Have you heard the story of the boiled frog? If you put a frog in boiling water it will jump out straight away. If you put the same frog in water and slowly bring it to the boil, it doesn’t notice the increasing temperature and will boil to death. I’m not sure how true that […]
Reaching the F*ck It Zone
I have to say, when I see someone reach the F*ck It Zone, I find myself very pleased. This is the zone where people say “F*ck it, I am so over being a people pleaser” or “F*ck it. I’m sick of this anxiety stopping me from living my life” or whatever it is that particular […]
The New Way to Start the New Year
I was chatting with my neighbour yesterday. She said to me “I’m not buying in to all this pressure to start the year perfectly and have all my goals in order with too many things to achieve.” She already had me nodding – “Good plan” I was thinking. The she said “I’m going to give […]
Tried Meditation. Can’t Do It
Does this sound familiar? I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve asked if a client has tried meditation and this is what I get: Tried it (once). Can’t do it. My mind is too busy to meditate. I couldn’t shut my brain off. It doesn’t work for me. On the surface these look […]
How to Work WITH Your Nervous System
As you probably know I’m always up for learning. Curiosity is, after all, my number one character strength. If you don’t know your character strengths go to https://www.viacharacter.org/ It’s free. And, to be honest, who doesn’t love knowing more about themself. They also have lots of suggestions on how to use your character strengths to […]
Observations from My Life
Last month we adopted a Chocolate Labrador who had been a victim of the floods in Lismore. He lost his family, his home and all the safety he had known. The poor little guy had to swim to safety while his human family waited to be rescued on the roof of their house. His beloved […]
The Benefits of Developing a Single Minded Focus
I have to admit a single minded focus is not my strong point. I’m more of a “ooh look – shiny new thing” kinda girl. I like to call that ‘curiosity and openness to experience’ on a good day and ‘magpie syndrome’ on a not so good day. What has come to my attention recently […]
Wellbeing – How to Achieve It
Wellbeing is a complex little construct. It encompasses our physical, mental, emotional and social health. We associate it with happiness and life satisfaction. And let’s face it, the idea of it just feels good. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to lie permanently in a state of wellbeing? So how do we do that? There are many […]
Procrastinating? How to Just Start
If you read these articles regularly you will know that there seems to be themes that pop up over and over. This month’s theme is procrastinating – and not just general procrastinating. More specifically not being able to start the thing that needs doing. There can be lots of reasons why someone might put off starting. […]
Welcome to 2022 – Meaning and Inspiration
Just as we thought we were heading into a reasonable ‘new normal’ with fewer restrictions and more freedoms we get hit with this ‘new normal’ which is frankly, a bit shit. I went from not knowing anyone in my personal life who had covid to wondering who doesn’t have it. That’s an exaggeration of course […]
How to Make Tough Choices
Jon and I were talking today about the big ‘quality of life’ question. Do you have better quality of life by having more time and working less? Or do you have better quality of life having money and being able to do the things you love in your free time? I guess it was sparked […]
How Would You Spend Your Time?
My partner, Jon, is reading a book about time. Time is an interesting thing. It is a completely non-renewable resource. Once we’ve used it we can never get it back. So we have to think about using it wisely. And by wise, I do not necessarily mean sensible. But I’ll get to that later. In […]
How to Manage the Meh of Covid
Let’s face it – most of us are feeling a little Meh about Covid. We’re locking down, closing borders, wearing masks and having our lives changed in subtle and not so subtle ways. And it looks like there’s no end in sight. Of course we feel a bit Meh sometimes. So here’s a list of […]
Is Kenny-Style Right for You?
My cat Kenny is a special little guy. He came from the shelter where he spent the first 3 months of his life never seeing outside and his feet never touching anything but a concrete floor. I chose him because all the other kittens were playing like crazy things, oblivious to the human trying to […]
The Importance of Listening
I totally miscalculated how long my coffee beans would last and I ran out of coffee. The place I buy it from isn’t open on the weekends and with being so busy I wasn’t able to get there. I have had to order takeout coffee since. In the six times I’ve done that, only once […]
