There’s been a lot going on of late – workshops, webinar preparations, coaching, school initiatives, business planning – on top of the normal running of family and home. I don’t say this for sympathy – we’re all busy and I’m no different – it’s just that my
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Last week I got unusually busy with 8 extra one-on-one coaching calls and write ups to do on top of my normal workload, two workshops, a couple of parents evenings and sick children at home. At first I was super-proud of myself: Look at me, I can
Read more →So, following on from my last post and all that I’ve been exploring recently, I wanted to tell you about what I’m calling my ‘White Room’. It turns out that the most alive and free we can be is from a place of space. Nothing. Zilch. Just
Read more →Yesterday I woke up and gradually watched a cloud lift from above my head. It floated off into the sky leaving me feeling lighter and yes, happier. Mind you, the cloud didn’t lift until I had given myself a good mental beating-up. How could I have forgotten
Read more →As you know, I’m on an information detox at the moment. Everyday I unsubscribe from approximately 4 newsletter/email shots. (Wow – they really did build up over the years!). I have moved all my inspirational books away from my bedside table and down to the sitting room,
Read more →On my bedside table there lies a secret hazard. Not pills, not booze, not false teeth – self-help books. Oh what a lot of amazing stuff there is out there! So much insight and wisdom. It seems the inspirational gold is coming in thicker and faster than
Read more →We’ve had a lovely time with family and dear friends this weekend but in between times Guy, the kids and I have all been a bit snappy with each other. Roll on the Christmas holidays – I think we’re all in need of slowing down. I don’t
Read more →After my last post Kelly left this comment: …would love a happiness post on dealing with Christmas, I feel very mixed about the whole business, and the pressure of “presents’ and expectations, real or imagined. Ah yes, Christmas! ‘Tis the season to be jolly. Jolly busy. I
Read more →I’ve spent the last two days in bed due to heavy cold. For that reason this isn’t a long post but I just wanted to share how it occurs to me, as I take care of myself as best I can, that sometimes we need to be
Read more →Apologies for the sporadic posts this week. Saturday is the kids’ school’s Advent Fair and I’m the main co-ordinator for it. This is the week where all the bugs in the system crawl out of the woodwork and bite us in the bum! So, busy-busy, but I
Read more →Thursday evening in Waitrose (Cirencester) cafe – killing time whilst Julia has her hockey practice. “Killing time” is a very aggressive phrase isn’t it? Why do we want to be so murderous towards such a precious resource? There’s a mediocre movie out at the moment (called ‘In
Read more →It’s only 8.30pm but I’ve hit a wall. Any thoughts I had about doing more for the school Advent Fair will now have to wait until tomorrow. Sometimes the only way to raise the ‘ol energy is to admit there’s nothing more to do than snooze! Early
Read more →It’s been a busy day but I’m quite proud that I allowed myself to flow with it. Twice I had to stop to lie down and shut my eyes because of an ungodly start to my day – (5am – taking Guy to catch a bus). I
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