For when it looks like your world is crashing down around you, here’s something I want you to know. Go and pour yourself a cup of tea before you read these words, sit in a comfortable chair or propped up in your bed. I want you to read these words with an open heart and…
I’ve recently spent a fabulous week in Edinburgh. I’ve met up with old friends and made new ones. I’ve experienced four seasons in one day and spent time laughing out loud at the Edinburgh Fringe. I’ve sampled whisky and stood in awe at the foot of enormous trees in the Botanic Gardens. My life is…
I woke up the other morning feeling a bit yuk, my lower back was sore and I had a lot on my mind. I’d slept well but woke up feeling a little bruised and pretty rubbish. I got out of bed and pottered, stretched a bit, opened the curtains, noticed it was a nice day…
I was speaking with a client this morning and we both started laughing about what reality meant. She was telling me about a Fawlty Towers type scenario at a restaurant at the weekend. Everything that could possibly go wrong did go wrong. There were a number of them around the table each having a completely…
I was out walking yesterday morning in a local park. You’ll see from the photo the beautiful Chinese Bridge and stone steps that lead to the next level of the park (it is Wales, it is hilly around here!) I felt inspired to record my walk up the steps because it reminded me that at…
Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK and there were a lot of wonderful blogs, audios and videos posted on social media by a variety of people. People keen to share their experiences of how they’ve healed, what they did or read, or saw that changed something for them. I thought about…
A while ago I had a conversation with someone and we were discussing the piece I wrote a couple of years back for my son’s 24th birthday. It was published in The Huffington Post entitled 40 Words of Wisdom Every Parent Needs to Give Their Child, the one that resonated the most with him for his own…
So many of us get to midlife exhausted. We’re being pulled in all directions, we’ve got children at home or university, we have ageing parents we long to care for, our relationship with our husband or partner isn’t getting the attention it deserves…the alarm goes off in the morning at we drag ourselves out of…
So, Christmas is fast approaching and I wanted to share a short piece for all those who are in a state of anxiety for the forthcoming festivities. For those who are looking forward this isn’t for you (although you might find it helpful for other areas in your life!) I was speaking with a friend…
“Every single second is an opportunity to change your life, because in any moment you can change the way you feel.” ~ Rhonda Byrne I loved the freedom that this brought me when I realised it. I had been so bogged down in my circumstances, my situation, and the actions of others that I had lost…