Finding my way back to home, Reminders to self, The inner world
My encounter with this “ending of lockdown” experience started with the very welcome news that I had secured a new work contract (I haven’t had work since the end of March). I felt really relieved and happy and eager to get back to work, but also a...
Core survival skills, Reminders to self, Resources
A beautiful message from Marsha Linehan. She talks about 4 skills needed for building a life worth living/creating a life you want to live in this short video clip (below). Marsha is not a typical therapist and the work she does is very specific, however the more I...
Ego, Finding my way back to home, Inner critic, Ponderings, Reminders to self, Waking up
I hear a lot of use of this term “open hearted” being used in the community lately. Like it’s the goal. An absolute. An achievement & a badge of honour to how “enlightened” a person is. It seems to be used like a binary thing – a person is...
Reminders to self, Waking up
I wrote this a few months back as I was spending time caring for my dad who had just started chemo. It was a very difficult time full of love and sadness and fear and private rage at life. I had completely forgotten I wrote it until I came across it tidying up some...
Finding my way back to home, Ponderings, Presence, Reminders to self, Waking up
A new(-ish) year’s resolution It’s not new year, but it’s still early enough in the year to allow oneself to create a “new year’s” resolution. And in that vein I have decided on a new new(-ish) year’s resolution: Do Less. Do less. Expect less of myself. Halt all...
Audio resources, Inner critic, Reminders to self
This reminds me of something Brene Brown said in a free audio book chapter she gave way from her new book Rising Strong. It’s a great listen if you’re trying to drift off to sleep as Brene narrates herself, and her tone is smooth and relaxing. Get the download here:...
Core survival skills, Finding my way back to home, Reminders to self
Don’t wait until the shit really hits the fan to begin…. It’d be easy to decide someone is a “strong” person, or not “strong. That resilience is a thing a person “has”, or does not have, or that coping/mental/emotional...
Reminders to self, Resources
Self work on the plane Sometimes I find travelling time the best time to reflect. Doing some work with Brene Browns free worksheets (under downloads on her website). Something on one of the sheets helped me become aware of how severely I tend to judge myself in times...
