Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
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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