Today, as I write the blog, I feel pretty good. I’m curious as to why today I feel good, when a week and a half ago I did not feel good. And why back in March I felt pretty excited about everything, but May, on the whole, was a completely different story. …
For some reason, I’ve held a belief for years that I am responsible for other peoples emotions. I have been called a ‘charmer’ in the past because I have developed an ability to decipher where someone is at emotionally, and then respond and react in ways that help them to relax and …
I’ve been thinking a lot about authenticity lately. How it’s easy to lean into situations and relationships that offer some kind of security, but only as long as we leave a proportion of ourselves at the door. How there are multiple opportunities for us to sacrifice our authenticity in order to feel …
I’ve been back in the land of Bird for four weeks now, and I’ve noticed a few things about the way I work. Historically, I have taken a ‘breathing is optional’ approach to work, jumping from one thing to another, trying to action multiple tasks at once, and work reactively. For many …
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 …
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 …
When we are brave, we dare to look inward at the emotions and brain chatter we have going on. When we are brave, we stop and look at our behaviours and ask ourselves whether they are useful to us, to those around us, and to the environment we live in. It can …
I live in a building with 11 flats, and we have a lovely man named Sean who maintains the garden. I just walked past him on my way out to the coffee shop to write the blog and we had a little chat about the grass, and how the tree blocks out …
Situations around us change. Nothing is forever and there will always be shifts and twists and turns, especially if we are being brave, trying new things, or working to make an impact in society. Being a human can be hard, we live in extremely volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous times. We can …
I’ve been reminded of the following quote this week, and wanted to share it: ‘There will be times when standing alone feels too hard, too scary, and we’ll doubt our ability to make our way through the uncertainty. Someone, somewhere, will say, ‘Don’t do it. You don’t have what it takes to …
