When we want to create change in our lives it’s usually because something is causing us pain. We might want to lose weight and get in shape because we feel lethargic or heavy. Or we might want to leave our job because it isn’t the role it once was or we’re struggling …
This week we were invited to write a blog for ACEVO, the amazing organisation supporting CEOs in the charity sector. We have partnered with ACEVO for many years and this April we are running a session with them again. If you are a member we’d love to see you at the webinar. I felt …
It’s been a while since I last sent a blog post, I have missed connecting with everyone who reads the blog, and it’s lovely to be back again today. I wanted to share why there has been a bit of a gap, and before you read on I’d like to name that …
Finding out Tina Turner had died this week impacted me more than I thought it would. She was such a courageous, powerful, inspirational talent that we are lucky to have walked the earth with. I delved back into her journey through life on hearing about her death and was reminded of how …
Recently, I listened to this Sarah Blondin 6 minute meditation on Insight Timer. It resonated with me because I’ve been thinking about why so many of us struggle so much. Some of her thoughts in the meditation helped with my contemplation… Basically, if you struggle, it’s because you care. You care about life, …
Earlier today I was parking my car and faffing about clearing some rubbish from it. I was putting said rubbish into a bin on the street, head down, solely focussed on the task in front. When I stepped back out onto the road post bin deposit to go back to the car …
I’ve spent a long time not accepting all the parts of my personality. I’ve spent a long time altering the way I am to fit with the situation or circumstance I am in. I’ve held a deep belief that if I just behave or show up in a certain way I’ll be …
I was comparing myself to others the other day. Like many of us, I go into comparison with people around the same age as me, noticing they are doing things I haven’t done, or making stuff happen that I haven’t, looking better, having a more active social life or sense of community …
We’ve been a bit quiet on the blog front lately, and that’s predominantly because I went away to Costa Rica to do an incredible course called The Rude Awakening. It was two weeks of personal development, sharing, connecting with others, exploring how we want to evolve, and working through any emotional wounds or …
This week the blog is written by our brilliant Operations Lead here at Bird, Natalie. Read on for her insights into a recent silent retreat she experienced. Would it be a wild idea to spend almost five days alone(ish), at home, and without speaking? Not even to the dog? In the depths …
