What skills or lessons have you learned recently? This came up in group last night: Try to stay in two emotions, happy or neutral. Humans tend to think in terms of either/or such as happy or sad, relaxed or angry. Whereas instead of going too far into the harder emotions, if we move to neutralContinueContinue reading “Two Emotions”
Category Archives: Creative living
Hit a Brick Wall?
Are you feeling that you’ve been struggling to move forward, yet for every step you take you seem to be taking three steps backwards? Ever thought you’re going in the wrong direction, or doing something you don’t authentically, in your heart, want to do? That’s often the bit we don’t think about. Could this beContinueContinue reading “Hit a Brick Wall?”
The Equality of War and Insults
They are for the weak This image doesn’t even begin to demonstrate the longevity of the problem. Humans wage war and humans insult. We’re in the 21st Century and social media has clearly demonstrated that as a race we have barely advanced. Technological complications Yes we laud our technology, the fancy stuff we can build,ContinueContinue reading “The Equality of War and Insults”
Double Edged Swords
Today’s writing prompt, or one three years ago depending on when you’re reading this, inspired me to think about the ways that we humans are so unaware of our impact. How we look at things only one way, when there is at least one more way they can be viewed. How our word comes fromContinueContinue reading “Double Edged Swords”
Let’s Talk About the 3 They Missed
Life through the lens of football The England men’s football team and the shocking abuse they come in for, act as a clear example of the attitude of British Society, and perhaps elsewhere in the world. The balance They do well but they don’t win a lot, that’s true. The men’s team used to collapseContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk About the 3 They Missed”
I Said What?
It’s coming up to that time of year again. The post Christmas tradition of working out what you want for the coming year, and making your resolutions. Which will probably be forgotten half way through January. Familiar story? There is a way to avoid this tradition and make it work for you. Do a visionContinueContinue reading “I Said What?”
Balance
Nature is about harmony and balance. Left to itself nature would thrive, natural predators would ensure balance, the air would be cleaner, the waters purer and with less plastic. The planet would be cooler. We are not. Imbalance We are not only bad for the planet, we are bad for each other, and appalling forContinueContinue reading “Balance”
The Power of an Idea
Why you should keep a notebook of your favourite positive and encouraging sayings.
Define ‘It’
If you don’t change ITThen IT won’t changeMe – learning the hard way This was one of my key pieces of learning during my journey from chaos and acute anxiety. You can look around you for help, outside you, consult experts, read the best books, talk to all your friends, and all of this isContinueContinue reading “Define ‘It’”
How to Love Yourself
People trot out that old chestnut, ‘you should love yourself more’, then generally walk away leaving you to get on with it, possibly because in truth they have no real idea how to put those words into action. I do. I had to learn. First by rebuilding my character to bring out the real me.ContinueContinue reading “How to Love Yourself”