The only way to deal with all the crap in the world
I’ve been feeling frustrated with the world, disheartened by what I’m seeing in the news, and I’ve been asking myself what I can do to change things for the better. I feel frustrated about the same old approach to violence. As someone who has studied Peace Studies, Mediation and Conflict Resolution, spoken to …
A self-growth resource list
Self-development is like doing exercise, it’s a life long habit that has to be maintained in order to feel physically (or in this case emotionally, mentally, spiritually) fit. You can’t expect to stay fit for your whole life by going to the gym for three months and then stopping all physical activity. …
Curiosity: the answer to any kind of stuckness
Liz Gilbert (author of Eat Pray Love) made this brilliant podcast with a guy called Jonathan Fields, their conversation is number 16 on this list, and it is incredible. One of the (many brilliant) things Liz Gilbert talks about is curiosity. When we fail at something new, it can be tempting to …
Living and working with intuition
I’ve been working with a brilliant website designer lately, to help me develop my site to serve the increasing interest Bird is receiving. We are working to make the website more ‘intuitive’. An intuitive website is a place that you can flow through, easily finding what you want to find. It’s nice …
2 steps to change your work life balance
Step 1 – Become aware. Step 2 – Give yourself permission to make change. Step 1 – Become aware In coaching we use the ‘wheel of life’ where clients rate out of ten how fulfilled they feel in the following areas: Career. Money. Significant other. Friends and family. Personal growth. Physical environment. …
The benefits of slowing things down
I woke up today with a crazy head. You know one of those days where you wake up and fear creeps in before you have a chance to get grateful, or excited about the day. I was feeling scared about the uncertainty in my life. There is a fair bit of it …
Is Self Care a Physical or Mental thing?
In short. It’s both. And it’s an emotional and spiritual thing too. It’s certainly possible to focus on physical exercise, to ensure you practice yoga at lunch or walk 10,000 steps each day. But there are plenty of very slim, yet very worn out people out there. It doesn’t work just to …
The Monkey, The Gremlin, The Mindful and The Creator
After much reflection I have concluded I have four brains. A Monkey Brain, a Gremlin Brain, A Mindful Brain and a Creative Brain. Monkey Brain = chatter chatter chatter, pointless and unhelpful and a waste of time. Gremlin Brain – scared about the world, scared about the unknown, keeps me small and …
Fighting for what you believe in
I saw an article in Stylist magazine today for the upcoming Suffragettes film. I’ve never really gone into any depth in my research about the Suffragettes, but considering I began to cry as I read the actors’ interpretations of the movement I thought today should be the day I learnt a little …