So a few posts back I talked about trying various self-development practices and feeding my thoughts back to my wonderful followers. On that note, this week I offer a reflection on meditation… I have been lucky enough to travel to many places in the world. I spent much of my late teens/early …
So just to clarify I am not due to be wed anytime soon, sorry if I lured you into this post on false pretences. I’m not even sure that getting married is for me, I’ve been asking my married friends for years what made them take the step, with answers including ‘because …
Imagine you have a big bright beam coming from a beacon above your head, lighting the world outside of yourself. Imagine this bean is your attention, lighting the path to external things, people and places. With the spotlight focussed on the outside world we highlight things we aspire to have in our …
Oh alcohol, you and me, we’ve had a turbulent relationship haven’t we. We have had, at times, a deeply loving relationship. On so many occasions you inspired me to forget my insecurities. You’ve been the catalyst for lively conversations and connections with important people in my life. I’ve memories of you …
One of my greatest bugbears is when people are labelled or put into pigeonholes. ‘Suzy has two children and lives in a suburb of the city. Suzy is normal.’ ‘David works as a lawyer. David is serious.’ I have definitely been guilty of putting people into pigeonholes in the past and it’s …
Finally, I got the job of my dreams. I was working full time with a well respected NGO. I was advocating for women who had suffered domestic abuse, making sure they got the things they needed and deserved in life. I truly believed in this work. I had been working up to …
Everyone has boring mundane things they have to get done in life that are part of a bigger plan. Such as living in less than ideal accommodation when saving for a new home, or taking on a boring part time job when you’re starting out in business. And often these mundane …
Honestly, it’s such a simple process, but recognising and being thankful for the things I have in my life on a regular basis has such a huge impact on the way I feel. When I spend as little as one minute per day thinking about the things in my life I’m grateful …
Lately I say sorry a lot less. That may sound like I’m saying ‘lately, I’ve turned into a bitch’, but no, actually I used to say sorry for no reason. Most of my sorrys actually meant ‘I’m sorry to be such an inconvenience to you’. Even when asking a complicated question to …
I, like most people I believe, have ongoing chatter in my head. I sometimes catch myself internally nattering about something and then I won’t even finish the conversation before something else enters and I’m off again. I hardly ever resolve anything when I’m chattering away to myself. I used to catch myself …
