We waste so much of our time regretting. And it has the potential by the time we’ve got to midlife to get a little out of control. We regret what we did and we regret what we didn’t do. This way of thinking acts to keep us living in the past. The past is gone.…
I think it’s fair to say that life is no picnic. There are times in our lives that are seriously challenging. I’ve been there and will no doubt be there again. You may well be going through a really tough time right now. Here are my thoughts. When the going gets tough remember this…. This…
‘At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven’t been thinking of us at all.’ ~ Ann Landers (1918-2002) I posted this on Facebook last week and I don’t think I’ve ever had so much…
This post first appeared on Huffington Post Parents I am a mother to three children, my eldest son is 23, my daughter is 20 and my youngest son is 15. I am proud to say that I have loving and respectful relationships with all three of them. We have dealt with divorce in our family,…
I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. Whether it’s overhearing conversations, reading about people’s lives on Facebook, working with clients and also at times in my own life…..there’s an awful lot of drama out there. I got so fed up and bored of my own voice, the retelling of the same old poor me…
Those of you who know me either personally or through my writing will know of my love of quotes, inspiring soundbites for the 21st Century. I find a handful of words used in the right order can literally blow my mind, can reduce me to tears, can inspire me to raise my game, can affirm…
Self sabotage is a dream stealer. Self sabotage leads us to eat another piece of cake. Self sabotage urges us to open the bottle of wine. Self sabotage chooses rotten partners for us. Self sabotage says it’s too cold and wet and dark to go to the gym. Self sabotage stops us applying for that…
So many times we sit paralysed because of fear or regret. We long for things to be different. We wish we’d made different choices. We regret things we either did or did not do. We sit frozen to the spot unable to think or see with any clarity, unable to move. That was me. My…
A while ago Danielle LaPorte posted this question on Facebook. What are your foregone conclusions? It stopped me in my tracks. Wow! What a question. It’s a question that’s been in and out of my thoughts ever since. I’ve asked this question to friends and my children. What are your foregone conclusions? What have you already…
Three seemingly innocuous little words. You think? I’ve spent quite a few years now listening in to my own self talk. It feels at times like I’ve been wired up as they do in the movies and sent in by the good guys as a mole to infiltrate and overhear what the bad guys are…